revolution.social Podcast
@revolution.social
Revolution.Social is a podcast about the future of social media and reclaiming our digital communities. It's hosted by Rabble a.k.a. Evan Henshaw-Plath. Check it out: https://revolution.social
AI companies scraped the internet and used people’s work as training data without permission.
Jillian York of the EFF shares how her own content was pirated, and @rabble.nz breaks down why these firms rarely face real consequences.
Full episode out now.
Jillian York of the EFF shares how her own content was pirated, and @rabble.nz breaks down why these firms rarely face real consequences.
Full episode out now.
December 6, 2025 at 7:08 PM
AI companies scraped the internet and used people’s work as training data without permission.
Jillian York of the EFF shares how her own content was pirated, and @rabble.nz breaks down why these firms rarely face real consequences.
Full episode out now.
Jillian York of the EFF shares how her own content was pirated, and @rabble.nz breaks down why these firms rarely face real consequences.
Full episode out now.
Why do American cultural norms govern the whole internet?
Jillian York, author of “Silicon Values”, breaks down how Silicon Valley forced its values on billions of users.
Full ep with @rabble.nz, out now.
Jillian York, author of “Silicon Values”, breaks down how Silicon Valley forced its values on billions of users.
Full ep with @rabble.nz, out now.
December 5, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Why do American cultural norms govern the whole internet?
Jillian York, author of “Silicon Values”, breaks down how Silicon Valley forced its values on billions of users.
Full ep with @rabble.nz, out now.
Jillian York, author of “Silicon Values”, breaks down how Silicon Valley forced its values on billions of users.
Full ep with @rabble.nz, out now.
EFF’s @jillian.bsky.social, author of "Silicon Values", joins @rabble.nz to unpack the global digital rights fight.
They discuss:
- Why the global majority should shape platform rules
- The danger of age-verification laws
- What’s at stake in AI training
Watch the full ep: youtu.be/fitJhVHTIBM
They discuss:
- Why the global majority should shape platform rules
- The danger of age-verification laws
- What’s at stake in AI training
Watch the full ep: youtu.be/fitJhVHTIBM
Defending Digital Rights in the Surveillance Era (with Jillian York)
YouTube video by revolution.social with @rabble
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December 4, 2025 at 11:22 PM
EFF’s @jillian.bsky.social, author of "Silicon Values", joins @rabble.nz to unpack the global digital rights fight.
They discuss:
- Why the global majority should shape platform rules
- The danger of age-verification laws
- What’s at stake in AI training
Watch the full ep: youtu.be/fitJhVHTIBM
They discuss:
- Why the global majority should shape platform rules
- The danger of age-verification laws
- What’s at stake in AI training
Watch the full ep: youtu.be/fitJhVHTIBM
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The work to release @divine.video is my priority but i'm also releasing podcast interviews on @revolution.social where i talk about the why of what we're doing. This week i talked to @jillian.bsky.social, digital rights activist and author of the book Silicon Values. www.youtube.com/watch?v=fitJ...
Defending Digital Rights in the Surveillance Era (with Jillian York)
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December 4, 2025 at 10:05 PM
The work to release @divine.video is my priority but i'm also releasing podcast interviews on @revolution.social where i talk about the why of what we're doing. This week i talked to @jillian.bsky.social, digital rights activist and author of the book Silicon Values. www.youtube.com/watch?v=fitJ...
When a monopolist is bigger than the government trying to regulate it, it’s hard to make them comply.
Cory Doctorow dives into the Digital Markets Act and how governments can push back by controlling tech giants’ access to the courts.
Full ep with @rabble.nz out now: youtu.be/CpLudlrwS_g
Cory Doctorow dives into the Digital Markets Act and how governments can push back by controlling tech giants’ access to the courts.
Full ep with @rabble.nz out now: youtu.be/CpLudlrwS_g
December 1, 2025 at 12:14 AM
When a monopolist is bigger than the government trying to regulate it, it’s hard to make them comply.
Cory Doctorow dives into the Digital Markets Act and how governments can push back by controlling tech giants’ access to the courts.
Full ep with @rabble.nz out now: youtu.be/CpLudlrwS_g
Cory Doctorow dives into the Digital Markets Act and how governments can push back by controlling tech giants’ access to the courts.
Full ep with @rabble.nz out now: youtu.be/CpLudlrwS_g
Apps give companies more power because users can’t modify them, block ads, or protect their privacy.
