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Re; Return Old Online Things to your own Site

I read a good blog post by Lisa Charlotte Muth titled I’m bringing everything back to my website. In the post, she described how she pulled everything she has published online in various places since 2006 and published it on her own website. She created a term for this based on the IndieWeb concept of POSSE ("Publish on your own site, syndicate everywhere"), "ROOTS" ("Return Old Online Things to your own Site"). I like the idea. People who have published things they want to preserve on […]

https://social.emucafe.org/naferrell/return-old-online-things-to-your-own-site-03-20-26/

[Favorite] Re; Return Old Online Things to your own Site

Citing favorably to a blog post by Lisa Charlotte Muth on bringing 20 years worth of posting on external sites to her own personal site.

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The Daily Perspective 2d ago

PlayStation 3 Update Illustrates the Paradox of Digital Ownership

#PlayStation #GamePreservation #Gaming #AusNews #DigitalOwnership #AIGenerated

https://thedailyperspective.org/article/2026-03-18-playstation-3-update-illustrates-the-paradox-of-digital-ownership-870c1fcd

PlayStation 3 Update Illustrates the Paradox of Digital Ownership

Sony's PS3 firmware 4.93 keeps Blu-rays playable but locks out jailbroken consoles, raising questions about who really owns old games and media.

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Tim Green Mar 6

Artists are fighting back against AI training without consent by developing technical tools, legal strategies, and marketplace initiatives. Their collective efforts aim to protect creative rights in a rapidly evolving digital landscape. Discover more at https://dev.to/rawveg/the-artist-rebellion-318f
#HumanInTheLoop #AIinArt #CreativeRights #DigitalOwnership

The Artist Rebellion

It started not with lawyers or legislators, but with a simple question: has my work been trained? In...

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Neuronus Computing Feb 24

Convenience is often a trade-off for real ownership.
When a service has the ability to reset your credentials, it also has power over your access.

NeuroPassword eliminates this reliance – no master key, no backdoors, no recovery by third parties.

Your credentials are solely yours. Try it. 👇

https://neuropassword.com/
#NeuroPassword #DigitalOwnership #SecureAccess #PrivacyFirst #TechYouCanTrust #UnlockYourWorld #CyberConfidence #PersonalControl #Neuronus

selfhosting.sh Feb 21

Self-hosting is not about saving money. It's about ownership.

Google can shut down a product tomorrow (and has, dozens of times). Your self-hosted instance only goes away when YOU decide.

The money savings are real, but control is the actual value.

#selfhosted #privacy #digitalownership #foss #opensource #homelab

Nicholas A. Ferrell Feb 5

Re; The Indie Web Is Not Defined by Its Enemies

I read an excellent response blog post by Khürt Williams titled The Indie Web Is Not Defined by Its Enemies. In the post, Mr. Williams eloquently makes the case for defining the indie web by what it is for instead of what it is against. The indie web is stronger when it is defined by what it does: people owning their publishing, people controlling their data, people connecting through open standards and handcrafted links. That identity does not require a villain. It stands on its […]

https://social.emucafe.org/naferrell/re-the-indie-web-is-not-defined-by-its-enemies/

DigitalEscapeTools Jan 26

🎵 Spooty is a self-hosted Spotify playlist downloader for local music ownership. Uses Spotify metadata + YouTube audio and is Docker-ready.

⚠️ Requires Spotify account/API — not privacy-pure, but reduces lock-in by keeping music offline.

👉 https://github.com/Raiper34/spooty

🔍 Listed on https://digital-escape-tools-phi.vercel.app/

#SelfHosting #OpenSource #Music #DeGoogle #DigitalOwnership

Nirvista Jan 26

Web 3.0 is redefining the internet.
From decentralization and blockchain to digital ownership and data sovereignty, the future is trustless, transparent, and user-controlled.

At Nirvista, we’re building the foundation for a smarter, more secure digital economy powered by Web3 innovation.

🚀 Own your data.
🔐 Protect your privacy.
🌐 Experience true interoperability.

