You were asking about international efforts at digital autonomy - University of Groningen (Netherlands) is working on it.
This happened to come across my feed because I'm subscribed to #Groningen.
(I was born there, still feels a bit like home)
#socialsovereignty — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #socialsovereignty, aggregated by home.social.
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No, but: I don't know of any actual organized work being done to encourage sovereignty, neither social nor digital, but there are lots of individual people and organizations who want to keep their social networks and data from crossing the border. Although the small social justice groups that need it most are oblivious.
I've heard encouraging words from the federal government, but they continue to use US owned services and US located companies.
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European Social Sovereignty
We're proud to have been involved in organizing and supporting the european.social effort to promote European social sovereignty. Digital independence is an important topic for policymakers worldwide; local control of social network platforms needs as much if not more attention. Working with our fellow signatories, we think the European Social Stack declaration provides a framework for giving Europeans control over their social networks while staying fully connected to the rest of the world. […]https://socialwebfoundation.org/2026/06/05/european-social-sovereignty/
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The "AI for All" strategy must include support for Canadians controlling their own social data. #AI #Canada #SocialSovereignty
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Very disappointing news from #Brussels today about the Tech Sovereignty Package
"It is pretty clear that #Tech #Sovereignty for #Europe does not actually mean social networking sovereignty in any meaningful sense, judging by how the #EC is allocating the money."
https://connectedplaces.online/reports/fr165-fediverse-news-for-may-2026/
#digitalpolicy #social #opensocialweb #fediverse #socialsovereignty #TechSovereignty #SovereigntyPackage
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🇨🇦 I'm in #Vancouver for #AtmosphereConf
I will be speaking on Saturday within the #media & civics track about #digital #sovereignty and our 🇪🇺 experiences
Open #protocols based #social #networks are out there so we can achieve #socialsovereignty as important building blocks for our public digital #infrastructure ✨
I'm thankful to @wearenew_public who not only make my talk possible but also hosting the #open social awards which will be presented at @publicspaces conferences
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Openness, transparency and reach: three reasons why public institutions should embrace the Fediverse
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https://poliverso.org/display/52acf9cd-d334a2432301ba2e-0701eac8📝 New post 🚀"Openness, transparency and reach: three reasons why public institutions should embrace the Fediverse"🔗 : blog.elenarossini.com/openness…mentioning @europeanspodcast @haubles @aral @Gargron @tferrer @rstockm @samvie @EUCommission#SocialMedia #FOSS #DigitalSovereignty #SocialSovereignty
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RE: https://mastodon.social/@_elena/116238453716406471
"Public institutions are funded by taxpayers' money: their communications serve public interests and should be open to all - without the need of creating social media accounts on proprietary, for-profit closed systems. This is especially salient for European governmental communications: isn’t it absurd that they would require social media accounts owned and run by U.S. based companies?"
#SocialMedia #FOSS #DigitalSovereignty #SocialSovereignty #policy #BigTech #Fediverse #RSS #SocialWeb
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📝 New post 🚀
"Openness, transparency and reach: three reasons why public institutions should embrace the Fediverse"
mentioning @europeanspodcast @haubles @aral @Gargron @tferrer @rstockm @samvie @EUCommission
#SocialMedia #FOSS #DigitalSovereignty #SocialSovereignty #policy #BigTech #Fediverse #TheFutureIsFederated #RSS #SocialWeb
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Is AI just a "slot machine" for random content, or is it a digital prosthetic for the neurodivergent mind? My latest essay explores how I use AI as a shield to protect my dignity and survive in a world not built for me.
https://kalvin.my/the-slot-machine-and-the-shield-a-reflection-on-tools-survival-and-autonomy
#AI #Neurodiversity #Autism #Schizophrenia #DigitalProsthetic #HumaneTech #SocialSovereignty #Autonomy #TechEthics #InformationLiteracy #DisabilityRights #DigitalShield #SelfHosting #Sabah #Malaysia #Activism #DigitalSovereignty #ActivityPub
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[Opinion] Sovereignty was once exclusive to the powerful—governments, billionaires, and elites controlling the rules. Add "Social" and everything shifts.
https://kalvin.my/the-manifesto-of-social-sovereignty-beyond-the-elites
#SocialSovereignty #Fediverse #ActivityPub #DigitalRights #HumaneTech #Decentralisation #Web3 #InternetFreedom #DataSovereignty #Activism #SovereignRightToExit #DigitalColonialism #CommunityDefense #SelfHosting #Privacy #kalvin0x58c
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[Summary] Why Mastodon and the Fediverse are essential for "Social Sovereignty." We must reclaim our digital identities from centralised corporate control.
https://1312blogs.org/kalvin0x58c/the-world-needs-social-sovereignty-mastodon-blog
#SocialSovereignty #Mastodon #Fediverse #DigitalRights #HumaneTech #Decentralisation #InternetFreedom #DataSovereignty #Activism #OpenSource #TechEthics #CorporateControl #DigitalIdentity #SelfHosting #Privacy #Community #Web3 #Foss #kalvin0x58c #1312blogs
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Para nós, #SocialSovereignty também significa garantir que criadores, instituições públicas e comunidades consigam se sustentar fora das plataformas extrativas — não como usuários tolerados, mas como sujeitos políticos e econômicos.
Ver o Mastodon avançar para uma governança mais comunitária e afirmar a soberania social como direito nos anima muito.
Esperamos que experiências do Sul Global possam dialogar com esse momento do fediverso, ampliando o que ele pode ser.
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RE: https://mastodon.social/@Mastodon/115689198997943088
I’m proud to share my first blog as @Mastodon’s Community Director. Well the first one posted under my name at least 😉
Digital social networking is one of the most important threads in the fabric of our societies. Right now, we’re letting that thread be controlled by social media platforms that let advertisements for scams stay up because they’re profitable, and that use their algorithms to run human research experiments on us without our consent. That’s not the society I want.
“By making the news and truth contingent on advertising budgets we’ve created an environment where any narrative can win, as long as the storyteller is willing to pay. If we allow these conditions to continue, we will leave behind the voices that truly matter; the people and their public institutions. It is critical that those voices not be silenced forever. The promise of the #fediverse is the promise of a better way forward: free from ads and manipulative algorithms, a place built by and for people like you, where #SocialSovereignty is a right and not a privilege.”
In this thread, we asked folks to crowdsource a list of resources so you can find your local representative. Find them, contact them, and tell them this: if you care about a free and just future, and if you care about #DigitalSovereignty, you must leave X and join the fediverse.
