Open Letter to European Citizens
The door to digital sovereignty is open, please come in
We ask European citizens, and through them those who govern European countries, to understand one important thing: the door to digital sovereignty does not open simply by choosing different software, but by understanding what sovereignty actually entails.
It requires open document formats, open fonts, continuity of expertise, and honesty about what "open" means.

https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2026/03/31/open-letter-to-european-citizens/

@libreoffice #odf

“In the detention center, his father says, Liam has been lethargic, sleeping a lot. He asks about his family and classmates. He asks for his bunny hat.

What would you tell him?”
– Scott Meslow: https://www.theverge.com/policy/870720/ice-minneapolis-parenting-liam-conejo-ramos #uspol #parenting

Early bird gets the worm!

Our annual #civictech #opendata #servicedesign conference, NYC School of Data, is back as a 2-day weekend! To celebrate a decade of community, we’re doubling the fun! 🎂

Mar 28–29 @ CUNY School of Law.

🎟️ Grab your early bird tickets today! https://schoolofdata.nyc/earlybird2026

Hey theATL.social! Hope everyone is having an alright holiday weekend. Lots of announcements:

First, I've written a wrap up for this year on theATL.social: https://join.theatl.social/news/wrapup-2025  

Learn about what happened, what's new, what's next, and let me know your thoughts!

Next, I'm happy to report that all our core software: Mastodon, Lemmy/yall, and Pyfed/PeachPie are now all updated to their latest stable nightly versions.

That's a fancy way of saying that everyone now has the latest-and-greatest version of each of those platforms on theATL.social.

Reply here, or send an email/DM, with what you'd like to see in 2026.

Thanks again for everyone's support this year - both financial and from just being excellent people.