Per Axbom
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Swedish communication theorist born in Liberia • Writing about the human impact of tech and teaching digital ethics
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Per Axbom - Digital Design, Accessibility & Ethics
Swedish communication theorist and digital designer helping organizations make digital services safer and more caring.
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Medverkade igår i SVT; om det orimliga i att polisen ska övervaka ett bostadsområde i Skåne med drönare under fem (!) års tid. Enskildas integritet måste väga tyngre. www.svt.se/nyheter/loka...
Här är drönaren som ska övervaka Gamlegården – i fem år
När som helst under fem års tid kan nu polisen använda drönare för att kamerabevaka området Gamlegården i Kristianstad. Ett dåligt beslut, tycker juristen Peter Hellman. – Folk måste kunna komma och g...
www.svt.se
December 29, 2025 at 7:45 AM
Medverkade igår i SVT; om det orimliga i att polisen ska övervaka ett bostadsområde i Skåne med drönare under fem (!) års tid. Enskildas integritet måste väga tyngre. www.svt.se/nyheter/loka...
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a neat (and scary) survey into AI "companions" and kids www.aura.com/reports/stat...
"nearly half of the time kids and teens use AI, it is
for companionship, and when they do, the themes of discussion are primarily sexual, romantic, and violent."
"nearly half of the time kids and teens use AI, it is
for companionship, and when they do, the themes of discussion are primarily sexual, romantic, and violent."
December 28, 2025 at 12:53 PM
a neat (and scary) survey into AI "companions" and kids www.aura.com/reports/stat...
"nearly half of the time kids and teens use AI, it is
for companionship, and when they do, the themes of discussion are primarily sexual, romantic, and violent."
"nearly half of the time kids and teens use AI, it is
for companionship, and when they do, the themes of discussion are primarily sexual, romantic, and violent."
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December 27, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Bocken nere för räkning. I detta klipp från Gävles live-sändning syns en stund före fallet när halmen börjar yra och bocken visar sig lite ostadig.
#Gävlebocken
#Gävlebocken
December 27, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Bocken nere för räkning. I detta klipp från Gävles live-sändning syns en stund före fallet när halmen börjar yra och bocken visar sig lite ostadig.
#Gävlebocken
#Gävlebocken
Började skissa på struktur för min årskrönika men det verkar bli mer av ett manifest för det kommande året… 😅
December 27, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Började skissa på struktur för min årskrönika men det verkar bli mer av ett manifest för det kommande året… 😅
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Det här är så obehagligt
”Det handlar inte om några förändringar på marginalen.
Vi står inför ett helt nytt system. Mycket av det ni lärde er på juristlinjen kan ni stoppa ner i papperskorgen. Glöm det.”
www.dn.se/sverige/advo...
”Det handlar inte om några förändringar på marginalen.
Vi står inför ett helt nytt system. Mycket av det ni lärde er på juristlinjen kan ni stoppa ner i papperskorgen. Glöm det.”
www.dn.se/sverige/advo...
Advokatsamfundet tar strid mot alla i politiken – utom Vänsterpartiet
När politiker vill se yngre barn i fängelse blåser Advokatsamfundet till strid. Ordföranden Johan Eriksson ger bara Vänsterpartiet godkänt i rättspolitiken
www.dn.se
December 27, 2025 at 10:09 AM
Det här är så obehagligt
”Det handlar inte om några förändringar på marginalen.
Vi står inför ett helt nytt system. Mycket av det ni lärde er på juristlinjen kan ni stoppa ner i papperskorgen. Glöm det.”
www.dn.se/sverige/advo...
”Det handlar inte om några förändringar på marginalen.
Vi står inför ett helt nytt system. Mycket av det ni lärde er på juristlinjen kan ni stoppa ner i papperskorgen. Glöm det.”
www.dn.se/sverige/advo...
"Det är jobbigt att få en lagstiftning man skäms för. Så har jag inte känt tidigare. Men nu gör jag det."
– Advokatsamfundets ordförande Johan Eriksson
www.dn.se/sverige/advo...
– Advokatsamfundets ordförande Johan Eriksson
www.dn.se/sverige/advo...
December 27, 2025 at 9:34 AM
"Det är jobbigt att få en lagstiftning man skäms för. Så har jag inte känt tidigare. Men nu gör jag det."
