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
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
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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...
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.
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.
Srđa Popović helped overthrow Serbia’s dictator in 2000. Now he trains activists worldwide on how real, nonviolent change happens.
In this ep:
- Why viral videos alone ≠ movements
- Social media’s whataboutisms
- How AI could help protect elections
Full Ep: youtu.be/HGoivKFp1BU
In this ep:
- Why viral videos alone ≠ movements
- Social media’s whataboutisms
- How AI could help protect elections
Full Ep: youtu.be/HGoivKFp1BU
How to Overthrow Dictators Without Violence (with Srđa Popović)
YouTube video by revolution.social with @rabble
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November 6, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Srđa Popović helped overthrow Serbia’s dictator in 2000. Now he trains activists worldwide on how real, nonviolent change happens.
In this ep:
- Why viral videos alone ≠ movements
- Social media’s whataboutisms
- How AI could help protect elections
Full Ep: youtu.be/HGoivKFp1BU
In this ep:
- Why viral videos alone ≠ movements
- Social media’s whataboutisms
- How AI could help protect elections
Full Ep: youtu.be/HGoivKFp1BU
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.
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.
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.
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...
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
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October 30, 2025 at 7:36 PM
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
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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
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.
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.
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!
@jeffjarvis.bsky.social held the #BlackTwitterSummit, where he saw how a community claimed a platform that wasn’t built for them.
That spirit continues with platforms like Blacksky, aiming to give communities the power to shape platforms on their own terms.
Ep out now.
That spirit continues with platforms like Blacksky, aiming to give communities the power to shape platforms on their own terms.
Ep out now.
October 24, 2025 at 3:35 PM
@jeffjarvis.bsky.social held the #BlackTwitterSummit, where he saw how a community claimed a platform that wasn’t built for them.
That spirit continues with platforms like Blacksky, aiming to give communities the power to shape platforms on their own terms.
Ep out now.
That spirit continues with platforms like Blacksky, aiming to give communities the power to shape platforms on their own terms.
Ep out now.
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 10:38 PM
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.
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 8:00 PM
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
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
As CTO for Obama’s 2012 re-election campaign, @harper.lol says the goal wasn’t to show off fancy tech. It was to make people feel connected.
Instead of modernizing and replacing fieldwork, his team built software that showed volunteers and voters they weren’t alone.
Full episode out now.
Instead of modernizing and replacing fieldwork, his team built software that showed volunteers and voters they weren’t alone.
Full episode out now.
October 21, 2025 at 8:03 PM
As CTO for Obama’s 2012 re-election campaign, @harper.lol says the goal wasn’t to show off fancy tech. It was to make people feel connected.
Instead of modernizing and replacing fieldwork, his team built software that showed volunteers and voters they weren’t alone.
Full episode out now.
Instead of modernizing and replacing fieldwork, his team built software that showed volunteers and voters they weren’t alone.
Full episode out now.
No matter how advanced it gets, AI will always inherit the biases of its creators.
For instance, AI can turn PDFs into structured data in seconds, but if you ask it to remove racist bias, that’s impossible.
Full ep w/ @harper.lol, CEO of 2389 Research, and host @rabble.nz out now.
For instance, AI can turn PDFs into structured data in seconds, but if you ask it to remove racist bias, that’s impossible.
Full ep w/ @harper.lol, CEO of 2389 Research, and host @rabble.nz out now.
October 20, 2025 at 9:36 PM
No matter how advanced it gets, AI will always inherit the biases of its creators.
For instance, AI can turn PDFs into structured data in seconds, but if you ask it to remove racist bias, that’s impossible.
Full ep w/ @harper.lol, CEO of 2389 Research, and host @rabble.nz out now.
For instance, AI can turn PDFs into structured data in seconds, but if you ask it to remove racist bias, that’s impossible.
Full ep w/ @harper.lol, CEO of 2389 Research, and host @rabble.nz out now.
Codegen AI is lowering barriers to entry in tech, letting non-tech people build websites, start businesses, and experiment freely again.
2389 Research CEO @harper.lol says that, like the early internet, AI is allowing anyone with curiosity the chance to become a developer and build apps.
Out now.
2389 Research CEO @harper.lol says that, like the early internet, AI is allowing anyone with curiosity the chance to become a developer and build apps.
Out now.
October 18, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Codegen AI is lowering barriers to entry in tech, letting non-tech people build websites, start businesses, and experiment freely again.
2389 Research CEO @harper.lol says that, like the early internet, AI is allowing anyone with curiosity the chance to become a developer and build apps.
Out now.