Live at Web Summit, Cory Doctorow spoke with @rabble.nz about how anticircumvention laws turned apps into ideal tools for data extraction and control.
Full episode out now.
Live at Web Summit, Cory Doctorow spoke with @rabble.nz about how anticircumvention laws turned apps into ideal tools for data extraction and control.
Full episode out now.
November 29, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Apps give companies more power because users can’t modify them, block ads, or protect their privacy.
Live at Web Summit, Cory Doctorow spoke with @rabble.nz about how anticircumvention laws turned apps into ideal tools for data extraction and control.
Full episode out now.
Live at Web Summit, Cory Doctorow spoke with @rabble.nz about how anticircumvention laws turned apps into ideal tools for data extraction and control.
Full episode out now.
Live from @websummit.bsky.social in Lisbon, Cory Doctorow joined @rabble.nz to discuss enshittified platforms & how users can reclaim control.
In this ep:
- How Europe could export jailbreaking tools
- Targeted pressure on tech giants
- Why tech workers lost leverage
Out now: youtu.be/CpLudlrwS_g
In this ep:
- How Europe could export jailbreaking tools
- Targeted pressure on tech giants
- Why tech workers lost leverage
Out now: youtu.be/CpLudlrwS_g
Enshittification and “Breaking Kings” (with Cory Doctorow at Web Summit)
YouTube video by revolution.social with @rabble
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November 26, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Live from @websummit.bsky.social in Lisbon, Cory Doctorow joined @rabble.nz to discuss enshittified platforms & how users can reclaim control.
In this ep:
- How Europe could export jailbreaking tools
- Targeted pressure on tech giants
- Why tech workers lost leverage
Out now: youtu.be/CpLudlrwS_g
In this ep:
- How Europe could export jailbreaking tools
- Targeted pressure on tech giants
- Why tech workers lost leverage
Out now: youtu.be/CpLudlrwS_g
George Oates helped launch the @flickrfdn.bsky.social to protect the platform’s cultural history.
@rabble.nz reminds us that companies aren’t required to keep the mementos of our digital culture we create on them, and that’s exactly why models like this matter.
Full episode out now.
@rabble.nz reminds us that companies aren’t required to keep the mementos of our digital culture we create on them, and that’s exactly why models like this matter.
Full episode out now.
November 25, 2025 at 6:36 PM
George Oates helped launch the @flickrfdn.bsky.social to protect the platform’s cultural history.
@rabble.nz reminds us that companies aren’t required to keep the mementos of our digital culture we create on them, and that’s exactly why models like this matter.
Full episode out now.
@rabble.nz reminds us that companies aren’t required to keep the mementos of our digital culture we create on them, and that’s exactly why models like this matter.
Full episode out now.
Our host, @rabble.nz, joined the Tech Talks podcast to revisit Twitter’s early days & what led to its enshittification.
With the launch of diVine, the timing couldn’t be better for a chat about open protocols & user choice.
Listen to the full episode: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
With the launch of diVine, the timing couldn’t be better for a chat about open protocols & user choice.
Listen to the full episode: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
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November 24, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Our host, @rabble.nz, joined the Tech Talks podcast to revisit Twitter’s early days & what led to its enshittification.
With the launch of diVine, the timing couldn’t be better for a chat about open protocols & user choice.
Listen to the full episode: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
With the launch of diVine, the timing couldn’t be better for a chat about open protocols & user choice.
Listen to the full episode: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
George Oates, founding executive director of @flickrfdn.bsky.social, is leading the effort to preserve Flickr's history for the next century.
@rabble.nz, creator of diVine, reflects on how much culture disappeared when Vine shut down with no archive to protect it.
Full episode out now.
@rabble.nz, creator of diVine, reflects on how much culture disappeared when Vine shut down with no archive to protect it.
Full episode out now.
November 21, 2025 at 9:11 PM
George Oates, founding executive director of @flickrfdn.bsky.social, is leading the effort to preserve Flickr's history for the next century.
@rabble.nz, creator of diVine, reflects on how much culture disappeared when Vine shut down with no archive to protect it.
Full episode out now.
@rabble.nz, creator of diVine, reflects on how much culture disappeared when Vine shut down with no archive to protect it.
Full episode out now.
George Oates, an original designer on Flickr’s 10-person team, experienced the moment when a small, community-first project became part of Yahoo’s much larger ecosystem.
