The other day @wired.com published an article calling on us to let the internet die.
I disagree, and here is why.
kkomaitis.substack.com/p/evict-the-...
#OpenInternet, #BigTech, #OpenSource, #TechPolicy #DigitalRights.
I disagree, and here is why.
kkomaitis.substack.com/p/evict-the-...
#OpenInternet, #BigTech, #OpenSource, #TechPolicy #DigitalRights.
Evict the Landlords, Not the Internet
The other day Wired magazine published an article calling for us to let the Internet die. It begins with a diagnosis that millions of people will recognise: the web, and the social fabric woven into i...
kkomaitis.substack.com
November 2, 2026 at 1:30 PM
The other day @wired.com published an article calling on us to let the internet die.
I disagree, and here is why.
kkomaitis.substack.com/p/evict-the-...
#OpenInternet, #BigTech, #OpenSource, #TechPolicy #DigitalRights.
I disagree, and here is why.
kkomaitis.substack.com/p/evict-the-...
#OpenInternet, #BigTech, #OpenSource, #TechPolicy #DigitalRights.
A week of unlearning, relearning, and learning!
Reflecting on civic engagement, digital rights, and online safety has reinforced one thing:
Advancing digital rights, and promoting safer online spaces. The commitment and the learning continues. #DigitalRights
Reflecting on civic engagement, digital rights, and online safety has reinforced one thing:
Advancing digital rights, and promoting safer online spaces. The commitment and the learning continues. #DigitalRights
November 2, 2026 at 5:59 AM
A week of unlearning, relearning, and learning!
Reflecting on civic engagement, digital rights, and online safety has reinforced one thing:
Advancing digital rights, and promoting safer online spaces. The commitment and the learning continues. #DigitalRights
Reflecting on civic engagement, digital rights, and online safety has reinforced one thing:
Advancing digital rights, and promoting safer online spaces. The commitment and the learning continues. #DigitalRights
Started reading Radicalized by @doctorow.pluralistic.net – really shows how #digitalrights abuses can covertly and overtly compound harms for marginalised groups, while widening the socio-economic and epistemic gaps between #refugees and voters. (Mixed in with #copyright and unauthorised toast ofc!)
Last night we launched our report, Automated Discrimination: Unpacking the Digital Hostile Environment.
Thanks to all who attended, @digitalculturekcl.bsky.social for hosting this sold out event and the report's author @fabiochiusi.bsky.social.
Read here ➡️ www.openrightsgroup.org/publications...
Thanks to all who attended, @digitalculturekcl.bsky.social for hosting this sold out event and the report's author @fabiochiusi.bsky.social.
Read here ➡️ www.openrightsgroup.org/publications...
October 29, 2026 at 1:51 PM
Started reading Radicalized by @doctorow.pluralistic.net – really shows how #digitalrights abuses can covertly and overtly compound harms for marginalised groups, while widening the socio-economic and epistemic gaps between #refugees and voters. (Mixed in with #copyright and unauthorised toast ofc!)
The Netherlands may challenge Big Tech's grip on attention. A Dutch MP wants to ban addictive design tactics, putting users' wellbeing ahead of engagement. #BigTech #DigitalRights www.euronews.com/2026/11/02/d...
Dutch MP proposes ban on digital's 'harmful addictive design features'
MP Barbara Kathmann tabled a proposal in the Dutch Parliament to end addictive design features such as endless scrolling, autoplay and manipulative algorithms for all online services including social ...
www.euronews.com
November 2, 2026 at 1:35 PM
The Netherlands may challenge Big Tech's grip on attention. A Dutch MP wants to ban addictive design tactics, putting users' wellbeing ahead of engagement. #BigTech #DigitalRights www.euronews.com/2026/11/02/d...
Great to learn about #UKHomeOffice misuse of #AI systems for #asylum seekers. My feed is dominated by #Flock cameras and #ICE which often takes the attention away from #digitalrights violations at home.
Last night we launched our report, Automated Discrimination: Unpacking the Digital Hostile Environment.
Thanks to all who attended, @digitalculturekcl.bsky.social for hosting this sold out event and the report's author @fabiochiusi.bsky.social.
Read here ➡️ www.openrightsgroup.org/publications...
Thanks to all who attended, @digitalculturekcl.bsky.social for hosting this sold out event and the report's author @fabiochiusi.bsky.social.
