revolution.social Podcast
@revolution.social
Revolution.Social is a podcast about the future of social media and reclaiming our digital communities. It's hosted by Rabble a.k.a. Evan Henshaw-Plath. Check it out: https://revolution.social
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.
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.
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.
Bluesky CEO @jay.bsky.team joins @rabble.nz to discuss what it takes to run decentralized social media at scale.
In this ep:
- How @bsky.app grew to 40M+ users with a tiny team
- What makes the AT Protocol different
- Why the right to exit matters for social media
Watch now: youtu.be/p0O4dRi7nPs
In this ep:
- How @bsky.app grew to 40M+ users with a tiny team
- What makes the AT Protocol different
- Why the right to exit matters for social media
Watch now: youtu.be/p0O4dRi7nPs
Decentralized Social Media for 40 Million+ Users (with Bluesky’s Jay Graber)
YouTube video by revolution.social with @rabble
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December 18, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Bluesky CEO @jay.bsky.team joins @rabble.nz to discuss what it takes to run decentralized social media at scale.
In this ep:
- How @bsky.app grew to 40M+ users with a tiny team
- What makes the AT Protocol different
- Why the right to exit matters for social media
Watch now: youtu.be/p0O4dRi7nPs
In this ep:
- How @bsky.app grew to 40M+ users with a tiny team
- What makes the AT Protocol different
- Why the right to exit matters for social media
Watch now: youtu.be/p0O4dRi7nPs
What would change if drivers owned Uber, or if truck drivers and warehouse employees owned Amazon?
@rushkoff.com, media theorist, explains how shared ownership could shift priorities to create companies that serve everyone, not just a small group of investors.
Full ep with @rabble.nz, out now.
@rushkoff.com, media theorist, explains how shared ownership could shift priorities to create companies that serve everyone, not just a small group of investors.
Full ep with @rabble.nz, out now.
December 15, 2025 at 8:46 PM
What would change if drivers owned Uber, or if truck drivers and warehouse employees owned Amazon?
@rushkoff.com, media theorist, explains how shared ownership could shift priorities to create companies that serve everyone, not just a small group of investors.
Full ep with @rabble.nz, out now.
@rushkoff.com, media theorist, explains how shared ownership could shift priorities to create companies that serve everyone, not just a small group of investors.
Full ep with @rabble.nz, out now.
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.
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.
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
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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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We'll be putting out more resources on this subject specifically in the coming weeks but for now we have an action page here: stoponlineidchecks.org/abortion
ONLINE ID CHECKS CENSOR ABORTION INFO
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December 9, 2025 at 6:43 PM
We'll be putting out more resources on this subject specifically in the coming weeks but for now we have an action page here: stoponlineidchecks.org/abortion
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.
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.
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
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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
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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...
When a monopolist is bigger than the government trying to regulate it, it’s hard to make them comply.
Cory Doctorow dives into the Digital Markets Act and how governments can push back by controlling tech giants’ access to the courts.
Full ep with @rabble.nz out now: youtu.be/CpLudlrwS_g
Cory Doctorow dives into the Digital Markets Act and how governments can push back by controlling tech giants’ access to the courts.
Full ep with @rabble.nz out now: youtu.be/CpLudlrwS_g
December 1, 2025 at 12:14 AM
When a monopolist is bigger than the government trying to regulate it, it’s hard to make them comply.
Cory Doctorow dives into the Digital Markets Act and how governments can push back by controlling tech giants’ access to the courts.
Full ep with @rabble.nz out now: youtu.be/CpLudlrwS_g
Cory Doctorow dives into the Digital Markets Act and how governments can push back by controlling tech giants’ access to the courts.
Full ep with @rabble.nz out now: youtu.be/CpLudlrwS_g
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.
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
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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
George Oates helped launch the @flickrfdn.bsky.social to protect the platform’s cultural history.
@rabble.nz reminds us that companies aren’t required to keep the mementos of our digital culture we create on them, and that’s exactly why models like this matter.
Full episode out now.
@rabble.nz reminds us that companies aren’t required to keep the mementos of our digital culture we create on them, and that’s exactly why models like this matter.
Full episode out now.
November 25, 2025 at 6:36 PM
George Oates helped launch the @flickrfdn.bsky.social to protect the platform’s cultural history.
@rabble.nz reminds us that companies aren’t required to keep the mementos of our digital culture we create on them, and that’s exactly why models like this matter.
Full episode out now.
@rabble.nz reminds us that companies aren’t required to keep the mementos of our digital culture we create on them, and that’s exactly why models like this matter.
Full episode out now.
Our host, @rabble.nz, joined the Tech Talks podcast to revisit Twitter’s early days & what led to its enshittification.
With the launch of diVine, the timing couldn’t be better for a chat about open protocols & user choice.
Listen to the full episode: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
With the launch of diVine, the timing couldn’t be better for a chat about open protocols & user choice.
Listen to the full episode: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
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November 24, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Our host, @rabble.nz, joined the Tech Talks podcast to revisit Twitter’s early days & what led to its enshittification.
With the launch of diVine, the timing couldn’t be better for a chat about open protocols & user choice.
Listen to the full episode: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
With the launch of diVine, the timing couldn’t be better for a chat about open protocols & user choice.
