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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Our host, @rabble.nz is speaking at @websummit.bsky.social this week! 🇵🇹
He joins Cory Doctorow on Nov 12 to discuss how “enshittification” took over tech, & how we can build an open, decentralized internet.
🎤 A Post-American, Enshittification-Resistant Internet: websummit.com/sessions/lis...
He joins Cory Doctorow on Nov 12 to discuss how “enshittification” took over tech, & how we can build an open, decentralized internet.
🎤 A Post-American, Enshittification-Resistant Internet: websummit.com/sessions/lis...
A post-American, enshittification-resistant internet | Web Summit
websummit.com
November 10, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Our host, @rabble.nz is speaking at @websummit.bsky.social this week! 🇵🇹
He joins Cory Doctorow on Nov 12 to discuss how “enshittification” took over tech, & how we can build an open, decentralized internet.
🎤 A Post-American, Enshittification-Resistant Internet: websummit.com/sessions/lis...
He joins Cory Doctorow on Nov 12 to discuss how “enshittification” took over tech, & how we can build an open, decentralized internet.
🎤 A Post-American, Enshittification-Resistant Internet: websummit.com/sessions/lis...
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An absolute must-listen episode of Revolution.Social. Part important history lesson, part strategy for a decentralized future for media. Thank you for the awesome convo & insights @rabble.nz and @jeffjarvis.bsky.social
revolution.social/episodes/jef...
revolution.social/episodes/jef...
revolution.social - A Podcast About the Social Media Revolution
Join us as we explore the social media revolution and how we can build an open world for all.
revolution.social
November 9, 2025 at 5:44 PM
An absolute must-listen episode of Revolution.Social. Part important history lesson, part strategy for a decentralized future for media. Thank you for the awesome convo & insights @rabble.nz and @jeffjarvis.bsky.social
revolution.social/episodes/jef...
revolution.social/episodes/jef...
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Sky․app 0.5.0 is out!
• Switch AppView to blacksky.community
• Minor fix for minimum window width
getsky.app or Check for Updates in app
• Switch AppView to blacksky.community
• Minor fix for minimum window width
getsky.app or Check for Updates in app
November 9, 2025 at 3:12 AM
Sky․app 0.5.0 is out!
• Switch AppView to blacksky.community
• Minor fix for minimum window width
getsky.app or Check for Updates in app
• Switch AppView to blacksky.community
• Minor fix for minimum window width
getsky.app or Check for Updates in app
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There are many ways individuals and organizations can resist oppression, including technologists and tech policy advocates, who must use their skills to identify and interrupt the use of technology in service of authoritarianism, writes Tech Policy Press fellow Dia Kayyali.
It’s Time for Technologists and Tech Policy Advocates to Get Radical in Fight Against Authoritarianism | TechPolicy.Press
Dia Kayyali says in the face of the authoritarian threat, the fight for justice and rights for all is systemic, and requires creativity and coordination.
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November 8, 2025 at 6:00 PM
There are many ways individuals and organizations can resist oppression, including technologists and tech policy advocates, who must use their skills to identify and interrupt the use of technology in service of authoritarianism, writes Tech Policy Press fellow Dia Kayyali.
For fucks sake. @julie-brill.bsky.social managed to completely screw up @audreyt.org’s pronouns while introducing them and then dismissed it by saying “whatever”. @mozilla.org why have someone moderate a #mozfest panel on the main stage who can’t get basic pronouns of trans panelists right?
November 8, 2025 at 5:47 PM
For fucks sake. @julie-brill.bsky.social managed to completely screw up @audreyt.org’s pronouns while introducing them and then dismissed it by saying “whatever”. @mozilla.org why have someone moderate a #mozfest panel on the main stage who can’t get basic pronouns of trans panelists right?
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I love that the Boston cop slide never got fixed and now people just willingly go down it in tribute. It’s basically a national landmark at this point
November 8, 2025 at 6:15 AM
I love that the Boston cop slide never got fixed and now people just willingly go down it in tribute. It’s basically a national landmark at this point
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After decades of political activism, Srđa Popović has witnessed how technology has transformed the way movements emerge and operate.
Social media can turn a single viral moment into a fast-spreading, hard-to-oppress movement.
Full episode with @rabble.nz, out now.
Social media can turn a single viral moment into a fast-spreading, hard-to-oppress movement.
Full episode with @rabble.nz, out now.
November 8, 2025 at 12:06 AM
After decades of political activism, Srđa Popović has witnessed how technology has transformed the way movements emerge and operate.
Social media can turn a single viral moment into a fast-spreading, hard-to-oppress movement.
