Johannes Ernst
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NEW AP INVESTIGATION: With license plate readers and local law enforcement partnerships, Border Patrol is monitoring American drivers and detaining those exhibiting ‘suspicious’ travel patterns in the U.S. interior. w/
@garanceburke.bsky.social. apnews.com/article/immi...
@garanceburke.bsky.social. apnews.com/article/immi...
Border Patrol is monitoring US drivers and detaining those with 'suspicious' travel patterns
The U.S. Border Patrol is monitoring millions of American drivers nationwide in a secretive program to identify and detain people whose travel patterns it deems suspicious.
apnews.com
November 20, 2025 at 5:48 PM
NEW AP INVESTIGATION: With license plate readers and local law enforcement partnerships, Border Patrol is monitoring American drivers and detaining those exhibiting ‘suspicious’ travel patterns in the U.S. interior. w/
@garanceburke.bsky.social. apnews.com/article/immi...
@garanceburke.bsky.social. apnews.com/article/immi...
“Upon investigation, your honor, before the bridge fell down, it was discovered that we never installed the middle pillar of the 3-pillar bridge”
🎪 “Justice Department told a federal judge the final indictment against Comey was never shown to the full grand jury… The indictment was obtained by Lindsey Halligan, who had no previous experience as a federal prosecutor…”
The Trump regime, folks.
news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...
The Trump regime, folks.
news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...
November 19, 2025 at 9:23 PM
“Upon investigation, your honor, before the bridge fell down, it was discovered that we never installed the middle pillar of the 3-pillar bridge”
On the question of how do you win against the big platforms, Rose from Bluesky says it's ultimately the builders, people who build on the common platform. By analogy with the story how AOL was displaced by the open web in the 1990s.
She sounds just like Mike McCue :-)
#euroskylive
She sounds just like Mike McCue :-)
#euroskylive
November 19, 2025 at 3:09 PM
On the question of how do you win against the big platforms, Rose from Bluesky says it's ultimately the builders, people who build on the common platform. By analogy with the story how AOL was displaced by the open web in the 1990s.
She sounds just like Mike McCue :-)
#euroskylive
She sounds just like Mike McCue :-)
#euroskylive
@rose.bsky.team from Bluesky: We started with 90% of users being posters, now we are at 30%, but compare this with 1% on some commercial platforms. Conversations are happening again.
November 19, 2025 at 2:47 PM
@rose.bsky.team from Bluesky: We started with 90% of users being posters, now we are at 30%, but compare this with 1% on some commercial platforms. Conversations are happening again.
Sherif asks his panel at #EuroSkyLive: how can we make all of this work at a scale of 100's of millions and potentially billions of users, otherwise how do we make a difference in the world against the toxic platforms? E.g. it requires lots of money!
November 19, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Sherif asks his panel at #EuroSkyLive: how can we make all of this work at a scale of 100's of millions and potentially billions of users, otherwise how do we make a difference in the world against the toxic platforms? E.g. it requires lots of money!
The open social web is not just something that looks like twitter or instagram. Here is a great example.
A new case study looking at how we're building for good, with information sharing and news at the heart, has been published by Good Commons today!
Check it out here: goodcommons.world/casestudies/...
#SocialMedia #Journalism
Check it out here: goodcommons.world/casestudies/...
#SocialMedia #Journalism
The Bristol Cable/Newsmast Foundation: deepening community for a UK news coop — Good Commons
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goodcommons.world
November 19, 2025 at 2:33 PM
The open social web is not just something that looks like twitter or instagram. Here is a great example.
Robin Berjon asks Bryan Newbold about the relationship of Bluesky to Mastodon and ActivityPub. I heard him say:
The protocols are meaningfully different, but on a high level, they are pretty similar. On the high level, we are on the same team.
#euroskylive
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The protocols are meaningfully different, but on a high level, they are pretty similar. On the high level, we are on the same team.
#euroskylive
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November 19, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Robin Berjon asks Bryan Newbold about the relationship of Bluesky to Mastodon and ActivityPub. I heard him say:
The protocols are meaningfully different, but on a high level, they are pretty similar. On the high level, we are on the same team.
#euroskylive
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The protocols are meaningfully different, but on a high level, they are pretty similar. On the high level, we are on the same team.
