In these uncertain times, it’s crucial to recognize the role of whistleblowers in exposing the truth. From Theranos to Facebook, Uber, Google and OpenAI, their courage has uncovered critical issues within the tech industry.
Whistleblowers will remain essential in holding Big Tech and governments accountable and protecting them is more important than ever.
#Whistleblower #bigtech #SXSW2025 #ai #tech #accountability #publicinterest #techaccountability #techwhistleblower
@mike's terrific fireside chat with @molly0xfff on digital sovereignty, aka technological self-determination (taking control of your digital life and data), is up on the SXSW site. Don’t sleep on this talk, especially if you’re a writer or other kind of creator. With plenty of high-quality Q&A too, one person in the audience said it was “worth the badge.”
https://schedule.sxsw.com/2025/events/PP147154
(We’re working on getting all the panels and talks from the #FediverseHouse edited and posted. We’ll be back when they’re up.)
Was mich hier echt bedrückt, ist die Abwesenheit von Diskussionen um die US-Politik auf den großen Bühnen. Auf der SXSW wird in jeder zweiten Session die Zukunft vorhergesagt. Wie geht das ohne den Faschismus mit in die Rechnung zu nehmen? Hier sind jede Menge wirklich etablierte bekannte Leute, die Einfluss hätten - wenn sie ihn nutzen würden. Hier habe ich gelernt, wieso sie es nicht tun. Und das ist frustrierend. Hier mein aktueller Text dazu.
https://www.zeit.de/digital/2025-03/sxsw-2025-tech-konferenz-austin-usa-donald-trump
Be still my beating heart! New @pluralistic stan over here. 
The man is seriously brilliant and I could listen to him all day. Can't wait to get the recording of his talk out into the world. #FediverseHouse #fediversehouse2025 #sxsw #sxsw2025
Casino el Camino still rocks
Sometimes I miss working downtown
sometimes
Introducing @surf Blue Wave beta with @mike at #sxsw2025. Sign up on the waitlist and use referral code SXSW to get faster access! #fediversehouse
Networking, but ON THE MOON at #sxsw2025
That's a wrap on Day 1 at #FediverseHouse. Thanks so much to all who joined Flipboard and @surf to talk all things fediverse and open social. Here's tomorrow's program — among others, @mike, @miaq and the team will be talking to Rose Wang (Bluesky), Leila Brillson (The Onion), @jasonkoebler and @samleecole (@404mediaco), @oconnell (@TexasObserver) and @pluralistic. Were you at Fediverse House today? Tell us in the comments about the most interesting conversations you heard or participated in!
“Make your home on the open social web and we’ll build around you.” @evan talks about protocols working together so users can use any service they want. #fediversehouse #sxsw2025
Found the Fediverse at #sxsw! Great opening of the Fediverse House by @molly0xfff making clear that we are facing existential threats thanks to big tech and that we need a web that serves people not profit.
We’ve got a great conversation lined up for Monday morning at the #FediverseHouse. Mastodon’s @andypiper, Bluesky’s Rose Wang, and The Onion’s Leila Brillson discuss building, growing and sustaining meaningful communities in 2025. (Hint: it involves real human interaction on the social web.) RSVP: https://lu.ma/dvfp9lri #SXSW #sxsw2025 #austin #community
now, an \0x27 in this URL feels like a crime against polite society.
https://www.classy.org/event/creative-commons'-open-house-for-an-open-future/e663144
Neat
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/G0v_movement
at an open house with these folks right now at #sxsw2025
more: https://www.classy.org/event/creative-commons'-open-house-for-an-open-future/e663144
Digital community-building is on the agenda at #SXSW2025!
New_ Public Co-Director Deepti Doshi joins a panel to share her hands-on experience building digital tools that foster more democratic online spaces.
Catch Innovating Democracy: New Ways to Power the People on Monday at 4pm CST!
@newyorktimes's veteran tech reporter @Markoff interviewed some of #TeamFediverse including @Gargron, @reckless1280 and our CEO @mike for a feature on the rise of decentralized social media. “It goes back to the original principles where the internet started out as decentralized,” Eugen Rochko told Markoff. Here's the full story [may be paywalled].
We're so excited to develop these conversations further at SXSW this weekend — check out the itinerary and sign up to join us at #FediverseHouse at the second link.
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