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By Cohen Coberly on July 3, 2019, 4:51 AM
Big quote: "We are calling for a boycott, or strike, of the big, centralized social media networks on July 4 and/or 5. As this new Declaration of Digital Independence states, we possess the digital rights of free speech, privacy, and security. Like old King George, Big Social Media have systematically abused our rights."
... Sanger recently published a Change.org petition that calls for a complete social media boycott on July 4 and July 5.
Though the petition does outline Sanger's grievances with social media -- such as the improper use of personal user information by tech giants and the cold, detached nature of algorithms -- his personal blog is a better place to read his full "Declaration of Digital Independence." The Declaration is intended to act as a tool of persuasion, which can be used to convince "as many people as possible" to "join together and [reform]" the social networks that we have today.
Sanger wants to return to the early days of the internet, where instead of giant social media "empires," we had many decentralized networks, run by independent individuals who didn't stand to profit from the sale or sharing of personal user information. Sanger summarizes his feelings in the following quote:
Sanger didn't stop with a petition and Declaration alone -- he also took the time to put together 9 comprehensive "principles" that we should judge social networks on. "We free individuals should be able to publish our data freely, without having to answer to any corporation," one principle reads (you can see the full list here)...
From Sanger's own blog:
On July 4 and 5 (at least one day), people with serious grievances against social media—including you?—will go on strike. You could, but obviously don’t have to, announce that you are one of the signatories of the Declaration of Digital Independence.
This means we will not use social media on those days, except to post notices that we are on strike. We’re going to make a lot of noise. Nobody will be able to ignore what’s happening. We’re going to flex our collective muscles and demand that giant, manipulative corporations give us back control over our data, privacy, and user experience.
Who: You. The more, the merrier! We’re urging you to go on strike with us. (“We” means nothing more than “all the rest of us who have serious grievances about social media—privacy, free speech, or something else.”)...
Read the rest at Social Media Strike! – Larry Sanger Blog
Big quote: "We are calling for a boycott, or strike, of the big, centralized social media networks on July 4 and/or 5. As this new Declaration of Digital Independence states, we possess the digital rights of free speech, privacy, and security. Like old King George, Big Social Media have systematically abused our rights."
... Sanger recently published a Change.org petition that calls for a complete social media boycott on July 4 and July 5.
Though the petition does outline Sanger's grievances with social media -- such as the improper use of personal user information by tech giants and the cold, detached nature of algorithms -- his personal blog is a better place to read his full "Declaration of Digital Independence." The Declaration is intended to act as a tool of persuasion, which can be used to convince "as many people as possible" to "join together and [reform]" the social networks that we have today.
Sanger wants to return to the early days of the internet, where instead of giant social media "empires," we had many decentralized networks, run by independent individuals who didn't stand to profit from the sale or sharing of personal user information. Sanger summarizes his feelings in the following quote:
Sanger didn't stop with a petition and Declaration alone -- he also took the time to put together 9 comprehensive "principles" that we should judge social networks on. "We free individuals should be able to publish our data freely, without having to answer to any corporation," one principle reads (you can see the full list here)...
From Sanger's own blog:
On July 4 and 5 (at least one day), people with serious grievances against social media—including you?—will go on strike. You could, but obviously don’t have to, announce that you are one of the signatories of the Declaration of Digital Independence.
This means we will not use social media on those days, except to post notices that we are on strike. We’re going to make a lot of noise. Nobody will be able to ignore what’s happening. We’re going to flex our collective muscles and demand that giant, manipulative corporations give us back control over our data, privacy, and user experience.
Who: You. The more, the merrier! We’re urging you to go on strike with us. (“We” means nothing more than “all the rest of us who have serious grievances about social media—privacy, free speech, or something else.”)...
Read the rest at Social Media Strike! – Larry Sanger Blog
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