2389 Research CEO @harper.lol says that, like the early internet, AI is allowing anyone with curiosity the chance to become a developer and build apps.
Out now.
“Codegen is going to destroy the tech industry as we know it.”
@harper.lol, CEO of 2389 Research, says AI code generation will turn junior engineers into factory workers & hurt mid-level devs struggling to keep up.
The new tech is helping capitalism move faster.
Full ep with @rabble.nz out now.
@harper.lol, CEO of 2389 Research, says AI code generation will turn junior engineers into factory workers & hurt mid-level devs struggling to keep up.
The new tech is helping capitalism move faster.
Full ep with @rabble.nz out now.
October 17, 2025 at 8:42 AM
“Codegen is going to destroy the tech industry as we know it.”
@harper.lol, CEO of 2389 Research, says AI code generation will turn junior engineers into factory workers & hurt mid-level devs struggling to keep up.
The new tech is helping capitalism move faster.
Full ep with @rabble.nz out now.
@harper.lol, CEO of 2389 Research, says AI code generation will turn junior engineers into factory workers & hurt mid-level devs struggling to keep up.
The new tech is helping capitalism move faster.
Full ep with @rabble.nz out now.
Harper Reed, CEO of 2389 Research, joins @rabble.nz to talk about how AI shapes the way we build, create, and connect.
From AI bias to agent collaboration, @harper.lol asks what responsible tech looks like in an unpredictable world.
Full episode out now: youtu.be/pZZXhCTbd5k
From AI bias to agent collaboration, @harper.lol asks what responsible tech looks like in an unpredictable world.
Full episode out now: youtu.be/pZZXhCTbd5k
Harper Reed on Building for Obama, Social Media for Bots & Why Tech Isn't Always the Solution
YouTube video by revolution.social with @rabble
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October 16, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Harper Reed, CEO of 2389 Research, joins @rabble.nz to talk about how AI shapes the way we build, create, and connect.
From AI bias to agent collaboration, @harper.lol asks what responsible tech looks like in an unpredictable world.
Full episode out now: youtu.be/pZZXhCTbd5k
From AI bias to agent collaboration, @harper.lol asks what responsible tech looks like in an unpredictable world.
Full episode out now: youtu.be/pZZXhCTbd5k
"It is called social media, not monetized media."
@rabble.nz and @davidbollier.bsky.social say economic systems should come second to social relationships online.
The challenge is to build digital spaces that support cooperation instead of consumption.
Full episode, out now.
@rabble.nz and @davidbollier.bsky.social say economic systems should come second to social relationships online.
The challenge is to build digital spaces that support cooperation instead of consumption.
Full episode, out now.
October 15, 2025 at 7:19 PM
"It is called social media, not monetized media."
@rabble.nz and @davidbollier.bsky.social say economic systems should come second to social relationships online.
The challenge is to build digital spaces that support cooperation instead of consumption.
Full episode, out now.
@rabble.nz and @davidbollier.bsky.social say economic systems should come second to social relationships online.
The challenge is to build digital spaces that support cooperation instead of consumption.
Full episode, out now.
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For this week’s podcast, Justin Hendrix spoke with Mallory Knodel from the Social Web Foundation and the Internet Exchange and Burcu Kilic from CIGI. The conversation revolved around a post they wrote for the Internet Exchange titled “Big Tech Redefined the Open Internet to Serve Its Own Interests."
The Open Internet is Dead. What Comes Next? | TechPolicy.Press
Justin Hendrix spoke to Mallory Knodel and Burcu Kilic about their recent essay, titled "Big Tech Redefined the Open Internet to Serve Its Own Interests."
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October 12, 2025 at 5:33 PM
For this week’s podcast, Justin Hendrix spoke with Mallory Knodel from the Social Web Foundation and the Internet Exchange and Burcu Kilic from CIGI. The conversation revolved around a post they wrote for the Internet Exchange titled “Big Tech Redefined the Open Internet to Serve Its Own Interests."
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A great conversation on @Revolution.social podcast with host @rabble.nz Henshaw-Plath. We discussed the power of network protocols, the dynamics of commoning in digital spaces, and Big Tech failures to understand their dependence on trust and sharing. Refreshing! www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z5nZ...
“Think Like a Commoner" Author David Bollier on the Commons & Why Open Platforms Aren't Enough
YouTube video by revolution.social with @rabble
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October 14, 2025 at 6:12 PM
A great conversation on @Revolution.social podcast with host @rabble.nz Henshaw-Plath. We discussed the power of network protocols, the dynamics of commoning in digital spaces, and Big Tech failures to understand their dependence on trust and sharing. Refreshing! www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z5nZ...