digital ethics
How to build the good and responsible thing @ #frontzurich
Per Axbom's keynote at Front Conference in Zürich, Switzerland. Presented on August 26, 2022.
Per Axbom
Writing, teaching and consulting for a safe, compassionate internet. Explaining risks and opportunities of digital so people can make better choices for themselves and for the wellbeing of others.
newsletter
Algo-free behavior
This is the first newsletter sent from my self-hosted Ghost installation with absolutely no tracking of clicks and opens. It’s embarassing to admit how long it often takes me to put my money where my mouth is, to actually work in alignment with the responsible innovation I teach. Sure
digital ethics
Digital Ethics and Moral Theory Explained
A brief guide to moral philosophy and how digital ethics fits within the branch of applied ethics.
digital ethics
How captchas break democracy
A terrible captcha solution making it difficult to vote for many EU citizens.
indieweb
Indieweb and self-hosting my own space
As I'm moving all my online assets to a VPS (Virtual Private Server) I wanted to share my current setup. I also want to emphasise that I've been able to set this all up with decent technical knowledge and an understanding of how the internet works,
copywriting
That Oompa Loompa message on Revue
As I'm moving my newsletter subscribers from Revue to a self-hosted platform I requested an export of my subscribers. The message on screen from Revue I got was this: We'll set our Oompa Loompas to work on exporting your subscribers and they'll send you
digital ethics
Bye, bye algorithm
Saying goodbye to Twitter, LinkedIn et al.
newsletter
Big Tech Wipeout
It’s been a very long time coming with so many hesitations and false starts over the years. I’ve truly wanted to commit to small tech, open source software and ensuring that I publish my content on my own platforms. Keeping the content from being used by others for
digital ethics
Faux-tonomy - the dangers of fake autonomy
The word autonomy is being thrown around these days, often to imply that software is running without human intervention. But it still does not mean software can make decisions outside of the constraints of its own programming. Software can not learn what it was not programmed to learn. Importantly, it
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The Mammoth in the Room
It’s starting to look like Musical Chairs in the Social Media Games™. Are you on Mastodon? Do you know what it is? I’m in it for the third time. The third time is the charm, right? Shortly after settling down after a considered approach to making a personalized
fediverse
A Brief Mastodon Guide for Social Media Worriers
Tips and advice for getting started with Mastodon. Especially if you're used to Twitter.
digital ethics
The Trouble Diamond
Asking the right questions for moral management at each stage of the design process