#communityowned — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #communityowned, aggregated by home.social.
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#scotland this gathering is for you! Summer gathering in #UniversalHall #ecovillageFindhorn 730pm BST and livestream. Proceeds support the greening of this iconic venue which is now #communityowned tickets here: https://events.humanitix.com/summer-gathering-findhorn-2026
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#scotland this gathering is for you! Summer gathering in #UniversalHall #ecovillageFindhorn 730pm BST and livestream. Proceeds support the greening of this iconic venue which is now #communityowned tickets here: https://events.humanitix.com/summer-gathering-findhorn-2026
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Alternative platforms protect communities & events from corporate control, data mining, & algorithmic bias. It’s time to reclaim digital spaces!
https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/social-media-2/2025/02/alternative-platforms
#AlternativePlatforms #fediverse #CommunityOwned #events #community
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Alternative platforms protect communities & events from corporate control, data mining, & algorithmic bias. It’s time to reclaim digital spaces!
https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/social-media-2/2025/02/alternative-platforms
#AlternativePlatforms #fediverse #CommunityOwned #events #community
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Fantastic! A free open-source community-owned alternative to Meetup! ⬇️
#meetupdotcom #opensourcealternatives #opensourcealternative #openmeet #meetup #communityowned
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Fantastic! A free open-source community-owned alternative to Meetup! ⬇️
#meetupdotcom #opensourcealternatives #opensourcealternative #openmeet #meetup #communityowned
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“May the story of the tomb and the eagles continue to soar”
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“May the story of the tomb and the eagles continue to soar”
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REC was not building fiber to generate profit for distant shareholders. They were doing it because their member-owners demanded better connectivity, and the cooperative had both the financial health and the community mandate to deliver. Every decision traced back to the same question: Does this serve our members?
#cooperativeModel #communityOwned #PuertoRico #Virginiahttps://newsismybusiness.com/analysis-co-op-model-could-reshape-puerto-rico-power/
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REC was not building fiber to generate profit for distant shareholders. They were doing it because their member-owners demanded better connectivity, and the cooperative had both the financial health and the community mandate to deliver. Every decision traced back to the same question: Does this serve our members?
#cooperativeModel #communityOwned #PuertoRico #Virginiahttps://newsismybusiness.com/analysis-co-op-model-could-reshape-puerto-rico-power/
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This is very cool.
I know nothing about Spirit Airlines, but I'm wondering if this could serve as a template for how to very quickly get the idea of community ownership into public discussion when community assets of any scale shut down.
Non-binding pledges, but informative and quite detailed - could help with the rapid response that is often required with these things.
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This is very cool.
I know nothing about Spirit Airlines, but I'm wondering if this could serve as a template for how to very quickly get the idea of community ownership into public discussion when community assets of any scale shut down.
Non-binding pledges, but informative and quite detailed - could help with the rapid response that is often required with these things.
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Alternative platforms protect communities & events from corporate control, data mining, & algorithmic bias. It’s time to reclaim digital spaces!
https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/social-media-2/2025/02/alternative-platforms
#AlternativePlatforms #fediverse #CommunityOwned #events #community
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Alternative platforms protect communities & events from corporate control, data mining, & algorithmic bias. It’s time to reclaim digital spaces!
https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/social-media-2/2025/02/alternative-platforms
#AlternativePlatforms #fediverse #CommunityOwned #events #community
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"There are many different understandings of what a #communityowned #datacentre is. In terms of governance, ownership and customer in- or exclusion." - @[email protected] researcher at the @[email protected]
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"There are many different understandings of what a #communityowned #datacentre is. In terms of governance, ownership and customer in- or exclusion." - @[email protected] researcher at the @[email protected]
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The #Nextcloud server for the Federated Video Co-op Initiative is now fully online.
This marks a major step toward building the kind of organization we set out to create.
From the beginning, the core requirement was clear. Our infrastructure has to be open source. It cannot rely on Microsoft or Google. It cannot depend on any service with vendor lock-in. And it must be hosted entirely in Canada from top to bottom. That meant choosing a platform we can operate ourselves on Canadian hardware under Canadian law with no hidden dependencies. Nextcloud fits that mandate perfectly.
Here’s what this entails:
Nextcloud now serves as the central home for our governance work, documentation, file storage, onboarding, collaboration, project management, and video conferencing. It also includes an excellent email client.
