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Ben Werdmuller @ben.werd.social.ap.brid.gy · 1h

Likewise, when people say that woke has gone too far.

No, it hasn't gone far enough. It was just getting started. There were hundreds of years of oppression that arguably never really ended.

It's almost as if lots of people want to frame disparity as reasonableness.

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Jordan Maris 🇪🇺 🇺🇦 #NAFO @jmaris.me · 1d

Side point on #chatcontrol: When I worked on the law in the European Parliament, in the face of questionably legal, and highly problematic behavior by DG HOME, I prepared a whitepaper on why it was such a terrible Idea.

As it is in the public interest, I have decided to make that white paper […]

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Wouter Tebbens ⁂ @wtebbens.social.coop.ap.brid.gy · 1d

And NO to the super rich billionaires, extracting massive wealth from our communities. And then entertaining an apocalyptic discourse, preparing themselves with private islands, bunkers and space enterprises.

Stop #bigtech, support your local democracy, shops and community.

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Wouter Tebbens ⁂ @wtebbens.social.coop.ap.brid.gy · 1d

On a personal note: we, as a family, and I personally, hardly ever buy through Amazon. We conscientiously buy through our local bookstore and other shops. No prime videos. No Alexa spying devices in our house.

Stop the predatory pricing and oligopolistic behaviour.

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Wouter Tebbens ⁂ @wtebbens.social.coop.ap.brid.gy · 1d

Way past its Prime. How did Amazon did get so rubbish?

Cory Doctorow's theory of #enshittification applied to Amazon, a must-read.

www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/oct/05/way-past-its-prime-how-did-amazon-get-so-rubbish

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Mark Burton @markhburton.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 5d

"...one notable policy initiative from the world body was not discussed by world leaders when it should have been. UN secretary-general António Guterres has put together a high-level group of specialists to propose new indicators for human and planetary prosperity that go ‘Beyond GDP’."

A […]

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OpenTech(AUC) @opentech-auc.social.edu.nl.ap.brid.gy · 6d

BBB staatssecretaris #EugèneHeijnen decides to move all Dutch #tax data to #microsoft servers in the US.

Whoever is, or will be in charge of the US government will soon have a complete overview of all tax records in the Netherlands.

That includes the records of you and me.

The incompetence […]

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AJ Sadauskas @aj.gts.sadauskas.id.au.ap.brid.gy · 7d

Over 40 years, we were collectively told to give tax cuts to rich people.

And we were told that if we did that, wealth would trickle down and everyone would be better off.

Over 40 years, pretty much everything got cut to fund these tax cuts.

Schools. Hospitals. Public housing. Public […]

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Wouter Tebbens ⁂ @wtebbens.social.coop.ap.brid.gy · 6d

From the Flemish educational community:

Digital learn platform Moodle LMS: diverse, user friendly and extreme my popular. Article in Dutch: www.vlaanderen.be/kenniscentrum-digisprong/themas/digitale-leermiddelen/digitaal-leerplatform-moodle-lms-veelzijdig-gebruiksvriendelijk-en-enorm-populair

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Wouter Tebbens ⁂ @wtebbens.social.coop.ap.brid.gy · 7d

"That’s why we need a Cern-like not-for-profit body driving forward international AI research." Tim Berners-Lee

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/sep/28/why-i-gave-the-world-wide-web-away-for-free

我为何免费赠送万维网

Why I gave the world wide web away for free (www.theguardian.com) 19:17 ↑ 112 HN Points

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Àlex Duran @alexduran.mastodon.economiasocial.org.ap.brid.gy · 7d

@Wtebbens

Unfortunately, it looks like it hasn't been working for a while.

Could it be recovered? We need fair and alternative platforms like Fairmondo.

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Wouter Tebbens ⁂ @wtebbens.social.coop.ap.brid.gy · 7d

Just checking on the FairMondo ethical market place platform, does anyone know its status? When looking at their website, it seems being compromised by a casino ad spammer. https://www.fairmondo.de/

I'd hope this wonderful project still exists. Fingers crossed.

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Robin Berjon @robin.berjon.com · 7d

If you think Apple is good at privacy, they invented much of the tracking system that apps use.

And if you're European and wondering how it's possible that you're not being protected: it's because Ireland makes money selling you out to those people.

