Iain McKellen portrays Thomas Moore: "This is the Strangers case, and this your mountainish inhumanity"

https://youtube.com/shorts/O7fAxCjZnIU?si=uh3jF6lIwaFHds_2

I'm a little behind in my podcasts, but here's an excellent speech from @pluralistic on the opportunity Trump has given the world to break free from American tech.

Well worth a listen!

The Post-American Internet (39C3, Hamburg, Dec 28) | Cory Doctorow's craphound.com
https://craphound.com/news/2026/01/01/the-post-american-internet-39c3-hamburg-dec-28/

#enshittification #PostAmericanInternet

Meta's own researchers flagged concerns about Instagram's effects on adolescent body image and mental health. Internal communications compared the platform's operation to pushing drugs and gambling. Now those documents are central to a product liability case that could reshape social media.
https://theconversation.com/how-instagram-addictiveness-lawsuit-could-reshape-social-media-platform-design-meets-product-liability-277066

Rutger Bregman on the BBC censoring his Reith Lecture: https://youtube.com/shorts/ZHhbbyiVmBc?si=0gPPKkvdflXvoUvN

DR Congo mine landslide death toll tops 200: government
https://www.africanews.com/2026/03/04/dr-congo-mine-landslide-death-toll-tops-200-government/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

Posted into Africanews @africanews-euronews

Spain's Pedro Sánchez hits back at Trump threat to sever trade saying 'no to war' - BBC News https://share.google/8nH0gukD9KmBpJPkT

The data from your Meta Ray Bans is used to train Meta's AI, which most people don't understand means that humans are looking at the most intimate details of their lives. https://www.svd.se/a/K8nrV4/metas-ai-smart-glasses-and-data-privacy-concerns-workers-say-we-see-everything

Why Europe needs a payment system independent of Mastercard and Visa
https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/03/04/why-europe-needs-a-payment-system-independent-of-mastercard-and-visa?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

Posted into Europe News @europe-news-euronews

🇦🇹 XWiki at the @nextcloud Enterprise Day Vienna, March 24

At 13:45, Clément Aubin joins Birthe Lindenthal (OpenProject) to discuss:

“Beyond Jira and Confluence: European digital sovereignty & control.”

This is about governance, compliance, and building collaboration stacks that remain portable and self-hostable.

If you’re in Vienna, join the conversation.
#OpenSource #news #event #nextcloud

What should be the next priority for digital sovereignty in the EU?

We have plenty of reasons to be proud lately. One of them: Nextcloud has been recognized as a Digital Public Good. 💪

This recognition belongs to our entire community and reflects our ongoing commitment to digital freedom and sustainability.

Read more on our blog: 👉 https://nextcloud.com/blog/nextcloud-recognized-as-a-digital-public-good/

I don't want a city on Mars.
I don't want AI in every app.
I don't want data centres in space.

I want clean water.
I want a stable climate.
I want bees to survive.

My experience of the #fediverse :

Year 1 (2023):
It feels a little lonely as 99% of my friends stayed on Big Tech platforms.

Year 2 (2024):
I start a blog - #TheFutureIsFederated - to explain the fediverse to "normies"... and I make a lot of new (techie) friends.

Year 3 (2025):
My techie friends encourage me to start self-hosting with #YunoHost... and I do! (GoToSocial, PeerTube, NextCloud...) I LOVE it.

Year 4 (2026):
I plan to buy a Heltec to try out off-grid mesh radio communication 💁‍♀️

Keep The Kyiv Independent Running: The Kyiv Independent is Ukraine’s fastest-growing English-language media outlet, created in November 2021, just three months before the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine https://gofund.me/5830edd93

#theBeeAt3
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.

# 270

5 of the 22 species of #bumblebee found in #Alaska are tundra habitat specialists. These hardy #bees have thrived in territories that are harsh even by Alaskan standards but now may face problems due to climate breakdown.
🐝🏔️
#nature
#biodiversity
#worldbeesanctuary
#wildlife #insects
#vegan #Trump #environment
#organic #science #education

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I'm tired boss

FTA: "Proton's research sought the views of people in the UK, France, and Germany. 80% of French respondents believed Europe is dependent on US tech, alongside 65% of Germans and 74% of the UK"

73% of Europeans believe they are too reliant on US tech – so here are some privacy-focused alternatives | Tom's Guide https://share.google/CMIJV6nYWTlhYs3Ls

The Silicon Mirage: A summary of all the preceding videos in this thread.

The Tech Industry promised Abundance, Connection and Intelligence. It delivered Extraction, Surveillance and a religion that requires blind faith.

https://youtu.be/C8i99sVsiGk?si=IkCPAdLCbEOVMA28

The Algorithmic Caste System: Rise of the Useless Class

The feudal hierarchy used to be brutal, but at least it was visible. In the new order, the chains are algorithmic. Recognize the project of techno-feudalism, and disengage, revolt, boycott, and divest. Support alternative decentralized platforms (like Mastodon) and encourage others to do the same.

https://youtu.be/v6csF6feBhk?si=spvYwkNY0oqxv7gM

The Economics of Belief: The Valuation of Open AI

When the investment thesis requires faith rather than evidence, you aren't an investor; you're a congregant

On Effective Accelerationist beliefs driving the AI 'bubble', and why it isn't popping in the way the evidence against it should suggest

https://youtu.be/ju1nwFiGJ4w?si=0YdxWJ3-nrZGcGmP