„Wir können viel von der katholischen Kirche lernen: wir brauchen Räume, die Leute geil finden, wenn sie reinkommen.“

Talk über die Frage, warum Alternativen zu Big Tech trotz „richtiger“ Werte oft scheitern. Die Antwort liegt oft im Produkt selbst.

Bessere Online-Plattformen entstehen nicht durch moralische Überlegenheit allein, sondern durch gute Nutzererfahrung, starke Communities und pragmatische Strategien.

#rp26 #republica #republica26 #Mastodon #Fediverse #Platform #DigitalDemocracy

“Democratizing AI” should mean more than giving people access to AI tools.

A key point from the talk “How to Fight the Broligarchy by Democratizing AI?” at #rp26:
AI is increasingly controlled by a small group of powerful companies, while the societal risks are shared by everyone.

Real democratization means citizens and workers should become co-authors of the systems shaping society, claims Annette Zimmerman.

#AI #DigitalDemocracy #republica #republica26

We already live inside software.

The Code Beneath the Floorboards is our new series on the digital systems shaping schools, work, public services, democracy, and daily life.

First post: Open Source Is Not Just for Nerds - because open technology is about autonomy, trust, repair, and power.

https://open.substack.com/pub/associationredefine/p/open-source-is-not-just-for-nerds?r=6l8ed8&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true

#OpenSource
#OpenTechnology
#CivicTech
#DigitalSovereignty
#DigitalRights
#PublicInterestTech
#TechForGood
#DigitalDemocracy

Are synthetic outrage and viral certainty the same as truth?

A post feels true because it is everywhere. A claim feels settled because everyone is reacting.

This piece is about that fragile space between attention and conscience, and what happens when we mistake the noise of the crowd for moral clarity.

https://associationredefine.substack.com/p/crowds-without-conscience-jung-digital-crowds?r=6l8ed8

#MediaLiteracy #Misinformation #Disinformation #DigitalDemocracy #SocialMedia #CriticalThinking #SyntheticMedia #AttentionEconomy #DigitalEthics

Open tools are not just technical choices. They are democratic ones.

This is the principle behind the digital commons: that the systems shaping our learning, civic life, data, and participation should not be locked away from the people who depend on them.

https://associationredefine.substack.com/p/rebuilding-digital-commons?r=6l8ed8

#DigitalCommons #CivicTech #OpenSource #OpenEducation #DigitalDemocracy #CommunityData #Democracy #DigitalInclusion #CommunityEmpowerment

Sometimes the real outcome of civic education is not knowledge gained, but agency returned.

https://associationredefine.substack.com/p/designing-democracy-a-new-method?r=6l8ed8

#Democracy
#CivicEducation
#CivicTech
#DigitalDemocracy
#YouthEngagement
#ParticipatoryLearning
#PeaceEducation
#EuropeanYouth
#EUProjects
#EducationInnovation

We started with youth participation.

Then the question changed: participate in what kind of public space?

One where citizens can deliberate and influence decisions, or one where attention is manipulated, outrage is amplified, and trust is quietly dismantled?

https://open.substack.com/pub/associationredefine/p/youth-participation-civic-immunity-democracy-disinformation?r=6l8ed8&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true

#CivicImagination #Democracy #YouthParticipation #Disinformation #DigitalDemocracy #AIandDemocracy #DemocraticResilience

RE: https://mastodon.social/@eff/116274130175520193

Translation: California's AB 1043 bill claims to protect minors, but in reality its age verification measures actually threaten the privacy and freedom of expression of all internet users. #DigitalFreedom #StopOSSpies #DigitalDemocracy #CyberSecurity #PrivacyFirst #DigitalRights #Linux