Read here ➡️ www.openrightsgroup.org/publications...
October 29, 2026 at 10:22 AM
Great to learn about #UKHomeOffice misuse of #AI systems for #asylum seekers. My feed is dominated by #Flock cameras and #ICE which often takes the attention away from #digitalrights violations at home.
Xnet and Accent Obert promote the 4D Awards – #DigitalRights by Design.
At #Conferencia4D, we recognise projects that turn digital rights into tools, solutions and concrete actions.
#MozFest #BCNOpenTechWeek
At #Conferencia4D, we recognise projects that turn digital rights into tools, solutions and concrete actions.
#MozFest #BCNOpenTechWeek
October 30, 2026 at 11:12 AM
Xnet and Accent Obert promote the 4D Awards – #DigitalRights by Design.
At #Conferencia4D, we recognise projects that turn digital rights into tools, solutions and concrete actions.
#MozFest #BCNOpenTechWeek
At #Conferencia4D, we recognise projects that turn digital rights into tools, solutions and concrete actions.
#MozFest #BCNOpenTechWeek
RE: https://tldr.nettime.org/@neural/117549171915776855
1. scary that we need this
2. but Philip K Dick predicted the "scramble suit" in 1977
#scifi #surveillance
1. scary that we need this
2. but Philip K Dick predicted the "scramble suit" in 1977
#scifi #surveillance
Neural (@neural@tldr.nettime.org)
Attached: 2 images
Surveillance Exclusion, ribbed lens to undermine face by Jip van Leeuwenstein
https://neural.it/2026/10/surveillance-exclusion-ribbed-lens-to-undermine-face/
#surveillance #surveillanceart #privacy #datacapture #biometricdata #emotionrecognition #techethics #digitalrights #datasovereignty #dataownership #dataprivacy #hacktivism #hacktivismo #hacktivist #hacking #hackart #sociallyengagedart #digitalactivism #mediaactivism #anonymity #machinevision #computervision #artandtechnology #arttech #artandtech #arttechnology #interactiondesign #interactivedesign #neuralarchive #neuralmag
tldr.nettime.org
November 2, 2026 at 10:28 PM
RE: https://tldr.nettime.org/@neural/117549171915776855
1. scary that we need this
2. but Philip K Dick predicted the "scramble suit" in 1977
#scifi #surveillance
1. scary that we need this
2. but Philip K Dick predicted the "scramble suit" in 1977
#scifi #surveillance
What does citizenship mean in the digital age?
📖 'Digital Citizenship: Context, Concepts, and Controversies' explores digital rights, identity, participation, and governance.
Open Access & hardback: lup.be/book/digital...
#DigitalCitizenship #DigitalRights #OpenAccess
📖 'Digital Citizenship: Context, Concepts, and Controversies' explores digital rights, identity, participation, and governance.
Open Access & hardback: lup.be/book/digital...
#DigitalCitizenship #DigitalRights #OpenAccess
November 3, 2026 at 10:52 AM
What does citizenship mean in the digital age?
📖 'Digital Citizenship: Context, Concepts, and Controversies' explores digital rights, identity, participation, and governance.
Open Access & hardback: lup.be/book/digital...
#DigitalCitizenship #DigitalRights #OpenAccess
📖 'Digital Citizenship: Context, Concepts, and Controversies' explores digital rights, identity, participation, and governance.
Open Access & hardback: lup.be/book/digital...
#DigitalCitizenship #DigitalRights #OpenAccess
Russia forces Apple to store 3 yrs of messages & media under its new surveillance law. #Privacy #Surveillance #Russia #Apple #DataRetention #DigitalRights https://thedailytechfeed.com/russia-adds-apple-to-state-surveillance-registry/
October 30, 2026 at 4:54 PM
Russia forces Apple to store 3 yrs of messages & media under its new surveillance law. #Privacy #Surveillance #Russia #Apple #DataRetention #DigitalRights https://thedailytechfeed.com/russia-adds-apple-to-state-surveillance-registry/
Digital Switch Recipes — Digital Independence Day
https://di.day/en/digital-switch-recipes
#diday #DigitalIndependenceDay #DIDit #privacy #digitalrights
https://di.day/en/digital-switch-recipes
#diday #DigitalIndependenceDay #DIDit #privacy #digitalrights
Digital Switch Recipes — Digital Independence Day
On the first Sunday of each month we organise Digital Independence Day. This is when we reclaim our digital freedom and switch to democracy-friendly digital alternatives.
