Per Axbom
@axbom.com
Creative Director • UX & Ethics • Swede born in Liberia
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My Next Heartbeat – A newsletter for loving, critical thinking: https://hey.axbom.com
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My Next Heartbeat – A newsletter for loving, critical thinking: https://hey.axbom.com
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Per Axbom
@axbom.com
· Dec 7
Per Axbom - Digital Design, Accessibility & Ethics
Swedish communication theorist and digital designer helping organizations make digital services safer and more caring.
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AI companies will fail. We can salvage something from the wreckage | Cory Doctorow
AI companies will fail. We can salvage something from the wreckage | Cory Doctorow
AI is asbestos in the walls of our tech society, stuffed there by monopolists run amok. A serious fight against it must strike at its roots
www.theguardian.com
January 18, 2026 at 3:25 PM
AI companies will fail. We can salvage something from the wreckage | Cory Doctorow
”Find some topic you care about. Just one. Resist the temptation to have takes on everything else. Let the discourse rage without you while you spend weeks or months actually understanding something. Read books about it, not takes. Talk to experts, not pundits. Follow the evidence where it leads…”
The Discourse is a Distributed Denial-of-Service Attack
In September 2016, the security journalist Brian Krebs had his website knocked offline by a botnet called Mirai. Hundreds of thousands of compromised devices, mostly cheap webcams and DVRs manufacture...
www.joanwestenberg.com
January 19, 2026 at 6:51 AM
”Find some topic you care about. Just one. Resist the temptation to have takes on everything else. Let the discourse rage without you while you spend weeks or months actually understanding something. Read books about it, not takes. Talk to experts, not pundits. Follow the evidence where it leads…”
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Bra där.
Hjälp mig gärna sprida min artikel. Skriv och ring till politiker. Låt dem veta att det här inte är okej. Om du vill återpublicera hela eller delar av min artikel i din egen publikation är du mer än välkommen.
En faktaresistent regering driver igenom fängelse för 13-åringar
Motståndet bland remissinstanserna är massivt, befogat och motiverat. Regeringen hör inte, eller väljer att inte höra, och backar tillbaka Sverige mer än 100 år i tiden.
axbom.se
January 16, 2026 at 8:26 PM
Bra där.
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“The Secret Service came to this woman’s door today because of a tweet.
Listen to their conversation… He wants to know her political affiliation and whether she’s been to protests.”
@shannonrwatts.bsky.social - why not also cross-post this here from twitter?
Listen to their conversation… He wants to know her political affiliation and whether she’s been to protests.”
@shannonrwatts.bsky.social - why not also cross-post this here from twitter?
January 17, 2026 at 6:52 AM
“The Secret Service came to this woman’s door today because of a tweet.
Listen to their conversation… He wants to know her political affiliation and whether she’s been to protests.”
@shannonrwatts.bsky.social - why not also cross-post this here from twitter?
Listen to their conversation… He wants to know her political affiliation and whether she’s been to protests.”
@shannonrwatts.bsky.social - why not also cross-post this here from twitter?
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Läs Per och gör som han säger!
Hjälp mig gärna sprida min artikel. Skriv och ring till politiker. Låt dem veta att det här inte är okej. Om du vill återpublicera hela eller delar av min artikel i din egen publikation är du mer än välkommen.
En faktaresistent regering driver igenom fängelse för 13-åringar
Motståndet bland remissinstanserna är massivt, befogat och motiverat. Regeringen hör inte, eller väljer att inte höra, och backar tillbaka Sverige mer än 100 år i tiden.
axbom.se
January 16, 2026 at 3:17 PM
Läs Per och gör som han säger!
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”Vi kan inte låta våra politiker hitta på och implementera skadliga åtgärder, som dessutom är kostsamma, bara för att de känslomässigt låter bra och kortsiktigt vinner röster. I Sverige har vi har alla förutsättningar för att agera klokare än så.”
Hjälp mig gärna sprida min artikel. Skriv och ring till politiker. Låt dem veta att det här inte är okej. Om du vill återpublicera hela eller delar av min artikel i din egen publikation är du mer än välkommen.
