Welcome to Basel Punkt Social
Basel Punkt Social works to make the free and open social web thrive, starting from Basel.
Social media are great. However, the current state of social media, dominated by Big Tech, threatens our society on many levels. Most crucially, nontransparent algorithms that define what we see and what we engage with endanger our personal health as well as the public discourse that is essential for a healthy democracy.
The primary driving force behind these harmful algorithms is the advertisement-based business model of Big Tech. This business model must be broken. And it can be broken. For that, we need to free ourselves from the fenced gardens of Big Tech social media and embrace the true alternative: the Fediverse. This free and open social network can’t be owned and will by definition serve the people who use it.
This project combines research with community building to find out how we can let more people enjoy the Fediverse.