Rabble
@rabble.nz
Hacker, anarchist, troublemaker.
Currently: https://verse-pbc.org, nos.social, protest.net
Previously indymedia.org, odeo, twttr, center for civic media, affinity.works, etc….
Personal site: https://Evan.Henshaw-Plath.com
(they/them)
Currently: https://verse-pbc.org, nos.social, protest.net
Previously indymedia.org, odeo, twttr, center for civic media, affinity.works, etc….
Personal site: https://Evan.Henshaw-Plath.com
(they/them)
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Moderation shouldn’t be set from the top down. What works for one community may not work for everyone.
@jay.bsky.team, CEO of @bsky.app, and @rabble.nz explain why moderation needs local & cultural context, as well as the disability rights slogan “nothing about us, without us.”
Full ep out now.
@jay.bsky.team, CEO of @bsky.app, and @rabble.nz explain why moderation needs local & cultural context, as well as the disability rights slogan “nothing about us, without us.”
Full ep out now.
December 23, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Moderation shouldn’t be set from the top down. What works for one community may not work for everyone.
@jay.bsky.team, CEO of @bsky.app, and @rabble.nz explain why moderation needs local & cultural context, as well as the disability rights slogan “nothing about us, without us.”
Full ep out now.
@jay.bsky.team, CEO of @bsky.app, and @rabble.nz explain why moderation needs local & cultural context, as well as the disability rights slogan “nothing about us, without us.”
Full ep out now.
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Most social platforms make it nearly impossible to leave without losing your content and data.
@jay.bsky.team, CEO of @bsky.app, explains how open protocols give users the right to exit and build social spaces that actually work for them.
Full episode with @rabble.nz, out now.
@jay.bsky.team, CEO of @bsky.app, explains how open protocols give users the right to exit and build social spaces that actually work for them.
Full episode with @rabble.nz, out now.
December 22, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Most social platforms make it nearly impossible to leave without losing your content and data.
@jay.bsky.team, CEO of @bsky.app, explains how open protocols give users the right to exit and build social spaces that actually work for them.
Full episode with @rabble.nz, out now.
@jay.bsky.team, CEO of @bsky.app, explains how open protocols give users the right to exit and build social spaces that actually work for them.
Full episode with @rabble.nz, out now.
In Aotearoa New Zealand there's a constant media drumbeat about the brain drain, the feeling that young kiwis are moving overseas for more opportunity. But if you look at the stats, the economic impact of emigration negligible.
www.theglobaleconomy.com/rankings/hum...
www.theglobaleconomy.com/rankings/hum...
December 22, 2025 at 1:20 AM
In Aotearoa New Zealand there's a constant media drumbeat about the brain drain, the feeling that young kiwis are moving overseas for more opportunity. But if you look at the stats, the economic impact of emigration negligible.
www.theglobaleconomy.com/rankings/hum...
www.theglobaleconomy.com/rankings/hum...
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When regulators design social media frameworks as if every platform is Meta-sized, they risk creating an internet where only monopolies can survive.
Bluesky CEO @jay.bsky.team & @rabble.nz discuss how Meta-scale regulation creates barriers that smaller social teams can’t operate under.
Out now.
Bluesky CEO @jay.bsky.team & @rabble.nz discuss how Meta-scale regulation creates barriers that smaller social teams can’t operate under.
Out now.
December 19, 2025 at 9:02 PM
When regulators design social media frameworks as if every platform is Meta-sized, they risk creating an internet where only monopolies can survive.
Bluesky CEO @jay.bsky.team & @rabble.nz discuss how Meta-scale regulation creates barriers that smaller social teams can’t operate under.
Out now.
Bluesky CEO @jay.bsky.team & @rabble.nz discuss how Meta-scale regulation creates barriers that smaller social teams can’t operate under.
Out now.
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The name "Popular Science" doesn't mean we shift our coverage depending on public opinion. It means we cover relevant subjects that are rigorously researched, reliable, and grounded in reality.