For communication, we are currently testing Nextcloud Talk. At first glance it covers most of our needs. If it ends up falling short, Mattermost is our fallback option. Regardless of where we land for chat, Nextcloud remains the backbone for everything else.
One important clarification. The Signal group chat will not be retired. It continues to serve an important role for quick coordination and informal updates. Nextcloud is the system of record. Signal remains the fast lane for day-to-day back-and-forth.
Everyone who volunteers on an advisory basis will receive a Nextcloud account. These seats are free during the testing period. After three months, there will be a $5/month hosting cost per seat. This keeps the service sustainable and fully operated on Canadian infrastructure rather than relying on the large US tech stacks we are deliberately avoiding.
Most documents within Nextcloud will be made public once finalized. Exceptions will be limited to privacy and monetary matters. For transparency, we now have an open directory where the community can see our publicly viewable documents as they evolve:
https://cloud.fedeo.org/s/Wdt8LDMaE64gaXF
Now that the server is up and running, email updates will resume.
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The #Nextcloud server for the Federated Video Co-op Initiative is now fully online.
This marks a major step toward building the kind of organization we set out to create.
From the beginning, the core requirement was clear. Our infrastructure has to be open source. It cannot rely on Microsoft or Google. It cannot depend on any service with vendor lock-in. And it must be hosted entirely in Canada from top to bottom. That meant choosing a platform we can operate ourselves on Canadian hardware under Canadian law with no hidden dependencies. Nextcloud fits that mandate perfectly.
Here’s what this entails:
Nextcloud now serves as the central home for our governance work, documentation, file storage, onboarding, collaboration, project management, and video conferencing. It also includes an excellent email client.
For communication, we are currently testing Nextcloud Talk. At first glance it covers most of our needs. If it ends up falling short, Mattermost is our fallback option. Regardless of where we land for chat, Nextcloud remains the backbone for everything else.
One important clarification. The Signal group chat will not be retired. It continues to serve an important role for quick coordination and informal updates. Nextcloud is the system of record. Signal remains the fast lane for day-to-day back-and-forth.
Everyone who volunteers on an advisory basis will receive a Nextcloud account. These seats are free during the testing period. After three months, there will be a $5/month hosting cost per seat. This keeps the service sustainable and fully operated on Canadian infrastructure rather than relying on the large US tech stacks we are deliberately avoiding.
Most documents within Nextcloud will be made public once finalized. Exceptions will be limited to privacy and monetary matters. For transparency, we now have an open directory where the community can see our publicly viewable documents as they evolve:
https://cloud.fedeo.org/s/Wdt8LDMaE64gaXF
Now that the server is up and running, email updates will resume.
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#Solarpunk: A Deep Dive into the Cultural Revolution #Reimagining Our Future
The Philosophy Behind the Movement: More Than Just #SolarPanels
Solarpunk represents not just an aesthetic or literary movement, but a comprehensive framework for reimagining human civilization. Its strength lies in combining practical technical solutions with radical social and cultural innovation, while remaining grounded in ecological reality and human needs. As we face cascading environmental and social crises, Solarpunk offers not just hope, but a practical pathway forward that is both revolutionary and achievable.
by NickyCammarata
Nov 24, 2024Excerpts: "While mainstream coverage often focuses on Solarpunk’s aesthetic elements, the movement represents a fundamental reimagining of human civilization’s relationship with technology, nature, and itself. At its core, Solarpunk challenges the dominant narratives of both techno-optimism and eco-pessimism, proposing instead a radical middle path that embraces both technological advancement and ecological wisdom.