In our new episode, she explains how hypergrowth goals affect the user experience.
Full episode with @rabble.nz out now.
In our new episode, she explains how hypergrowth goals affect the user experience.
Full episode with @rabble.nz out now.
November 20, 2025 at 10:56 PM
George Oates, an original designer on Flickr’s 10-person team, experienced the moment when a small, community-first project became part of Yahoo’s much larger ecosystem.
In our new episode, she explains how hypergrowth goals affect the user experience.
Full episode with @rabble.nz out now.
In our new episode, she explains how hypergrowth goals affect the user experience.
Full episode with @rabble.nz out now.
George Oates helped write Flickr’s original community guidelines and build its early moderation tools. Now she runs the Flickr Foundation, working to preserve Flickr’s photos for the next 100 years.
In this episode, she explains how and why it matters.
Full ep: youtu.be/OGtZIxhHYI4
In this episode, she explains how and why it matters.
Full ep: youtu.be/OGtZIxhHYI4
"Our Mission Is To Keep Flickr Pictures Visible for 100 Years" (with George Oates)
YouTube video by revolution.social with @rabble
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November 20, 2025 at 9:57 PM
George Oates helped write Flickr’s original community guidelines and build its early moderation tools. Now she runs the Flickr Foundation, working to preserve Flickr’s photos for the next 100 years.
In this episode, she explains how and why it matters.
Full ep: youtu.be/OGtZIxhHYI4
In this episode, she explains how and why it matters.
Full ep: youtu.be/OGtZIxhHYI4
diVine, an open source reboot of Vine, is built to stay community-driven.
@rabble.nz, diVine’s creator, explains why real ownership and user freedom matter for the future of social media.
Full episode out now.
@rabble.nz, diVine’s creator, explains why real ownership and user freedom matter for the future of social media.
Full episode out now.
November 19, 2025 at 10:19 PM
diVine, an open source reboot of Vine, is built to stay community-driven.
@rabble.nz, diVine’s creator, explains why real ownership and user freedom matter for the future of social media.
Full episode out now.
@rabble.nz, diVine’s creator, explains why real ownership and user freedom matter for the future of social media.
Full episode out now.
Six-second videos. Archived Vines. Zero generative AI.
In our new episode, @rabble.nz, creator of diVine, explains the vision behind the social video app.
Full episode out now.
In our new episode, @rabble.nz, creator of diVine, explains the vision behind the social video app.
Full episode out now.
November 18, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Six-second videos. Archived Vines. Zero generative AI.
In our new episode, @rabble.nz, creator of diVine, explains the vision behind the social video app.
Full episode out now.
In our new episode, @rabble.nz, creator of diVine, explains the vision behind the social video app.
Full episode out now.
Rabble just launched diVine, a social media app that brings back six-second creativity, along with archived Vine videos & zero AI slop.
Hear @rabble.nz & @ac555.bsky.social share how diVine exploded from a small project to a viral beta app within hours of its debut.
Full ep: youtu.be/Qf5iOWAfsm0
Hear @rabble.nz & @ac555.bsky.social share how diVine exploded from a small project to a viral beta app within hours of its debut.
Full ep: youtu.be/Qf5iOWAfsm0
Vine Revisited and The Fight Against AI Slop
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November 18, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Rabble just launched diVine, a social media app that brings back six-second creativity, along with archived Vine videos & zero AI slop.
Hear @rabble.nz & @ac555.bsky.social share how diVine exploded from a small project to a viral beta app within hours of its debut.
Full ep: youtu.be/Qf5iOWAfsm0
Hear @rabble.nz & @ac555.bsky.social share how diVine exploded from a small project to a viral beta app within hours of its debut.
Full ep: youtu.be/Qf5iOWAfsm0
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Vine is being rebooted under the name diVine, with funding from Twitter’s former CEO Jack Dorsey.
The app plans to feature more than 10,000 previously archived Vines and does not allow AI-generated content.
(divine.video)
The app plans to feature more than 10,000 previously archived Vines and does not allow AI-generated content.
(divine.video)
November 13, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Vine is being rebooted under the name diVine, with funding from Twitter’s former CEO Jack Dorsey.
The app plans to feature more than 10,000 previously archived Vines and does not allow AI-generated content.
(divine.video)
The app plans to feature more than 10,000 previously archived Vines and does not allow AI-generated content.
