# connected world (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 1 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover connected world. Page: Feed: --- ## [Let’s ditch quantitative data for social media (for now)](https://thewavingcat.com/2026/06/lets-ditch-quantitative-data-for-social-media-for-now/) _2026-06-18 · Peter Bihr · The Waving Cat_ There Used To Be A Time (TM) where discussions on social media, especially on Twitter, were indicative of relevance — at least of relevance within certain communities: If things… ## [Sovereignty as a Spectrum](https://thewavingcat.com/2026/06/sovereignty-as-a-spectrum/) _2026-06-17 · Peter Bihr · The Waving Cat_ In a connected world, digital sovereignty is a spectrum, not an end state. It can – and should – be a guiding principle rather than a checklist. At… ## [New publication: The Little Book of Public Interest Technology](https://thewavingcat.com/2026/05/new-publication-the-little-book-of-public-interest-technology/) _2026-05-06 · Peter Bihr · The Waving Cat_ I just wrapped up writing a longer-form publication, maybe best described as a collection of short essays: Reflections on Public Interest Technology from someone with a governance /… ## [We don’t need a Social Media ban, we need a ban on behavioral tracking](https://thewavingcat.com/2026/02/we-need-a-ban-on-behavior-tracking/) _2026-02-24 · Peter Bihr · The Waving Cat_ Germany is debating a social media ban for young people. However, the debate is woefully under-informed. Recently, German chancellor Friedrich Merz proclaimed (translated): “If kids today at the… ## [Algocreep](https://thewavingcat.com/2025/09/algocreep/) _2025-09-24 · Peter Bihr · The Waving Cat_ Algocreep — a phenomenon of shared use of digital devices and their algorithmic recommendation systems where multiple users’ inputs create undesirable algorithmic results. One person’s algorithmic recommendations creep… ## [Systems too brittle to work](https://thewavingcat.com/2025/08/systems-too-brittle-to-work/) _2025-08-10 · Peter Bihr · The Waving Cat_ Too many of our systems have been optimized for cost efficiency to the point where they’re so brittle, they start failing a lot. The other day I had… ## [Video from our Open Knowledge Foundation expert roundtable](https://thewavingcat.com/2025/06/video-from-our-open-knowledge-foundation-expert-roundtable/) _2025-06-18 · Peter Bihr · The Waving Cat_ Open Knowledge Foundation kindly hosted an expert roundtable built on the report Dr. Henriette Litta and I co-wrote on Openness titled From Software to Society — Openness in… ## [GenAI, polyester & slop galore](https://thewavingcat.com/2025/06/genai-polyester-slop-galore/) _2025-06-03 · Peter Bihr · The Waving Cat_ David Marx (of Ametora fame), draws parallels between the role of polyester in textile manufacturing and its cultural implications and today’s rise of generative AI. When polyester first… ## [Notes from re:publica 25](https://thewavingcat.com/2025/05/notes-from-republica-25/) _2025-05-30 · Peter Bihr · The Waving Cat_ This week was re:publica week, Germany’s most important conference/festival around digital society and digital rights since 2007. It doesn’t quite feel like a family gathering anymore — it’s… ## [Anthony Ettinger on LinkedIn (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/JsCAmBEWVsgW) _2025-05-30 · **Sponsored**_ Public LinkedIn profile at linkedin.com/in/anthonyettinger. ## [New report: From Software to Society — Openness in a changing world](https://thewavingcat.com/2025/05/new-report-from-software-to-society-openness-in-a-changing-world/) _2025-05-19 · Peter Bihr · The Waving Cat_ A quick heads-up: A new report (PDF) just dropped that I co-wrote with Dr. Henriette Litta, executive director of Open Knowledge Foundation Germany. In it, we explore the…