#Decolonial Roots and #Indigenous Influence
"Often overlooked in basic Solarpunk discussions is the movement’s deep connection to #IndigenousKnowledge systems and decolonial thinking. Many Solarpunk principles mirror traditional ecological practices:
- The concept of “#SeventhGeneration” decision-making from #Haudenosaunee philosophy
- #AustralianAboriginal practices of landscape management and fire ecology
- #Andean concepts of “#BuenVivir” (good living) that emphasize harmony between human communities and natural systems
- Traditional #Asian #agricultural practices that create #ClosedLoop systemsThe Political Economy of Solarpunk
Beyond #GreenCapitalism"Solarpunk explicitly rejects the notion that market forces alone can address environmental challenges. Instead, it proposes alternative economic models:
- Commons-based peer production
- Gift economies for local exchange
- Circular economic systems that eliminate waste
- Democratic ownership of key infrastructure
- Time banking and alternative currencies
- #Degrowth economics in overdeveloped regions
#TechnologicalSovereignty"Unlike techno-utopian visions that centralize control in #corporate hands, Solarpunk advocates for:
- #OpenSource technology development
- #CommunityOwned and maintained infrastructure
- Appropriate technology scaled to local needs
- #RightToRepair and modify equipment
- Distributed manufacturing through #makerspaces
- Knowledge sharing networks independent of #corporate control"#SolarPunkSunday #PostCapitalism #Capitalism #CircularEconomy #SmallScale #BuildingCommunity #SustainableAgriculture
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#Solarpunk: A Deep Dive into the Cultural Revolution #Reimagining Our Future
The Philosophy Behind the Movement: More Than Just #SolarPanels
Solarpunk represents not just an aesthetic or literary movement, but a comprehensive framework for reimagining human civilization. Its strength lies in combining practical technical solutions with radical social and cultural innovation, while remaining grounded in ecological reality and human needs. As we face cascading environmental and social crises, Solarpunk offers not just hope, but a practical pathway forward that is both revolutionary and achievable.
by NickyCammarata
Nov 24, 2024Excerpts: "While mainstream coverage often focuses on Solarpunk’s aesthetic elements, the movement represents a fundamental reimagining of human civilization’s relationship with technology, nature, and itself. At its core, Solarpunk challenges the dominant narratives of both techno-optimism and eco-pessimism, proposing instead a radical middle path that embraces both technological advancement and ecological wisdom.
#Decolonial Roots and #Indigenous Influence
"Often overlooked in basic Solarpunk discussions is the movement’s deep connection to #IndigenousKnowledge systems and decolonial thinking. Many Solarpunk principles mirror traditional ecological practices:
- The concept of “#SeventhGeneration” decision-making from #Haudenosaunee philosophy
- #AustralianAboriginal practices of landscape management and fire ecology
- #Andean concepts of “#BuenVivir” (good living) that emphasize harmony between human communities and natural systems
- Traditional #Asian #agricultural practices that create #ClosedLoop systemsThe Political Economy of Solarpunk
Beyond #GreenCapitalism"Solarpunk explicitly rejects the notion that market forces alone can address environmental challenges. Instead, it proposes alternative economic models:
- Commons-based peer production
- Gift economies for local exchange
- Circular economic systems that eliminate waste
- Democratic ownership of key infrastructure
- Time banking and alternative currencies
- #Degrowth economics in overdeveloped regions
#TechnologicalSovereignty"Unlike techno-utopian visions that centralize control in #corporate hands, Solarpunk advocates for:
- #OpenSource technology development
- #CommunityOwned and maintained infrastructure
- Appropriate technology scaled to local needs
- #RightToRepair and modify equipment
- Distributed manufacturing through #makerspaces
- Knowledge sharing networks independent of #corporate control"#SolarPunkSunday #PostCapitalism #Capitalism #CircularEconomy #SmallScale #BuildingCommunity #SustainableAgriculture
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Alternative platforms protect communities & events from corporate control, data mining, & algorithmic bias. It’s time to reclaim digital spaces!
https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/social-media-2/2025/02/alternative-platforms
#AlternativePlatforms #fediverse #CommunityOwned #events #community
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Alternative platforms protect communities & events from corporate control, data mining, & algorithmic bias. It’s time to reclaim digital spaces!
https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/social-media-2/2025/02/alternative-platforms
#AlternativePlatforms #fediverse #CommunityOwned #events #community
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Well, good thing #EcoMaine is #CommunityOwned. We have a say in their practices and they are improving recycling and teaming with #GarbageToGarden programs. Many of their communities have been very impressed with their services, and how they listen to public feedback! @MatthewToadAgain @keelan
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Well, good thing #EcoMaine is #CommunityOwned. We have a say in their practices and they are improving recycling and teaming with #GarbageToGarden programs. Many of their communities have been very impressed with their services, and how they listen to public feedback! @MatthewToadAgain @keelan
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So, I caught a glimpse of #EcoMaine's new recycling facility, which has been completed. The new imaging technology will help separate recyclables even faster and more efficiently! Pretty cool stuff!
#Ecomaine plans $25 million #recycling center upgrade
#MainePublic | By Peter McGuire
Published September 9, 2024"One of Maine’s largest recyclers is planning a multi-million dollar upgrade of its Portland plant in anticipation of handling more cardboard and other household waste.
