fnord
@fnrd.toots.nu.ap.brid.gy
information science, #FLOSS, & Ranganathan's Five Laws
Formerly from Fosstodon, left because of libertarianism.
[bridged from https://toots.nu/@fnrd on the fediverse by https://fed.brid.gy/ ]
Formerly from Fosstodon, left because of libertarianism.
[bridged from https://toots.nu/@fnrd on the fediverse by https://fed.brid.gy/ ]
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Det kallas faktabaserad psykologisk inokulering och är en teknik som har vetenskapligt stöd för att göra folk mer resistenta mot att påverkas av desinformation. Toppengrej!
Har skrivit mer om det hela här:
Har skrivit mer om det hela här:
A psychological vaccine against misinformation
On how to tackle misinformation and disinformation in the climate crisis.
climatepsyched.substack.com
January 5, 2026 at 3:34 PM
Det kallas faktabaserad psykologisk inokulering och är en teknik som har vetenskapligt stöd för att göra folk mer resistenta mot att påverkas av desinformation. Toppengrej!
Har skrivit mer om det hela här:
Har skrivit mer om det hela här:
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Today is Digital Independence Day, a German initiative to move more and more away from Big Tech in 2026. Let's reclaim our independence!
https://di.day/
https://di.day/
January 4, 2026 at 9:28 AM
Today is Digital Independence Day, a German initiative to move more and more away from Big Tech in 2026. Let's reclaim our independence!
https://di.day/
https://di.day/
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Maybe in 2026 we can start to agree that "a complex algorithm selects content" is an editorial stance and platforms should be responsible to a certain degree.
January 2, 2026 at 3:55 PM
Maybe in 2026 we can start to agree that "a complex algorithm selects content" is an editorial stance and platforms should be responsible to a certain degree.
@EUCommission - has the social media teams' stance of using right-wing website X changed after X'sGrok LLM started manufacturing CSAM material? I really, really wonder where the line in the sand here is - do you consider the shifted baseline? Is X still a safe work environment for your team? […]
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toots.nu
January 2, 2026 at 12:46 PM
@EUCommission - has the social media teams' stance of using right-wing website X changed after X'sGrok LLM started manufacturing CSAM material? I really, really wonder where the line in the sand here is - do you consider the shifted baseline? Is X still a safe work environment for your team? […]
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Just making sure that 2025 is definitely over
January 1, 2026 at 4:43 AM
Just making sure that 2025 is definitely over
For Europeans: Ralf Bendrath, policy advisor who worked on the original GDPR, warns against the erosion of European privacy in an informative but easy to understand talk at the CCC #39c3
So if you are like me and thought "What the hell are those EU #omnibus laws" give it a spin […]
So if you are like me and thought "What the hell are those EU #omnibus laws" give it a spin […]
Original post on toots.nu
toots.nu
December 30, 2025 at 7:44 AM
Any librarian or information specialist will be interested in this very thoughtful talk by Mathias Schindler about the fact that people use LLMs to upload or change information in Wikipedia - and why. Enjoyed the talk, a very good investigative effort too […]
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toots.nu
December 28, 2025 at 10:42 AM
Any librarian or information specialist will be interested in this very thoughtful talk by Mathias Schindler about the fact that people use LLMs to upload or change information in Wikipedia - and why. Enjoyed the talk, a very good investigative effort too […]
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🇪🇺EU Commission seeks to extend #chatcontrol 1.0, despite admitting "insufficient data" to prove efficacy. Extending it validates a failed approach. We need targeted, judicial solutions, not the perpetual renewal of "exceptional" mass surveillance! […]
Original post on digitalcourage.social
digitalcourage.social
December 20, 2025 at 8:23 AM
🇪🇺EU Commission seeks to extend #chatcontrol 1.0, despite admitting "insufficient data" to prove efficacy. Extending it validates a failed approach. We need targeted, judicial solutions, not the perpetual renewal of "exceptional" mass surveillance! […]
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Today, the #eu will launch a new legal entity aimed at supporting the development of the #DigitalCommons.
