Local community is essential.

At the Newsmast Foundation, we're working to support local communities by providing digital spaces for them to come together. Places they can organise, and inform as a collective.

The Community Power report by Local Trust amplifies our message, that by providing space to come together, communities can strengthen beyond their differences.

See the full report here: https://localtrust.org.uk/insights/research/community-power-the-evidence/

#SocialWeb #Community #SocialMedia #Newsmast #Apps #DigitalSpaces

"A #digitalplatform rooted in #Welsh values is aiming to reshape how people in Wales connect online, as concerns continue to grow over the power and ethics of global social media companies.

Jaz-Michael King @jaz, Director at #TŵtCymru, said the campaign reflects a broader turning point in how people engage online.

“We are at a moment where the old platforms are no longer delivering safe or joyful spaces for community connection. By focusing on the ['Little Things’], we’re showing that #digitalsovereignty isn’t just about technology. It’s about #kindness, #hospitality and taking #responsibility for our shared #digitalspaces.”"

https://nation.cymru/news/welsh-social-network-launches-campaign-inspired-by-dewi-sant/

How much state and market power can the digital public space in which we move every day tolerate? The Humanet3 group, led by Erik Tuchtfeld, is looking for answers.

#democracy #socialmedia #digitalspaces #humanet3 @erik

Who Owns Free Knowledge? 📚 💡
Last week, digital researchers and free knowledge practitioners came together at the Weizenbaum Institute to examine the power hierarchies embedded in free knowledge today, and to imagine a more just future of the commons. It was a wonderful conference, with @wikimediaDE full of enlightening thoughts and new questions.

Read the full report here: https://www.weizenbaum-institut.de/news/detail/who-owns-free-knowledge-report/

OpenKnowledge #Equality #Power #Wikimedia #DigitalSpaces #Commons #Platforms #Culture

It's not just about ticking boxes; real progress means boosting accessibility across platforms and services. Are we ready to make digital spaces more inclusive?

#Accessibility #Inclusivity #DigitalSpaces #UserExperience #Innovation

https://www.paulwelty.com/article-analysis-accessibility-in-the-spotlight-department-of-justice-regulations/

"i nostri a-mici" Italian for "our feline furiends". "Micia" would be the #italian #meowlogism equivalent of English "meow".

#cats #linguistics #DigitalSpaces

Here's my furensic linguist's two cents worth on "Eating the cats": my new post is out now wirh some bits on
🐾 #memes 🐈‍⬛ #Meme_Icons 📖 #intertextuality and ➡️ #othering

And I played around with AI image generators to get some images, which was actually my very first try at image creation.

https://meowfactor.hypotheses.org/4051

#linguistics #sociolinguistics #CMC #DigitalSpaces

The recording of my online book launch of "Purrieties of Language: How We Talk about Cats Online" is now available on YouTube:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vIKIYmjl5s8

Spoiler: zoombombing cats included

#book #cats #linguistics #sociolinguistics #DigitalSpaces #DigitalHumanities

And just to add #meowlogisms in #German to my ever growing collection of feline-inspired words:

Advokatz (Advokat), Pause Tatze (Pausetaste), Katzapult (Katapult), Miatube (YouTube), Musikatze (Katzenmusikanten),, Duplikatze (Duplikat), schnurrstracks (schnurstracks), schnurrtastisch (fantastisch)

translations into English ): advo-cat, paws button, cat-apult, meow-tube, musician, dupli-cat, straight away, fantastic

#linguistics #purrieties #DigitalSpaces