And trans lives are grounded in reality.
We see y'all. No matter what.
www.popsci.com/science/tran...
And trans lives are grounded in reality.
We see y'all. No matter what.
www.popsci.com/science/tran...
First-of-a-kind study shows encouraging data for trans kids who socially transition
Ninety-four percent of participants in a new study stood firm in their trans identity after five years, and "detransitioning" is rare.
www.popsci.com
December 18, 2025 at 5:16 PM
The name "Popular Science" doesn't mean we shift our coverage depending on public opinion. It means we cover relevant subjects that are rigorously researched, reliable, and grounded in reality.
And trans lives are grounded in reality.
We see y'all. No matter what.
www.popsci.com/science/tran...
And trans lives are grounded in reality.
We see y'all. No matter what.
www.popsci.com/science/tran...
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A Portland jury acquitted Indigenous community member Tracy Molina, also known as Cozca, of every charge submitted to them after a two-day trial centered on washable chalk messages written on a police precinct window, and police testimony riddled with lies the jury ultimately rejected.
Jury Acquits Indigenous Activist of All Charges in Politically Charged Chalk Trial
A Portland jury acquitted Indigenous community member Tracy Molina, also known as Cozca, of every charge submitted to them after a two-day trial centered on washable chalk messages written on a police...
www.wewillfreeus.org
December 18, 2025 at 10:35 PM
A Portland jury acquitted Indigenous community member Tracy Molina, also known as Cozca, of every charge submitted to them after a two-day trial centered on washable chalk messages written on a police precinct window, and police testimony riddled with lies the jury ultimately rejected.
This! If you try to review agentic generated code in the way you review human developer you’ll waste time. LLM’s don’t learn like humans. So much of human code review is about teaching devs and developing a common team set of cultural practices.
Unpopular opinion:
Current code review tools just don’t make much sense for AI-generated code
When reviewing code I really want to know:
- The prompt made by the dev
- What corrections the other dev made to the code
- Clear marking of code AI-generated not changed by a human
Current code review tools just don’t make much sense for AI-generated code
When reviewing code I really want to know:
- The prompt made by the dev
- What corrections the other dev made to the code
- Clear marking of code AI-generated not changed by a human
December 14, 2025 at 7:11 PM
This! If you try to review agentic generated code in the way you review human developer you’ll waste time. LLM’s don’t learn like humans. So much of human code review is about teaching devs and developing a common team set of cultural practices.
@caseynewton.bsky.social the Australian law only banned kids from having accounts on those apps. They’re allowed to use it mainlining the algorithm without a user account that lets them control their settings.
December 13, 2025 at 7:46 PM
@caseynewton.bsky.social the Australian law only banned kids from having accounts on those apps. They’re allowed to use it mainlining the algorithm without a user account that lets them control their settings.
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Algorithms on social media amplify whatever content is driving engagement and profit.
In our latest episode, @rabble.nz and @rushkoff.com discuss how social media shifted from serving communities to manufacturing influencers.
Full episode, out now.
In our latest episode, @rabble.nz and @rushkoff.com discuss how social media shifted from serving communities to manufacturing influencers.
Full episode, out now.
December 12, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Algorithms on social media amplify whatever content is driving engagement and profit.
In our latest episode, @rabble.nz and @rushkoff.com discuss how social media shifted from serving communities to manufacturing influencers.
Full episode, out now.
In our latest episode, @rabble.nz and @rushkoff.com discuss how social media shifted from serving communities to manufacturing influencers.
Full episode, out now.
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Many people forget that designers built the internet to be non-commercial, and users had to promise they were using it for research.
@rushkoff.com, media theorist and author, explains how opening the web to advertising changed everything.
Full episode with @rabble.nz, out now.
@rushkoff.com, media theorist and author, explains how opening the web to advertising changed everything.
Full episode with @rabble.nz, out now.
