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Tearful and motivating talk by Erin Kissane @kissane on the erosion of social media at #xoxofest. https://erinkissane.com/xoxo
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I'm sitting down with a cup of tea and live blogging my read through of the https://fediverse-governance.github.io/ by @kissane and @darius . First glance and this is a beast of a study covering everything from moderation, to governance, to interrelations between servers. Looks like they took a primarily interview approach here. I heard this study was going on as I was stepping into the Organizing Circle of social.coop so I'm excited to see what they found! 1/n #FediPapers2024 I think the #GovernableSpaces book tour just ended:) The recording is now available from my conversation yesterday with the brilliant technology scholar and activist Lilly Irani, hosted by no less than the Internet Archiveâwatch it here: https://archive.org/details/governable-spaces damn, #xoxofest starts for real this evening. I'm not ready!!!!! (https://xoxofest.com) Do I hate providing reference links on my one-off emotional status update posts? yes. But I hate even more getting followups from people saying "I don't know what that is can you give me a link" @darius Came down with covid perfectly timed to have to miss it, so disappointed. I hope you have a great time! There's still time to join our GOVERNABLE SPACES #booktalk TODAY, with NATHAN SCHNEIDER & LILLY IRANI, â° starting in just one hour. Register now for this free, virtual event. đ
Aug 22 https://www.eventbrite.com/e/book-talk-governable-spaces-tickets-971010106367 Meanwhile, #LinkedIn continues to constantly bug me to use CLEAR for a verification badge, even though in order to do so I'd need to change my profile to match my deadname. It's happening! My book about Mastodon and the fediverse is now entering the production phase! My editor at Oxford is asking what sort of cover image I would like. Any suggestions? Boosts appreciated! More about the book here: https://fossacademic.tech/2024/02/11/Move-Slowy-Preview.html FedRAMP is planning to hire a Security Director and will hold an information session about the role on Thursday August 22: https://join.tts.gsa.gov/join/FedRAMP-Security-Director/ FedRAMP has a huge influence on the IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS tools that federal agencies can access, so the person in this role could do a whole lot of good for both the government and the tech industry. #GetFediHired "we think itâs clear that the servers we studied offer real-world examples of governance that differ from centralized platforms not only in scale, but in kindâand that despite the networkâs complexity and persistent opacity, many of the the structural possibilities the Fediverse offers allow for the flourishing of better and more humane ways of managing human interactions online." filing under #SocialTech ⨠@Johannab is coming to FediForum and wants to talk about: "Moderator networking; platform-independent moderation tools or resources; new platform initiatives" Join us September 12-14? https://fediforum.org Since January, @kissane and I have been researching governance on Mastodon and Hometown servers of about 80-2000 people. That research is now available!!! Blog post: https://write.as/fediversalist-papers/releasing-our-findings Paper: https://fediverse-governance.github.io/ Special thanks to the participants we interviewed, you all were so great.
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 Longer post(s) to come after the morning school rush, but! The Fediverse governance research @darius and I have been working on this yearâwith the absolutely central participation of so many wonderful Mastodon and Hometown server teamsâis out: https://write.as/fediversalist-papers/releasing-our-findings
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 American politicians will say they don't don't support identity politics but the moment a corporation identifies as a person they are like "hello fellow human, of course your financial flows are protected speech, anyone saying otherwise is being disrespectful of your basic humanity"  Kind of Bloop is getting a surprise vinyl edition for its 15th anniversary this week, the weird little chiptune album that sparked a big legal fight, but also led to meeting @andymcmillan and starting @xoxo together. Preorders start Saturday 9am PT. https://waxy.org/2024/08/kind-of-bloop-15th-anniversary-vinyl/ Artists' class-action lawsuit against AI image generators quietly cleared a significant hurdle this week. I wrote about what it means for the broader battle over AI and digital rights: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/08/14/ai-copyright-lawsuit-artists-stability-midjourney/ |
