We live in “interesting times”. Democratic values are under pressure, tech has become political, and well-known Big Tech social media platforms are hotbeds of disinformation, hate-speech and in full control of the broligarchy to enhance their message & interests. Luckily, we have the Fediverse!?
Can the Fediverse help us uphold democratic values, stay informed, enable collaboration, communication, and unite activists, citizens, civil and civic society in Europe? What is the role of Social Society in this? Can organisations and policy makers contribute to the last stronghold of decentralised democratic social media? Or are we asking too much from the Fedizens? What is the role of our politicians, representatives, legislation and the enforcement of the judicial agreements in all of this? What examples should we look at for inspiration and guidance?
In this panel, we dive deeper into the Fediverse and its possibilities for becoming the online town square, facilitating societal debate and informal exchanges between citizens.