En faktaresistent regering driver igenom fängelse för 13-åringar
Motståndet bland remissinstanserna är massivt, befogat och motiverat. Regeringen hör inte, eller väljer att inte höra, och backar tillbaka Sverige mer än 100 år i tiden.
axbom.se
January 16, 2026 at 4:49 PM
”Vi kan inte låta våra politiker hitta på och implementera skadliga åtgärder, som dessutom är kostsamma, bara för att de känslomässigt låter bra och kortsiktigt vinner röster. I Sverige har vi har alla förutsättningar för att agera klokare än så.”
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Mycket läsvärd artikel!
Det finns få saker jag månar så mycket om som barns rättigheter. När jag började skriva om förslaget till sänkt straffbarhetsålder visste jag att många vara kritiska. Men att i princip alla remissinstanser ställer sig frågande till vad regeringen grundar sina beslut på är spektakulärt.
En faktaresistent regering driver igenom fängelse för 13-åringar
Motståndet bland remissinstanserna är massivt, befogat och motiverat. Regeringen hör inte, eller väljer att inte höra, och backar tillbaka Sverige mer än 100 år i tiden.
axbom.se
January 16, 2026 at 4:35 PM
Mycket läsvärd artikel!
Det finns få saker jag månar så mycket om som barns rättigheter. När jag började skriva om förslaget till sänkt straffbarhetsålder visste jag att många vara kritiska. Men att i princip alla remissinstanser ställer sig frågande till vad regeringen grundar sina beslut på är spektakulärt.
En faktaresistent regering driver igenom fängelse för 13-åringar
Motståndet bland remissinstanserna är massivt, befogat och motiverat. Regeringen hör inte, eller väljer att inte höra, och backar tillbaka Sverige mer än 100 år i tiden.
axbom.se
January 16, 2026 at 11:32 AM
Det finns få saker jag månar så mycket om som barns rättigheter. När jag började skriva om förslaget till sänkt straffbarhetsålder visste jag att många vara kritiska. Men att i princip alla remissinstanser ställer sig frågande till vad regeringen grundar sina beslut på är spektakulärt.
What I love about a map centered on the North Pole is that every direction from the center is South. Anyway, I love maps and I believe this is one more people should be familiar with.
January 15, 2026 at 9:38 PM
What I love about a map centered on the North Pole is that every direction from the center is South. Anyway, I love maps and I believe this is one more people should be familiar with.
Hoppingivande uppslutning idag. Fyra av mina bilder från dagens manifestation på #Mynttorget, i regi av Nätverket Nej till 13-14-åringar i fängelse. #Straffbarhetsålder
Här är råmaterialet från min videoupptagning:
video.axbom.se/mynttorget13...
Här är råmaterialet från min videoupptagning:
video.axbom.se/mynttorget13...
January 13, 2026 at 8:01 PM
Hoppingivande uppslutning idag. Fyra av mina bilder från dagens manifestation på #Mynttorget, i regi av Nätverket Nej till 13-14-åringar i fängelse. #Straffbarhetsålder
Här är råmaterialet från min videoupptagning:
video.axbom.se/mynttorget13...
Här är råmaterialet från min videoupptagning:
video.axbom.se/mynttorget13...
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Philadelphia Sheriff Rochelle Bilal warns ICE:
"No law enforcement professional wears a mask... Those that come into our communities wearing a mask to commit crime... You getting arrested".
"Fake wannabe law enforcement... The criminal in the WH will not be able to keep you from going to jail".
"No law enforcement professional wears a mask... Those that come into our communities wearing a mask to commit crime... You getting arrested".
"Fake wannabe law enforcement... The criminal in the WH will not be able to keep you from going to jail".
January 10, 2026 at 3:43 PM
Philadelphia Sheriff Rochelle Bilal warns ICE:
"No law enforcement professional wears a mask... Those that come into our communities wearing a mask to commit crime... You getting arrested".
"Fake wannabe law enforcement... The criminal in the WH will not be able to keep you from going to jail".
"No law enforcement professional wears a mask... Those that come into our communities wearing a mask to commit crime... You getting arrested".
"Fake wannabe law enforcement... The criminal in the WH will not be able to keep you from going to jail".