di.day
November 1, 2026 at 6:04 AM
Digital Switch Recipes — Digital Independence Day
https://di.day/en/digital-switch-recipes
#diday #DigitalIndependenceDay #DIDit #privacy #digitalrights
https://di.day/en/digital-switch-recipes
#diday #DigitalIndependenceDay #DIDit #privacy #digitalrights
ICCA: A New Architecture for Privacy in Digital Commerce ICCA: A New Architecture for Privacy in Digital #blinddelivery #anonymousfulfilment #deliverytokens #anonymouscommerce #bankingplaneverification #constructedidentity #accountabilitywithoutidentity #containerboundaccountability #digitalrights
ICCA: A New Architecture for Privacy in Digital Commerce
all-me.mobi
October 30, 2026 at 7:23 PM
ICCA: A New Architecture for Privacy in Digital Commerce ICCA: A New Architecture for Privacy in Digital #blinddelivery #anonymousfulfilment #deliverytokens #anonymouscommerce #bankingplaneverification #constructedidentity #accountabilitywithoutidentity #containerboundaccountability #digitalrights
We celebrated the 3rd edition of our #Conferencia4D: Democratic Digitalisation and #DigitalRights, organised by Xnet and Accent Obert as part of #BCNOpenTechWeek #MozFest
A room full of humour, tools and action.
#MockingPowerMakingChange
A room full of humour, tools and action.
#MockingPowerMakingChange
October 30, 2026 at 10:50 AM
We celebrated the 3rd edition of our #Conferencia4D: Democratic Digitalisation and #DigitalRights, organised by Xnet and Accent Obert as part of #BCNOpenTechWeek #MozFest
A room full of humour, tools and action.
#MockingPowerMakingChange
A room full of humour, tools and action.
#MockingPowerMakingChange
Proving you're human is one thing.
Giving a platform your face, ID and details of how you work is another.
When did access to work become a reason to collect more personal data?
Follow me for more on privacy and digital life.
#DigitalRights
Giving a platform your face, ID and details of how you work is another.
When did access to work become a reason to collect more personal data?
Follow me for more on privacy and digital life.
#DigitalRights
October 31, 2026 at 3:59 PM
Proving you're human is one thing.
Giving a platform your face, ID and details of how you work is another.
When did access to work become a reason to collect more personal data?
Follow me for more on privacy and digital life.
#DigitalRights
Giving a platform your face, ID and details of how you work is another.
When did access to work become a reason to collect more personal data?
Follow me for more on privacy and digital life.
#DigitalRights
Every site wants your ID now, and Congress wants Section 230 gone. Saturday Oct 31 at 2pm ET, @ericgoldman.bsky.social joins us on what both fights cost users and small sites.
Drop this on your calendar: www.youtube.com/watch?v=T8JI...
#Privacy #DigitalRights
Drop this on your calendar: www.youtube.com/watch?v=T8JI...
#Privacy #DigitalRights
October 28, 2026 at 5:43 PM
Every site wants your ID now, and Congress wants Section 230 gone. Saturday Oct 31 at 2pm ET, @ericgoldman.bsky.social joins us on what both fights cost users and small sites.
Drop this on your calendar: www.youtube.com/watch?v=T8JI...
#Privacy #DigitalRights
Drop this on your calendar: www.youtube.com/watch?v=T8JI...
