Mastodawn

The internet is broken - not by tech, but by who owns it.
@marleenstikker Marleen Stikker, internet pioneer, founder of @waag cuts to the core:
“Big tech took our privacy, our autonomy, our future.
We never defined the internet as a public service.
Now, they define us.”
The fix?
Reject the ‘evil empires.’
Build and embrace open, ethical alternatives!

🔗 Watch her unfiltered truth
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=579lXgVjt7E&t=12s

#PublicInternet #EthicalTech #FixTheInternet #WaagFuturelab #NoBigTech

Fixing the Broken Internet: Insights from Marleen Stikker | TBCY

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Franklin López Jan 9

Wild turn of events: the Hard Fork crew (@kevin, @Casey) + P.J. Vogt ( @pj) from Search Engine spun up their own Mastodon instance (https://theforkiverse.com/) to help fix the internet. 🤯 Last time I heard Kevin and Casey talk Mastodon, it wasn’t exactly love. Glad they changed tune—now let’s funnel folks into the damn Fediverse and make it weird again. #Fediverse #Mastodon #HardFork #SearchEngine #FixTheInternet

The Forkiverse

Building a better internet with your friends from Hard Fork and Search Engine.

Mastodon hosted on theforkiverse.com

Psyche Dec 16

I'd like to personally curse windows and almost every major tech company for 2025...
#selfhosting #internet #fixtheinternet

ThePodcasting May 15, 2025

🔊 The internet’s getting a reboot! Dive into How to Fix the Internet — your 2025 guide to privacy, autonomy & tech activism.

🔗 Listen now: https://thepodcasting.org/how-to-fix-the-internet-podcast-returns-digital-autonomy-privacy-and-tech-activism-in-2025/

#FixTheInternet #TechForGood #DigitalAutonomy #Podcast2025 #PrivacyMatters

How to Fix the Internet Podcast Returns: Digital Autonomy, Privacy, and Tech Activism in 2025

The How to Fix the Internet podcast returns for its sixth season with a focus on digital autonomy, privacy, and tech activism. Learn how communities and activists are fighting against surveillance and reclaiming their online freedoms.

The Podcasting - All About Podcast

forbin42 Jun 7, 2024

Reasons to de-centralized social media https://www.forbes.com/sites/zacheverson/2024/05/30/donald-trump-truth-social-media-conviction/?utm_source=LINKEDIN_COMPANY&utm_medium=social&utm_content=13722229215&utm_campaign=sprinklrForbesMainLI&sh=51249ad77deb #mastodon #fixtheinternet

Trump’s Social-Media Business Planned For His Conviction Before He Was Even Charged

Three years ago, Truth Social’s parent company viewed Trump’s criminal conviction as a realistic enough possibility that it announced a contingency plan.

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Islamic Audiobooks Central Jul 30, 2023

@root Amazing presentation by Michiel Leenaars of @nlnetlabs
#freesilicon #libresilicon #fixtheinternet #nextgenerationinternet #opensource #freesoftware #openinternet #peertube

Hackernoon Mar 16, 2023

Referenced link: https://hackernoon.com/is-inherently-intellectual-social-media-a-pipe-dream
Discuss on https://discu.eu/q/https://hackernoon.com/is-inherently-intellectual-social-media-a-pipe-dream

Originally posted by HackerNoon | Learn Any Technology / @hackernoon: http://nitter.platypush.tech/hackernoon/status/1636230882397757440#m

Social media platforms moderate a global conversation. It's time to re-think what kind of a moderator we want for our well-being and for better progress. - https://hackernoon.com/is-inherently-intellectual-social-media-a-pipe-dream #socialmedia #fixtheinternet

Is Inherently Intellectual Social Media a Pipe Dream? | HackerNoon

Social media platforms moderate a global conversation. It's time to re-think what kind of a moderator we want for our well-being and for better progress.

Without Borders Feb 9, 2023

Yuval Noah Harari warns people about social media and phone usage. Yet, he has accounts on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Why doesn't he switch to Mastodon?
https://www.withoutborders.fyi/yuval-nuval-harari-hero-and-h/

#yuvalharari #yuvalnoahharari #socialmedia #socialmedialternatives #hypocrite #fixtheinternet #culture @Mastodon @Gargron