December 12, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Many people forget that designers built the internet to be non-commercial, and users had to promise they were using it for research.
@rushkoff.com, media theorist and author, explains how opening the web to advertising changed everything.
Full episode with @rabble.nz, out now.
@rushkoff.com, media theorist and author, explains how opening the web to advertising changed everything.
Full episode with @rabble.nz, out now.
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Media theorist & “Team Human” host @rushkoff.com joins @rabble.nz to discuss reclaiming the internet from venture capitalists.
In this ep:
- How the internet became ad-driven
- What worker-owned platforms could look like
- Why Mastodon failed to take off
Full episode out now: youtu.be/rLQmi8oMUCk
In this ep:
- How the internet became ad-driven
- What worker-owned platforms could look like
- Why Mastodon failed to take off
Full episode out now: youtu.be/rLQmi8oMUCk
Team Human vs. Tech Monopolies (with Douglas Rushkoff)
YouTube video by revolution.social with @rabble
youtu.be
December 11, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Media theorist & “Team Human” host @rushkoff.com joins @rabble.nz to discuss reclaiming the internet from venture capitalists.
In this ep:
- How the internet became ad-driven
- What worker-owned platforms could look like
- Why Mastodon failed to take off
Full episode out now: youtu.be/rLQmi8oMUCk
In this ep:
- How the internet became ad-driven
- What worker-owned platforms could look like
- Why Mastodon failed to take off
Full episode out now: youtu.be/rLQmi8oMUCk
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AI companies scraped the internet and used people’s work as training data without permission.
Jillian York of the EFF shares how her own content was pirated, and @rabble.nz breaks down why these firms rarely face real consequences.
Full episode out now.
Jillian York of the EFF shares how her own content was pirated, and @rabble.nz breaks down why these firms rarely face real consequences.
Full episode out now.
December 6, 2025 at 7:08 PM
AI companies scraped the internet and used people’s work as training data without permission.
Jillian York of the EFF shares how her own content was pirated, and @rabble.nz breaks down why these firms rarely face real consequences.
Full episode out now.
Jillian York of the EFF shares how her own content was pirated, and @rabble.nz breaks down why these firms rarely face real consequences.
Full episode out now.
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What if technology didn’t feel so… hollow?
Some friends and I just released a manifesto about a world where tech leaves us feeling nourished (along with an evolving list of theses about how we can build it)
resonantcomputing.org
Some friends and I just released a manifesto about a world where tech leaves us feeling nourished (along with an evolving list of theses about how we can build it)
resonantcomputing.org
The Resonant Computing Manifesto
Technology should bring out the best in humanity, not the worst—a manifesto for resonant computing built on five principles that reject hyper-scale extraction for human flourishing.
resonantcomputing.org
December 5, 2025 at 4:03 PM
What if technology didn’t feel so… hollow?
Some friends and I just released a manifesto about a world where tech leaves us feeling nourished (along with an evolving list of theses about how we can build it)
resonantcomputing.org
Some friends and I just released a manifesto about a world where tech leaves us feeling nourished (along with an evolving list of theses about how we can build it)
resonantcomputing.org
The @nypost.com decided to use a picture of me cooking dinner in my camper van in their coverage of @divine.video
nypost.com/2025/12/05/b...
nypost.com/2025/12/05/b...
Jack Dorsey’s former boss revives Vine to escape ‘AI Slop’
“The problem with the algorithms and the problem with AI isn’t necessarily that they exist… It’s about who controls them,” Twitter co-founder Evan Henshaw-Plath told NYNext.
nypost.com
December 5, 2025 at 11:30 PM
The @nypost.com decided to use a picture of me cooking dinner in my camper van in their coverage of @divine.video
nypost.com/2025/12/05/b...
nypost.com/2025/12/05/b...
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Why do American cultural norms govern the whole internet?
Jillian York, author of “Silicon Values”, breaks down how Silicon Valley forced its values on billions of users.