– Advokatsamfundets ordförande Johan Eriksson
www.dn.se/sverige/advo...
– Advokatsamfundets ordförande Johan Eriksson
www.dn.se/sverige/advo...
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Maybe useful 1/2 bsky.app/profile/oliv...
CAIL = prerequisite knowledge for a critical perspective, such as to tell apart nonsense hype from true theoretical computer scientific claims. For example, the idea that human-like systems are a sensible or possible goal is the result of circular reasoning and anthropomorphism. olivia.science/ai
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December 27, 2025 at 2:33 AM
Maybe useful 1/2 bsky.app/profile/oliv...
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You absolutely will not convince a bunch of historians and sociologists and whoever else is in this thread that you know more than we do about this and we should use it. I wish you AI enthusiasts would stop wading into our conversations. You have nothing helpful to contribute and are snarky.
December 21, 2025 at 1:23 PM
You absolutely will not convince a bunch of historians and sociologists and whoever else is in this thread that you know more than we do about this and we should use it. I wish you AI enthusiasts would stop wading into our conversations. You have nothing helpful to contribute and are snarky.
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AI advocates: you really need to learn to stop coming off to subject matter experts in other fields as if you’re Kool-Aid manning into the room and going “you’re dumb not to use these tools for your trivially easy jobs”
you may think this is an unfair read on your intentions, but life is unfair.
you may think this is an unfair read on your intentions, but life is unfair.
You absolutely will not convince a bunch of historians and sociologists and whoever else is in this thread that you know more than we do about this and we should use it. I wish you AI enthusiasts would stop wading into our conversations. You have nothing helpful to contribute and are snarky.
December 21, 2025 at 7:24 PM
AI advocates: you really need to learn to stop coming off to subject matter experts in other fields as if you’re Kool-Aid manning into the room and going “you’re dumb not to use these tools for your trivially easy jobs”
you may think this is an unfair read on your intentions, but life is unfair.
you may think this is an unfair read on your intentions, but life is unfair.
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There has long been enough evidence to indict and the slow release is intended to 1) further torment Epstein victims 2) get Americans used to child rape by elites 3) flaunt impunity, since there have been no meaningful consequences for perpetrators 4) arrive right when AI casts everything in doubt.
December 25, 2025 at 12:41 PM
There has long been enough evidence to indict and the slow release is intended to 1) further torment Epstein victims 2) get Americans used to child rape by elites 3) flaunt impunity, since there have been no meaningful consequences for perpetrators 4) arrive right when AI casts everything in doubt.
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There are some lovely people in the world. Sometimes with all that’s going on it’s easy to forget, but there is good to be found. Merry Christmas.
We invited a man into our home at Christmas and he stayed with us for 45 years www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
We invited a man into our home at Christmas and he stayed with us for 45 years www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Cardiff couple invited man in for Christmas, he stayed for 45 years
An arrangement Rob and Dianne Parsons thought would last a few days ended up changing their lives.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 25, 2025 at 6:41 AM
There are some lovely people in the world. Sometimes with all that’s going on it’s easy to forget, but there is good to be found. Merry Christmas.
We invited a man into our home at Christmas and he stayed with us for 45 years www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
We invited a man into our home at Christmas and he stayed with us for 45 years www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Excited that people are interested in this sort of thing. I cover it extensively—engravers, McCay/Hunt, and hidden/anonymous comics labor—in How Comics Are Made at your local bookstore! howcomicsaremade.ink
Signed copies via glog.glennf.com/hcwm-store/h...
Signed copies via glog.glennf.com/hcwm-store/h...
How Comics Are Made: A Visual History from the Drawing Board to the Printed Page
howcomicsaremade.ink
December 24, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Excited that people are interested in this sort of thing. I cover it extensively—engravers, McCay/Hunt, and hidden/anonymous comics labor—in How Comics Are Made at your local bookstore! howcomicsaremade.ink
Signed copies via glog.glennf.com/hcwm-store/h...
Signed copies via glog.glennf.com/hcwm-store/h...
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One of the many problems with the term "AI" is that it doens't refer to a coherent set of technologies, rather lumping together different types of automation.
