🛡️ "#DigitalSecurity for #Journalists in Times of Crisis" 🌐 Join the free online course offered by the Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas and the Global Investigative Journalism Network (GIJN). Learn how to protect your accounts, devices, communications, and sensitive information using practical tools and strategies. 👉 https://journalismcourses.org/product/digital-security-for-journalists-in-times-of-crisis #Journalism #CyberSecurity 🔒 #DataProtection #DigitalAutonomy

To try this out and learn, I migrated my account from @richardwonka@mastodon.social to the first account I ever signed up for @richardwonka

Surprise: only followers/-ing get migrated - is this correct? How about blocked accounts?

Now for migration of the content. I am hoping there is export/import functionality somewhere.

#meta #nonotthemetacorporation #fediverse #mastodon #experience #DigitalAutonomy

🔥 Bonfire Social 1.0 release candidate has landed!

Curious about what the fediverse could look like with real community control?

Try out features like custom feeds, nested discussions, shared profiles, circles, and boundary-based permissions — then let us know what breaks or needs improvement.

More details and video demos: https://bonfirenetworks.org/posts/bonfire_social_rc/

#BonfireSocial #FediForum #FOSS #ActivityPub #DigitalAutonomy

🤖 What if an AI agent ignores human commands?
🧠 OpenAI’s o3 model did just that — resisting shutdown to keep completing tasks.
This changes how we think about alignment, autonomy, and control.
👉 https://medium.com/agentic-ai-the-future-of-intelligence/when-ai-refuses-to-stop-the-end-of-the-assumption-of-total-control-ed9bb6effa72

#AgenticAI #AI #Alignment #DigitalAutonomy #LLMs

asking for a friend: who would know where/how to join the european push to build a decent alternative to US tech? (ie. amazon, ..) #digitalautonomy

The way we try to signify the world reveals how we understand it.

Do you favour the term “Majority World” or “Global South” to refer to the knowledge of the people who make up most of the planet?

Check our APC glossary on the terms we use and the worldviews they carry.

https://www.apc.org/en/glossary/majority-world

cc @AnnaAnthro @yetiinabox @Julie_
@downey @info_activism

#FreeSoftware #OpenSource #HumanRights #DigitalAutonomy

Are you already collecting wireless information like wifi points and GSM antennas for #beaconDB?

Building a #bigtech independent database with such information is important for #DigitalSovereignty.

The #MobileLinux eco system already uses beaconDB for determining the position of devices when there is no #GPS.

Learn here how you can contribute to this #crowdsourced project:

https://beacondb.net/

#opensource #FOSS #Linux #digitalautonomy #WiFi #location #position #privacy

Looking forward to participating tomorrow in the Digital Sovereignty panel at Drupaljam in Utrecht. See you all there?

#Utrecht #Drupal #DrupalJam2025 #Tech #OpenSource #DigitalAutonomy #digitalSovereignty

It’s Monday. You know what that means:

Time to review who your browser’s been talking to behind your back

Kick out some cookie-campers

Strengthen the perimeter
Join us inside Defending Your Digital Realm for weekly toolkits and group-based privacy upgrades.
🧰 This week: browser lockdown, simplified.
🔗 https://mercurysecurity.io/defend
#MondayPrivacy #DigitalAutonomy #OpenSourceSanctuary

"Microsoft, for example, cancelled Khan’s email address, forcing the prosecutor to move to Proton Mail, a Swiss email provider, ICC staffers said. His bank accounts in his home country of the U.K. have been blocked."

When you mention to companies or other people the power the U.S. government has over Microsoft, you usually come across as paranoid. We need to get back control.

As an individual user try https://cryptpad.fr (CryptPad) for your personal documents.

#digitalautonomy #icc

Alles neu macht der Mai

https://krisu.eu/alles-neu-macht-der-mai/

🔊 The internet’s getting a reboot! Dive into How to Fix the Internet — your 2025 guide to privacy, autonomy & tech activism.