Full ep with @rabble.nz, out now.
Jillian York, author of “Silicon Values”, breaks down how Silicon Valley forced its values on billions of users.
Full ep with @rabble.nz, out now.
December 5, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Why do American cultural norms govern the whole internet?
Jillian York, author of “Silicon Values”, breaks down how Silicon Valley forced its values on billions of users.
Full ep with @rabble.nz, out now.
Jillian York, author of “Silicon Values”, breaks down how Silicon Valley forced its values on billions of users.
Full ep with @rabble.nz, out now.
@mmasnick.bsky.social figured out how to get an elevator pitch in to 6 seconds!
Look who’s on divine? It’s @mmasnick.bsky.social launching the resonantcomputing.org campaign. And then a few other new videos.
December 5, 2025 at 6:56 AM
@mmasnick.bsky.social figured out how to get an elevator pitch in to 6 seconds!
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EFF’s @jillian.bsky.social, author of "Silicon Values", joins @rabble.nz to unpack the global digital rights fight.
They discuss:
- Why the global majority should shape platform rules
- The danger of age-verification laws
- What’s at stake in AI training
Watch the full ep: youtu.be/fitJhVHTIBM
They discuss:
- Why the global majority should shape platform rules
- The danger of age-verification laws
- What’s at stake in AI training
Watch the full ep: youtu.be/fitJhVHTIBM
Defending Digital Rights in the Surveillance Era (with Jillian York)
YouTube video by revolution.social with @rabble
youtu.be
December 4, 2025 at 11:22 PM
EFF’s @jillian.bsky.social, author of "Silicon Values", joins @rabble.nz to unpack the global digital rights fight.
They discuss:
- Why the global majority should shape platform rules
- The danger of age-verification laws
- What’s at stake in AI training
Watch the full ep: youtu.be/fitJhVHTIBM
They discuss:
- Why the global majority should shape platform rules
- The danger of age-verification laws
- What’s at stake in AI training
Watch the full ep: youtu.be/fitJhVHTIBM
The work to release @divine.video is my priority but i'm also releasing podcast interviews on @revolution.social where i talk about the why of what we're doing. This week i talked to @jillian.bsky.social, digital rights activist and author of the book Silicon Values. www.youtube.com/watch?v=fitJ...
Defending Digital Rights in the Surveillance Era (with Jillian York)
YouTube video by revolution.social with @rabble
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December 4, 2025 at 10:05 PM
The work to release @divine.video is my priority but i'm also releasing podcast interviews on @revolution.social where i talk about the why of what we're doing. This week i talked to @jillian.bsky.social, digital rights activist and author of the book Silicon Values. www.youtube.com/watch?v=fitJ...
@benjaminwaldman.bsky.social,@blaine.bsky.social, @bmann.ca
Cool project, but this feels a bit disingenuous: gandersocial.ca#data-privacy
ATprotocol doesn't support privacy the way you're implying. Your data definitely goes to servers outside of Canada and there's no privacy or access control.
Cool project, but this feels a bit disingenuous: gandersocial.ca#data-privacy
ATprotocol doesn't support privacy the way you're implying. Your data definitely goes to servers outside of Canada and there's no privacy or access control.
Gander: The Social Media You Want, Built in Canada
Fun, private, and ethical. We're changing the way social media is done around here, all without your personal data taking an unexpected trip down south.
gandersocial.ca
November 30, 2025 at 7:53 PM
@benjaminwaldman.bsky.social,@blaine.bsky.social, @bmann.ca
Cool project, but this feels a bit disingenuous: gandersocial.ca#data-privacy
ATprotocol doesn't support privacy the way you're implying. Your data definitely goes to servers outside of Canada and there's no privacy or access control.
Cool project, but this feels a bit disingenuous: gandersocial.ca#data-privacy
ATprotocol doesn't support privacy the way you're implying. Your data definitely goes to servers outside of Canada and there's no privacy or access control.
