The punks trying to reclaim the internet from 'big tech'

4 days ago by budget_biochemist to c/solarpunk

This might be a (raspberry) pie in the sky plan, but it's part of a global movement searching for answers to digital sovereignty and tech resilience.

A news article about Merri-bek Tech, a local Melbourne (Victoria, Australia) community-hosting initiative, and discussing other digital sovereignty efforts including EU initiatives.

Cherry 18 points 4 days ago

Nice sounding group. Values and aims seem decent. I hope this spreads

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Chewie 14 points 4 days ago

Cool. It's a shame the article doesn't actually explain what the device will actually do :(

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Arcanepotato 17 points 4 days ago

It's not clear in the article, but they are mesh nodes: https://lores.tech/

More about what mesh wireless networks are: https://en.wikipedia.org/...

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Arcanepotato 8 points 4 days ago

I regret not staying better in tune with technology as it progressed. Things have changed a bit since you dialed a phone number to log in to someone's BBS 🥲

Very cool that people are continuing to DIY and spreading the word.

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brem -28 points 4 days ago

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Amputret 21 points 4 days ago