A classification of social networks

Introduction The abundance of social networks poses questions regarding their similarities and differences to identify redundancies, but potentially also missing services in the social network landscape. Similarities Social networks have the basic feature in common of connecting people via electronic channels. Communication can be based on one or more of the following basic types of…

Warum unterstützt Deutschland Israel bedingungslos?

“Zusätzlich zur historischen Verantwortung aufgrund des Holocausts ist die Unterstützung Deutschlands für Israel hauptsächlich von persönlichen politischen Interessen, nationalen politischen Interessen, Nationalismus,  Kolonialismus,  Xenophobie/Islamophobie, geopolitischen und wirtschaftlichen Interessen motiviert.” – Wilmar Igl Einleitung Die anhaltende Krise in Gaza wird als Apartheid, Besatzung, Kriegsverbrechen und Völkermord beschrieben, verübt von Israel mit Unterstützung enger Verbündeter wie den…

Why does Germany support Israel so much?

In addition to historical responsibility because of the holocaust, Germany’s support for Israel is mainly driven by values of personal political interest, national political interest, nationalism, colonialism, xenophobia/islamophobia, geopolitical interests and economic interests. – Wilmar Igl Introduction The on-going crisis in Gaza has been described as apartheid, occupation, war crimes and genocide committed by Israel…

Counting the dead in Gaza – October 2023 to May 2025

Summary There is large uncertainty regarding the number of deaths in Gaza since October 7, 2023, especially deaths caused by military actions by Israel. There is 1) a lack of data, because of the chaos of war, breakdown of Palestinian infrastructure and the ban of foreign journalists and the targeted killings of local journalists in…

Action Mappers for Progressive Political Actions

Find a Protest: Links: https://www.findaprotest.info Description: Find a Protest is built to find a protest to help people discover protests, rallies, vigils, and solidarity events in their area — whether it’s protests this weekend near me or global actions happening online. Our goal is to make reliable, up-to-date information accessible to everyone, without the need…

Privacy-protecting, eco-friendly Digital Devices – Phones, Laptops, & Desktops

1. Introduction Here, I am summarizing the results of electronic devices, esp. smartphones, laptops, desktops, and related operating systems which are privacy-protecting and eco-friendly (eg, repairable). Desirable features: Hardware: eco-socially fair supply chain robust (“military-grade”) repairable hardware kill switches for audio, video, internet Software open-source private (does not leak data to corporations) Business accepts cryptocurrencies…

AEREEnet: Creating a low-cost, light-weight, scalable, anonymous, secure social network – A Complete Tutorial for Admins

Source: https://xkcd.com/1782/ 1. Introduction The following list contains all tutorials in the AEREEnet tutorial series: [Users, Tutorial] Igl, W (2025). AEREEnet: Using a low-cost, light-weight, scalable, anonymous, secure social network – A Short Tutorial for IRC Users. https://biosphere.wilmarigl.de/en/?p=4776 [Admins, Short tutorial] Igl, W. (2025). AEREEnet: Creating a low-cost, light-weight, scalable, anonymous, secure social network –…

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