Even if you sit in the backseat you arrive at the destination at the same time as the people in the front seat. And more rested.
Just sayin'.
Just sayin'.
January 11, 2026 at 6:30 PM
Even if you sit in the backseat you arrive at the destination at the same time as the people in the front seat. And more rested.
Just sayin'.
Just sayin'.
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Boiling here at home in Cyprus but I put the finishing touches a couple of days ago on this preprint: What Does 'Human-Centred AI' Mean? doi.org/10.48550/arX...
Wherein I analyse HCAI & demonstrate through 3 triplets my new tripartite definition of AI (Table 1) that properly centres the human. 1/n
Wherein I analyse HCAI & demonstrate through 3 triplets my new tripartite definition of AI (Table 1) that properly centres the human. 1/n
July 29, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Boiling here at home in Cyprus but I put the finishing touches a couple of days ago on this preprint: What Does 'Human-Centred AI' Mean? doi.org/10.48550/arX...
Wherein I analyse HCAI & demonstrate through 3 triplets my new tripartite definition of AI (Table 1) that properly centres the human. 1/n
Wherein I analyse HCAI & demonstrate through 3 triplets my new tripartite definition of AI (Table 1) that properly centres the human. 1/n
The tragic garbage avalanche in the Philippines is a notable reminder that we are already living in the future of Idiocracy, a film that opens with The Great Garbage Avalanche of 2505.
Also… why is the floating Great Pacific Garbage Patch no longer in the news?
Also… why is the floating Great Pacific Garbage Patch no longer in the news?
January 10, 2026 at 8:18 AM
The tragic garbage avalanche in the Philippines is a notable reminder that we are already living in the future of Idiocracy, a film that opens with The Great Garbage Avalanche of 2505.
Also… why is the floating Great Pacific Garbage Patch no longer in the news?
Also… why is the floating Great Pacific Garbage Patch no longer in the news?
When @techcrunch.com used my Fediverse infographic they credited a wiki(?) that does not credit me.
I know finding sources can be hard but in this case my name and url are right there on the very graphic they used(!) 😅
I make free stuff and don't ask for much 🤷
techcrunch.com/2026/01/01/w...
I know finding sources can be hard but in this case my name and url are right there on the very graphic they used(!) 😅
I make free stuff and don't ask for much 🤷
techcrunch.com/2026/01/01/w...
A beginner's guide to Mastodon, the open source Twitter alternative | TechCrunch
Mastodon has almost doubled its userbase since Elon Musk took control of Twitter last month. Here's what you need to know about the platform.
techcrunch.com
January 8, 2026 at 7:22 AM
When @techcrunch.com used my Fediverse infographic they credited a wiki(?) that does not credit me.
I know finding sources can be hard but in this case my name and url are right there on the very graphic they used(!) 😅
I make free stuff and don't ask for much 🤷
techcrunch.com/2026/01/01/w...
I know finding sources can be hard but in this case my name and url are right there on the very graphic they used(!) 😅
I make free stuff and don't ask for much 🤷
techcrunch.com/2026/01/01/w...
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Started blogging in ’95. Nearly all site’s my content from the past 30 years is still up. Sadly, the same can’t be said for most third-party content I linked to. Happily, the Internet Archive Wayback Machine Link Fixer solves much of this.
wordpress.org/plugins/inte...
wordpress.org/plugins/inte...
Internet Archive Wayback Machine Link Fixer
Automatically fix broken links by replacing them with archived versions from the Internet Archive's Wayback Machine.
wordpress.org
January 5, 2026 at 2:15 PM
Started blogging in ’95. Nearly all site’s my content from the past 30 years is still up. Sadly, the same can’t be said for most third-party content I linked to. Happily, the Internet Archive Wayback Machine Link Fixer solves much of this.
wordpress.org/plugins/inte...
wordpress.org/plugins/inte...
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Hur seriöst känns det att Sveriges konsulat i andra länder (exempelvis Venezuela) har e-postadresser på gmail.com? Inte för att andra adresser skulle vara garanterat oläsbara för USA men... ja, ni fattar.
www.google.com/search?q=kon...
www.google.com/search?q=kon...