"Ecomaine, a #CommunityOwned corporation, plans to spend up to $25.2 million on state-of-the-art sorting equipment at a new recycling plant near its Portland headquarters.
"CEO Kevin Roche said the new automated sorting machines use #ImagingTechnology to separate mixed recycling such as paper, cardboard, plastic, glass and aluminum.
"The equipment will replace the company's current machines, installed around 2006.
"Back then, newsprint made up most of the recycling ecomaine handled, according to Roche. With a boom in online shopping and home delivery, however, cardboard has become the top material it handles.
" 'Paper packing has really taken over the recycling bin, so we need a new design and plus the new system is nearly 20 years old,' Roche said.
"The market for recyclables has rebounded from a slump after China stopped accepting most U.S. solid waste about seven years ago.
"American companies retrofitted mills to process used cardboard into more packaging material, boosting domestic demand, Roche said.
"But local policy is also likely to increase the amount of material ecomaine handles, he added.
"Maine regulators are finalizing requirements that producers pay for the cost of disposing #packaging waste. The extended producer responsibility program would reimburse towns and cities for their recycling programs.
"With that policy in place, Roche said that more communities will likely expand programs or revive abandoned recycling rather than 'leave money on the table.'
" 'So that in concert with public outcry for more recycling and more recovery, those two things are going to go hand in hand and I think, expand recycling programs,' Roche said.
"The company hopes its expansion will allow it to add more member communities that own and send waste to the Portland facility.
"Ecomaine plans to borrow $35.5 million through a bond issue for the recycling upgrade and a landfill expansion. Adding more landfill space will give the company seven more years to store ash from its waste-to-energy [#WTE] plant, according to the company.
"The public corporation is owned by a collection of towns and cities in southern Maine. It serves about 73 communities statewide."
Source:
https://www.mainepublic.org/climate/2024-09-09/ecomaine-plans-25-million-recycling-center-upgrade#SolarPunkSunday #Recycle #TrashToEnergy #FoodWasteComposting #GarbageToGarden #Maine
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So, I caught a glimpse of #EcoMaine's new recycling facility, which has been completed. The new imaging technology will help separate recyclables even faster and more efficiently! Pretty cool stuff!
#Ecomaine plans $25 million #recycling center upgrade
#MainePublic | By Peter McGuire
Published September 9, 2024"One of Maine’s largest recyclers is planning a multi-million dollar upgrade of its Portland plant in anticipation of handling more cardboard and other household waste.
"Ecomaine, a #CommunityOwned corporation, plans to spend up to $25.2 million on state-of-the-art sorting equipment at a new recycling plant near its Portland headquarters.
"CEO Kevin Roche said the new automated sorting machines use #ImagingTechnology to separate mixed recycling such as paper, cardboard, plastic, glass and aluminum.
"The equipment will replace the company's current machines, installed around 2006.
"Back then, newsprint made up most of the recycling ecomaine handled, according to Roche. With a boom in online shopping and home delivery, however, cardboard has become the top material it handles.
" 'Paper packing has really taken over the recycling bin, so we need a new design and plus the new system is nearly 20 years old,' Roche said.
"The market for recyclables has rebounded from a slump after China stopped accepting most U.S. solid waste about seven years ago.
"American companies retrofitted mills to process used cardboard into more packaging material, boosting domestic demand, Roche said.
"But local policy is also likely to increase the amount of material ecomaine handles, he added.
"Maine regulators are finalizing requirements that producers pay for the cost of disposing #packaging waste. The extended producer responsibility program would reimburse towns and cities for their recycling programs.
"With that policy in place, Roche said that more communities will likely expand programs or revive abandoned recycling rather than 'leave money on the table.'
" 'So that in concert with public outcry for more recycling and more recovery, those two things are going to go hand in hand and I think, expand recycling programs,' Roche said.
"The company hopes its expansion will allow it to add more member communities that own and send waste to the Portland facility.
"Ecomaine plans to borrow $35.5 million through a bond issue for the recycling upgrade and a landfill expansion. Adding more landfill space will give the company seven more years to store ash from its waste-to-energy [#WTE] plant, according to the company.
"The public corporation is owned by a collection of towns and cities in southern Maine. It serves about 73 communities statewide."
