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Social Media Bill Of Rights
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Age Verification Laws
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Trust and Safety
Encryption
Youth Online Safety
Artificial Intelligence
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Kids Online Safety Act

A podcast about the future of social media and reclaiming our digital communities. Revolution.Social is hosted by technologist and community advocate Rabble, a.k.a. Evan Henshaw-Plath — who was Twitter’s first employee and hired Jack Dorsey. In weekly interviews, Rabble will interview thought leaders, technologists, academics, and more about the need for a new social media "bill of rights." Just a... more

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Is 2026 the new 2016?

Back then, we didn't know that Facebook could win or lose elections, and become weaponized, that Gamergate-style harassment would take over politics, or that we were about to lose the creative, absurd, and sometimes brilliant s... more

When the internet is full of distortions, fake news, and AI-generated slop, how can facts and journalism rise to the top?

Former BBC and Vice journalist Sophia Smith Galer has one possible way to beat the misinformation and exploitation. Her app Sop... more

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From scams and spam to platforms we don’t control, many of the systems shaping our online lives feel increasingly broken.

In this episode of Revolution.Social, Rabble (Twitter’s first employee) sits down with Molly White, software engineer, Wikipedi... more

In an era of hypergrowth and enshittification, can venture capitalists win by investing with conscience? Today on Revolution.Social, Rabble talks to Union Square Ventures co-founder Brad Burnham and ex/ante founder Zoe Weinberg about digital agency, ... more

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Recent Guests

Sophia Smith Galer
BBC journalist, author of How to Kill a Language, creator of the Sophiana app
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Episode: Why the Algorithm Loves a Villain, And How to Beat It
Molly White
Wikipedia editor and open Internet advocate; known for Web3 is Going Just Great
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Episode: Why does the internet feel worse than it used to?
Brad Burnham
Venture capitalist, Union Square Ventures
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Episode: Ethical Venture Capital: Why Social Media Needs a Conscience (with Brad Burnham & Zoe Weinberg)
Zoe Weinberg
Venture capitalist, Exxante
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Episode: Ethical Venture Capital: Why Social Media Needs a Conscience (with Brad Burnham & Zoe Weinberg)
Bridget Todd
Tech podcaster
There Are No Girls on the Internet (iHeartRadio)
Episode: Escaping Algorithmic Binds: Creators vs. Corporate Platforms (w/ Bridget Todd & Rudy Fraser at SXSW)
Jim Louderback
Longtime journalist and former CEO of VidCon; key figure in the creator economy
VidCon, Revision3
Episode: What Creators Can Do & AI Can’t (with Jim Louderback)
Ben Werdmuller
Senior Director of Technology at ProPublica; former VC; founder of Elgg
ProPublica
Episode: An Alternate History of Social Media (with Ben Werdmuller)
Anil Dash
A journalist, tech entrepreneur, advocate for the open internet, and former executive at Fastly
Episode: Silicon Valley Has Lost Its Moral Compass (with Anil Dash)
Mike McCue
Former executive at Netscape, creator of Flipboard and Surf app.
Flipboard
Episode: “I've Never Been More Optimistic” (Flipboard’s Mike McCue On the Open Social Web)

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Evan Henshaw-Plath
Founder/Host focusing on open web, digital rights, and community governance.

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    Here’s the thing. Social media has been around for decades. Revolution.social is exploring its origins. Why things are the way they are, and what can be done to make change. Rabble has been on the frontline from the beginning and he’s working toward a better future. Context is everything. Understand the past to change the future.

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Discussions mix practical tooling with high-level governance questions.
Open-web advocates consistently frame the Internet's future beyond profit-driven platforms.
Guests deliver critical, policy-relevant insights for building humane tech.
The host provides sharp context on open web history and future direction.

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Why the Algorithm Loves a Villain, And How to Beat It
Q: So why don't you tell us a little bit about Sophia's background and what made you want to talk to her today?
Sophia is a BBC-trained journalist turned public intellectual who combines traditional reporting with social-media storytelling; she has written about language, built the Sophiana app for journalists, and engages with the tension between institutional media and independent digital platforms.
Why does the internet feel worse than it used to?
Q: Can you explain what Web3 is Going Just Great is and how you came up with it and what it does?
Web3 is Going Just Great started as a skeptical, critical take on hype in the crypto space; Molly built a blog to catalog scams and failures while documenting the underlying promises, with the aim of providing a counter-narrative and a reliable record. It grew into a recognizable critique that helped curb ungrounded boosterism and offered a factual counterpoint to marketing claims in Web3.
Escaping Algorithmic Binds: Creators vs. Corporate Platforms (w/ Bridget Todd & Rudy Fraser at SXSW)
Q: What role do you see for policy in supporting decentralized networks and user control without stifling open protocols?
Policy should encourage openness and interoperability while avoiding overbroad rules that could criminalize or suppress open, community-led ecosystems; EU-style approaches offer sensible examples, but regulators must consider the practicalities of anonymous, protocol-based networks and resist tendencies to favor gatekeeping platforms.
An Alternate History of Social Media (with Ben Werdmuller)
Q: What drew Ben to focus on open source and indie web communities?
Ben was motivated by a belief in tools that can be owned and controlled by communities, not centralized platforms; his work with Elgg and IndieWeb showed him that open, interoperable systems can empower users and public institutions.
[Re-Air] What's Next for Jack Dorsey After Twitter and Bluesky
Q: Do you have any suggestions of who else I should talk to?
Talk to people who are using these technologies or more importantly, not using those technologies and their problems.

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What is Revolution.Social about and what kind of topics does it cover?

A thoughtful exploration of how social platforms should operate in the public interest, with deep dives into open web infrastructure, decentralization, and user sovereignty. Episodes repeatedly circle themes such as interoperable protocols, user-owned identities, and safety tools, often contrasting centralized platforms with open, community-driven approaches. Guests range from open-web advocates and technologists to creators and investors, offering practical paths for owning online presence, defending digital rights, and reimagining governance models for online communities. Noteworthy are conversations about safety tooling, open-source collaboration, and the idea of a modern “bill of rights” for digital life, which helps listeners assess ho... more

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