Florian Scholz
@florianscholz.com
Director & Documentation D(a)emon @openwebdocs.org
Cares about technical writing, the web platform, open source & open collectives, as well as post-punk and wave music. he/him.
Bremen, Germany.
https://florianscholz.com
Cares about technical writing, the web platform, open source & open collectives, as well as post-punk and wave music. he/him.
Bremen, Germany.
https://florianscholz.com
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📣 Germany's close to reversing its opposition to mass surveillance & private message scanning, & backing the Chat Control bill. This could end private comms-& Signal-in the EU.
Time's short and they're counting on obscurity: please let German politicians know how horrifying their reversal would be.
Time's short and they're counting on obscurity: please let German politicians know how horrifying their reversal would be.
We are alarmed by reports that Germany is on the verge of a catastrophic about-face, reversing its longstanding and principled opposition to the EU’s Chat Control proposal which, if passed, could spell the end of the right to privacy in Europe. signal.org/blog/pdfs/ge...
signal.org
October 6, 2025 at 6:46 AM
📣 Germany's close to reversing its opposition to mass surveillance & private message scanning, & backing the Chat Control bill. This could end private comms-& Signal-in the EU.
Time's short and they're counting on obscurity: please let German politicians know how horrifying their reversal would be.
Time's short and they're counting on obscurity: please let German politicians know how horrifying their reversal would be.
I'll be working more on Web Security and Privacy thanks to an investment from the Sovereign Tech Agency! 🎉
We're happy to share that @sovereign.tech invests in Web Security and Privacy Documentation!
Over the coming year, Open Web Docs will be working on creating and updating Security and Privacy docs for web developers on @developer.mozilla.org.
Full announcement: openwebdocs.org/content/post...
Over the coming year, Open Web Docs will be working on creating and updating Security and Privacy docs for web developers on @developer.mozilla.org.
Full announcement: openwebdocs.org/content/post...
Sovereign Tech Fund invests in Web Security and Privacy docs
Open Web Docs supports web platform documentation for the benefit of web developers & designers worldwide. We are a community of web developers, standards makers, and technology companies that rely on...
openwebdocs.org
September 30, 2025 at 12:28 PM
I'll be working more on Web Security and Privacy thanks to an investment from the Sovereign Tech Agency! 🎉
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I really enjoyed yesterday's colab with @tante.cc about" Fascist AI".
If you want to know how we got, why we have technologies like "AI" and how both are a very fertile soil for fascism: We got you covered.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=OMl-...
If you want to know how we got, why we have technologies like "AI" and how both are a very fertile soil for fascism: We got you covered.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=OMl-...
LOOPS Fascist AI with Malte Engeler and Tante
YouTube video by New Practice In Art and Technology
www.youtube.com
July 4, 2025 at 7:55 AM
I really enjoyed yesterday's colab with @tante.cc about" Fascist AI".
If you want to know how we got, why we have technologies like "AI" and how both are a very fertile soil for fascism: We got you covered.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=OMl-...
If you want to know how we got, why we have technologies like "AI" and how both are a very fertile soil for fascism: We got you covered.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=OMl-...
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Reposted by Florian Scholz
Does your organization rely on MDN for reference docs?
Do you often check browser compat on MDN or caniuse.com?
Do you use tools like browser DevTools or VSCode in your work?
If so, you rely directly on the work that Open Web Docs does and should consider sponsoring.
To convince your boss.
Do you often check browser compat on MDN or caniuse.com?
Do you use tools like browser DevTools or VSCode in your work?
If so, you rely directly on the work that Open Web Docs does and should consider sponsoring.
To convince your boss.
Patrick - How to convince your boss to sponsor Open Web Docs
A blog post by Patrick Brosset: How to convince your boss to sponsor Open Web Docs
patrickbrosset.com
June 18, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Does your organization rely on MDN for reference docs?
Do you often check browser compat on MDN or caniuse.com?
Do you use tools like browser DevTools or VSCode in your work?
If so, you rely directly on the work that Open Web Docs does and should consider sponsoring.
To convince your boss.
Do you often check browser compat on MDN or caniuse.com?
Do you use tools like browser DevTools or VSCode in your work?
If so, you rely directly on the work that Open Web Docs does and should consider sponsoring.