Full episode with @rabble.nz, out now.
Social media can turn a single viral moment into a fast-spreading, hard-to-oppress movement.
Full episode with @rabble.nz, out now.
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He helped overthrow Serbia’s dictator in 2000 without violence.
Now, political activist Srđa Popović teaches others how to build impactful nonviolent movements.
Full episode with @rabble.nz, out now.
Now, political activist Srđa Popović teaches others how to build impactful nonviolent movements.
Full episode with @rabble.nz, out now.
November 6, 2025 at 9:56 PM
He helped overthrow Serbia’s dictator in 2000 without violence.
Now, political activist Srđa Popović teaches others how to build impactful nonviolent movements.
Full episode with @rabble.nz, out now.
Now, political activist Srđa Popović teaches others how to build impactful nonviolent movements.
Full episode with @rabble.nz, out now.
This is something I’d expect of grok not Claude Sonnet.
November 5, 2025 at 8:45 PM
This is something I’d expect of grok not Claude Sonnet.
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Pamela Wisniewski, a researcher who studies how teens & parents navigate online life, tells @rabble.nz that when kids see something inappropriate online, the answer isn’t to take away their device.
It’s to turn it into a teachable moment around digital safety.
Ep w/ @pamwis.bsky.social, out now.
It’s to turn it into a teachable moment around digital safety.
Ep w/ @pamwis.bsky.social, out now.
November 4, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Pamela Wisniewski, a researcher who studies how teens & parents navigate online life, tells @rabble.nz that when kids see something inappropriate online, the answer isn’t to take away their device.
It’s to turn it into a teachable moment around digital safety.
Ep w/ @pamwis.bsky.social, out now.
It’s to turn it into a teachable moment around digital safety.
Ep w/ @pamwis.bsky.social, out now.
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Pamela Wisniewski studies how teens use the internet, & says we’ve failed to create spaces for kids to just be kids online.
One idea is to create kids-only spaces with trusted moderators, rather than restrictive age verifications that lock them out of all social media.
Ep w/ @rabble.nz out now.
One idea is to create kids-only spaces with trusted moderators, rather than restrictive age verifications that lock them out of all social media.
Ep w/ @rabble.nz out now.
November 2, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Pamela Wisniewski studies how teens use the internet, & says we’ve failed to create spaces for kids to just be kids online.
One idea is to create kids-only spaces with trusted moderators, rather than restrictive age verifications that lock them out of all social media.
Ep w/ @rabble.nz out now.
One idea is to create kids-only spaces with trusted moderators, rather than restrictive age verifications that lock them out of all social media.
Ep w/ @rabble.nz out now.
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Pamela Wisniewski, researcher at UC Berkeley-affiliated ICSI, says we shouldn’t hand teens the keys to the internet without proper training.
How do you think we should teach teens digital literacy and online safety? At home, in school, or both?
Ep w @rabble.nz & @pamwis.bsky.social out now.
How do you think we should teach teens digital literacy and online safety? At home, in school, or both?
Ep w @rabble.nz & @pamwis.bsky.social out now.
October 31, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Pamela Wisniewski, researcher at UC Berkeley-affiliated ICSI, says we shouldn’t hand teens the keys to the internet without proper training.
How do you think we should teach teens digital literacy and online safety? At home, in school, or both?
Ep w @rabble.nz & @pamwis.bsky.social out now.
How do you think we should teach teens digital literacy and online safety? At home, in school, or both?
Ep w @rabble.nz & @pamwis.bsky.social out now.
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Our host, @rabble.nz, joined @mmasnick.bsky.social on the Techdirt podcast to talk about the history and future of decentralized social media.
Listen to “An Insider’s View Of Decentralized Social Media” on @techdirt.com, or wherever you get your podcasts: www.techdirt.com/2025/10/21/t...
Listen to “An Insider’s View Of Decentralized Social Media” on @techdirt.com, or wherever you get your podcasts: www.techdirt.com/2025/10/21/t...
Techdirt Podcast Episode 435: An Insider’s View Of Decentralized Social Media
Support us on Patreon » As you know, we talk a lot about decentralization and protocols over platforms. When it comes to decentralized social media in particular, one person who has been…
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October 30, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Our host, @rabble.nz, joined @mmasnick.bsky.social on the Techdirt podcast to talk about the history and future of decentralized social media.
Listen to “An Insider’s View Of Decentralized Social Media” on @techdirt.com, or wherever you get your podcasts: www.techdirt.com/2025/10/21/t...
