Mastodawn

If you're pushing for great and very necessary initiatives like the Digital Independence Days, please do not use Big Tech's stuff, such as the .day TLD (which Google operates) or YouTube (which Google owns).
We have to show that we can do perfectly well without them - trying to do so by using their tech sends, imho, the wrong signal.
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#DIDay

Raphael Albert 12h ago

Gina 16h ago

Inspired by Germany's #DiDay ("digital independence day") and the Danish #DanmarkSkifter, the Netherlands now has #DoeiDag ("bye day"), every first Sunday of the month. 🔥🇳🇱

DoeiDag is a montly day to say goodbye to big tech and to try open alternatives. It's organized by the good folks of @doeidag

More info: https://doeidag.nl

#TheNetherlands #opensource #foss

DoeiDag

Raphael Albert 1d ago

When it comes to the European Union's tech regulation, the shepherds are once more asking the predators how to protect the herd.

Raphael Albert 1d ago

noyb.eu 1d ago

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Raphael Albert 2d ago

I'm not surprised that Microslop's Outlook failed on the Artemis II mission, but I am surprised that it worked (slightly) longer than the toilet.

Raphael Albert 2d ago

JA Westenberg 4d ago

“we’re disrupting X” means we found a cheaper way to do X that externalises all the costs onto someone who can’t afford a lawyer

Raphael Albert 3d ago

KulturKarte 3d ago

Digital Independence Day

/dev/lol Hackerspace, Sunday, April 5 at 02:00 PM GMT+2

On April 5th DiDay in Linz will be hosted by /dev/lol in cooperation with servus.at.

During Digital Independence Day we offer help in getting away from big tech to more democratic alternatives. This includes free open source software and operating systems, as well as decentralized online services.

Am 5. April wird der DiDay in Linz vom /dev/lol in Kooperation mit servus.at veranstaltet.

Während dem Digitalen Unabhängigkeitstag bieten wir Hilfe an, von Big Tech zu demokratischeren Alternativen zu wechseln. Dies beinhaltet Freie Open Source Software und Betriebsysteme sowie dezentralisierte Online Services.

https://kulturkarte.servus.at/event/digital-independence-day-1

Raphael Albert 3d ago

christoph schmon 3d ago

EFF is a great place to work! @eff

We're hiring an Assistant Director of EU Policy to bolster our international policy work, i.e.
• co-leading our legal advocacy efforts in Brussels
• overseeing critical files related to tech regulation

Check it out!

https://www.paycomonline.net/v4/ats/web.php/portal/28620672D234BF368306CEB4A2746667/jobs/394456

Assistant Director of EU Policy

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Raphael Albert 3d ago

Æ.3d ago

Humans are a fundamentally social species.

Generative “AI” is a fundamentally anti-social technology, as its whole purpose is to abstract social relations away.

It is therefore an anti-human technology.

Raphael Albert 3d ago

EDRi 3d ago

✊🏾 The strict enforcement of EU’s tech laws is not up for negotiation!

Yesterday, the @EUCommission confirmed plans to open a new “formal dialogue” with the 🇺🇸 gov on EU tech law enforcement. Framed as cooperation, this could create a backdoor for Big Tech to weaken EU'slandmark rules.

The #DSA, #DMA, #AIAct & #GDPR exist to protect people, safeguard democracy & rein in Big Tech. If the Commission seeks enforcement dialogue, it should do so with the people in & public interest groups.

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