To convince your boss.
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> our implementation was not developed by Mozilla employees, but was contributed entirely by a single volunteer, André Bargull.
Temporal is an absolutely massive spec and complicated implementation - it's been YEARS in the making.
André out here just beating out billion dollar corps
Temporal is an absolutely massive spec and complicated implementation - it's been YEARS in the making.
André out here just beating out billion dollar corps
May 28, 2025 at 2:19 PM
> our implementation was not developed by Mozilla employees, but was contributed entirely by a single volunteer, André Bargull.
Temporal is an absolutely massive spec and complicated implementation - it's been YEARS in the making.
André out here just beating out billion dollar corps
Temporal is an absolutely massive spec and complicated implementation - it's been YEARS in the making.
André out here just beating out billion dollar corps
Generative KI und die Ästhetik des digitalen Faschismus -- re:publika Vortrag von @bildoperationen.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZpi...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZpi...
re:publica 25: Roland Meyer - Generative KI und die Ästhetik des digitalen Faschismus
YouTube video by re:publica
www.youtube.com
May 28, 2025 at 9:49 AM
Generative KI und die Ästhetik des digitalen Faschismus -- re:publika Vortrag von @bildoperationen.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZpi...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZpi...
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hey lovelies, I finally got around to publicly sharing my compilation of big tech energy and emissions data. I'll be using it in articles, posts etc but it's yours too, free to use (w/ attribution is nice)
ketanjoshi.co/2025/05/23/d...
ketanjoshi.co/2025/05/23/d...
May 26, 2025 at 7:47 PM
hey lovelies, I finally got around to publicly sharing my compilation of big tech energy and emissions data. I'll be using it in articles, posts etc but it's yours too, free to use (w/ attribution is nice)
ketanjoshi.co/2025/05/23/d...
ketanjoshi.co/2025/05/23/d...
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The new Expectation Fail foundation is offering 10 grants (1500-7000 EUR) for artists to work on strategies against the growing tech fascism.
https://error417.expectation.fail/
https://error417.expectation.fail/
Error 417 Expectation Failed | Home
Supporting Internet Art with an Attitude 🌐💄
error417.expectation.fail
May 15, 2025 at 11:13 AM
The new Expectation Fail foundation is offering 10 grants (1500-7000 EUR) for artists to work on strategies against the growing tech fascism.
https://error417.expectation.fail/
https://error417.expectation.fail/
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April 28, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Reposted by Florian Scholz
I wondered if "AI" systems are "tools" and realized that structurally they are not. They are makeshifts.
https://tante.cc/2025/04/27/are-ai-system-really-tools/
https://tante.cc/2025/04/27/are-ai-system-really-tools/
Are "AI" system really tools?
I was on a panel on “AI” yesterday (was in German so I don’t link it i this post, specifics don’t matter too much) and a phrase came up that stuck with me on my way home (riding a bike is just the best thing for thinking). That phrase was AI systems are just tools […]
tante.cc
April 27, 2025 at 1:19 PM
I wondered if "AI" systems are "tools" and realized that structurally they are not. They are makeshifts.
https://tante.cc/2025/04/27/are-ai-system-really-tools/
https://tante.cc/2025/04/27/are-ai-system-really-tools/
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"For generative AI this purpose is quite clear: It’s about putting pressure on human labour. […] The actual problem generative AI is trying to solve is having to pay people for their work."
Some reflections on what "AI" is for, why genAI - while being toxic for our minds and creatives - is a bit of a distraction and how discriminative AI is actually making Marc Andreessen's dreams come true. Oh and Fascism.
https://tante.cc/2025/04/24/forcing-the-world-into-machines/
https://tante.cc/2025/04/24/forcing-the-world-into-machines/
Forcing the world into machines
When people talk about “AI” these days – which depending on how healthy and well-adjusted your social environment is can be very little or if you are on LinkedIn all the fucking time – the main focus is on what is called “generative AI”, sometimes shortened to “genAI”. Generative AI (in the way most people […]
tante.cc
April 24, 2025 at 8:10 AM
"For generative AI this purpose is quite clear: It’s about putting pressure on human labour. […] The actual problem generative AI is trying to solve is having to pay people for their work."
