"Twitter’s demise & Threads’ launch open a window of opportunity for building more robust #DigitalPublicSpaces.
…we need to ensure that public institutions and civic initiatives invest in their own self-managed infrastructure.
As long as we make sure that all these services are interoperable, this is a massive improvement over the current situation where public institutions are completely dependent on a small number of increasingly unreliable commercial platforms."
@paulk
https://openfuture.eu/blog/the-launch-of-threads-is-an-opportunity-for-public-institutions-to-embrace-the-fediverse/

Of course, #Snap's behaviour here only emphasises the immense power centralised #platforms like #Snapchat, #Facebook, and #Instagram have over our public and political debates and how they can invisibly manipulate them (with our without cooperation of the government).

And why we need things like the #Fediverse to take back control of our digital public spaces. #DigitalPublicSpaces
CC @newsroom

We're almost at the end of #pubconf2023, with an amazing keynote of @elipariser.

You can watch it live on PeerTube: https://video.publicspaces.net/w/tXsKWoSwKhetaWW28dhhNv

Eli is talking about #democracy, #ComminityStewards, #DigitalPublicSpaces and #IntersectionalModeration!

Great to see the work @OpenFutureEU and @commonsnetwork did on generative #interoperability and #digitalpublicspaces reflected in this excellent @ApacheMagazine piece on the #fediverse (Only available in flemish and in print at well sorted newsstands in🇧🇪)

#introduction

Hello world! I’m an urbanist from Singapore whose interest is in the human dimension of the built environment. An architect by training, I used to run a #placemaking consultancy, was festival director of Archifest, and also an educator. Now, I’m a researcher at a think-tank about cities.

I am currently curious about: #socialBehaviouralScience #rejuvenation #regenerativeCities #artsAndCulture #heritage #communitypartnerships #digitalPublicSpaces

See you around the #fediverse