The so-called European Digital Infrastructure Consortium (#edic) is a legal instrument that allows EU countries to pool resources and "coordinate with communities to develop, maintain and […]
The so-called European Digital Infrastructure Consortium (#edic) is a legal instrument that allows EU countries to pool resources and "coordinate with communities to develop, maintain and […]
Original post on eupolicy.social
eupolicy.social
December 11, 2025 at 8:26 AM
Your daily reminder that any opinion or news from and about anything even vaguely related to Russia should be taken at face value: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soviet_disinformation The goal of dezinformatsiya on "the masses" (us) is to worry and stress us so we can't act. Move physically […]
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toots.nu
December 8, 2025 at 7:12 AM
Your daily reminder that any opinion or news from and about anything even vaguely related to Russia should be taken at face value: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soviet_disinformation The goal of dezinformatsiya on "the masses" (us) is to worry and stress us so we can't act. Move physically […]
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🇪🇺#ChatControl Twist: Commissioner Brunner backs Parliament against governments' mass surveillance plans!
The first Trilogue starts this Tuesday. 📅
Read the full story & get the recording (Mashups welcome! ✂️🎧) 👇 […]
The first Trilogue starts this Tuesday. 📅
Read the full story & get the recording (Mashups welcome! ✂️🎧) 👇 […]
Original post on digitalcourage.social
digitalcourage.social
December 4, 2025 at 3:37 PM
🇪🇺#ChatControl Twist: Commissioner Brunner backs Parliament against governments' mass surveillance plans!
The first Trilogue starts this Tuesday. 📅
Read the full story & get the recording (Mashups welcome! ✂️🎧) 👇 […]
The first Trilogue starts this Tuesday. 📅
Read the full story & get the recording (Mashups welcome! ✂️🎧) 👇 […]
I feel for the devs of Calibre. They implemented possible links to LLM in Calibre, and though I am going to have to say no to using it, it's important to appreciate all Kovid and the other devs do to develop Calibre. LLM (though they call it "AI") is tech boys' new toy, if we criticize what they […]
Original post on toots.nu
toots.nu
December 7, 2025 at 8:26 AM
I feel for the devs of Calibre. They implemented possible links to LLM in Calibre, and though I am going to have to say no to using it, it's important to appreciate all Kovid and the other devs do to develop Calibre. LLM (though they call it "AI") is tech boys' new toy, if we criticize what they […]
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🇪🇺New EU Commission report dismantles voluntary #chatcontrol 1.0, which they now want to make permanent:
"Insufficient data", high error rates & no proof of actual convictions. 🤯
Report: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:52025DC0740
My comment […]
"Insufficient data", high error rates & no proof of actual convictions. 🤯
Report: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:52025DC0740
My comment […]
Original post on digitalcourage.social
digitalcourage.social
November 28, 2025 at 3:13 PM
🇪🇺New EU Commission report dismantles voluntary #chatcontrol 1.0, which they now want to make permanent:
"Insufficient data", high error rates & no proof of actual convictions. 🤯
Report: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:52025DC0740
My comment […]
"Insufficient data", high error rates & no proof of actual convictions. 🤯
Report: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:52025DC0740
My comment […]
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🇪🇺Misleading headlines: #chatcontrol is not dead, it is being privatized! 🚨
EU governments voted today for:
🔍 Warrantless mass surveillance
🆔 Mandatory ID for everyone (End of anonymity)
🚫 Digital house arrest for teens
The fight continues! 👇 […]
[Original post on digitalcourage.social]
EU governments voted today for:
🔍 Warrantless mass surveillance
🆔 Mandatory ID for everyone (End of anonymity)
🚫 Digital house arrest for teens
The fight continues! 👇 […]
[Original post on digitalcourage.social]
November 26, 2025 at 5:26 PM
🇪🇺Misleading headlines: #chatcontrol is not dead, it is being privatized! 🚨
EU governments voted today for:
🔍 Warrantless mass surveillance
🆔 Mandatory ID for everyone (End of anonymity)
🚫 Digital house arrest for teens
The fight continues! 👇 […]
[Original post on digitalcourage.social]
EU governments voted today for:
🔍 Warrantless mass surveillance
🆔 Mandatory ID for everyone (End of anonymity)
🚫 Digital house arrest for teens
The fight continues! 👇 […]
[Original post on digitalcourage.social]
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If you’re a user of Libby (the library app), consider before following their suggestion to type #inspireme into the search bar.
