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Very decent overview of the social-media malaise: https://www.technologyreview.com/2023/10/17/1081194/how-to-fix-the-internet-online-discourse/
MIT Technology Review · How to fix the internet
@timbray it's a good article but this is a weird take on what's good about federation. I suppose some people expect to be able to connect to their instance's firehose and not have issues. But if you rely on follows - most people I follow are not on my instance, and thus the moderation policies of my instance are largely irrelevant to what I see on Mastodon.
The real benefit of federation is that there's no single point of control, which is related to the point being made but not identical.
![The big idea is that in a future where social media is more decentralized, users will be able to easily switch networks without losing their content and followings. “As an individual, if you see [hate speech], you can just leave, and you’re not leaving your entire community—your entire online life—behind. You can just move to another server and migrate all your contacts, and it should be okay,” says Paige Collings, a senior speech and privacy advocate at the Electronic Frontier Foundation. “And I think that’s probably where we have a lot of opportunity to get it right.”](https://cdn.fosstodon.org/media_attachments/files/111/251/532/757/928/430/original/d3c8f07fd48ef959.png "The big idea is that in a future where social media is more decentralized, users will be able to easily switch networks without losing their content and followings. “As an individual, if you see [hate speech], you can just leave, and you’re not leaving your entire community—your entire online life—behind. You can just move to another server and migrate all your contacts, and it should be okay,” says Paige Collings, a senior speech and privacy advocate at the Electronic Frontier Foundation. “And I think that’s probably where we have a lot of opportunity to get it right.”")
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...And the page starts with an interstitial, then three pop-up banner click-through things. With ad blocking enabled; I don't even want to try what it looks like without it.
@timbray I've been enjoying the IFF podcast with the same name as the article's headline - https://www.eff.org/how-to-fix-the-internet-podcast
Nice to have some ideas about solutions floating around.
Electronic Frontier FoundationHow to Fix the Internet: PodcastIt seems like everywhere we turn we see dystopian stories about technology’s impact on our lives and our futures — from tracking-based surveillance capitalism to street level government surveillance to the dominance of a few large platforms choking innovation to the growing pressure by authoritarian governments to control what we see and say — the landscape can feel bleak. Exposing and articulating these problems is important, but so is envisioning and then building a better future. That’s where our podcast comes in. Click below to listen to the show now, or choose your podcast player: %3Ciframe%20scrolling%3D%22no%22%20seamless%3D%22%22%20src%3D%22https%3A%2F%2Fplayer.simplecast.com%2F1c515ea8-cb6d-4f72-8d17-bc9b7a566869%3Fdark%3Dfalse%26amp%3Bshow%3Dtrue%22%20width%3D%22100%25%22%20height%3D%22480px%22%20frameborder%3D%22no%22%20allow%3D%22autoplay%22%3E%3C%2Fiframe%3E Privacy info. This embed will serve content from simplecast.com Or get our YouTube playlist! Or, listen to the episodes on the Internet Archive! EFF's How to Fix the Internet podcast offers a better way forward. Through curious conversations with some of the leading minds in law and technology, we explore creative solutions to some of today’s biggest tech challenges. Listen today to become deeply informed on vital technology issues and join the movement working to build a better technological future. Share your listener feedback here! Find the podcast via RSS, Stitcher, TuneIn, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify. You can find an MP3 archive of all our episodes at the Internet Archive. The pilot season (episodes 1-6) of "How to Fix the Internet" was produced by EFF with help from Stuga Studios; the following seasons were produced by EFF in collaboration with Pacific Content. Theme music by Nat Keefe of BeatMower. EFF is deeply grateful for the support of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation's Program in Public Understanding of Science and Technology, without whom this podcast would not be possible. anthem_awards.png "How to Fix the Internet" was honored in November 2024 with a Bronze Award in the Responsible Technology/Podcast or Audio category of the 4th annual Anthem Awards, presented by the International Academy of Digital Arts & Sciences. By amplifying the voices that spark global change, the Anthem Awards seek to inspire others to take action in their own community. Our podcast won a Silver Award in the same category a year earlier. 2024_signal_awards.png "How to Fix the Internet" was honored in October 2024 with both a Gold Award and a Listener’s Choice Award in the Technology Shows category of the 2024 Signal Awards, which set a standard for editorial excellence by honoring the organizations, artists, mavericks and brands who shape the podcast industry and the storytelling medium. Each year, The Signal Awards present Gold, Silver and Bronze Award Winners – as determined by The Signal Awards Judging Academy, an esteemed collective made up of the architects, instigators and trailblazers of the medium – while the listening public votes for their favorite finalists to take home the additional honor of Listener’s Choice Award in each category. Garnering more than 170,000 public votes in just two weeks from nearly 75,000 fans around the world, the 2024 Listener’s Choice Awards drew the largest voting body in The Signal Awards’ three-history. w3 Awards 2024 Silver “How to Fix the Internet” was honored in October 2024 with a Silver Award in the General Series-Science & Technology category of the w3 Awards. The w3 Awards celebrate the best digital experiences, content, and creativity in websites, online marketing, web video, mobile sites and apps, social media, podcasts, and emerging tech from companies, agencies, and nonprofits of all sizes. award_of_excellence.jpg "How to Fix the Internet" was honored in May 2024 with an Award of Excellence in the Technology Podcast Series category of the 30th Annual Communicator Awards. The Communicator Awards is dedicated to recognizing excellence, effectiveness, and innovation across all areas of communication; the Award of Excellence is given to those entrants whose ability to communicate positions them as the best in the field. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.