I’d like to invite you to a Better Tech Club workshop that we organize next Tuesday, that is 2026-05-26, at 18:00 in Bussum Library. The topic is Mastodon: a Social Network That Respects You.

Big tech platforms owned by US American billionaires or Chinese mega-corporations bring havoc on our societies - addiction, over-consumption, violations of privacy, misinformation, and growing polarization that threaten democratic processes. We want to present a viable alternative - a social network owned and controlled by community, decentralized, free of harmful algorithms, invasive advertisement and full of real people with interesting things to say. Clearly a better tech.

We will deliver a short (15 minutes) introduction, explaining what is Mastodon and the related concept of Fediverse and why all of this matters. Later, we will divide into smaller groups to discuss, set up accounts, and connect with each other and other interesting people. Feel free to share this invitation with your friends.

What Is Better Tech Club?

We are a small but growing community in Het Gooi, the Netherlands, advocating and supporting each other to use ethical technology (i.e. not US American Big Tech). More information at https://bettertechclub.eu/.

Every few weeks we plan to organize a small workshop to highlight an important issue intersecting society, politics, and technology - and offer practical advice.