{"id":60373,"date":"2025-10-09T13:54:16","date_gmt":"2025-10-09T16:54:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/manualdousuario.net\/?p=60373"},"modified":"2025-10-09T13:54:16","modified_gmt":"2025-10-09T16:54:16","slug":"tecnologia-tudo-e-politico","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/manualdousuario.net\/en\/tecnologia-tudo-e-politico\/","title":{"rendered":"Tech companies are finding out everything is political"},"content":{"rendered":"

Framework, which makes and sells modular, repairable computers, is facing a small uprising<\/a> on its official forum after announcing sponsorships of the Hyprland and Omarchy projects \u2014 a Linux window manager and a pseudo\u2011distro based on Arch, respectively.<\/p>\n

Both projects are led by extremist figures, critics say: Vaxry and David Heinemeier Hansson (DHH), who is also involved in the split in the Ruby programming\u2011language community. Here\u2019s a summary<\/a> of the controversies DHH has been involved in.<\/p>\n

Nirav Patel, Framework\u2019s founder, defended the sponsorships<\/a>, saying the company \u201cdeliberately create a big tent, because we want open source software to win,\u201d and that \u201cwe don\u2019t partner based on individuals\u2019 or organizations\u2019 beliefs, values, or political stances outside of their alignment with us on increasing the adoption of open source software.\u201d<\/p>\n

Another startup under heavy fire is Bluesky. There the controversy began with co\u2011founder and CEO Jay Graber\u2019s response to some users\u2019 demand that Jesse Singal, a U.S. journalist accused of a history of transphobia, be banned.<\/p>\n

Jay gave a few prickly replies when questioned, saying the unhappy users weren\u2019t her customers because they weren\u2019t paying<\/a>, suggesting a \u201cuser strike\u201d<\/a>, and posting WAFFLES<\/a>. Bluesky employees also joined the debate<\/a>.<\/p>\n

On the other internet dumpster fire, X, Singal is enjoying<\/a> Bluesky\u2019s implosion.<\/p>\n

Both Framework and Bluesky appeal to audiences sensitive to subjective attributes that go beyond the product or service offered. Framework appeals to sustainability and the right to repair; Bluesky appeals to marginalized communities (including trans people) who saw it as a refuge from platforms that had proven openly hostile, especially X.<\/p>\n

Bluesky\u2019s case is particularly interesting because the \u201cproduct\u201d there is speech itself. The current crisis exposes the limits of the traditional approach to interaction platforms (social networks): even if Singal hasn\u2019t violated the platform\u2019s terms of service (I don\u2019t know whether he has), he is perceived as a threat by some users. Banning him would calm the platform, but if he hasn\u2019t actually broken the rules it would set a dangerous precedent and, in any case, would reinforce Bluesky\u2019s reputation as a sectarian space \u2014 for many, a \u201clefty Twitter.\u201d<\/p>\n

It\u2019s in this context that the fediverse\/ActivityPub, an alternative decentralized protocol used by apps like Mastodon, reveals itself as a more \u201cready\u201d solution for dealing with these kinds of dilemmas.<\/p>\n

The decentralization already present in the fediverse lets each community make its own decisions, banning unwelcome personas or even entire communities (as many did with Meta\u2019s Threads), without that affecting the whole ecosystem. And those dissatisfied can move between communities\/servers fairly easily, which you can\u2019t really say about Bluesky.<\/p>\n

The AT protocol that powers Bluesky is still in its infancy when it comes to decentralization. PDSes (personal data servers) are harder to set up and still depend on permissions and part of Bluesky\u2019s infrastructure. Put plainly, there\u2019s nowhere to run.<\/p>\n

Not to say the problem only affects startups: Apple, one of the world\u2019s largest companies, yielded to pressure from the Trump administration in the United States and removed two apps from its App Store related to abuses by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE): ICEBlock<\/a>, which reported ICE agent locations, and Eyes Up<\/a>, which aggregated evidence of ICE abuses for use in legal cases.<\/p>\n

Beyond the political and moral implications, the removals weaken app distribution that relies solely on the App Store \u2014 after all, these apps did not violate Apple\u2019s rules.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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