The old, good internet was the net we made while tech was still realizing the new anticompetitive powers it had at its disposal, and it disappeared because every administration, R and D, from Reagan to Trump, yanked more Jenga blocks out of the antitrust tower.
In other words: the old, good internet was always doomed, because it was being frantically built in an contracting zone of #FreedomToTinker, where technologies could be operated by and for the people who used them.
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Ubiquitous listening devices are creeping into our household appliances, cars, phones and virtually every aspect of our lives. 💔♥️
It we want a different future, must insist on #FreedomToTinker and #RightToRepair so that we can remove unwanted surveillance and non-features.
At minimum require #FOSS for all devices at end of life!
And unlucky enough to be named "Alexa"? No recourse for you? Should have never been legal in first place.
Cory Doctorow
Alexander (Sasha) Wait Zaranek