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Apps give companies more power because users can’t modify them, block ads, or protect their privacy.
Live at Web Summit, Cory Doctorow spoke with @rabble.nz about how anticircumvention laws turned apps into ideal tools for data extraction and control.
Full episode out now.
Live at Web Summit, Cory Doctorow spoke with @rabble.nz about how anticircumvention laws turned apps into ideal tools for data extraction and control.
Full episode out now.
November 29, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Apps give companies more power because users can’t modify them, block ads, or protect their privacy.
Live at Web Summit, Cory Doctorow spoke with @rabble.nz about how anticircumvention laws turned apps into ideal tools for data extraction and control.
Full episode out now.
Live at Web Summit, Cory Doctorow spoke with @rabble.nz about how anticircumvention laws turned apps into ideal tools for data extraction and control.
Full episode out now.
Apparently i was accused of being a fake account on reddit...
arstechnica.com/information-...
arstechnica.com/information-...
reddit founders made hundreds of fake profiles so site looked popular
In its early days, reddit was built on lies. Sure, lots of code, but some lies.
arstechnica.com
November 28, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Apparently i was accused of being a fake account on reddit...
arstechnica.com/information-...
arstechnica.com/information-...
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Live from @websummit.bsky.social in Lisbon, Cory Doctorow joined @rabble.nz to discuss enshittified platforms & how users can reclaim control.
In this ep:
- How Europe could export jailbreaking tools
- Targeted pressure on tech giants
- Why tech workers lost leverage
Out now: youtu.be/CpLudlrwS_g
In this ep:
- How Europe could export jailbreaking tools
- Targeted pressure on tech giants
- Why tech workers lost leverage
Out now: youtu.be/CpLudlrwS_g
Enshittification and “Breaking Kings” (with Cory Doctorow at Web Summit)
YouTube video by revolution.social with @rabble
youtu.be
November 26, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Live from @websummit.bsky.social in Lisbon, Cory Doctorow joined @rabble.nz to discuss enshittified platforms & how users can reclaim control.
In this ep:
- How Europe could export jailbreaking tools
- Targeted pressure on tech giants
- Why tech workers lost leverage
Out now: youtu.be/CpLudlrwS_g
In this ep:
- How Europe could export jailbreaking tools
- Targeted pressure on tech giants
- Why tech workers lost leverage
Out now: youtu.be/CpLudlrwS_g
We can liberate ourselves from enshitified tech platforms.
Live from @websummit.bsky.social in Lisbon, Cory Doctorow joined @rabble.nz to discuss enshittified platforms & how users can reclaim control.
In this ep:
- How Europe could export jailbreaking tools
- Targeted pressure on tech giants
- Why tech workers lost leverage
Out now: youtu.be/CpLudlrwS_g
In this ep:
- How Europe could export jailbreaking tools
- Targeted pressure on tech giants
- Why tech workers lost leverage
Out now: youtu.be/CpLudlrwS_g
Enshittification and “Breaking Kings” (with Cory Doctorow at Web Summit)
YouTube video by revolution.social with @rabble
youtu.be
November 26, 2025 at 7:17 PM
We can liberate ourselves from enshitified tech platforms.
divinevideo
divine.video is an open source revival of vine.
www.reddit.com
November 23, 2025 at 2:20 PM
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How do we resist #enshitification? Divine creator @rabble.nz interviewed Cory Doctorow @pluralistic.net.web.brid.gy at WebSummit.
youtu.be/IgEAD_a1Cx0?...
youtu.be/IgEAD_a1Cx0?...
Cory Web Summit Video v1
YouTube video by revolution.social with @rabble
youtu.be
November 23, 2025 at 12:42 AM
How do we resist #enshitification? Divine creator @rabble.nz interviewed Cory Doctorow @pluralistic.net.web.brid.gy at WebSummit.
youtu.be/IgEAD_a1Cx0?...
youtu.be/IgEAD_a1Cx0?...