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Arthur Besse on Nostr: cross-posted from: > ![screenshot of bluesky post with text: It’s time to reclaim ...

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/24748390

> ![screenshot of bluesky post with text: It’s time to reclaim social media. Billionaires & venture capital shouldn’t control our digital lives. #FreeOurFeeds is raising $4M to build a public-interest alternative. Chip in today to make it happen. January 13, 2025 at 2:04 PM]( )
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> https://bsky.app/profile/freeourfeeds.com/post/3lfmvqip7zk2v
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> tldr, it's a new foundation launching with an open letter signed by:
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> > Jimmy Wales, Founder of Wikipedia
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> > Shoshana Zuboff, Professor Emerita, Harvard Business School and author of ‘The Age of Surveillance Capitalism’
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> > Mark Ruffalo, Actor
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> > Alex Winter, Actor and filmmaker
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> > Audrey Tang, Former Minister of Digital Affairs, Taiwan
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> > Roger McNamee, Businessman and author of ‘Zucked’
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> > Brian Eno, Musician
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> > Carole Cadwalladr, Investigative journalist
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> > Cory Doctorow, Blogger and journalist
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> > Akilah Hughes, Writer and comedian
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> > Sebastian Soriano, Former Chairman, Arcep
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> > Rosie Boycott, Member, UK House of Lords
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> > Alexandra Geese, Member of the European Parliament, Greens/EFA
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> ...
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> > *Bluesky has expressed a clear interest in public governance of the protocol they have developed. We are establishing a Foundation to help steward this process, to ensure that the AT Protocol remains capture-resistant and is instead governed in line with a thriving public interest and open community.*