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    FediVariety things that make us tick

  • Even before our journey began at fnf23 in Brussels, we all envisioned a day when we could collectively dedicate our time, efforts, and passion to protecting privacy and digital rights for everyone. This has always been a fundamental principle in our lives and our mission. and so here it is: fedivariety!

    — the future should always be better —

    Hmm. Where will EFJ go? Nostr, Farcaster, Blsky... or will it be Mastodon then? "The European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) has decided it will no longer post content on Elon Musk’s social media platform, X, from 20 January 2025, when Donald J. Trump will officially become the 47th President...
    So today (last cfp day!) we applied for a presentation of our research project at FOSDEM'25, where software developers from all over the world meet, exchange ideas and collaborate.  FediVariety is aiming for a place on the programme to share and discuss our exciting adventures in the European...
    The petitioner calls for the European Union to actively develop and implement a Linux-based operating system, termed ‘EU-Linux’, across public administrations in all EU Member States. This initiative aims to reduce dependency on Microsoft products, ensuring compliance with the General Data...
    Freedom not Fear (fnf), an annual self-organised conference on privacy and digital rights, provided us the chance to share our adventures in the European labyrinth of commissions, institutes, bodies, etc. Here's the abstract regarding our 'hot potato' session ;) "FediVariety was born at FnF 2023....
    This guide demonstrates us how adopting digital commons can save governments money, increase interoperability for public services and digital infrastructure, and enhance a nation’s digital sovereignty by reducing its dependence on Big Tech proprietary products, so that technical decisions are...
    We are happy to announce that we have our first interviews planned! We'll meet #EC #OSPO officers in Brussels in a couple of weeks! Still, we need your help to find more interview partners. In particular, we are looking for Social Media Managers or Communication Officers from #EuropeanUnion...
    Initially published by petites singularités: https://ps.lesoiseaux.io/ https://ps.zoethical.org/pub/lettre-publique-aux-ncp-au-sujet-de-ngi/ "Since 2020, Next Generation Internet (NGI) programmes, part of European Commission’s Horizon programme, fund free software in Europe using a cascade...
    Various elements for the operation in this ambitious research project needed to be assembled and prepared in a team, spread over whole Europe. In the mean while the political context (EU and many others...) changed quite dramatically, as expected. Despite all efforts, EDPS wasn't able to find a...
    Erin Kissane and Darius Kazemi (with the support of the Digital Infrastructure Insights Fund) proposed this project in the fall of 2023 based on our shared sense that the Fediverse’s history of resilience and expansion positions it as one of our best chances to allow more people to maintain...
    Federated social networks, collectively known as the “fediverse,” are emerging as alternatives to traditional social media platforms. These networks, such as Mastodon, Threads, and BlueSky, offer a decentralized approach to online interaction. However, the shift to a decentralized model...
    Wojciech Wiewiórowski, EDPS, stated: “The EDPS pilot project of EU Voice and EU Video has proved that public bodies, like EUIs, can offer social media platforms that respect individuals’ fundamental rights as alternatives to common platforms owned by a handful of big players. I am proud of the...
    2024年4月17日
    "Congratulations! Thank you for your patience while we were completing our review. It paid off: your project "Integrating Fediverse into Public Administration, EU Voice-Video case study" (2023-12-211) is one of the selected proposals eligible to receive a grant from NLnet foundation in the...
    "It is my pleasure to inform you that your project ""Integrating Fediverse into Public Administration; a EU Voice & Video case study"" (2023-12-211) has been selected to enter the second round of the December 2023 call. While the first round is solely based on your proposal, this strict selection...
    2024年1月24日
    More than 240 people in-person and over 400 people online; policymakers, activists, human rights defenders, and academics from all over Europe came together for Privacy Camp 2024 to explore the theme ‘Revealing, Rethinking, and Changing Systems’. Whether it’s political systems or AI systems, they...
    At #37c3, the 37th Chaos Communication Congress in Hamburg, as always organised by the Chaos Communication Club, we organised a live podcast show to open up the discussion regarding our aimed research project. Our session called “Who Killed The Internet? And a promising alternative for Public...
    We applied for a grant application from the NLnet Foundation, in the "Open Social Fund" call, which is about open social networking technologies with a central role for ActivityPub. Fingers crossed.. ;) NLnet Foundation: nlnet.nl/
    2023年11月16日
    The 2023 NGI Forum was a valuable opportunity to network with policymakers, researchers, innovators and industry representatives. It brought together Europe's top internet innovators, policymakers and technologists to shape a more secure, open and citizen-centric internet. We gained valuable...
    Several specialists in the field, as well as we from FediVariety, wrote an open letter to Ms Dana MANESCU, Head of Social Media and Visual Communication, and Mr Roberto VIOLA, Director General of the European Commission, urging them to attend the upcoming NGI meeting on 15th and 16th November,...
    In light of our research project, we were invited to participate in the EDPS seminar on the Regulation Proposal on Child Sexual Abuse Material. The CSAM proposal has raised concerns about privacy implications and the feasibility of the proposed measures. The seminar addressed these risks and...
    Despite limited data, we worked diligently to prepare a compelling application for the Digital Infrastructure Insights Fund (D//F) within a short timeframe. The D//F is a multi-funder initiative supporting research into how open digital infrastructure is built and deployed. Although we weren't...
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