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December 19, 2025 at 9:11 AM
One of the many problems with the term "AI" is that it doens't refer to a coherent set of technologies, rather lumping together different types of automation.
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"Isramila ska utvisas till Turkiet,
ett land hon aldrig varit i, inte behärskar språket i och där hon saknar både nätverk och skydd"
– Jag menar att detta är en konsekvens av en allt mer restriktiv migrationspolitik säger hennes advokat
www.vlt.se/2025-12-20/i...
ett land hon aldrig varit i, inte behärskar språket i och där hon saknar både nätverk och skydd"
– Jag menar att detta är en konsekvens av en allt mer restriktiv migrationspolitik säger hennes advokat
www.vlt.se/2025-12-20/i...
Isramila, 20, utvisas – familj och vänner i chock
”Jag kan inte andas när jag tänker på vad hon går genom”
www.vlt.se
December 20, 2025 at 9:51 AM
"Isramila ska utvisas till Turkiet,
ett land hon aldrig varit i, inte behärskar språket i och där hon saknar både nätverk och skydd"
– Jag menar att detta är en konsekvens av en allt mer restriktiv migrationspolitik säger hennes advokat
www.vlt.se/2025-12-20/i...
ett land hon aldrig varit i, inte behärskar språket i och där hon saknar både nätverk och skydd"
– Jag menar att detta är en konsekvens av en allt mer restriktiv migrationspolitik säger hennes advokat
www.vlt.se/2025-12-20/i...
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Grading this semester has been AI hell. I've had to write "this doesn't exist" so many times that now I have a standard response that I can copy and paste. I've given more Fs for cheating this semester than in all of the previous classes combined.
December 13, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Grading this semester has been AI hell. I've had to write "this doesn't exist" so many times that now I have a standard response that I can copy and paste. I've given more Fs for cheating this semester than in all of the previous classes combined.
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This is perhaps the best thing I’ve watched about tech policy this year.
5min to explain what went wrong and how to fix it in a humorous way. And not just the internet either may I add! Lack of choice and competition is problematic everywhere.
Highly recommended.
#Enshittification #techpolicy
5min to explain what went wrong and how to fix it in a humorous way. And not just the internet either may I add! Lack of choice and competition is problematic everywhere.
Highly recommended.
#Enshittification #techpolicy
Cory Doctorow really has a way with words, here explaining enshittification for a mainstream audience – and why it happens. Mastodon and Bluesky get a shoutout at the end.
Sidenote: I'm still fascinated by how the US beeps certain words in their broadcasts. What other countries do this?
Sidenote: I'm still fascinated by how the US beeps certain words in their broadcasts. What other countries do this?
Cory Doctorow - Rescuing the Internet From “Enshittification” | The Daily Show
Watch "Cory Doctorow - Rescuing the Internet From “Enshittification” | The Daily Show" with enhanced privacy protection - no personalized ads or tracking.
yt.axbom.com
December 13, 2025 at 9:53 AM
This is perhaps the best thing I’ve watched about tech policy this year.
5min to explain what went wrong and how to fix it in a humorous way. And not just the internet either may I add! Lack of choice and competition is problematic everywhere.
Highly recommended.
#Enshittification #techpolicy
5min to explain what went wrong and how to fix it in a humorous way. And not just the internet either may I add! Lack of choice and competition is problematic everywhere.
Highly recommended.
#Enshittification #techpolicy
Cory Doctorow really has a way with words, here explaining enshittification for a mainstream audience – and why it happens. Mastodon and Bluesky get a shoutout at the end.
Sidenote: I'm still fascinated by how the US beeps certain words in their broadcasts. What other countries do this?
Sidenote: I'm still fascinated by how the US beeps certain words in their broadcasts. What other countries do this?
Cory Doctorow - Rescuing the Internet From “Enshittification” | The Daily Show
Watch "Cory Doctorow - Rescuing the Internet From “Enshittification” | The Daily Show" with enhanced privacy protection - no personalized ads or tracking.
yt.axbom.com
December 13, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Cory Doctorow really has a way with words, here explaining enshittification for a mainstream audience – and why it happens. Mastodon and Bluesky get a shoutout at the end.
Sidenote: I'm still fascinated by how the US beeps certain words in their broadcasts. What other countries do this?