#euroskylive
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About the same number of #Mastodon and #Bluesky users at the #EuroSkySummit today, based on my impression of the show of hands in response to a question from the stage.
November 19, 2025 at 1:41 PM
About the same number of #Mastodon and #Bluesky users at the #EuroSkySummit today, based on my impression of the show of hands in response to a question from the stage.
Jutta Horstmann, at #EuroskySummit, says the politicians at the Digital Sovereignty Summit yesterday really want a big European champion to counter the US hyperscalers.
On the other hand, everybody also wants to decentralize and have democratic governance.
How can this circle be squared?
On the other hand, everybody also wants to decentralize and have democratic governance.
How can this circle be squared?
November 19, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Jutta Horstmann, at #EuroskySummit, says the politicians at the Digital Sovereignty Summit yesterday really want a big European champion to counter the US hyperscalers.
On the other hand, everybody also wants to decentralize and have democratic governance.
How can this circle be squared?
On the other hand, everybody also wants to decentralize and have democratic governance.
How can this circle be squared?
Listening to the presenters at #EuroSkyLive today, in addition to the other communities I usually hang out with, I am beginning to conclude that the term
"Open Social Web"
has won as the name for the category / market / movement / ...
"Open Social Web"
has won as the name for the category / market / movement / ...
November 19, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Listening to the presenters at #EuroSkyLive today, in addition to the other communities I usually hang out with, I am beginning to conclude that the term
"Open Social Web"
has won as the name for the category / market / movement / ...
"Open Social Web"
has won as the name for the category / market / movement / ...
The argument is being made at #EuroSkyLive that by having a common infrastructure -- I assume they are talking about the AtProto relay -- lots of good things can happen on top, that would be more difficult if such a common infrastructure did not exist and it's "simply" a common protocol.
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November 19, 2025 at 9:52 AM
The argument is being made at #EuroSkyLive that by having a common infrastructure -- I assume they are talking about the AtProto relay -- lots of good things can happen on top, that would be more difficult if such a common infrastructure did not exist and it's "simply" a common protocol.
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"I thought we were promised digital sovereignty, but all we got is a deregulation fest".
Felix Styma at #EuroskyLive.
Felix Styma at #EuroskyLive.
November 19, 2025 at 9:20 AM
"I thought we were promised digital sovereignty, but all we got is a deregulation fest".
Felix Styma at #EuroskyLive.
Felix Styma at #EuroskyLive.
@seabass.bsky.social argues the primary proposition for #AtProto is that the components of a social media system -- like identity, user data storage, dissemination, moderation, apps/websites etc -- can be developed and operated independently, so that individual projects only have to do one thing.
November 19, 2025 at 9:05 AM
@seabass.bsky.social argues the primary proposition for #AtProto is that the components of a social media system -- like identity, user data storage, dissemination, moderation, apps/websites etc -- can be developed and operated independently, so that individual projects only have to do one thing.
@robin.berjon.com is setting the stage at the #EuroSky summit in Berlin today. I hope it is being recorded because he has lots of interesting insights that pass by too quickly to even take notes.
November 19, 2025 at 8:50 AM
@robin.berjon.com is setting the stage at the #EuroSky summit in Berlin today. I hope it is being recorded because he has lots of interesting insights that pass by too quickly to even take notes.
Just saw a demo of @slices.network by
@chadtmiller.com. This is rather interesting as it could reduce the time-to-release significantly for people building on ATProto!
Would make a nice FediForum demo for next time, too!
@chadtmiller.com. This is rather interesting as it could reduce the time-to-release significantly for people building on ATProto!
Would make a nice FediForum demo for next time, too!
November 18, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Just saw a demo of @slices.network by
@chadtmiller.com. This is rather interesting as it could reduce the time-to-release significantly for people building on ATProto!
Would make a nice FediForum demo for next time, too!
@chadtmiller.com. This is rather interesting as it could reduce the time-to-release significantly for people building on ATProto!
Would make a nice FediForum demo for next time, too!
Second European tech sovereignty side event for me today.
So far: too many jackets, too high ratio of words to meaningful content.
So far: too many jackets, too high ratio of words to meaningful content.
November 17, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Second European tech sovereignty side event for me today.
So far: too many jackets, too high ratio of words to meaningful content.
