I am going to moderate a panel at #RePublica #Berlin... | Michał "rysiek" Woźniak

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I am going to moderate a panel at #RePublica #Berlin #rp23.

Can the promise of safe, equitable community-run platforms be fulfilled?
https://re-publica.com/de/session/can-promise-safe-equitable-community-run-platforms-be-fulfilled

> Much has been said about the toxicity and wanton disregard for safety displayed by the major social media and other corporate-run platforms.

> Community-run platforms exist, some becoming household names and gaining immense popularity, but upon closer inspection they, too, struggle with creating safe, equitable spaces. Can we do better?

Like 26 May 2023 at 13:08 | Open on mstdn.social

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Michał "rysiek" Woźniak · 🇺🇦

Joining me:

@chinmayisk
Founder of The Bachchao Project, a community effort to support technical frameworks promoting equal rights for women and LGBTQIA communities.

@tomasino
One of the operators of the Tildeverse, a collective of like-minded "tilde" servers in the style of Paul Ford's tilde club, and acts as an administrator for that group's fediverse instance, https://tilde.zone.

Philip Kopetzky
Steering Committee member of the newly formed regional Wikimedia structure "CEE Hub".

Joining me:

@chinmayisk
Founder of The Bachchao Project, a community effort to support technical frameworks promoting equal rights for women and LGBTQIA communities.

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26 May 2023 at 13:16 | Open on mstdn.social

Michał "rysiek" Woźniak · 🇺🇦

Moderating a panel on making online spaces safe is no easy task, to say the least. Especially for a white cishet guy from the North. I will do my best to rise to the occasion.

So, I ask your help #Fediverse.

1. Are there any specific questions you would like me to ask my panelists? Any specific issues to touch upon?

2. Is there anything that I absolutely should read or watch or listen to as prep for the panel?

I would *especially* like to ask #BlackMastodon to weigh in here.

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26 May 2023 at 13:39 | Open on mstdn.social

Michał "rysiek" Woźniak · 🇺🇦

I asked these questions of the panelists too, of course. Asking them here is my way of giving the broader Fediverse community a virtual seat at the table, a chair in this panel.

We only have on hour, and covering everything related to moderation of community-run online spaces in such a short time is an impossibility.

Input on what to prioritize is also very welcome.

26 May 2023 at 13:47 | Open on mstdn.social

Michał "rysiek" Woźniak · 🇺🇦

Finally: I am very excited to be able to talk about fedi and other community-run social spaces online at a conference like #RePublica #rp23.

Almost exactly a decade ago, in December 2013, I gave a talk at #30C3 about how walled gardens should be called out as de-facto monopolies:
https://media.ccc.de/v/30C3_-_5319_-_en_-_saal_g_-_201312282330_-_technomonopolies_-_rysiek

Community-run online spaces are one of the ways walled gardens can be defeated. So I am absolutely stoked to be able to help improve them by having thoughtful public conversations about them.

Finally: I am very excited to be able to talk about fedi and other community-run social spaces online at a conference like #RePublica #rp23.

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26 May 2023 at 13:54 | Open on mstdn.social

CrazyMyra

@rysiek Talk to the panel again about time. You have an hour, and I've found a whole lot of debate gets silenced in the interests of "nuance". It's a terrible balancing act, but helped if you have prior agreement that you can take away the mic for time alone.

26 May 2023 at 14:15 | Open on beige.party

Michał "rysiek" Woźniak · 🇺🇦

@OutOnTheMoors absolutely. I think we're all (panelists and I) completely on-board with that already.

26 May 2023 at 14:23 | Open on mstdn.social

CrazyMyra

@rysiek Huge step. So often I've been caught in the "Argh! 10min left to cover everything else" situation because the discussion has been so interesting.