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Just slowly finished @pluralistic’s Enshittification while moving into new apartment, switching to Mastodon, and replacing big tech one tiny app at a time. Enjoyed the book immensely. Am now fully radicalized. Smash the technopoly. Take me to your FOSS.
#enshittification #openweb
The book ‘Enshittification’ by Cory Doctorow lying on a glass table.
#openweb #enshittification @Cory Doctorow

Over the years, I've realized how far we've drifted from the original idea of the World Wide Web. These days, it feels more like a corporate, big-tech web. I think there's real value in self-hosting as much as possible while still using major platforms, especially when you can pick more European and reasonable options.

People often forget that YouTube, WhatsApp, and Instagram were once independent companies, not owned by Meta or Google. Google was meant to be ad-free, and OpenAI was founded as a non-profit research organization, etc.

We'll probably never return to that vision, but I'm glad I own most my data and have about half of my tech self-hosted and open-sourced. It's only a dent, but I'm proud of that dent.

#OpenWeb #Internet #SocialMedia #BigTech

#internet #socialmedia #openweb #BigTech

ActivityPub, the protocol that powers much of the fediverse and allows the various fediverse platforms and servers to talk to each other, has become an official W3C standard 8 years ago!

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#fediverse #activitypub #standards #OpenWeb #W3C #anniversary #OTD #OnThisDay


ActivityPub is now a W3C Recommendation

The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) is an international community where Member organizations, a full-time staff, and the public work together to develop Web standards.
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#fediverse #OnThisDay #activitypub #openweb #otd #anniversary #w3c #standards

Mozilla wants your input. Please provide it.

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Here's mine.

#OpenSource #OpenWeb #Privacy #AI

What do you want to see from Mozilla in the future? As a longtime and respected open source professional, I finally want to have a good answer when someone asks me, "What has Mozilla done for us lately?" I haven't had that answer for many a year. The perception of Mozilla in the greater open source community is that of a company that breaks its promises (where's Pocket?) and panders to big tech, unwilling or unable to take a strong principled stance lest it lose its grip on its purse strings. Mozilla has flailed, starting and ending what feels like more products/projects than Google. It needs to refocus on its mission and double-down on regaining the trust of the community. I do NOT want to see a focus on AI. At all. It's a red herring that's distracting from the mission, not an add-on to it. Furthermore, the ethics of AI (no matter its source) are questionable at best. Aside from IP and other concerns, even the most "open" AI still contributes greatly to degrading our environment. Anything beyond eschewing this tech trend feels antithetical to Mozilla's mission and brand.

What Is Your Dream for Mozilla?

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#opensource #ai #privacy #openweb

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