(divine.video)
Mallory Knodel co-chairs a research group in the IETF, where she sees firsthand how decisions about internet protocols affect real people.
She and @rabble.nz discuss Snowden’s revelations about government spying and its influence on the standards enabling it.
Full episode out now.
She and @rabble.nz discuss Snowden’s revelations about government spying and its influence on the standards enabling it.
Full episode out now.
November 16, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Mallory Knodel co-chairs a research group in the IETF, where she sees firsthand how decisions about internet protocols affect real people.
She and @rabble.nz discuss Snowden’s revelations about government spying and its influence on the standards enabling it.
Full episode out now.
She and @rabble.nz discuss Snowden’s revelations about government spying and its influence on the standards enabling it.
Full episode out now.
Rabble is investing grant funds to support developers and conferences that connect Bluesky, Mastodon, Nostr, and open protocol projects.
Mallory Knodel, Social Web Foundation executive director, says this coordination (& focus on community) is what leads to better tech.
Ep w/ @rabble.nz out now.
Mallory Knodel, Social Web Foundation executive director, says this coordination (& focus on community) is what leads to better tech.
Ep w/ @rabble.nz out now.
November 14, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Rabble is investing grant funds to support developers and conferences that connect Bluesky, Mastodon, Nostr, and open protocol projects.
Mallory Knodel, Social Web Foundation executive director, says this coordination (& focus on community) is what leads to better tech.
Ep w/ @rabble.nz out now.
Mallory Knodel, Social Web Foundation executive director, says this coordination (& focus on community) is what leads to better tech.
Ep w/ @rabble.nz out now.
The Social Web Foundation's @mallory.techpolicy.social.ap.brid.gy joins @rabble.nz to talk about rebuilding an internet that communities control.
They discuss:
- The fediverse as a 2nd chance
- Human rights into protocols
- Snowden and internet standards
Full ep: youtu.be/BBrJpbN4Lw4
They discuss:
- The fediverse as a 2nd chance
- Human rights into protocols
- Snowden and internet standards
Full ep: youtu.be/BBrJpbN4Lw4
Building Human Rights Into the Social Web (with Mallory Knodel)
YouTube video by revolution.social with @rabble
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November 14, 2025 at 12:02 AM
The Social Web Foundation's @mallory.techpolicy.social.ap.brid.gy joins @rabble.nz to talk about rebuilding an internet that communities control.
They discuss:
- The fediverse as a 2nd chance
- Human rights into protocols
- Snowden and internet standards
Full ep: youtu.be/BBrJpbN4Lw4
They discuss:
- The fediverse as a 2nd chance
- Human rights into protocols
- Snowden and internet standards
Full ep: youtu.be/BBrJpbN4Lw4
Big news from @websummit.bsky.social 🇵🇹
@rabble.nz just announced Divine, a beta app bringing back 100k+ archived Vine videos and letting users create new ones.
It blocks AI-generated uploads, is open source on Nostr, & funded by Jack Dorsey's nonprofit.
Learn more: techcrunch.com/2025/11/12/j...
@rabble.nz just announced Divine, a beta app bringing back 100k+ archived Vine videos and letting users create new ones.
It blocks AI-generated uploads, is open source on Nostr, & funded by Jack Dorsey's nonprofit.
Learn more: techcrunch.com/2025/11/12/j...
Jack Dorsey funds diVine, a Vine reboot that includes Vine's video archive | TechCrunch
Jack Dorsey backs diVine, a Vine reboot that includes Vine's video archive of six-second, looping videos. A new app called diVine will give access to more than 100,000 archived Vine videos, restored f...
techcrunch.com
November 13, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Big news from @websummit.bsky.social 🇵🇹
@rabble.nz just announced Divine, a beta app bringing back 100k+ archived Vine videos and letting users create new ones.
It blocks AI-generated uploads, is open source on Nostr, & funded by Jack Dorsey's nonprofit.
Learn more: techcrunch.com/2025/11/12/j...
@rabble.nz just announced Divine, a beta app bringing back 100k+ archived Vine videos and letting users create new ones.
It blocks AI-generated uploads, is open source on Nostr, & funded by Jack Dorsey's nonprofit.
Learn more: techcrunch.com/2025/11/12/j...
Today at @websummit.bsky.social in Lisbon, @rabble.nz sat down with Cory Doctorow to discuss why Big Tech’s power harms society & why “move fast and break things” isn’t always progress.