#Privacy #DigitalRights
1. scary that we need this
2. but Phillip K Dick predicted the "scramble suit" in 1977
#scifi #surveillance
2. but Phillip K Dick predicted the "scramble suit" in 1977
#scifi #surveillance
Surveillance Exclusion, ribbed lens to undermine face by Jip van Leeuwenstein
https://neural.it/2026/10/surveillance-exclusion-ribbed-lens-to-undermine-face/
#surveillance #surveillanceart #privacy #datacapture #biometricdata #emotionrecognition #techethics #digitalrights #datasovereignty #dataownership #dataprivacy #hacktivism #hacktivismo #hacktivist #hacking #hackart #sociallyengagedart #digitalactivism #mediaactivism #anonymity #machinevision #computervision #artandtechnology #arttech #artandtech #arttechnology #interactiondesign #interactivedesign #neuralarchive #neuralmag
tldr.nettime.org
November 2, 2026 at 10:26 PM
1. scary that we need this
2. but Phillip K Dick predicted the "scramble suit" in 1977
#scifi #surveillance
2. but Phillip K Dick predicted the "scramble suit" in 1977
#scifi #surveillance
Examining the societal implications and ethical frontiers of AI:
"V-BAT (MQ-35)"
Read the complete ethical analysis & societal breakdown:
https://aviperera.com/v-bat-mq-35/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=syndication
#AIEthics #TechAndSociety #HumanRights #DigitalRights
"V-BAT (MQ-35)"
Read the complete ethical analysis & societal breakdown:
https://aviperera.com/v-bat-mq-35/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=syndication
#AIEthics #TechAndSociety #HumanRights #DigitalRights
V-BAT (MQ-35)
Forensic analysis of Shield AI's V-BAT (MQ-35): Hivemind autonomy, ViDAR sensor, targeting role, export, privacy law and international implications.
aviperera.com
October 29, 2026 at 8:48 PM
Examining the societal implications and ethical frontiers of AI:
"V-BAT (MQ-35)"
Read the complete ethical analysis & societal breakdown:
https://aviperera.com/v-bat-mq-35/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=syndication
#AIEthics #TechAndSociety #HumanRights #DigitalRights
"V-BAT (MQ-35)"
Read the complete ethical analysis & societal breakdown:
https://aviperera.com/v-bat-mq-35/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=syndication
#AIEthics #TechAndSociety #HumanRights #DigitalRights
Exiting #Instagram re: #Meta AI policy (UNlimited rights 2ALL creator content 4its AI services)?
Im www.instagram.com/mayra__yadir & considering pulling plug 💀💔 if they dont reconsider
reuters.com/business/med...
#ArtistCommunity #CreatorsRights #ProtectArtists #DigitalRights #IndependentArtists
Im www.instagram.com/mayra__yadir & considering pulling plug 💀💔 if they dont reconsider
reuters.com/business/med...
#ArtistCommunity #CreatorsRights #ProtectArtists #DigitalRights #IndependentArtists
Meta delays indefinitely its rollout of new commercial terms after publishers' concerns
Meta announced on Wednesday that it was indefinitely delaying the rollout of its new commercial terms following concerns from publishers and digital advertisers, in a move that could stave off pote...
reuters.com
October 30, 2026 at 9:56 PM
Exiting #Instagram re: #Meta AI policy (UNlimited rights 2ALL creator content 4its AI services)?
Im www.instagram.com/mayra__yadir & considering pulling plug 💀💔 if they dont reconsider
reuters.com/business/med...
#ArtistCommunity #CreatorsRights #ProtectArtists #DigitalRights #IndependentArtists
Im www.instagram.com/mayra__yadir & considering pulling plug 💀💔 if they dont reconsider
reuters.com/business/med...
#ArtistCommunity #CreatorsRights #ProtectArtists #DigitalRights #IndependentArtists
A web where people can reshape social apps, choose whose edits to trust, and keep control of their data feels like a more humane direction for online life. #HCI #DigitalRights
October 29, 2026 at 7:19 AM
A web where people can reshape social apps, choose whose edits to trust, and keep control of their data feels like a more humane direction for online life. #HCI #DigitalRights
Great to see some of @duckduckgo.com's $1M charitable donations going to #UK organisations, including:
£19,000 to @biicl.bsky.social
£19,000 to @openrightsgroup.org
Plus a lot focused on #DigitalCompetition & #opensource
#DemandUKDigitalSovereignty #DigitalRights
spreadprivacy.com/2026-duckduc...
£19,000 to @biicl.bsky.social
£19,000 to @openrightsgroup.org
Plus a lot focused on #DigitalCompetition & #opensource
#DemandUKDigitalSovereignty #DigitalRights
spreadprivacy.com/2026-duckduc...
2026 DuckDuckGo Charitable Donations
DuckDuckGo is donating $1M in 2026 to support organizations that share our vision of raising the standard of trust online.
spreadprivacy.com
October 27, 2026 at 2:41 PM
Great to see some of @duckduckgo.com's $1M charitable donations going to #UK organisations, including:
£19,000 to @biicl.bsky.social
£19,000 to @openrightsgroup.org
Plus a lot focused on #DigitalCompetition & #opensource
#DemandUKDigitalSovereignty #DigitalRights
spreadprivacy.com/2026-duckduc...
