Introduction to community-based media platforms and tools

open event (no registration needed)

The Internet and commercial social media have stopped being a safe space for FLINTA* people a long time ago (if they ever been), but before deleting all your social once and for all, let’s try something else! This workshop is an introduction to the fediverse universe and more specifically to mastodon -a free and open-source software platform for decentralized social networking. Additionally we gonna talk about local data centers and the importance of non-commercial and collaborative digital tools (FLOSS) which promote nonymity and autonomy in internet.

ABOUT SERVUS.AT
servus.at is a non-profit net culture initiative based in Linz. As main focus, servus.at deals with the demystification of technology through cultural as well as technical processes. It produces artistic research projects about phenomena of digital and networked cultures, and organizes in cooperation with the Art University Linz the biennial festival „Art Meets Radical Openness“. https://radical-openness.org/ The association also operates an independent cultural data center with open source basic services for its members, consisting of art and culture producers, alternative educational institutions, free media, university institutions and NGOs. https://core.servus.at/

Aimilia Liontou
Aimilia Liontou (she/her) is a multidisciplinary artist, interested in the use of technology and its impact on the near future. In her artistic practice, she uses speculative scenarios as a means of investigating current realities and potential futures. By blending real facts with fantasy, she create projects that aim to question specific situations and encourage viewers to think for themselves, rather than suggesting specific solutions. Since May 2023 she is part of the servus team. https://www.aimilialiontou.com