Went home to my parents for Easter to fix their computers AND to tell them what happens to the photos they've uploaded to ChatGPT.
April 22, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Went home to my parents for Easter to fix their computers AND to tell them what happens to the photos they've uploaded to ChatGPT.
Ghibli, miniature dolls, or whatever trend is on right now: it is a giant viral privacy trick to get fresh personal images into OpenAI's models. People are giving their data away for free carelessly.
www.luizasnewsletter.com/p/openais-vi...
www.luizasnewsletter.com/p/openais-vi...
🕶 OpenAI's Viral Privacy Trick
AI's Legal and Ethical Challenges | Edition #184
www.luizasnewsletter.com
April 22, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Ghibli, miniature dolls, or whatever trend is on right now: it is a giant viral privacy trick to get fresh personal images into OpenAI's models. People are giving their data away for free carelessly.
www.luizasnewsletter.com/p/openais-vi...
www.luizasnewsletter.com/p/openais-vi...
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After the community feedback Servo TSC would like to share that we have decided to not modify the AI policy and keep it as is.
Future discussions on this topic (if any) will happen on public channels.
More details: github.com/servo/servo/...
Future discussions on this topic (if any) will happen on public channels.
More details: github.com/servo/servo/...
AI Policy Update Proposal · servo servo · Discussion #36379
Servo’s Technical Steering Committee is looking for feedback regarding our policy for contributions made with generative AI. The current policy, adopted in June 2024, is documented in the Servo boo...
github.com
April 21, 2025 at 12:08 PM
After the community feedback Servo TSC would like to share that we have decided to not modify the AI policy and keep it as is.
Future discussions on this topic (if any) will happen on public channels.
More details: github.com/servo/servo/...
Future discussions on this topic (if any) will happen on public channels.
More details: github.com/servo/servo/...
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After a court order by the Turkish government, Bluesky made accounts unavailable for Bluesky users in Turkey this week.
I take a closer look at geographic-based moderation works on Bluesky and atproto, how it can be sidestepped, and much more
fediversereport.com/bluesky-cens...
I take a closer look at geographic-based moderation works on Bluesky and atproto, how it can be sidestepped, and much more
fediversereport.com/bluesky-cens...
Bluesky, censorship and country-based moderation
This week, Bluesky hid accounts in for users in Turkey after a government order. I take a closer look at government censorship and ATProto, how geographic moderation labelers work, and the impact on t...
fediversereport.com
April 17, 2025 at 7:17 PM
After a court order by the Turkish government, Bluesky made accounts unavailable for Bluesky users in Turkey this week.
I take a closer look at geographic-based moderation works on Bluesky and atproto, how it can be sidestepped, and much more
fediversereport.com/bluesky-cens...
I take a closer look at geographic-based moderation works on Bluesky and atproto, how it can be sidestepped, and much more
fediversereport.com/bluesky-cens...
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ich bin schon länger dazu übergegangen, die vielen datacenter, die die ki-bros in die welt bauen, als waffen zu sehen. ihre anschlussnutzung nach dem crash werden mit großer sicherheit überwachungs- und militär-ki bereitstellen. also alles, was ein zunehmend autoritärer staat halt so braucht.
The response to the predicted crash of the AI sector often is that "every crash leaves something useful behind" and that this time it will be models. I don't think that is the case.
AI models age like milk and the infrastructures left behind won't be ones that are helpful for democratic societies.
AI models age like milk and the infrastructures left behind won't be ones that are helpful for democratic societies.
These are not the same
After sharing Ed Zitron’s latest piece called “OpenAI Is A Systemic Risk To The Tech Industry” I got a few responses arguing in a similar way: People agree that “AI” and especially “generative AI” is a massive bubble that does not really make much sense – if you imply rational decision making. Training the models, […]
tante.cc
April 16, 2025 at 9:57 AM
ich bin schon länger dazu übergegangen, die vielen datacenter, die die ki-bros in die welt bauen, als waffen zu sehen. ihre anschlussnutzung nach dem crash werden mit großer sicherheit überwachungs- und militär-ki bereitstellen. also alles, was ein zunehmend autoritärer staat halt so braucht.
