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everton137After 3 months that I have created an open letter trying to persuade politicians to leave X, I have just noticed a very interesting number. In 10 days, the petition that endorses the letter got more than 1500 signatures. From that day in, that is more than 80 days, there were less than 1000 new signatures. We have less than 2400 signatures at the moment: <a href="https://openpetition.eu/leavex" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://openpetition.eu/leavex</a>There were two people with several followers here on the Fediverse sharing the petition right after it was started, <a href="https://mastodon.social/@randahl" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@randahl</a> and <a href="https://social.coop/@eloquence" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@eloquence</a> . I wonder if that's the reason there were so many signatures in a few days, then it faded out. Or maybe there is some network effect when it comes to online petitions.I still believe that politics is done face to face. Unfortunately, I haven't found an organization to take over the petition, which would make it easier to gather signatures on the streets. I've talked to a few, and I'll keep trying. <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/leavex" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#leavex</a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/petition" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#petition</a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/networking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#networking</a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/x" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#x</a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/nonprofit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#nonprofit</a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/civilsociety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#civilsociety</a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/NGO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NGO</a>

StrypeyThis quote about suppressing civil society reminds me even more of my 2 years in China, where this is absolutely what they do.Community groups of any kind are illegal if they're not registered with the government. The closest thing to independent community organisations is informal chat groups on WeChat, and discussions on Weibo and Douyin posts. But these platforms are totally backdoored and monitored by CCP spy agencies.<a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/authoritianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#authoritianism</a> <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/CivilSociety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CivilSociety</a> <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/China" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#China</a> <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/CCP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CCP</a>

Alexander Karn“Hard facts are no more frightening than darkness. You can play with them if you are with friends. They are only scary if you read them alone.”—Michel-Rolph Trouillot<a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#history</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/histodons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#histodons</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#democracy</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/civilsociety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#civilsociety</a>

Mathias Bolt LesniakGood <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/OpenSource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#OpenSource</a> projects are <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/CivilSociety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CivilSociety</a> organizations of <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/peace" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#peace</a> and <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#democracy</a>. 🕊️ The <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/TYPO3" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TYPO3</a> community elects all members of its association’s Board and Business Control Committee. 🗳️ Better software — better world! 🌍 <a href="https://typo3.social/@typo3" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@typo3</a> <a href="https://typo3.org/article/election-2025-we-are-looking-for-candidates-for-board-and-business-control-committee" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://typo3.org/article/election-2025-we-are-looking-for-candidates-for-board-and-business-control-committee</a>

Alec MuffettI just want to take this unparalleled opportunity, by example, to demonstrate how “we must force social network platforms to be more transparent” will make policy debate more toxic <a href="https://alecmuffett.com/article/112144" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://alecmuffett.com/article/112144</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CivilSociety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CivilSociety</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DigitalServicesAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DigitalServicesAct</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#trump</a>

Jose Luis Peñarredonda<a href="https://col.social/tags/WhatsApp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WhatsApp</a> confirms that nearly 100 journalists and "other <a href="https://col.social/tags/civilsociety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#civilsociety</a> members" have been targeted and possibly compromised on a zero-click attack (meaning they didn't do anything on their own to let the malware in).If Meta's boss new political leanings were not enough to convince folks that none of its platforms are trustworthy enough as to manage sensitive information and conversations in them, maybe this is your <a href="https://col.social/tags/Signal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Signal</a> <a href="https://col.social/tags/journalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#journalism</a> <a href="https://col.social/tags/infosec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#infosec</a> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/jan/31/whatsapp-israel-spyware" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/jan/31/whatsapp-israel-spyware</a>

Jan Penfrat<a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/CivilSociety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CivilSociety</a>: Don't build a central government database with the <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#health</a> data of all citizens, it's dangerous.<a href="https://eupolicy.social/@eppgroup" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@eppgroup</a>: No worries, access will be only for treatment and research. Very safe.<a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/CDU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CDU</a> in <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/Germany" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Germany</a>: <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/Police" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Police</a> should use the data to track down people with <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/mentalhealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#mentalhealth</a> issues; they could be <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/terrorists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#terrorists</a>. 🤷 <a href="https://www.heise.de/en/background/When-the-state-wants-to-read-the-patient-file-10248544.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.heise.de/en/background/When-the-state-wants-to-read-the-patient-file-10248544.html</a><a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/EHDS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#EHDS</a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/ePA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ePA</a>

small circle 🕊 in calmness<a href="https://ec.social-network.europa.eu/@EUCommission" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@EUCommission</a> We need <a href="https://social.coop/tags/NuancedActivism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NuancedActivism</a> ✊ that can pull <a href="https://social.coop/tags/people" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#people</a> gently by the shirt timely enough to bring them back into the fold of <a href="https://social.coop/tags/CivilSociety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CivilSociety</a> where <a href="https://social.coop/tags/truth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#truth</a> and <a href="https://social.coop/tags/CriticalThinking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CriticalThinking</a> can be nurtured again.What we have is <a href="https://social.coop/tags/RepellentActivism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RepellentActivism</a> that puts a hot iron to anyone acting suspicious, and ensures they're so hurt never to return.Repellent <a href="https://social.coop/tags/activism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#activism</a> is loved by <a href="https://social.coop/tags/extremists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#extremists</a> both on the left and right as it feeds into voracious <a href="https://social.coop/tags/PuritySpirals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PuritySpirals</a> and suck more people into deep <a href="https://social.coop/tags/radicalisation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#radicalisation</a>.