Source:
https://www.mainepublic.org/climate/2024-09-09/ecomaine-plans-25-million-recycling-center-upgrade#SolarPunkSunday #Recycle #TrashToEnergy #FoodWasteComposting #GarbageToGarden #Maine
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Alternative platforms protect communities & events from corporate control, data mining, & algorithmic bias. It’s time to reclaim digital spaces!
https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/social-media-2/2025/02/alternative-platforms
#AlternativePlatforms #fediverse #CommunityOwned #events #community
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Alternative platforms protect communities & events from corporate control, data mining, & algorithmic bias. It’s time to reclaim digital spaces!
https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/social-media-2/2025/02/alternative-platforms
#AlternativePlatforms #fediverse #CommunityOwned #events #community
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Alternative platforms protect communities & events from corporate control, data mining, & algorithmic bias. It’s time to reclaim digital spaces!
#AlternativePlatforms #fediverse #CommunityOwned #events #community #post
https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/social-media-2/2025/02/alternative-platforms
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Alternative platforms protect communities & events from corporate control, data mining, & algorithmic bias. It’s time to reclaim digital spaces!
#AlternativePlatforms #fediverse #CommunityOwned #events #community #post
https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/social-media-2/2025/02/alternative-platforms
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Alternative platforms protect communities & events from corporate control, data mining, & algorithmic bias. It’s time to reclaim digital spaces!
#AlternativePlatforms #fediverse #CommunityOwned #events #community
https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/social-media-2/2025/02/alternative-platforms
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Alternative platforms protect communities & events from corporate control, data mining, & algorithmic bias. It’s time to reclaim digital spaces!
#AlternativePlatforms #fediverse #CommunityOwned #events #community
https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/social-media-2/2025/02/alternative-platforms
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Alternative platforms protect communities & events from corporate control, data mining, & algorithmic bias. It’s time to reclaim digital spaces!
https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/social-media-2/2025/02/alternative-platforms
#AlternativePlatforms #fediverse #CommunityOwned #events #community #newpost
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Alternative platforms protect communities & events from corporate control, data mining, & algorithmic bias. It’s time to reclaim digital spaces!
https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/social-media-2/2025/02/alternative-platforms
#AlternativePlatforms #fediverse #CommunityOwned #events #community #newpost
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Alternative platforms protect communities & events from corporate control, data mining, & algorithmic bias. It’s time to reclaim digital spaces!
#AlternativePlatforms #fediverse #CommunityOwned #events #community #newpost
https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/social-media-2/2025/02/alternative-platforms
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Alternative platforms protect communities & events from corporate control, data mining, & algorithmic bias. It’s time to reclaim digital spaces!
#AlternativePlatforms #fediverse #CommunityOwned #events #community #newpost
https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/social-media-2/2025/02/alternative-platforms
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Alternative platforms protect communities & events from corporate control, data mining, & algorithmic bias. It’s time to reclaim digital spaces!
https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/social-media-2/2025/02/alternative-platforms
#newpost #AlternativePlatforms #fediverse #CommunityOwned #events #community
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Alternative platforms protect communities & events from corporate control, data mining, & algorithmic bias. It’s time to reclaim digital spaces!
https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/social-media-2/2025/02/alternative-platforms
#newpost #AlternativePlatforms #fediverse #CommunityOwned #events #community
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Alternative platforms protect communities & events from corporate control, data mining, & algorithmic bias. It’s time to reclaim digital spaces!
https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/social-media-2/2025/02/alternative-platforms
#AlternativePlatforms #fediverse #CommunityOwned #events #community
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Alternative platforms protect communities & events from corporate control, data mining, & algorithmic bias. It’s time to reclaim digital spaces!
https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/social-media-2/2025/02/alternative-platforms
#AlternativePlatforms #fediverse #CommunityOwned #events #community
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Alternative platforms protect communities & events from corporate control, data mining, & algorithmic bias. It’s time to reclaim digital spaces!
#newpost #AlternativePlatforms #fediverse #CommunityOwned #events #community
https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/social-media-2/2025/02/alternative-platforms
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Alternative platforms protect communities & events from corporate control, data mining, & algorithmic bias. It’s time to reclaim digital spaces!
#newpost #AlternativePlatforms #fediverse #CommunityOwned #events #community
https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/social-media-2/2025/02/alternative-platforms
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Excited to share my latest piece on Mastodon's transformation to non-profit status. This isn't just another tech reorganization - it's a bold move toward true community ownership of social spaces. No billionaire overlords, no corporate games, just people-powered social media.
#Mastodon #SocialMedia #DigitalRights #Fediverse #TechNews #CommunityOwned
