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An open-source activism platform
See our event designs on proprietary platform Figma
I dunno, feels like a disconnect somewhere.
On github, on instagram. But they do use openstreetmap and leaflet, which is a nice change from Google Maps.
It’s not an all or nothing process for develope OSS.
AFAICT all they developed is a plain website, even signups are through an external service (Tally). That’s why I question their commitment to open source.
I’m all for activist.org’s goals, and I understand the convenience of those third party services if you’re whacking a site together fast. I even halfway understand why they’d use Instagram, if only for its reach.
If I were an activist planning disruptive or potentially illegal events however, I’d be more inclined to use a platform that has also put thought and care into the privacy of its users — and making those choices clear through transparency at the code level — rather than linking to a bunch of different closed source sites. At the moment the site only seems to use OSS as an empty gesture of virtue, and the privacy of users is… dubious.
I’ll give activist.org the benefit of doubt that it will eventually evolve to include some actual open source (and private) services that the platform itself controls. Right now I’m apprehensive.
Oh boy… activism. Yay
The fact that you can now major in activism is wild. This is tame in comparison.
I do think a social media platform strictly for activists will make them start eating themselves though.
Oh yeah it will. And I’ll be here to watch it all burn down
At the moment, I can’t really imagine what it is they’re building. For events, there’s already Mobilizon. We probably have to wait until v1.0 or something
Lol the hastag in the video “#equalrightsforallrefugees”. Like i dont think anyone is worried about the discrepency of rights among refugees.
Looks like some people trying to hussle funding for themselves.
At least one of the developers is based in Germany and the government’s preferential treatment of Ukrainian refugees compared to those from other countries is actually an issue there.
