2026-08-31T15:57:50Z https://yabu.me Freedom Fest UK https://yabu.me/npub10xrnw6zsa7uu07d0yzzunm5nzxxcmj7jazypwjvxf058haev39rsk5c7t6 https://freedomfest.now/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/08/FreedomFest-logo-02-02.png https://freedomfest.now/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/08/FreedomFest-logo-02-02.png https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2uuk6m0j9sg8uqlmt8f3c755672y2cj4gnntkqctwjt8m72vr3dgzypucwdmg2rhmn3le4usgtj0wjvgcmrwt6t5gs96fse97s7lh9jy5wsu5z2r What digital-freedom question do you think ordinary people are not asking yet — but probably should be?<br/><br/>Privacy?<br/>Identity?<br/>Speech?<br/>Access?<br/>Financial freedom?<br/>Surveillance?<br/>Something else entirely?<br/><br/>Interested in the questions that are still below the surface. 2026-10-01T09:36:56Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswrg2gw94dxnhh3zuje95shukj0takr3qkk53tt2wghf9wt7jv76qzypucwdmg2rhmn3le4usgtj0wjvgcmrwt6t5gs96fse97s7lh9jy5w5vuylj If you’re building freedom tech, bring the tool — not just the claim.<br/><br/>Let people try it.<br/>Explain what it protects.<br/>Explain what it doesn’t.<br/>Talk through the trade-offs.<br/><br/>Freedom Fest should make alternatives easier to understand in practice. 2026-09-28T12:50:04Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsq5x36g9zayc02rhm4hmtn8tkjes0lyezgxxvhs2nfg5jcy9zwn3szypucwdmg2rhmn3le4usgtj0wjvgcmrwt6t5gs96fse97s7lh9jy5waq2ens Open technology matters partly because “trust us” doesn’t scale very well.<br/><br/>Being able to inspect, run, replace or leave a system changes the relationship between the user and whoever operates it.<br/><br/>Where does openness matter most to you: money, identity, messaging, publishing or somewhere else? 2026-09-15T12:40:23Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvkr4yhezw4npy7r3tcn9g9rq5agr4uqmq5jj5tkqfnfx29wj3nvszypucwdmg2rhmn3le4usgtj0wjvgcmrwt6t5gs96fse97s7lh9jy5wwmktta Which matters more when new technology is introduced:<br/><br/>What it can do today?<br/><br/>Or what it could enable once the infrastructure exists?<br/><br/>Not a rhetorical question. There’s a real tension between judging present use and future capability. 2026-09-12T07:38:39Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsdz4pmzm8dd4tax7pykpux2ypjuj0w063h0gdwtmtsd38rnc9eygqzypucwdmg2rhmn3le4usgtj0wjvgcmrwt6t5gs96fse97s7lh9jy5wqyjd0g One day. Three spaces. One big question:<br/><br/>How do we protect human freedom as more of life becomes digital?<br/><br/>Talks. Panels. Workshops. Demos. Freedom tech. Community.<br/><br/>📍 Manchester<br/>🗓️ 21 November 2026<br/><br/>Join us: freedomfest.now<br/><br/> <img src="https://blossom.primal.net/b3fc018bfc8bbda678892a32e5072a1cbdbf27c785a3228a9690d5dd21d37d8e.png"> 2026-09-09T13:50:29Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsp7cwzk3flg4njhysh3f9mu0r6xw7hse38m04caxzvtt9ydzwykwczypucwdmg2rhmn3le4usgtj0wjvgcmrwt6t5gs96fse97s7lh9jy5w2vyc2a Freedom Fest 2026 is live. 🔓<br/><br/>Privacy is freedom.<br/><br/>Digital ID. Financial surveillance. CBDCs. Facial recognition. Censorship. Encryption. Free speech. Open technology.<br/><br/>The public conversation around these things may feel new. The fight for digital freedom isn&#39;t.<br/><br/>On Saturday, 21 November, we&#39;re bringing privacy advocates, civil-liberties campaigners, builders, technologists and curious people together at the Pendulum Hotel in Manchester for a full day of talks, panels, workshops and Freedom Tech.<br/><br/>Freedom Fest is a standalone event taking place alongside <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/nprofile1qythwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnzd96xvetnwsh826e0qyw8wumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnzd96xvetnwsh826e0d9hxymmcqqspj38xer7c32wvjjp3phj6acygdayu83dkn7ttmdu5q8w5r4mc2wszcvyv7" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Bitfest</span> (<span class="italic">nprofile…vyv7</span>)</a></span> UK. A distinct programme, distinct identity, one shared conversation about how technology can expand human freedom rather than restrict it.<br/><br/>🎟 Adults £49 · Children £21<br/>📍 Pendulum Hotel, Manchester<br/>📅 Saturday, 21 November 2026<br/><br/>Speakers and organisations are already being announced, with much more to come.<br/><br/><a href="https://freedomfest.now">https://freedomfest.now</a><br/><br/>#FreedomTech #Privacy #DigitalRights<br/> 2026-08-25T22:01:53Z