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

5 hours ago by budget_biochemist to c/australia

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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 North-Melbourne community-hosting initiative, and discussing other digital sovereignty efforts including EU initiatives.

arbilp3 4 points 2 hours ago

I'm a luddite so this sounds great to me, but people need to know more about the alternatives. I love 'the commons' idea.

But for everyday users there are already alternatives to major social media platforms or common word-processing software, he says, noting, however, that it can be hard to convince users to switch to something they're unfamiliar with.

And Ambrose agrees. Moving away from "big tech" introduces friction into daily life, he says, and only makes sense when it's being done for principled reasons.

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Gorgritch_umie_killa 3 points 3 hours ago

Good to see the movement is starting to make some waves in Australia. This is probably the first ABC I've read that mentions Solarpunk

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