The EFF we need now
Why the next era of digital civil liberties requires a tighter mission, a bolder strategy, and a clearer view of how power works.
A comprehensive look at Mastodon, Bluesky, and the growing ecosystem of open, interoperable social networks.
A short reader survey about the challenges you’re working through and the support you wish existed.
Why organizations must evaluate values, not just features
Why the next era of digital civil liberties requires a tighter mission, a bolder strategy, and a clearer view of how power works.
A comprehensive look at Mastodon, Bluesky, and the growing ecosystem of open, interoperable social networks.
Why organizations must evaluate values, not just features
The needs are real – and you have so much power.
A framework for newsroom build vs buy decisions.
How law enforcement and private parties can access your information without your knowledge, and what you can do about it.
Ben Werdmuller explores the intersection of technology, democracy, and society. Always independently published, reader-supported, and free to read.
Why the next era of digital civil liberties requires a tighter mission, a bolder strategy, and a clearer view of how power works.
"These days people use the term "web" to mean basically something you can view in a web browser. But that does not mean it is *of* the web."
A comprehensive look at Mastodon, Bluesky, and the growing ecosystem of open, interoperable social networks.
"In hindsight I don't think any reasonable person can say that we're collectively better off. Democracy is losing, and tech is playing an undeniably outsized part in that."
"As an innovation leader, it is your job to ensure that your organization has explicit norms that enable your people to do deep work." Meeting culture is one place they often fall down – this is a great way to better support your teams.
"As generative AI content starts to fill our social apps, a project to bring back Vine’s six-second looping videos is launching with Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey’s backing."
"I want you to understand what it is like to live in Chicago during this time."
"You have some serious thinking to do about what you intend to trust to the Apple stack altogether going forward, even things like passwords."
The pandemic isn't over, and there's still much to fear from the COVID-19 virus.
A short reader survey about the challenges you’re working through and the support you wish existed.
Why organizations must evaluate values, not just features
"It’s no accident that US political operatives have been singling out Bluesky as a target for political control and retribution for months." But the result puts protocol developers and the users of their networks in opposition.