Sidenote: I'm still fascinated by how the US beeps certain words in their broadcasts. What other countries do this?
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Alla behöver gå in och lyssna på intervjun med Johan Eriksson, ordförande i Advokatsamfundet, som totalsågar regeringens kriminalpolitik i Nyhetsmorgon
Någon borde transkribera hela inslaget. Så många lager i paradigmskiftet.
Oerhört farligt det som sker.
Var finns den politiska oppositionen?
Någon borde transkribera hela inslaget. Så många lager i paradigmskiftet.
Oerhört farligt det som sker.
Var finns den politiska oppositionen?
December 13, 2025 at 7:57 AM
Alla behöver gå in och lyssna på intervjun med Johan Eriksson, ordförande i Advokatsamfundet, som totalsågar regeringens kriminalpolitik i Nyhetsmorgon
Någon borde transkribera hela inslaget. Så många lager i paradigmskiftet.
Oerhört farligt det som sker.
Var finns den politiska oppositionen?
Någon borde transkribera hela inslaget. Så många lager i paradigmskiftet.
Oerhört farligt det som sker.
Var finns den politiska oppositionen?
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lol it’s so genuinely fun seeing Cory take decades of fluency in how these systems are broken and serve it up for a mainstream audiences. Even if you know “enshittification” well, this is worth the watch. And love to @eff.org! youtu.be/d2e-c9SF5nE
Cory Doctorow - Rescuing the Internet From “Enshittification” | The Daily Show
YouTube video by The Daily Show
youtu.be
December 12, 2025 at 7:02 PM
lol it’s so genuinely fun seeing Cory take decades of fluency in how these systems are broken and serve it up for a mainstream audiences. Even if you know “enshittification” well, this is worth the watch. And love to @eff.org! youtu.be/d2e-c9SF5nE
Responsible parents help their kids set up burner emails.
December 12, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Responsible parents help their kids set up burner emails.
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Vi alla som har kunskapen om hur demokrati byggs o vidmakthålls måste höja våra röster, mobilisera o trycka på! www.dn.se/debatt/vara-...
DN Debatt. ”Våra lagar byggs på allt svagare grunder”
Förtroendet för lagstiftningsprocessen riskerar att raseras när regeringen på allt lösare grunder tar fram nya lagförslag.
www.dn.se
December 10, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Vi alla som har kunskapen om hur demokrati byggs o vidmakthålls måste höja våra röster, mobilisera o trycka på! www.dn.se/debatt/vara-...
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"Digital Sovereignty" as a term always has the implicit danger of fueling nationalist narratives. We should be finding better terms, I like @leitmedium.de 's "resilient infrastructure" framing.
December 10, 2025 at 2:40 PM
"Digital Sovereignty" as a term always has the implicit danger of fueling nationalist narratives. We should be finding better terms, I like @leitmedium.de 's "resilient infrastructure" framing.
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"We are pressured to believe that it is possible to automate the scientific process. But science itself is a form of cognition, and therefore cannot be automated."
from zenodo.org/records/1778...
@olivia.science , @irisvanrooij.bsky.social et al
read the whole thing!
from zenodo.org/records/1778...
@olivia.science , @irisvanrooij.bsky.social et al
read the whole thing!
Towards Critical Artificial Intelligence Literacies
Critical Artificial Intelligence Literacies (CAILs) is the collection of ways of thinking about and relating to so-called artificial intelligence (AI) that rejects dominant frames presented by the tec...
zenodo.org
December 9, 2025 at 11:40 PM
"We are pressured to believe that it is possible to automate the scientific process. But science itself is a form of cognition, and therefore cannot be automated."
from zenodo.org/records/1778...
@olivia.science , @irisvanrooij.bsky.social et al
read the whole thing!
from zenodo.org/records/1778...
@olivia.science , @irisvanrooij.bsky.social et al
read the whole thing!
New business card landing page. An easy way to reach my socials, sites and newsletter(s).
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Per Axbom - Digital Design, Accessibility & Ethics
Swedish communication theorist and digital designer helping organizations make digital services safer and more caring.
per.axbom.com
December 7, 2025 at 2:39 PM
New business card landing page. An easy way to reach my socials, sites and newsletter(s).
per.axbom.com
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