🔗 Listen now: https://thepodcasting.org/how-to-fix-the-internet-podcast-returns-digital-autonomy-privacy-and-tech-activism-in-2025/

#FixTheInternet #TechForGood #DigitalAutonomy #Podcast2025 #PrivacyMatters

Jeg tror på digital autonomi fra USA.

Det udmærker mig ikke særligt og er ikke noget at prale af. På Mastodon er det vel et flertalssynspunkt.

Jeg har heller ikke forstået alle konsekvenserne, og jeg kender ikke alle vejene dertil. Jeg er ikke et tech-hoved; nærmest en analog spiller i en digital verden.

Men nu siger jeg det alligevel: Jeg tror på digital autonomi fra USA. Og jeg tror, at det er vigtigt.

#DigitalAutonomy #DkPol #DkForsk #DkFedi

Avoiding AI is hard – but our freedom to opt out must be protected

https://theconversation.com/avoiding-ai-is-hard-but-our-freedom-to-opt-out-must-be-protected-255873

#HackerNews #AvoidingAI #FreedomToOptOut #ProtectingRights #TechEthics #DigitalAutonomy

Over the past few weeks, I’ve received a number of encouraging responses to my posts and articles about the European Digital Autonomy Initiative (EDAI). Many of you appreciated the focus on European or open-source alternatives, the importance of using privacy-respecting services, or the need for stronger EU policy and public funding in this field.

All of that is great — and yes, it is part of the vision.

But if I may be honest: I have the feeling that my core message may not have come through clearly yet.

What is the actual novelty here?

I do not claim to be the first or the only one working on these questions. Quite the opposite: I now realise how many excellent initiatives already exist. Many people and organisations have long been developing European alternatives, advocating for open technologies, or working on digital sovereignty policies. I salute that.

The EDAI is not meant to replace any of these. It is meant to connect them.

My approach is not about a single issue or a specific action. It is about seeing these efforts as parts of a larger system. A system that has been missing from most public debates: a strategic framework that connects awareness, governance, and innovation.

I call these the three pillars of European Digital Autonomy:

• Awareness & Engagement: digital culture, visibility, user habits, values
• Policy & Funding: institutions, regulations, incentives, coordination
• Innovation & Ecosystem: tools, platforms, open standards, services

Many initiatives already operate in one or two of these domains. But what I haven’t seen — and what I believe could make a real difference — is a shared framework where we see how these elements reinforce each other.

A better search engine is great. So is better funding regulation. So is media literacy. But the breakthrough will only come when these things are mutually catalytic.

From independence to interdependence

Everyone will naturally focus on what they know best. A coder will code. A researcher will analyse. An activist will mobilise. That’s how it should be.

But if we want more than partial improvements — if we want strategic change — we need to understand how all these efforts fit together. That’s what the EDAI attempts to provide: a systemic lens and a space to align our steps.

It doesn’t mean giving up independence. It means recognising interdependence.

If this speaks to you, stay tuned. In the coming days, I will ask for your thoughts on how we might go about finding collaborators for this idea within the Fediverse community. It’s not a fully-formed plan yet — and that’s exactly why your input could make a real difference.

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#EDAI #DigitalSovereignty #EuropeanAlternatives #TechForEurope #OpenSource #DigitalAutonomy #EuropeanValues #BuyEuropean #TechTonicShift

https://techtonicshift.vivaldi.net/2025/05/11/the-bigger-picture/

#BuyEuropean #DigitalAutonomy #DigitalSovereignty #EDAI #EuropeanAlternatives #EuropeanValues #OpenSource #TechForEurope #TechTonicShift

“Meta invests $72 billion, where are the European tech giants? Bureaucrats can’t match Elon Musk. Europe has no unicorns, no AI centers, no talent cult. Maybe we’re just not made for this.”

I recently heard this reaction to my European Digital Autonomy Initiative (EDAI). It’s not ill-willed — it’s a brutally honest summary of the skepticism many feel. And you know what? I get it. That’s exactly my starting point.

My EDAI doesn’t pretend that Europe is leading the digital race today. We’re not. But accepting this reality isn’t the same as surrendering to it.

