Bring Back Digital Sovereignty - Friday!

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Good morning, everyone! Happy Friday! Does anyone else ever miss the old internet? I’m talking about back when you had to actually go to individual websites for specific things. Want sports news? You’d hit up RealGM or ESPN. Need to talk smack? Head over to the AKJ forums or TheSneeze.com. Hip-hop news? It was all about DFF or that site HipHopWeekly was on. Remember that? If you wanted something, you went to specific sites. That was your internet. You had a whole browsing catalog.

These days, you hop on Twitter, Instagram, maybe TikTok, maybe YouTube, and you’re basically done. “Alright, I got everything I need.” I saw this post the other day that was basically saying we need to reclaim internet sovereignty. Take back our sovereignty! Own the websites, own the content we post. Start posting on your own websites again! Because right now, Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, all these big corporations own all this content. They’re just feeding into their own monolith, making it bigger, and keeping us stuck in these things.

We should really be exercising our sovereignty, like countries themselves! They’re beholden to TikTok, Twitter, and Instagram when, in fact, they should be controlling, or at least have more control, over these mediums to a certain degree. It’s backwards! The internet used to be more free, more Wild West. Then we created these mega sites, and in the name of freedom of speech and keeping it going, we’re actually censoring ourselves because now they control all the power and get to dictate who sees what and all that kind of stuff. It’s just something to think about. Sometimes I wake up and think, “Man, I miss the old internet!” But then I hop on Twitter, and, well… anyways. Y’all have a great day! Till the next one, peace!

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updated_at 31-07-2025
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Ai Header Image Prompt: Abstract digital art style, high quality, high level of detail. A dynamic visual metaphor for digital sovereignty. On one side, represent the "new internet" with an imposing, centralized, monolithic structure of dark, converging digital pathways and uniform data blocks, suggesting corporate control and limited user access. On the other side, or breaking free from the monolith, illustrate the "old internet" and reclaimed sovereignty: a vibrant, decentralized network of diverse, glowing nodes, branching pathways, and colorful, free-flowing data streams. Emphasize a powerful sense of liberation and expansion, as independent digital pathways actively push outwards or fragment the centralized form. Use intricate patterns, ethereal lighting, and a rich, diverse color palette. Avoid any explicit human figures or realistic hands/limbs; instead, imply agency through abstract digital forms or energetic currents. The overall impression should be somewhat abstract and not overtly AI-generated, conveying a strong sense of transformation and reclaiming control.