January 4, 2026 at 11:39 PM
Hur seriöst känns det att Sveriges konsulat i andra länder (exempelvis Venezuela) har e-postadresser på gmail.com? Inte för att andra adresser skulle vara garanterat oläsbara för USA men... ja, ni fattar.
www.google.com/search?q=kon...
www.google.com/search?q=kon...
The reason Grok so easily can generate nudes of children is because it is trained on that type of content. It is not using "imagination".
Too few are saying this part aloud. Any face generated using image-gens can be from a situation of abuse.
Too few are saying this part aloud. Any face generated using image-gens can be from a situation of abuse.
January 3, 2026 at 9:26 AM
The reason Grok so easily can generate nudes of children is because it is trained on that type of content. It is not using "imagination".
Too few are saying this part aloud. Any face generated using image-gens can be from a situation of abuse.
Too few are saying this part aloud. Any face generated using image-gens can be from a situation of abuse.
@etc.se På sidan mitt.etc.se/bli-delagare/ finns en knapp som heter “Ge bort en prenumeration”. Den leder till en “död” sida.
January 2, 2026 at 11:57 AM
@etc.se På sidan mitt.etc.se/bli-delagare/ finns en knapp som heter “Ge bort en prenumeration”. Den leder till en “död” sida.
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As totalitarian rule is on the rise around the world, restricting freedom of thought and speech with individual autonomy and determination with it, we civil servants need to continously ask ourselves: at what point do we fail the people, enabling self-serving autocrats instead?
#don’tbededra
#don’tbededra
January 1, 2026 at 12:15 PM
As totalitarian rule is on the rise around the world, restricting freedom of thought and speech with individual autonomy and determination with it, we civil servants need to continously ask ourselves: at what point do we fail the people, enabling self-serving autocrats instead?
#don’tbededra
#don’tbededra
"As I continue to hear and read countless stories of abuse every week, my conviction and determination to continue writing and speaking out about human rights issues in the tech world only grows stronger."
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Accept, leave or reform the unsustainable
When topics of discourse prove difficult to approach, stories can help us on our way. This famed short story about a graceful city with an unexpected abberation helps me reflect on where I want to app...
axbom.com
December 31, 2025 at 11:21 AM
"As I continue to hear and read countless stories of abuse every week, my conviction and determination to continue writing and speaking out about human rights issues in the tech world only grows stronger."
axbom.com/omelas/
axbom.com/omelas/
It's already 2026 in Kiribati, and New Zealand just now as well. Happy new year!
December 31, 2025 at 11:10 AM
It's already 2026 in Kiribati, and New Zealand just now as well. Happy new year!
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Medverkade igår i SVT; om det orimliga i att polisen ska övervaka ett bostadsområde i Skåne med drönare under fem (!) års tid. Enskildas integritet måste väga tyngre. www.svt.se/nyheter/loka...
Här är drönaren som ska övervaka Gamlegården – i fem år
När som helst under fem års tid kan nu polisen använda drönare för att kamerabevaka området Gamlegården i Kristianstad. Ett dåligt beslut, tycker juristen Peter Hellman. – Folk måste kunna komma och g...
www.svt.se
December 29, 2025 at 7:45 AM
Medverkade igår i SVT; om det orimliga i att polisen ska övervaka ett bostadsområde i Skåne med drönare under fem (!) års tid. Enskildas integritet måste väga tyngre. www.svt.se/nyheter/loka...
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a neat (and scary) survey into AI "companions" and kids www.aura.com/reports/stat...
"nearly half of the time kids and teens use AI, it is
for companionship, and when they do, the themes of discussion are primarily sexual, romantic, and violent."
"nearly half of the time kids and teens use AI, it is
for companionship, and when they do, the themes of discussion are primarily sexual, romantic, and violent."
December 28, 2025 at 12:53 PM
a neat (and scary) survey into AI "companions" and kids www.aura.com/reports/stat...
"nearly half of the time kids and teens use AI, it is
for companionship, and when they do, the themes of discussion are primarily sexual, romantic, and violent."
"nearly half of the time kids and teens use AI, it is
for companionship, and when they do, the themes of discussion are primarily sexual, romantic, and violent."
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December 27, 2025 at 3:09 PM