Everton Zanella Alvarenga
Everton Zanella Alvarenga is an open-source and digital rights advocate who has a background in technology, civic technology, and organizational leadership. He founded the Brazilian chapter of the Open Knowledge Foundation and previously worked on the Wikipedia Education Program at the Wikimedia Foundation. Alvarenga runs Leave X — Protect Democracy, an initiative that encourages politicians, institutions, civil society organizations, media organizations, and individuals to reduce their dependence on X and move toward healthier, more democratic alternatives.
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Leave X is a civic project that encourages European politicians and political institutions to reduce their dependence on X and transition to healthier alternatives. This session will introduce the campaign and explore the democratic risks of platform dependence. It will also ask how people across the Fediverse and Bluesky can collaborate to reduce barriers to leaving X and take action.