Listen to “An Insider’s View Of Decentralized Social Media” on @techdirt.com, or wherever you get your podcasts: www.techdirt.com/2025/10/21/t...
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I recently joined @rabble.nz on @revolution.social Podcast to talk about what it really takes to make the internet safer for teens and why strict bans may not be the best solution.
🎧 Listen here: youtu.be/8Zfvyj40GTM
#DigitalSafety #TeensOnline #SafetyByDesign #DigitalCitizenship #TechForGood
🎧 Listen here: youtu.be/8Zfvyj40GTM
#DigitalSafety #TeensOnline #SafetyByDesign #DigitalCitizenship #TechForGood
Banning Kids From Social Media Isn’t the Answer (with Pamela Wisniewski)
YouTube video by revolution.social with @rabble
youtu.be
October 30, 2025 at 6:44 PM
I recently joined @rabble.nz on @revolution.social Podcast to talk about what it really takes to make the internet safer for teens and why strict bans may not be the best solution.
🎧 Listen here: youtu.be/8Zfvyj40GTM
#DigitalSafety #TeensOnline #SafetyByDesign #DigitalCitizenship #TechForGood
🎧 Listen here: youtu.be/8Zfvyj40GTM
#DigitalSafety #TeensOnline #SafetyByDesign #DigitalCitizenship #TechForGood
How do we help kids and teens use social media, phones, and the internet in a healthier way? It’s by working with them instead of trying to ban or restrict their access.
Dr Pamela Wisniewski is the world’s leading researcher on how to protect kids online.
It’s by working with them not banning!
Dr Pamela Wisniewski is the world’s leading researcher on how to protect kids online.
It’s by working with them not banning!
Pamela Wisniewski, leading researcher at UC Berkeley’s ICSI, joins @rabble.nz to discuss how to protect teens online.
From age verification to anonymity and mental health, @pamwis.bsky.social says the solution isn’t restriction, it's teaching digital literacy.
Ep out now: youtu.be/8Zfvyj40GTM
From age verification to anonymity and mental health, @pamwis.bsky.social says the solution isn’t restriction, it's teaching digital literacy.
Ep out now: youtu.be/8Zfvyj40GTM
Banning Kids From Social Media Isn’t the Answer (with Pamela Wisniewski)
YouTube video by revolution.social with @rabble
youtu.be
October 30, 2025 at 8:53 PM
How do we help kids and teens use social media, phones, and the internet in a healthier way? It’s by working with them instead of trying to ban or restrict their access.
Dr Pamela Wisniewski is the world’s leading researcher on how to protect kids online.
It’s by working with them not banning!
Dr Pamela Wisniewski is the world’s leading researcher on how to protect kids online.
It’s by working with them not banning!
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Our host, @rabble.nz, reflects on how AI has changed what it means to be a great programmer.
It’s no longer about how early you started coding or memorization, it’s about how creatively you can build.
Full episode out now.
It’s no longer about how early you started coding or memorization, it’s about how creatively you can build.
Full episode out now.
October 29, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Our host, @rabble.nz, reflects on how AI has changed what it means to be a great programmer.
It’s no longer about how early you started coding or memorization, it’s about how creatively you can build.
Full episode out now.
It’s no longer about how early you started coding or memorization, it’s about how creatively you can build.
Full episode out now.
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Last week, journalist @jeffjarvis.bsky.social joined @rabble.nz to talk about the challenges of decentralized platforms like Mastodon.
Freedom online sounds great, until you have to run the servers yourself. The solution? Open protocols that share responsibility across communities.
Ep out now.
Freedom online sounds great, until you have to run the servers yourself. The solution? Open protocols that share responsibility across communities.
Ep out now.
October 28, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Last week, journalist @jeffjarvis.bsky.social joined @rabble.nz to talk about the challenges of decentralized platforms like Mastodon.
Freedom online sounds great, until you have to run the servers yourself. The solution? Open protocols that share responsibility across communities.
Ep out now.
Freedom online sounds great, until you have to run the servers yourself. The solution? Open protocols that share responsibility across communities.
Ep out now.
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Blacksky Algorithms is communal infrastructure.
October 1, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Blacksky Algorithms is communal infrastructure.
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To celebrate the launch of Cory Doctorow’s book, “Enshittification: Why Everything Suddenly Got Worse and What to Do About It”, revisit his chat with @rabble.nz on why imagining a better internet is the first step to building it.
Full ep wherever you get your podcasts!
Full ep wherever you get your podcasts!