£19,000 to @biicl.bsky.social
£19,000 to @openrightsgroup.org
Plus a lot focused on #DigitalCompetition & #opensource
#DemandUKDigitalSovereignty #DigitalRights
spreadprivacy.com/2026-duckduc...
“For [Salima’s] whole life, the world had been divided into the people around her, people who knew her, and who she was. Most of those were people who wished her well and supported her and she supported them back. #Migrant #Story #DigitalRights
October 29, 2026 at 1:51 PM
“For [Salima’s] whole life, the world had been divided into the people around her, people who knew her, and who she was. Most of those were people who wished her well and supported her and she supported them back. #Migrant #Story #DigitalRights
EBU demands penalty-free opt-out from Meta content scraping terms #EBU #Meta #ContentScraping #DigitalRights #EuropeanBroadcasting
EBU demands penalty-free opt-out from Meta content scraping terms
The European Broadcasting Union has called on Meta to revise commercial terms that it says would give the technology company and its AI agents broad permission to scrape websites linked […]
www.broadbandtvnews.com
October 28, 2026 at 10:31 AM
EBU demands penalty-free opt-out from Meta content scraping terms #EBU #Meta #ContentScraping #DigitalRights #EuropeanBroadcasting
Internet Archive's Lila Bailey and CDT's Tess Vartanian warn anti-bot bills threaten anonymous journalism and research. NY's S9934A would allow pre-suit identity subpoenas; not yet law.
www.techpolicy.press/breaking-the...
#WebScraping #DigitalRights #Privacy
www.techpolicy.press/breaking-the...
#WebScraping #DigitalRights #Privacy
Breaking the Open Web Won’t Stop the Bad Bots
Policymakers should resist treating anonymity as something wrong in and of itself, argue Lila Bailey and Tess Vartanian.
www.techpolicy.press
October 30, 2026 at 6:57 PM
Internet Archive's Lila Bailey and CDT's Tess Vartanian warn anti-bot bills threaten anonymous journalism and research. NY's S9934A would allow pre-suit identity subpoenas; not yet law.
www.techpolicy.press/breaking-the...
#WebScraping #DigitalRights #Privacy
www.techpolicy.press/breaking-the...
#WebScraping #DigitalRights #Privacy
AI’s Fine Print Should Terrify Everyone
#AI #DataPrivacy #AIGovernance #Privacy #Cybersecurity #DigitalRights #TermsOfService #InfoSec
#AI #DataPrivacy #AIGovernance #Privacy #Cybersecurity #DigitalRights #TermsOfService #InfoSec
AI’s Fine Print Should Terrify Everyone
YouTube video by Nick Espinosa
youtu.be
October 27, 2026 at 8:20 PM
AI’s Fine Print Should Terrify Everyone
#AI #DataPrivacy #AIGovernance #Privacy #Cybersecurity #DigitalRights #TermsOfService #InfoSec
#AI #DataPrivacy #AIGovernance #Privacy #Cybersecurity #DigitalRights #TermsOfService #InfoSec
People are using AI to make expensive computer programs free. This could change everything
#Tech #AI #ReverseEngineering #OpenSource #FreeSoftware #DigitalRights #Microsoft #Adobe #BigTech #Internet #Software #The14Media
the-14.com/people-are-u...
#Tech #AI #ReverseEngineering #OpenSource #FreeSoftware #DigitalRights #Microsoft #Adobe #BigTech #Internet #Software #The14Media
the-14.com/people-are-u...
People are using AI to make expensive computer programs free. This could change everything | The-14
AI could make software free through reverse engineering, challenging Microsoft and Adobe while raising concerns about bugs, compatibility and copyright law too.
the-14.com
October 28, 2026 at 11:28 AM
People are using AI to make expensive computer programs free. This could change everything
#Tech #AI #ReverseEngineering #OpenSource #FreeSoftware #DigitalRights #Microsoft #Adobe #BigTech #Internet #Software #The14Media
the-14.com/people-are-u...
#Tech #AI #ReverseEngineering #OpenSource #FreeSoftware #DigitalRights #Microsoft #Adobe #BigTech #Internet #Software #The14Media
the-14.com/people-are-u...