Interop Unites Browser Makers to Smooth Web Inconsistencies, by @marypcbuk (@TheNewStack):
https://thenewstack.io/interop-unites-browser-makers-to-smooth-web-inconsistencies/

Interop Unites Browser Makers to Smooth Web Inconsistencies, by @marypcbuk (@TheNewStack):
https://thenewstack.io/interop-unites-browser-makers-to-smooth-web-inconsistencies/
> @Discourse shares #Fediverse focus on openness, decentralization and data ownership. That's why we have invested in establishing #interoperability via #ActivityPub, we see it as a natural extension of our values and an important step towards a more connected, open web.
> Whether you're sharing announcements, hosting technical discussions, or collaborating across communities, federation makes it easier to extend your reach and engage with users where they already are.
https://blog.discourse.org/2025/04/discourse-and-the-fediverse
Just published!
Ex Ante #Interoperability Regulation for Competitive Digital Markets: Contrasting the
Approaches
#DMA #DCCMA
https://www.pymnts.com/cpi-posts/ex-ante-interoperability-regulation-for-competitive-digital-markets-contrasting-the-european-union-united-kingdom-and-australian-approaches/
I have two hypotheses why the conventional IO/competition economics view of #interoperability understates its benefits, perhaps due to slight technological complexity in understanding its potential:
1. Fully interoperable tools can be plugged together in all sorts of unexpected combinations. See eg #Unix or #bridgyfed
2. Interoperability lets a single function (eg auto-translation) be developed once in a single tool, then applied across a range of interoperable services. /1
Question for fellow #DMA super-nerds: could Art. 6(7) be used to force #Apple to enable third party developers to:
1) Create their own network account server;
2) Create their own #iCloud compatible account server; and
3) Use either to enable multiple user accounts on iPads? (as Apple does for #schools and enterprises)
#interoperability /cc @gateklons
Anyone like to create a small #iCloud photo site microservice which spits out an #RSS and #ActivityPub feed? #interoperability
https://eupolicy.social/@1br0wn/114166211874877267
A non-US-stack is closer than it might seem, if these many component providers can coordinate sufficiently… #BritStack #Eurostack #interoperability https://mastodon.social/@fj/114392959145772820
From: @fj
https://mastodon.social/@fj/114392959145772820
Digital sovereignty needs more than platform regulation: Initiatives such as #NGICommons, the #F5Alliance and #EuroStack call for structural investments in #OpenSource, #Infrastructure, #Interoperability and digital commons – for independence, democracy & innovation in Europe.
Do you think open social media, and mandatory #interoperability of the biggest existing platforms, could strengthen European democracy? (I do!)
Then tell the @EUCommission by 26 May!!
Pls share https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/better-regulation/ #DMA #AndroidAuto #antitrust #DSA
Hence the importance for democracy of mandatory #interoperability for dominant platforms #DMA #SNS #Facebook #Instagram #Meta #Google #Youtube #Tiktok
From: @LillyHerself
https://mastodon.social/@LillyHerself/114335044375571107
GNU Health as an example of #interoperability in Healthcare. "Interoperability Solutions: Bridging systems for a connected future.. Unlocking seamless integration for enhanced collaboration and innovation within Europe".
https://data.europa.eu/en/news-events/news/interoperability-solutions-bridging-systems-connected-future
#interoperability #Europe #GNUHealth
#GNU #OpenScience @gnusolidario
I'm hiring a PhD student in Copenhagen, Denmark to do #HCI research on #privacy and #interoperability in messaging apps!
This is a fully funded 3-year position in the Copenhagen campus of Aalborg University. The student will join my project "mInt" (for "messaging interoperability" ;)) and will be co-supervised by me and @nielsvanberkel .
More info and application form here: https://www.stillinger.aau.dk/phd-stillinger/vis-stilling/vacancyId/1219575. Deadline is May 18.
What #Android’s Open #Ecosystem Can Teach #iOS Developers About Security in a Post-#DMA World #interoperability
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/what-androids-open-ecosystem-can-teach-ios-developers-obrador-sureda-qsm5c/?trackingId=LWtbwRFYTHSiA06u7t2AWA%3D%3D
‘Importantly, the #CJEU ruled that facilitating #interoperability with the platform may involve development costs. In such cases, the dominant undertaking may be allowed to recover the costs it incurred by imposing FRAND fees once the development has been completed.’
‘The permissible length of such a period will differ from case to case and must strike a balance between the needs of the undertaking requesting interoperability and the technical challenges facing the dominant undertaking. In other words, the absence of built-in #interoperability serves only as a temporary basis for permissible refusal.’
EU Court of Justice in #AndroidAuto: ‘the dominant undertaking [ #Google ] cannot rely on technical reasons to prevent #interoperability ad infinitum. While this process may take some time…this grace period is not unlimited.’ https://theplatformlaw.blog/2025/04/04/the-judgment-of-the-cjeu-in-android-auto-redefining-the-essential-facilities-doctrine-for-the-digital-economy/
Science fiction novelist, journalist and technology activist Cory Doctorow @pluralistic speech at the 2025 Ursula Franklin Lecture. >
#enshitification #monopsonies #twiddling #LockedUsers #LockedSellers #GAFAM #lecture #AlgorithmicWageDiscrimination#speech #SurveillanceCapitalism #interoperability #competition #regulation #WorkersPower #BigData #sellers #users #TechnoFeudalism #employment #ratings #Uberisation #queries #JediBlue #profiling #enshitified #internet #abuse #DataBrokers #AntitrustLaw #TechLayoffs #RegulatoryCaptures #TechnologicalAbuse #privacy #value #GiantPileOfShit #TechnicalMechanism #rankings #unions #digitalisation #nursing #speech #lecture #video #coporatocracy #monopoly
My #iPhone #Dock is rather overloaded with encrypted #messaging apps
We need #interoperability to enable a universal #inbox for users who want it!
Vandaag is de EU Open Source Solutions Catalogue van de Europese Commissie live gegaan!
https://interoperable-europe.ec.europa.eu/eu-oss-catalogue/solutions
Deze catalogus bundelt open-source repositories van onze Duitse (opencode.de), Italiaanse
(developers.italia.it) en Franse
(code.gouv.fr) collega's.
Meer info over de opzet vind je hier:
https://interoperable-europe.ec.europa.eu/eu-oss-catalogue/about
@spaetz @1br0wn @alderik A big problem is the EC has been against Art. 7 all along. It’s only in the #DMA because the EuroParl fought so hard for it. So I don’t think the EC really cares if WA suffocates it #interoperability