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Bert Hubert NL 🇺🇦🇪🇺🇺🇦 @bert-hubert.mastodon.nl.ap.brid.gy · 7d

ChristenUnie zag het plan om met AI al onze chats door Amerikanen te gaan laten scannen en dacht, ja, dat is wat we nodig hebben. https://berthub.eu/tkconv/document.html?nummer=2025D42603 - en wat meer achtergrond over deze waanzin, https://berthub.eu/articles/posts/chatcontrol-weer-terug/

21501-33-1152
30
september
2025
Raad voor Vervoer, Telecommunicatie en Energie
MOTIE VAN HET LID CEDER
Plenair debat (tweeminutendebat) - Tweeminutendebat Telecomraad (informeel) d.d. 9 oktober 2025 (21501-33-1149)
Q)
De Kamer,
gehoord de beraadslaging,
constaterende dat het Deens voorzitterschap een nieuw
compromisvoorstel inzake de CSAM-verordening heeft gedeeld;
overwegende dat CSAM een belangrijke stap is in het beter beschermen van
kinderen en het aanpakken van seksueel misbruik;
verzoekt de regering om positief te staan ten opzichte van het
compromisvoorstel en de algemene oriëntatie desgevraagd te steunen,
en gaat over tot de orde van de dag.
Ceder

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Núria Albet 🍉 @nuria.social.coop.ap.brid.gy · 7d

Y yo me pregunto, de la misma manera que estos psicópatas asesinos colonialistas imponen un plan sobre Gaza, ¿no podríamos el resto ir imaginando con igual o más detalle cómo sería una Palestina libre? Una en que las decisiones se tomaran desde una democracia real de la población, la […]

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Jan Penfrat @ilumium.eupolicy.social.ap.brid.gy · 7d

Europe doesn't have a good solution yet about how to condition the payment of public funds to industry (like startups) to ethical behaviour (like building #opensource, #privacy-preserving, or decentralised tech), says @alexandrageese.

#privacycamp25

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Misha @mishavelthuis.social.edu.nl.ap.brid.gy · 12d

🔥All of this. Looks like the speech of #petro at the #un was 100% spot on. 🔥

https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/09/25/humanity-must-stop-the-genocide-in-gaza-petros-radical-speech-at-the-un-general-assembly/

#colombia #resist

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Bodo Tasche @bitboxer.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 18d

I am working for a larger TV network atm. And let me share something you might suspect, but haven't heard directly from the source.

Linear TV usage is dropping fast. In August we had a record low of 93 min average watch time in Germany. The year before, it was at 106. This fact, together with […]

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Wouter Tebbens ⁂ @wtebbens.social.coop.ap.brid.gy · 13d

With the Free Knowledge Institute we just set up a collective account at the Fediverse, at @fkinstitute.

We chose to be hosted at the @SocialCoop server, as it is in line with our strategic work for the cooperative-commons economy.

We want to support the creation and maturing of more such […]

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Co-op Cloud @coopcloud.social.coop.ap.brid.gy · 13d

Coming to you in ~12 hours at 12 noon UTC, Co-op Cloud Kite-Flying ☁️🪁

This week we're doing another themed session, on recipe release stability, and crunching away on our work-in-progress update blog post.

If you'd like to discuss that, or anything else, join us!

Voice / video call […]

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Wouter Tebbens ⁂ @wtebbens.social.coop.ap.brid.gy · 14d

While the @DigitalCoup is happening, what can we do to go forwards?

Here's a brief discussion of the solution pathways to regain #digitalsovereignty: https://freeknowledge.eu/solution-pathways-regain-digital-sovereignty

Solution Pathways to Regain Digital Sovereignty

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Laura Hilliger @epilepticrabbit.social.coop.ap.brid.gy · 14d

[US Pres trying to use words, profanity]

It's been a fucking decade since journos started reporting on stuff this guy says, and I STILL cannot believe that a man who speaks like this has power or respect. He's such a goddamn idiot. Why. Ffs […]

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Wouter Tebbens ⁂ @wtebbens.social.coop.ap.brid.gy · 18d

The Irish Data Protection Commission hires Niamh Sweeney, former Facebook lobbyist.

It is now official: Meta is assured to comply with EC regulations, like a butcher checking his own meat.

noyb.eu/en/former-meta-lobbyist-named-dpc-commissioner-meta-now-officially-regulates-itself

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Wouter Tebbens ⁂ @wtebbens.social.coop.ap.brid.gy · 19d

"Maak open standaarden een wettelijke verplichting", om Nederland onafhankelijk te maken van #bigtech, en de weg naar de zo gewenste #DigitaleSoevereiniteit te versnellen.

Een goed plan, niet genoeg natuurlijk, maar wel een essentiële randvoorwaarde.

Aldus @decorrespondent met medewerking van […]

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sheislaurence @sheislaurence.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 20d

The campaign "No Harbour for #genocide" has just launched, managed by #bds & a number of #energy & #palestine researchers. It produces a dynamic "blocklist" of all vessels transporting fuel & #military equipment to #israel.
Would any #developer out there be […]

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world map containing some ship from the no harbour for genocide blocklist

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