social media site specifically I don’t know, but raids for managing infrastructure for completely legal but politically inconvenient activities, yes, plenty. I remember going to a talk from a guy managing the servers of Extinction Rebellion and he got all his stuff seized, never got accused of anything, had to wait months to get his stuff back and never got back a few things.

I live in Germany, and it’s a totally realistic scenario, especially in Bavaria. They seize computers to intimidate digital activists all the time for way less serious topics.

I wouldn’t say the fediverse is established. It’s a very small and niche phenomenon compared to mainstream social media. By now it’s clear it’s not going to ever grow to an impactful size. It’s here to stay, but it will stay as a minor, geeky thing.

They are exactly the people that have always been advocating for this stuff all along. They are doing their thing. Nothing to be surprised of

For that you need different people and communities, not different tools

well, in some realities but that’s not the rule. Many organizations don’t separate product designers, UX designers and software developers. Actually the whole point of the article, or at least my understanding of the failure of Agile, is that the vast majority of developers are involved in the design process without actually getting autonomy and power out of it.

Be aware that the author of this blog is a well known Italian nazi-transhumanist that is famous for making shit up about himself, his expertise and the IT industry since the early '00. Don’t trust a single word that comes out of his mouth.