What We Learned About Publishing on the Open Social Web
Over two years, we’ve grown alongside the open social web, experimenting with Ghost, ActivityPub, and Bluesky to publish in ways that align with our values.
Mallory Knodel
Bluesky Adopts More Flexible Model for Content Moderation
By adopting a composable moderation system, Bluesky makes space for plural moderation without forcing smaller players to run their own servers.
Why Feminists Must Defend Encryption
The debate over encryption is often reduced to a false choice between online safety and privacy, but the reality is far more complex.
Democracy Needs Encryption
Encryption protects fundamental rights, and it must be preserved as governments expand their cybersecurity and investigatory powers.
Shaping a Profession, Building a Community
Exploring how practitioners define public interest technology, and what it takes to sustain and grow the field.
AI, Bias and the Courts
AI is reshaping how courts make decisions, but without transparency and accountability, these tools risk amplifying bias, eroding civil rights, and undermining public trust in the justice system. This is a summary of Mallory Knodel’s keynote at the Michigan Judges Conference.
How Not To Regulate the Middle Mile
In our main story, Konstantinos Komaitis writes that Italy is quietly laying the groundwork to regulate CDNs like telecom companies, a move that threatens the open internet and could open the door to network fees across Europe.
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