It seems harmless, but it turns on an unrequested AI feature, & there is no way to reverse that.
This comes courtesy of ProfHeyRochelle, who is now reasonably pissed […]
It seems harmless, but it turns on an unrequested AI feature, & there is no way to reverse that.
This comes courtesy of ProfHeyRochelle, who is now reasonably pissed […]
Original post on cloudisland.nz
cloudisland.nz
November 2, 2025 at 5:02 AM
If you’re a user of Libby (the library app), consider before following their suggestion to type #inspireme into the search bar.
It seems harmless, but it turns on an unrequested AI feature, & there is no way to reverse that.
This comes courtesy of ProfHeyRochelle, who is now reasonably pissed […]
It seems harmless, but it turns on an unrequested AI feature, & there is no way to reverse that.
This comes courtesy of ProfHeyRochelle, who is now reasonably pissed […]
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Them: “We should make open source sustainable”
Me: “Can I get paid for my work?”
Them: “Not like that!”
Me: “Can I get paid for my work?”
Them: “Not like that!”
October 16, 2025 at 9:43 AM
Them: “We should make open source sustainable”
Me: “Can I get paid for my work?”
Them: “Not like that!”
Me: “Can I get paid for my work?”
Them: “Not like that!”
Most nerdy folk know about the software disaster with which Sonos hamstringed itself. Today I heard from a friend that their Neato robot vacuum can't run on a schedule, be turned on through the app (!!) or be told to skip rooms.
The reason? Vorwerk shut down their cloud servers, witthout […]
The reason? Vorwerk shut down their cloud servers, witthout […]
Original post on toots.nu
toots.nu
October 11, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Most nerdy folk know about the software disaster with which Sonos hamstringed itself. Today I heard from a friend that their Neato robot vacuum can't run on a schedule, be turned on through the app (!!) or be told to skip rooms.
The reason? Vorwerk shut down their cloud servers, witthout […]
The reason? Vorwerk shut down their cloud servers, witthout […]
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New community gem server from the rubygems team just dropped: https://gem.coop
gem.coop
gem.coop
October 6, 2025 at 4:45 AM
New community gem server from the rubygems team just dropped: https://gem.coop
"Statsminister Ulf Kristersson har haft ett hemligt möte med Peter Thiel" enligt Svenska Dagbladet #ulfkristersson #peterthiel https://www.svd.se/a/935RzE/ulf-kristersson-i-mote-med-peter-thiel-underlattade-ocksa-for-techbolagen
Not the least source, Svenska Dagbladet.
Great, after Thiel […]
Not the least source, Svenska Dagbladet.
Great, after Thiel […]
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toots.nu
October 11, 2025 at 8:32 PM
"Statsminister Ulf Kristersson har haft ett hemligt möte med Peter Thiel" enligt Svenska Dagbladet #ulfkristersson #peterthiel https://www.svd.se/a/935RzE/ulf-kristersson-i-mote-med-peter-thiel-underlattade-ocksa-for-techbolagen
Not the least source, Svenska Dagbladet.
Great, after Thiel […]
Not the least source, Svenska Dagbladet.
Great, after Thiel […]
Are you European and you feel like you need to DO something against #chatcontrol ? Write Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) from your country. Visit https://fightchatcontrol.eu/
I contacted MEPs that were undecided.
The reason being that I currently can't organise my own protest. But I'm […]
I contacted MEPs that were undecided.
The reason being that I currently can't organise my own protest. But I'm […]
Original post on toots.nu
toots.nu
October 8, 2025 at 9:17 AM
Are you European and you feel like you need to DO something against #chatcontrol ? Write Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) from your country. Visit https://fightchatcontrol.eu/
I contacted MEPs that were undecided.
The reason being that I currently can't organise my own protest. But I'm […]
I contacted MEPs that were undecided.