#Nirvista #Web3 #Web3Technology #BlockchainInnovation #Decentralization #DigitalOwnership #SmartContracts#FutureOfInternet

Sun Kitty ☀️Dec 27

🛑 TikTok: The Worst of the Big Socials?

Yes, TikTok's Licence is Worse.

TikTok's rules are the same as Meta's: You own the Copyright, but TikTok owns the Licence to use, copy, and change your content forever, with no pay.

🤯 Data Access: TikTok's data collection is famous for being extremely broad. They track details like your:

Device model
Battery state
Keystroke patterns (how you type/tap)

AI Training: They use this massive data haul (your videos, your watch time, your clicks) to train their powerful, unrivalled AI algorithm. They are feeding the machine their best data.

National Security: The ownership structure is under constant fire from governments, which adds a high-stakes, political risk to your data.

TikTok is the most aggressive data collector out of Meta & LinkedIn.

SURE: You get fame, but you give away more power than anywhere else.

🤔 Is the chance of virality worth giving up control over your typing patterns?

cf.
https://tech.lgbt/@Crissy/115790285582264152

#TikTokLaw #DigitalOwnership #AITraining

Star Kitty ☆♡ (@[email protected])

💼 LinkedIn: Same Licence, Different Vibe Is LinkedIn different from Meta? Not legally. You own the Copyright (your idea). LinkedIn owns the Licence (permission to use it). ⚖️ The Short Version: LinkedIn can legally use your post for ads, promotion, or to improve its site without paying you. 🚨 AI Training: LinkedIn is now using your profile, posts, and resumes to train its AI models. They opt you in by default. The Difference: On LinkedIn, you post career data for matching. This gives the licence a professional purpose. But the AI grab is the same as Meta's. If the Fediverse has tech issues, Big Social has big ownership issues that cost you your IP. Choose wisely. 🤔 Does knowing you must opt-out of LinkedIn's AI change what you share for your career? cf. post on your pics on Meta aka FB https://tech.lgbt/@Crissy/115790261887255733 #LinkedInLaw #DigitalOwnership #AITraining

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Sun Kitty ☀️Dec 27

💼 LinkedIn: Same Licence, Different Vibe

Is LinkedIn different from Meta? Not legally.

You own the Copyright (your idea). LinkedIn owns the Licence (permission to use it).

⚖️ The Short Version:
LinkedIn can legally use your post for ads, promotion, or to improve its site without paying you.

🚨 AI Training: LinkedIn is now using your profile, posts, and resumes to train its AI models. They opt you in by default.

The Difference: On LinkedIn, you post career data for matching. This gives the licence a professional purpose. But the AI grab is the same as Meta's.

If the Fediverse has tech issues, Big Social has big ownership issues that cost you your IP. Choose wisely.

🤔 Does knowing you must opt-out of LinkedIn's AI change what you share for your career?

cf. post on your pics on Meta aka FB
https://tech.lgbt/@Crissy/115790261887255733

#LinkedInLaw #DigitalOwnership #AITraining

Star Kitty ☆♡ (@[email protected])

📸 Your Photos, Their Rules? On Big Social: Who REALLY Owns Your Posts? You post a great photo on Facebook or Instagram. Who owns it? ⚖️ The Simple Truth: You own the Copyright. (The idea is yours.) BUT Meta owns the Licence. (They have permission to use it.) 🤯 What The Licence Means The licence you agree to gives Meta the right to use your content for anything they want, forever, without paying you. 🤖 AI Training: Meta uses your photos and posts (even old ones!) to teach their AI models. You are feeding their big computer for free. 🚫 No Stopping: Meta can share or change your photo. Even if you delete it, Meta might keep using it if they need it later. The Fediverse has small tech problems. Big Social has big ownership problems. Stop feeding the machine that takes your value. 🤔 Real talk: Hearing about Meta using your content for AI—does that make the Fediverse look much safer? followup on https://tech.lgbt/@Crissy/115789161317036431 #DigitalOwnership #AITraining #BigTech

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