October 25, 2025 at 5:22 PM
To celebrate the launch of Cory Doctorow’s book, “Enshittification: Why Everything Suddenly Got Worse and What to Do About It”, revisit his chat with @rabble.nz on why imagining a better internet is the first step to building it.
Full ep wherever you get your podcasts!
Full ep wherever you get your podcasts!
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An engaging conversation with friend @rabble.nz about what we did wrong and what we could do right with the future of the internet and AI:
This week, @jeffjarvis.bsky.social, author of “The Web We Weave”, joins @rabble.nz to discuss how modern attempts to clamp down on the internet are nothing new.
From Section 230 to Substack to AI, he explains why openness, not control, is key to protecting the internet.
👉 youtu.be/WJ8wNo5eN2I
From Section 230 to Substack to AI, he explains why openness, not control, is key to protecting the internet.
👉 youtu.be/WJ8wNo5eN2I
Jeff Jarvis on the Death of Mass Media, Twitter vs. UberMedia, and Section 230’s Brilliance
YouTube video by revolution.social with @rabble
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October 23, 2025 at 9:40 PM
An engaging conversation with friend @rabble.nz about what we did wrong and what we could do right with the future of the internet and AI:
Is Bluesky open enough to fill the dream and promise? @jeffjarvis.bsky.social says not yet.
Journalist and author @jeffjarvis.bsky.social says Bluesky isn’t yet as open as it should be to ensure true user freedom.
That’s why @rabble.nz created the Social Media Bill of Rights, to push platforms toward real decentralization and user freedom.
Full episode out now.
That’s why @rabble.nz created the Social Media Bill of Rights, to push platforms toward real decentralization and user freedom.
Full episode out now.
October 23, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Is Bluesky open enough to fill the dream and promise? @jeffjarvis.bsky.social says not yet.
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At 2389 Research, @harper.lol’s team builds AI with a people-first mindset.
Instead of racing ahead, they ask how innovation will affect work, labor, and community. They aim to make their impact more human than harmful.
Ep with @rabble.nz, out now
Instead of racing ahead, they ask how innovation will affect work, labor, and community. They aim to make their impact more human than harmful.
Ep with @rabble.nz, out now
October 22, 2025 at 9:13 PM
At 2389 Research, @harper.lol’s team builds AI with a people-first mindset.
Instead of racing ahead, they ask how innovation will affect work, labor, and community. They aim to make their impact more human than harmful.
Ep with @rabble.nz, out now
Instead of racing ahead, they ask how innovation will affect work, labor, and community. They aim to make their impact more human than harmful.
Ep with @rabble.nz, out now
While the idea of a general strike in the US against Trump seems unthinkable. In New Zealand there's a massive strike, against gradual cuts in staffing and refusal to raise salaries to keep up with inflation.
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
New Zealand's nurses, teachers and others set for mega strike - What you need to know
Explainer - There's a huge strike coming. Who's taking part, why are they protesting and what's so 'mega' about it?
www.rnz.co.nz
October 21, 2025 at 5:51 AM
While the idea of a general strike in the US against Trump seems unthinkable. In New Zealand there's a massive strike, against gradual cuts in staffing and refusal to raise salaries to keep up with inflation.
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
New Zealand needs to get a handle on it's insane public infrastructure costs. Most developed countries spend way less... We can either bankrupt the country or improve government tenders and infrastructure... of course that'd mean not sending so many tax dollars to National party donors.
What was actually in the fine print of yesterday's roading announcement: a $40-to-$50 billion bill that we could not pay without bankrupting ourselves. This has been implicit for a long time and should be in the damn headlines. greaterauckland.substack.com/p/reality-bi...
Reality bites: RoNS will bankrupt the nation
The government’s mega-roads programme is now looking to cost an astonishing $40-50 billion, based on new documents released yesterday by the NZTA.On Monday, Transport Minister Chris Bishop touted the ...
greaterauckland.substack.com
October 21, 2025 at 3:46 AM
New Zealand needs to get a handle on it's insane public infrastructure costs. Most developed countries spend way less... We can either bankrupt the country or improve government tenders and infrastructure... of course that'd mean not sending so many tax dollars to National party donors.
There are things that the apple ecosystem does that drives me crazy. One is how the 'share sheet' for files and links doesn't let you save or copy the files... I'm constantly wondering... why it is i have to send a file to notes or text it to somebody in order to copy and paste it or save it.
October 21, 2025 at 3:24 AM
There are things that the apple ecosystem does that drives me crazy. One is how the 'share sheet' for files and links doesn't let you save or copy the files... I'm constantly wondering... why it is i have to send a file to notes or text it to somebody in order to copy and paste it or save it.