Listen to the full episode: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
George Oates, founding executive director of @flickrfdn.bsky.social, is leading the effort to preserve Flickr's history for the next century.
@rabble.nz, creator of diVine, reflects on how much culture disappeared when Vine shut down with no archive to protect it.
Full episode out now.
@rabble.nz, creator of diVine, reflects on how much culture disappeared when Vine shut down with no archive to protect it.
Full episode out now.
November 21, 2025 at 9:11 PM
George Oates, founding executive director of @flickrfdn.bsky.social, is leading the effort to preserve Flickr's history for the next century.
@rabble.nz, creator of diVine, reflects on how much culture disappeared when Vine shut down with no archive to protect it.
Full episode out now.
@rabble.nz, creator of diVine, reflects on how much culture disappeared when Vine shut down with no archive to protect it.
Full episode out now.
George Oates, an original designer on Flickr’s 10-person team, experienced the moment when a small, community-first project became part of Yahoo’s much larger ecosystem.
In our new episode, she explains how hypergrowth goals affect the user experience.
Full episode with @rabble.nz out now.
In our new episode, she explains how hypergrowth goals affect the user experience.
Full episode with @rabble.nz out now.
November 20, 2025 at 10:56 PM
George Oates, an original designer on Flickr’s 10-person team, experienced the moment when a small, community-first project became part of Yahoo’s much larger ecosystem.
In our new episode, she explains how hypergrowth goals affect the user experience.
Full episode with @rabble.nz out now.
In our new episode, she explains how hypergrowth goals affect the user experience.
Full episode with @rabble.nz out now.
George Oates helped write Flickr’s original community guidelines and build its early moderation tools. Now she runs the Flickr Foundation, working to preserve Flickr’s photos for the next 100 years.
In this episode, she explains how and why it matters.
Full ep: youtu.be/OGtZIxhHYI4
In this episode, she explains how and why it matters.
Full ep: youtu.be/OGtZIxhHYI4
"Our Mission Is To Keep Flickr Pictures Visible for 100 Years" (with George Oates)
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November 20, 2025 at 9:57 PM
George Oates helped write Flickr’s original community guidelines and build its early moderation tools. Now she runs the Flickr Foundation, working to preserve Flickr’s photos for the next 100 years.
In this episode, she explains how and why it matters.
Full ep: youtu.be/OGtZIxhHYI4
In this episode, she explains how and why it matters.
Full ep: youtu.be/OGtZIxhHYI4
diVine, an open source reboot of Vine, is built to stay community-driven.
@rabble.nz, diVine’s creator, explains why real ownership and user freedom matter for the future of social media.
Full episode out now.
@rabble.nz, diVine’s creator, explains why real ownership and user freedom matter for the future of social media.
Full episode out now.
November 19, 2025 at 10:19 PM
diVine, an open source reboot of Vine, is built to stay community-driven.
@rabble.nz, diVine’s creator, explains why real ownership and user freedom matter for the future of social media.
Full episode out now.
@rabble.nz, diVine’s creator, explains why real ownership and user freedom matter for the future of social media.
Full episode out now.
Six-second videos. Archived Vines. Zero generative AI.
In our new episode, @rabble.nz, creator of diVine, explains the vision behind the social video app.
Full episode out now.
In our new episode, @rabble.nz, creator of diVine, explains the vision behind the social video app.
Full episode out now.
November 18, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Six-second videos. Archived Vines. Zero generative AI.
In our new episode, @rabble.nz, creator of diVine, explains the vision behind the social video app.
Full episode out now.
In our new episode, @rabble.nz, creator of diVine, explains the vision behind the social video app.
Full episode out now.
Rabble just launched diVine, a social media app that brings back six-second creativity, along with archived Vine videos & zero AI slop.
Hear @rabble.nz & @ac555.bsky.social share how diVine exploded from a small project to a viral beta app within hours of its debut.
Full ep: youtu.be/Qf5iOWAfsm0
Hear @rabble.nz & @ac555.bsky.social share how diVine exploded from a small project to a viral beta app within hours of its debut.
Full ep: youtu.be/Qf5iOWAfsm0
Vine Revisited and The Fight Against AI Slop
YouTube video by revolution.social with @rabble
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November 18, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Rabble just launched diVine, a social media app that brings back six-second creativity, along with archived Vine videos & zero AI slop.
Hear @rabble.nz & @ac555.bsky.social share how diVine exploded from a small project to a viral beta app within hours of its debut.
Full ep: youtu.be/Qf5iOWAfsm0
Hear @rabble.nz & @ac555.bsky.social share how diVine exploded from a small project to a viral beta app within hours of its debut.
Full ep: youtu.be/Qf5iOWAfsm0
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Vine is being rebooted under the name diVine, with funding from Twitter’s former CEO Jack Dorsey.
The app plans to feature more than 10,000 previously archived Vines and does not allow AI-generated content.
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The app plans to feature more than 10,000 previously archived Vines and does not allow AI-generated content.
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November 13, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Vine is being rebooted under the name diVine, with funding from Twitter’s former CEO Jack Dorsey.
The app plans to feature more than 10,000 previously archived Vines and does not allow AI-generated content.
(divine.video)
The app plans to feature more than 10,000 previously archived Vines and does not allow AI-generated content.
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