Waag | 15 alternative apps for better privacy and wellbeing
Technology is not neutral. Most apps on our phones are not designed in the interest of the public, with our health and well-being in mind. Instead, they are designed based on economic interests: increasing shareholder value by selling you services or by selling your data.
Waag | The Leestafel: Bridging Old and New Media
The Leestafel voor Oude en Nieuwe Media Screenshot of The Reading Table. The Leestafel voor Oude en Nieuwe Media dates from 1996 and consisted of a classic reading table that discreetly integrated four computer displays, showing a specially designed interface for Internet access. Guests of the café and restaurant 'In de Waag' could read newspapers and magazines at the table, but could also ...
Waag | Artscience: Artists as researchers
About Waag As a cultural research institution, Waag has been exploring the possibilities of open, fair and inclusive technology since 1994. With a history in the hackers culture, the Do it Together maker movement, and working together with designers, artists and thinkers, we move exactly in the interdisciplinary field between Science, Technology and the Arts.
Waag Futurelab launches collective campaign …
The dependence on big tech's social media platforms is no longer sustainable. With moderation and fact-checking getting banned and big tech's power increasingly intertwined with political power, it is time to move to better alternatives. Waag Futurelab, Bits of Freedom, PublicSpaces, DeGoedeZaak and ...
Waag | Het Uur: Interview with Marleen Stikker
2025年1月27日 · In this podcast, Marleen Stikker talks to Pieter van der Wielen about the influence of addictive algorithms, the geopolitical power dynamics on the internet and alternatives beyond the grip of Big Tech. She also shares her views on the transition needed to say goodbye to traditional platforms. Would ...
Interview NRC: Sander van der Waal on social media alternatives
The NRC of 11 January 2025 published an article on alternative social media. NRC covered the use of alternatives in light of Elon Musk's acquisition of Twitter/X, and the news that Mark Zuckerberg's Meta is going to stop content moderation because it would limit freedom of expression.. Sander van der Waal of Waag Futurelab was interviewed by Marloes de Koning about using the social media ...
Waag | PublicSpaces Conference 2024
On 6 and 7 June, PublicSpaces and Waag Futurelab invite you to the fourth edition of the PublicSpaces Conference with the theme 'Taking Back the Internet'.
Waag | Culturele Wallen Route
Culturele Wallen Route. Do you want to experience the cultural gems of De Wallen in a day? On Saturday 7 September cultural institutions in the historic city centre will open their doors for free to everyone in Amsterdam.
Waag | Artscience: Artists als researchers
Artistiek onderzoek binnen kunst en wetenschap maakt gebruik van creatieve praktijken en interdisciplinaire methoden om vragen te stellen over en zich te verbinden met wetenschap en technologie, waardoor verschillende vormen van kritische kennisproductie en ervaringen mogelijk worden gemaakt, en hun perspectieven kritisch worden verbreed door middel van materiële en gevoelde praktijken.
Waag | Kenniscloud 2.0
In het project KennisCloud 2.0 ontwikkelt Waag samen met de Bibliotheek Midden-Brabant en de VPRO de volgende stap voor de veilige, hybride publieke ruimte KennisCloud. Hierin werken publieke organisaties en hun publiek samen aan maatschappelijke verandering.