So far: too many jackets, too high ratio of words to meaningful content.
Listening to a German Staatssekretär explain why digital sovereignty matters to them. He put it as “AI and cloud will create hundreds of billions of euros in value, will it stay in the EU or move overseas?”
A simple equation. But imho dangerously simplistic.
A simple equation. But imho dangerously simplistic.
November 17, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Listening to a German Staatssekretär explain why digital sovereignty matters to them. He put it as “AI and cloud will create hundreds of billions of euros in value, will it stay in the EU or move overseas?”
A simple equation. But imho dangerously simplistic.
A simple equation. But imho dangerously simplistic.
Looking forward to the many events and expected meetings around the European #Digital #Sovereignty summit this week in Berlin, including the #EuroSky summit. It’s time we fixed social media.
If you are there, say Hi!
If you are there, say Hi!
November 16, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Looking forward to the many events and expected meetings around the European #Digital #Sovereignty summit this week in Berlin, including the #EuroSky summit. It’s time we fixed social media.
If you are there, say Hi!
If you are there, say Hi!
“Open source” as defined for the past couple decades is not the end of history nor the last word ever to be said on the subject. In fact, one can argue — as Erlend does and I would, too — that licensing innovation is very urgently needed. The world has changed since the nineties, let’s catch up!
Anti-fascistic software is made possible by pro-labor licensing.
I've been trying to write this piece for years. Every time I get started I'm just overwhelmed with paralyzing visions of the FOSS commentariat accusing me of WrongThink.
But I'm tired and we urgently need to get our shit together.
I've been trying to write this piece for years. Every time I get started I'm just overwhelmed with paralyzing visions of the FOSS commentariat accusing me of WrongThink.
But I'm tired and we urgently need to get our shit together.
Open Source Power
We have to talk about open source licensing.
blog.muni.town
November 15, 2025 at 7:56 AM
“Open source” as defined for the past couple decades is not the end of history nor the last word ever to be said on the subject. In fact, one can argue — as Erlend does and I would, too — that licensing innovation is very urgently needed. The world has changed since the nineties, let’s catch up!
The US has a problem. Well, another problem. 40%!!!!
Record Numbers of Younger Women Want to Leave the U.S.
The percentage of younger women in the U.S. who express a desire to migrate permanently has surged in the past decade.
news.gallup.com
November 13, 2025 at 7:04 PM
The US has a problem. Well, another problem. 40%!!!!
Reposted by Johannes Ernst
“Given the severity of the threats social media companies pose to democracy and fundamental rights, policy responses cannot merely tinker around the edges,” writes Christine Galvagna. The EU must act now—fund decentralized, public service social media to protect democracy and digital rights.
Public Service Social Media as a Democratic Safeguard | TechPolicy.Press
Christine Galvagna proposes an EU fund to support decentralized, public service focused social media networks to protect digital rights and democracy.
www.techpolicy.press
November 7, 2025 at 3:41 PM
“Given the severity of the threats social media companies pose to democracy and fundamental rights, policy responses cannot merely tinker around the edges,” writes Christine Galvagna. The EU must act now—fund decentralized, public service social media to protect democracy and digital rights.
Always nice to get stopped by people you've never seen who proceed to tell you they watched a previous presentation of mine, and hope I will say more about this...
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November 7, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Always nice to get stopped by people you've never seen who proceed to tell you they watched a previous presentation of mine, and hope I will say more about this...
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Reposted by Johannes Ernst
Reposted by Johannes Ernst
I used to focus on left versus right. Now I’m much more worried about the money at the top. But while it might seem strange to say it, I think this is a hopeful way of looking at the world that opens the door to coalitions that seemed impossible before. My first for the @newrepublic.com:
October 15, 2025 at 2:19 PM
I used to focus on left versus right. Now I’m much more worried about the money at the top. But while it might seem strange to say it, I think this is a hopeful way of looking at the world that opens the door to coalitions that seemed impossible before. My first for the @newrepublic.com:
Food for thought. Sounds right to me.
How I Became a Populist
My time at the Federal Trade Commission—before Donald Trump fired me—totally changed the way I see our political divide.
newrepublic.com
November 2, 2025 at 6:24 AM
Food for thought. Sounds right to me.