The reason being that I currently can't organise my own protest. But I'm […]
#chatcontrol is technically impossible without pissing away the human rights the #eu says to support. Fining Microsoft, Facebook and Google for datamining and such - and then falling for a 'technical solution' for a serious social problem?
If the EU allows a Yes-vote, they are showing the world […]
If the EU allows a Yes-vote, they are showing the world […]
Original post on toots.nu
toots.nu
October 4, 2025 at 12:55 PM
#chatcontrol is technically impossible without pissing away the human rights the #eu says to support. Fining Microsoft, Facebook and Google for datamining and such - and then falling for a 'technical solution' for a serious social problem?
If the EU allows a Yes-vote, they are showing the world […]
If the EU allows a Yes-vote, they are showing the world […]
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At #privacycamp25 now. So many important topics on the agenda today. A lot of thanks to @edri for bringing us together here!
Many of the panels today are live streamed:
https://privacycamp.eu/
Later today, I will also have the pleasure to facilitate a workshop together with @ilumium:
„Get […]
Many of the panels today are live streamed:
https://privacycamp.eu/
Later today, I will also have the pleasure to facilitate a workshop together with @ilumium:
„Get […]
Original post on eupolicy.social
eupolicy.social
September 30, 2025 at 8:50 AM
At #privacycamp25 now. So many important topics on the agenda today. A lot of thanks to @edri for bringing us together here!
Many of the panels today are live streamed:
https://privacycamp.eu/
Later today, I will also have the pleasure to facilitate a workshop together with @ilumium:
„Get […]
Many of the panels today are live streamed:
https://privacycamp.eu/
Later today, I will also have the pleasure to facilitate a workshop together with @ilumium:
„Get […]
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🇩🇪👍Auch Estland wird der #Chatkontrolle nicht zustimmen.
👎Aber wie Deutschland am 14.10. abstimmt, ist offen. Es droht ein fauler Kompromiss zwischen CSU-Innenminister und SPD-Justizministerin.
💪Noch 28 Tage, um Druck zu machen! https://chatkontrolle.de
👎Aber wie Deutschland am 14.10. abstimmt, ist offen. Es droht ein fauler Kompromiss zwischen CSU-Innenminister und SPD-Justizministerin.
💪Noch 28 Tage, um Druck zu machen! https://chatkontrolle.de
September 16, 2025 at 2:27 PM
🇩🇪👍Auch Estland wird der #Chatkontrolle nicht zustimmen.
👎Aber wie Deutschland am 14.10. abstimmt, ist offen. Es droht ein fauler Kompromiss zwischen CSU-Innenminister und SPD-Justizministerin.
💪Noch 28 Tage, um Druck zu machen! https://chatkontrolle.de
👎Aber wie Deutschland am 14.10. abstimmt, ist offen. Es droht ein fauler Kompromiss zwischen CSU-Innenminister und SPD-Justizministerin.
💪Noch 28 Tage, um Druck zu machen! https://chatkontrolle.de
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I'm officially writing a book!
"Rewild the Internet: How to Resist Big Tech" will be published by Simon & Schuster in NY and Bloomsbury in London.
It's uses ecology to show why we've got such a toxic technology monoculture through almost the whole tech […]
[Original post on mastodon.social]
"Rewild the Internet: How to Resist Big Tech" will be published by Simon & Schuster in NY and Bloomsbury in London.
It's uses ecology to show why we've got such a toxic technology monoculture through almost the whole tech […]
[Original post on mastodon.social]
September 19, 2025 at 5:02 PM
I'm officially writing a book!
"Rewild the Internet: How to Resist Big Tech" will be published by Simon & Schuster in NY and Bloomsbury in London.
It's uses ecology to show why we've got such a toxic technology monoculture through almost the whole tech […]
[Original post on mastodon.social]
"Rewild the Internet: How to Resist Big Tech" will be published by Simon & Schuster in NY and Bloomsbury in London.
It's uses ecology to show why we've got such a toxic technology monoculture through almost the whole tech […]
[Original post on mastodon.social]