@gedankenstuecke@scholar.social«Digital commons is a bigger call than digital autonomy. It’s a better call because digital commons gets you digital autonomy, but not always the other way around. Almost everything we do today is Digitally Uncommon.»
Really great talk by @… on where much of the tech is currently stuck and how commoning can be away out – if paired with the right focus on delivering quality!
#commons
@gedankenstuecke@scholar.socialOr could methods from the environmental sciences maybe be adapted to the dynamics of digital communities/commons, to better understand these processes?
And, just as importantly (if not more so), could they help us to take better care of our digital spaces and maintain them as vibrant ecosystems that continue thriving?
Again, if that sounds of interest, e.g. as someone who maintains or contributes to communities, or as a social or environmental scientist, please get in touch with us!
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@v_i_o_l_a@openbiblio.social"Rethinking Data Discovery for Libraries and Digital Humanities" @ Library Innovation Lab at Harvard Law School: https://lil.law.harvard.edu/blog/2025/10/24/rethinking-data-discovery-for-libraries-and-digital-humanities/
@gedankenstuecke@scholar.socialA lot of online commons & communities - including the people that maintain them and make them sing - are facing "cultural" or "digital" pollution of their spaces. This can be due to intentional pollution, like misinformation campaigns, but also by well-meaning contributions that end up overwhelming the community capacity.
And of course, "generative AI" has turned up the rate and frequency for this: It's easier than ever to "flood" our digital ecosystems with generated text.
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@kingconsult@berlin.social @gedankenstuecke@scholar.socialAs part of my work with @…, I have written up some ideas about understanding online communities as ecosystems and how it could help us conserve & maintain them by adapting methods from the environmental sciences to model digital pollution. This could apply to communities & commons including #opensource #wikipedia or the #fediverse.
We're looking for folks to collaborate on this with us, so if that sounds up your alley, please get in touch!
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https://citizensandtech.org/2025/12/online-communities-as-ecosystems/
@askans@bonn.social"To realize the vision of a truly digital commons in the European Union – one built on openness, participation, and resilience – we need the active support of public institutions, civil society, and developers for the #Fediverse."
Talk & video by @… :
https://www.sfscon.it/talks/from-open-source-to-open-spaces/
@gedankenstuecke@scholar.socialEven before "AI", there was a retreat into the more private digital spaces, like closed instant messaging groups etc to avoid spam/bots/surveillance etc. But the drastically increased rate at which our public online commons are being polluted, thanks to "AI" slop will just accelerate this retreat.
It's really sad to see the open, weird web disappear like that, even if I understand the reasons why.
@gedankenstuecke@scholar.socialAll set for flying out to Paris today, to attend a conference on digital #commons in Strasbourg next week - and meet some friends and family before that. 🥐
Being a very clever girl, Ohana recognized that me packing my travel backpack means that I'll be gone for a while, and she told her sister too. 🎒
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