Mastodawn

RE: https://mastodon.social/@_elena/116238453716406471

"Public institutions are funded by taxpayers' money: their communications serve public interests and should be open to all - without the need of creating social media accounts on proprietary, for-profit closed systems. This is especially salient for European governmental communications: isn’t it absurd that they would require social media accounts owned and run by U.S. based companies?"

#SocialMedia #FOSS #DigitalSovereignty #SocialSovereignty #policy #BigTech #Fediverse #RSS #SocialWeb

Elena Rossini ⁂1d ago

📝 New post 🚀

"Openness, transparency and reach: three reasons why public institutions should embrace the Fediverse"

🔗 : https://blog.elenarossini.com/openness-transparency-and-reach-three-reasons-why-public-institutions-should-embrace-the-fediverse/

mentioning @europeanspodcast @haubles @aral @Gargron @tferrer @rstockm @samvie @EUCommission

#SocialMedia #FOSS #DigitalSovereignty #SocialSovereignty #policy #BigTech #Fediverse #TheFutureIsFederated #RSS #SocialWeb

Openness, transparency and reach: three reasons why public institutions should embrace the Fediverse

An article making the case that the Fediverse is a fantastic communication platform for public institutions - because of its openness, transparency and reach.

Elena Rossini

Kalvin Dec 28

Is AI just a "slot machine" for random content, or is it a digital prosthetic for the neurodivergent mind? My latest essay explores how I use AI as a shield to protect my dignity and survive in a world not built for me.

https://kalvin.my/the-slot-machine-and-the-shield-a-reflection-on-tools-survival-and-autonomy

#AI #Neurodiversity #Autism #Schizophrenia #DigitalProsthetic #HumaneTech #SocialSovereignty #Autonomy #TechEthics #InformationLiteracy #DisabilityRights #DigitalShield #SelfHosting #Sabah #Malaysia #Activism #DigitalSovereignty #ActivityPub

The "Slot Machine" and the Shield: A Reflection on Tools, Survival, and Autonomy

It began with a comment: a fellow disabled person calling my use of AI "disgusting" and "grift-tech," as if the digital tools that help me think are a betrayal rather than a lifeline. To them, prompting an AI is like pulling a slot lever—a mindless act of consumption. But

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Kalvin Dec 27

[Opinion] Sovereignty was once exclusive to the powerful—governments, billionaires, and elites controlling the rules. Add "Social" and everything shifts.

https://kalvin.my/the-manifesto-of-social-sovereignty-beyond-the-elites

#SocialSovereignty #Fediverse #ActivityPub #DigitalRights #HumaneTech #Decentralisation #Web3 #InternetFreedom #DataSovereignty #Activism #SovereignRightToExit #DigitalColonialism #CommunityDefense #SelfHosting #Privacy #kalvin0x58c

The Manifesto of Social Sovereignty: Beyond the Elites

In the old world of Web 2.0, "Social Media" changed the flow of content. We moved from one-way broadcasting (TV, newspapers) to a "two-way" street where users created the content. Social Sovereignty is the same evolution, but for power. From "One-Way" Power to "Mutual Responsibility" Sovereignty used to be

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Kalvin Dec 27

[Summary] Why Mastodon and the Fediverse are essential for "Social Sovereignty." We must reclaim our digital identities from centralised corporate control.

https://1312blogs.org/kalvin0x58c/the-world-needs-social-sovereignty-mastodon-blog

#SocialSovereignty #Mastodon #Fediverse #DigitalRights #HumaneTech #Decentralisation #InternetFreedom #DataSovereignty #Activism #OpenSource #TechEthics #CorporateControl #DigitalIdentity #SelfHosting #Privacy #Community #Web3 #Foss #kalvin0x58c #1312blogs

[Summary] The world needs social sovereignty - Mastodon Blog

The world needs social sovereignty, which means institutions have autonomy and control over their digital infrastructure, data, and ser...

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MINDS.Dec 17

please do not support #unsocialMedia

https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2025/12/the-world-needs-social-sovereignty/

Let Us Be #propsoftFree
@librecomms
#socialSovereignty

The world needs social sovereignty

The world needs to log off corporate-owned, centrally-controlled social media platforms and log on to a better way of being online. The world needs an open social web through the fediverse and Mastodon.

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Uirá Porã Dec 12

@haubles @Mastodon

Para nós, #SocialSovereignty também significa garantir que criadores, instituições públicas e comunidades consigam se sustentar fora das plataformas extrativas — não como usuários tolerados, mas como sujeitos políticos e econômicos.

Ver o Mastodon avançar para uma governança mais comunitária e afirmar a soberania social como direito nos anima muito.

Esperamos que experiências do Sul Global possam dialogar com esse momento do fediverso, ampliando o que ele pode ser.

hannah aubry Dec 9

RE: https://mastodon.social/@Mastodon/115689198997943088

I’m proud to share my first blog as @Mastodon’s Community Director. Well the first one posted under my name at least 😉

Digital social networking is one of the most important threads in the fabric of our societies. Right now, we’re letting that thread be controlled by social media platforms that let advertisements for scams stay up because they’re profitable, and that use their algorithms to run human research experiments on us without our consent. That’s not the society I want.

“By making the news and truth contingent on advertising budgets we’ve created an environment where any narrative can win, as long as the storyteller is willing to pay. If we allow these conditions to continue, we will leave behind the voices that truly matter; the people and their public institutions. It is critical that those voices not be silenced forever. The promise of the #fediverse is the promise of a better way forward: free from ads and manipulative algorithms, a place built by and for people like you, where #SocialSovereignty is a right and not a privilege.”

In this thread, we asked folks to crowdsource a list of resources so you can find your local representative. Find them, contact them, and tell them this: if you care about a free and just future, and if you care about #DigitalSovereignty, you must leave X and join the fediverse.