Getting Certainty on Human Versus Synthetic Media
The Authors Guild (USA) launched its Human Authored Certification program (29 January 2025). This certification permits its members to register their...
Continue reading →Could Mastodon Instances Make a Pledge to Their Communities?
I've been thinking about something like an instance Community Pledge becoming commonplace. Mastodon instances tend to post rules, user expectations, a tiny...
Continue reading →Mastodon Social Media Instances of Interest
The Mastodon social networks have attracted a lot more attention recently. I posted on concepts behind Mastodon , ActivityPub , and this federated style of...
Continue reading →Companies Can't Just Put Surveillance Tech into Libraries
There's a good read about a few oligopolistic publishers that proposed unethical surveillance technologies for academic libraries. I thought that the...
Continue reading →Some Notes on the Canadian Digital Information Strategy Draft
I've been reading the draft consultation version of the Canadian Digital Information Strategy ( PDF ). The strategy proposes strengthening content, ensuring...
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