Much of the social media infrastructure that shapes political discourse today is privately controlled, American-based, and built on an absolutist interpretation of free speech that the rest of the world – including the European Union – neither shares nor benefits from.
As revealed in reports like Semafor’s coverage of group chats that changed American politics, the consolidation of power in opaque, privately owned digital spaces has profound consequences not only within the U.S., but globally…
In my experience most people dont even know FOSS exists. Hell, I’ve asked several coworkers and friends if they know what “open source” is and they just look at me confused. All of them are shocked to learn there’s free software just out there waiting to be enjoyed