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Cloud-Dienste und Plattformen kommen aus den USA, Mikrochips aus Taiwan, Seltene Erden aus China. Die Digitalisierung hat zu massiven Abhängigkeiten geführt, von denen Europa sich spätestens seit Donald Trumps Amtsantritt lösen will. Welche Konzepte gibt es dafür?
netzpolitik.org/2025/digital...
netzpolitik.org/2025/digital...
Digitale Souveränität und EuroStack: Wie kann Europa digital unabhängiger werden?
Cloud-Dienste und Plattformen kommen aus den USA, Mikrochips aus Taiwan, Seltene Erden aus China. Die Digitalisierung hat zu massiven Abhängigkeiten geführt, von denen Europa sich spätestens seit Dona...
netzpolitik.org
April 12, 2025 at 7:17 AM
Cloud-Dienste und Plattformen kommen aus den USA, Mikrochips aus Taiwan, Seltene Erden aus China. Die Digitalisierung hat zu massiven Abhängigkeiten geführt, von denen Europa sich spätestens seit Donald Trumps Amtsantritt lösen will. Welche Konzepte gibt es dafür?
netzpolitik.org/2025/digital...
netzpolitik.org/2025/digital...
Carole Cadwalladr: "We now have to start acting as if we live in East Germany and Instagram is the Stasi"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZOo...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZOo...
This Is What a Digital Coup Looks Like | Carole Cadwalladr | TED
YouTube video by TED
www.youtube.com
April 11, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Carole Cadwalladr: "We now have to start acting as if we live in East Germany and Instagram is the Stasi"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZOo...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZOo...
Ich habe einen Artikel über meine Reise nach Athen und zur griechischen synth/wave Szene geschrieben www.spontis.de/schwarze-sze...
Vielen Dank an @wizardofgoth.bsky.social fürs Veröffentlichen!
Vielen Dank an @wizardofgoth.bsky.social fürs Veröffentlichen!
Kalte Nächte in Athen - Ein Kurztrip in die griechische Musikszene
Hi, ich bin Flo, ein Grufti aus Bremen, und das hier ist mein erster Artikel bei Spontis, um euch von meiner Reise nach Athen und musikalischen Fundstücken zu
www.spontis.de
April 8, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Ich habe einen Artikel über meine Reise nach Athen und zur griechischen synth/wave Szene geschrieben www.spontis.de/schwarze-sze...
Vielen Dank an @wizardofgoth.bsky.social fürs Veröffentlichen!
Vielen Dank an @wizardofgoth.bsky.social fürs Veröffentlichen!
"We therefore suggest that one of the most pragmatic anti-capitalist things that one can do is to push for any organizations that you might be involved with to participate in the standards development process"
thereader.mitpress.mit.edu/the-anti-cap...
thereader.mitpress.mit.edu/the-anti-cap...
The Anti-Capitalist Case for Standards
In a capitalist world, the often-overlooked systems of technical standards offer a rare example of economic collaboration that prioritizes the public good over profit.
thereader.mitpress.mit.edu
April 3, 2025 at 8:43 AM
"We therefore suggest that one of the most pragmatic anti-capitalist things that one can do is to push for any organizations that you might be involved with to participate in the standards development process"
thereader.mitpress.mit.edu/the-anti-cap...
thereader.mitpress.mit.edu/the-anti-cap...
"We have seen the bandwidth used for downloading multimedia content grow by 50%.This increase is not coming from human readers,but largely from automated programs that scrape the Wikimedia Commons image catalog of openly licensed images to feed images to AI models"
diff.wikimedia.org/2025/04/01/h...
diff.wikimedia.org/2025/04/01/h...
How crawlers impact the operations of the Wikimedia projects
Since the beginning of 2024, the demand for the content created by the Wikimedia volunteer community – especially for the 144 million images, videos, and other files on Wikimedia Commons – has grow…
diff.wikimedia.org
April 2, 2025 at 11:57 AM
"We have seen the bandwidth used for downloading multimedia content grow by 50%.This increase is not coming from human readers,but largely from automated programs that scrape the Wikimedia Commons image catalog of openly licensed images to feed images to AI models"
diff.wikimedia.org/2025/04/01/h...
diff.wikimedia.org/2025/04/01/h...