Tomorrow, he joins @jb55.bsky.social and @harrymccracken.com to discuss building a freer, decentralized internet.
Tomorrow, he joins @jb55.bsky.social and @harrymccracken.com to discuss building a freer, decentralized internet.
November 12, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Today at @websummit.bsky.social in Lisbon, @rabble.nz sat down with Cory Doctorow to discuss why Big Tech’s power harms society & why “move fast and break things” isn’t always progress.
Tomorrow, he joins @jb55.bsky.social and @harrymccracken.com to discuss building a freer, decentralized internet.
Tomorrow, he joins @jb55.bsky.social and @harrymccracken.com to discuss building a freer, decentralized internet.
This week, @rabble.nz takes the stage twice at @websummit.bsky.social 🇵🇹
He joins @jb55.bsky.social & @harrymccracken.com on Nov 13 to discuss how open, decentralized protocols like Nostr can power a freer internet.
Building on Nostr: Open Protocols & New Possibilities websummit.com/sessions/lis...
He joins @jb55.bsky.social & @harrymccracken.com on Nov 13 to discuss how open, decentralized protocols like Nostr can power a freer internet.
Building on Nostr: Open Protocols & New Possibilities websummit.com/sessions/lis...
Building on Nostr: Open protocols and new possibilities | Web Summit
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November 11, 2025 at 10:01 PM
This week, @rabble.nz takes the stage twice at @websummit.bsky.social 🇵🇹
He joins @jb55.bsky.social & @harrymccracken.com on Nov 13 to discuss how open, decentralized protocols like Nostr can power a freer internet.
Building on Nostr: Open Protocols & New Possibilities websummit.com/sessions/lis...
He joins @jb55.bsky.social & @harrymccracken.com on Nov 13 to discuss how open, decentralized protocols like Nostr can power a freer internet.
Building on Nostr: Open Protocols & New Possibilities websummit.com/sessions/lis...
Behind the scenes at Web Summit 🇵🇹
@rabble.nz having fun on the other side of the mic this morning with @aniatech.bsky.social in Lisbon at @websummit.bsky.social.
@rabble.nz having fun on the other side of the mic this morning with @aniatech.bsky.social in Lisbon at @websummit.bsky.social.
November 11, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Behind the scenes at Web Summit 🇵🇹
@rabble.nz having fun on the other side of the mic this morning with @aniatech.bsky.social in Lisbon at @websummit.bsky.social.
@rabble.nz having fun on the other side of the mic this morning with @aniatech.bsky.social in Lisbon at @websummit.bsky.social.
Our host, @rabble.nz is speaking at @websummit.bsky.social this week! 🇵🇹
He joins Cory Doctorow on Nov 12 to discuss how “enshittification” took over tech, & how we can build an open, decentralized internet.
🎤 A Post-American, Enshittification-Resistant Internet: websummit.com/sessions/lis...
He joins Cory Doctorow on Nov 12 to discuss how “enshittification” took over tech, & how we can build an open, decentralized internet.
🎤 A Post-American, Enshittification-Resistant Internet: websummit.com/sessions/lis...
A post-American, enshittification-resistant internet | Web Summit
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November 10, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Our host, @rabble.nz is speaking at @websummit.bsky.social this week! 🇵🇹
He joins Cory Doctorow on Nov 12 to discuss how “enshittification” took over tech, & how we can build an open, decentralized internet.
🎤 A Post-American, Enshittification-Resistant Internet: websummit.com/sessions/lis...
He joins Cory Doctorow on Nov 12 to discuss how “enshittification” took over tech, & how we can build an open, decentralized internet.
🎤 A Post-American, Enshittification-Resistant Internet: websummit.com/sessions/lis...
After decades of political activism, Srđa Popović has witnessed how technology has transformed the way movements emerge and operate.
Social media can turn a single viral moment into a fast-spreading, hard-to-oppress movement.
Full episode with @rabble.nz, out now.
Social media can turn a single viral moment into a fast-spreading, hard-to-oppress movement.
Full episode with @rabble.nz, out now.
November 8, 2025 at 12:06 AM
After decades of political activism, Srđa Popović has witnessed how technology has transformed the way movements emerge and operate.
Social media can turn a single viral moment into a fast-spreading, hard-to-oppress movement.
Full episode with @rabble.nz, out now.
Social media can turn a single viral moment into a fast-spreading, hard-to-oppress movement.
Full episode with @rabble.nz, out now.