small circle 🕊 in calmness<a href="https://social.coop/tags/ThoughtProvoker" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ThoughtProvoker</a> 🤔We need <a href="https://social.coop/tags/NuancedActivism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NuancedActivism</a> that can pull people gently by the shirt timely enough to bring them back into the fold of <a href="https://social.coop/tags/CivilSociety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CivilSociety</a> where <a href="https://social.coop/tags/truth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#truth</a> and <a href="https://social.coop/tags/CriticalThinking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CriticalThinking</a> can be nurtured again.What we have is <a href="https://social.coop/tags/RepellentActivism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RepellentActivism</a> that puts a hot iron to anyone acting suspicious, and ensures they're so hurt never to return.Repellent <a href="https://social.coop/tags/activism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#activism</a> is loved by <a href="https://social.coop/tags/extremists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#extremists</a> both on the left and right as it feeds into voracious <a href="https://social.coop/tags/PuritySpirals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PuritySpirals</a> and suck more people into deep <a href="https://social.coop/tags/radicalisation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#radicalisation</a>.

Nonilex<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Trump</a> has cleared out much of the leadership of the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#US</a> Agency for <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/International" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#International</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Development" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Development</a>, placing dozens of career ofcls on leave after accusing unnamed US ofcls of trying to “circumvent” Trump’s <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ExecutiveOrder" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ExecutiveOrder</a> freezing all <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ForeignAid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ForeignAid</a>….  The move comes as the admin seeks to radically reorient DC’s relationship w/foreign <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/aid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#aid</a>, causing turmoil at <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USAID" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USAID</a> & ground to a halt projects related to <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/malnutrition" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#malnutrition</a>, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/AIDS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AIDS</a> prevention, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#democracy</a> promotion & <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/CivilSociety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CivilSociety</a> around the world.<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USpol</a>

p2173new post on the blog <a href="https://philanthropy2173.ghost.io/have-you-had-covid/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://philanthropy2173.ghost.io/have-you-had-covid/</a> <a href="https://norcal.social/tags/civilsociety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#civilsociety</a> <a href="https://norcal.social/tags/covid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#covid</a> <a href="https://norcal.social/tags/publichealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#publichealth</a> <a href="https://norcal.social/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#democracy</a> <a href="https://norcal.social/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USA</a>

Impish4249<a href="https://mastodon.world/@Huntn00" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@Huntn00</a> <a href="https://fedi.nlpagan.net/users/paul" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@paul</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/@QasimRashid" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@QasimRashid</a> I would loop back to any excesses of greed, even greed for power, will undo any political or economic system which is why I am less interested in economic classifications and more on concepts of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#education</a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/universalhealthcare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#universalhealthcare</a>, healthy <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/civilsociety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#civilsociety</a>, and so on. Am I futilely trying to boil the ocean again? <SIGH> Probably....

EDRiLastly from us, if elected, the Commissioner-designate says he would welcome engagement with <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/civilsociety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#civilsociety</a> 👏🏽Mr. McGrath, look out for <a href="https://eupolicy.social/@edri" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@edri</a>!

Toni Aittoniemi”No more closed meetings in which tech executives meet with prime ministers, grinning for photos afterward, with nobody from civil society invited. We must ensure that government leaders who suck up to tech lords, while excluding civil society, be named, shamed, and ousted.”<a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/amreading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#amreading</a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/bookstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bookstodon</a> Gary F. Marcus - Taming Silicon Valley: How we can ensure AI works for us.<a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#tech</a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/fightback" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#fightback</a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/civilsociety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#civilsociety</a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/siliconvalley" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#siliconvalley</a> <a href="https://mitpress.mit.edu/9780262551069/taming-silicon-valley/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://mitpress.mit.edu/9780262551069/taming-silicon-valley/</a>

Democracy Without BordersDemocracy Without Borders is now also at Mastodon. We are an international <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/civilsociety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#civilsociety</a> organization that promotes <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/globaldemocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#globaldemocracy</a>, <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/globalgovernance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#globalgovernance</a> & <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/globalcitizenship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#globalcitizenship</a>. <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/introduction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#introduction</a>

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