Digital autonomy ?

"Australia’s digital policy shouldn’t be dictated by large platforms or external geopolitical actors."

"The “digital sovereignty” movement in the European Union (EU) can show us the way. European countries are gradually breaking up with American tech giants and pushing for local AI development, all in the name of achieving digital autonomy."

"The ultimate goal here is digital autonomy. It means reducing reliance on systems vulnerable to growing geopolitical and economic risks. If you make your own devices and host your data locally, you’re not at the mercy of multinational corporations whose interests may not align with your own."

"Decentralised social media ecosystems allow independently operated communities to communicate across shared protocols without being controlled by a single corporation. One such example is the Fediverse, which includes platforms like micro-blogging site Mastodon and video sharing site PeerTube." >>
https://theconversation.com/nearly-everything-we-use-online-is-owned-by-big-tech-theres-a-better-way-forward-282969

Federated Networks (The Fediverse):
https://jointhefediverse.net/learn/?lang=en-us

But in Bellingen, NSW they are clinging to foreign owned platforms. Here communication communicates via facebook or its is not. (Could be a Niklas Luhmann quote)
#communication #CommunicationSystems #DigitalSpaces #DigitalSovereignty #DigitalCommunities #DataSovereignty #OpenSource #DataPortability #BigTech #platforms #EconomicImperatives #PlatformCapitalism #MonopolisticPlatforms #CorporateOwnership #SeigniorialPower #seigneurialism #manorialism #PowerRelations #AI #SocialMedia #fediverse #governance #DiscursiveSpace #democracy #autonomy #agora #PublicSphere #PublicSpheresOfProduction

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/

Going Viral Taught Me the Internet Is Broken — but Fixable ｜ Deja Foxx ｜ TED

https://diler.tube/videos/watch/bd62fb2d-dbbd-4d53-96d1-9bfb0487c5e2

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