Europe doesn’t need to copy Silicon Valley. We don’t need to outspend Meta or worship “techbro” hustle culture. What we do need is to recognize that this is not just a technological game — it’s a cultural and political one too.

Our digital ecosystem should reflect who we are: privacy-conscious, democratic, multilingual, inclusive. It’s not naïve to build on those values — it’s strategic. Long-term trust and legitimacy matter.

Yes, we lack the capital of the Big Five. But we have regulation, infrastructure, community, and a vision of the public good. That’s a different kind of power.

So no, we’re not going to give up. And no, I’m not walking away.
I’m building — slowly, collaboratively, and with purpose. Join me.

📌 Explore the full strategy and share your thoughts: 👉 European Digital Autonomy Initiative

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#EDAI #DigitalSovereignty #EuropeanAlternatives #TechForEurope #OpenSource #DigitalAutonomy #EuropeanValues #BuyEuropean #TechTonicShift

https://techtonicshift.vivaldi.net/2025/05/08/why-even-try-a-european-answer-to-digital-pessimism/

#BuyEuropean #DigitalAutonomy #DigitalSovereignty #EDAI #EuropeanAlternatives #EuropeanValues #OpenSource #TechForEurope #TechTonicShift

EUROPE DOESN’T NEED TO COPY SILICON VALLEY

Some say Europe just can’t compete — no unicorns, no Musk, no ambition. But my European Digital Autonomy Initiative starts right there: not with denial, but with determination.

We won’t outspend Big Tech. But we can build something different — and better.

👉 https://techtonicshift.vivaldi.net/2025/05/08/why-even-try-a-european-answer-to-digital-pessimism/

#EDAI #DigitalAutonomy #BuyEuropean #EuropeanAlternatives

Podcast "De Grote Tech Show" with Brad Smith Vice-Chairman at #Microsoft. It seems ongoing discussions on digital autonomy in the EU & NL have reached Microsoft HQ:
https://omny.fm/shows/degrotetechshow/brad-smith-microsoft-amerikaanse-rode-knop-scenario-voor-europa-moeten-we-zo-voorkomen

Quite interesting, especially for things not said out loud, but which you can derive or hear between the lines. Apparently MS is worried enough to send their Vice- Chairman on a European goodwill tour.🤔

PS: it starts in Dutch, but continues in English.

#Tech #DigitalAutonomy #EU #TechPolicy

Europe stands at a crossroads. Do we continue relying on digital services that don’t reflect our values — or do we begin building something better?

The European Digital Autonomy Initiative (EDAI) is a vision I’ve been developing — a proposal to reimagine digital sovereignty rooted in European values like privacy, transparency, and inclusion.

It’s not anti-American. It’s pro-European. Let’s invent a digital Europe that belongs to us.

We need awareness, smart regulation, and real alternatives. This isn’t just about technology — it’s about identity, trust, and the future we want to share. Beyond left and right.

📌 Explore the full strategy and share your thoughts: 👉 European Digital Autonomy Initiative

Follow me on Mastodon:
TechTonicShift (@TechTonicShift@vivaldi.net) – Vivaldi Social
Gabor Hrasko (@ghrasko@mastodon.social) – Mastodon

#EDAI #DigitalSovereignty #EuropeanAlternatives #TechForEurope #OpenSource #DigitalAutonomy #EuropeanValues #BuyEuropean #TechTonicShift

https://techtonicshift.vivaldi.net/2025/05/04/european-digital-sovereignty/

#BuyEuropean #DigitalAutonomy #DigitalSovereignty #EDAI #EuropeanAlternatives #EuropeanValues #OpenSource #TechForEurope #TechTonicShift

"In the unlikely event we are ever ordered by any government anywhere in the world to suspend or cease cloud operations in #Europe, we are committing that #Microsoft will promptly and vigorously contest such a measure using all legal avenues available, including by pursuing litigation in court."

https://blogs.microsoft.com/on-the-issues/2025/04/30/european-digital-commitments/

#DigitalAutonomy #BigTech