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Ryan Sipes
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CEO of @thunderbird.net Making tech that is both good and good for people. ryanleesipes.me
Get off Gmail, use Thunderbird (and soon Thundermail). www.androidpolice.com/giving-up-on...
I'm finally giving up on Gmail on Android, here's why
Life after Gmail
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Can we learn something about how to use tech in a healthy way from... The Amish? I think we can. ryanleesipes.me/what-the-ami...
What the Amish Can Teach Us About Technology
The Amish don’t shun tech—they choose tools that serve their goals and values. By setting limits, and prioritizing relationships over convenience, they model a path for us. Asking “What do I want my d...
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“Our mission has always been to prove that you can imagine and innovate without exploitation. Mozilla Foundation is honored to be part of this Council that embodies those principles at exactly the scale and moment it’s needed most.” Perfect words for what we need to do @nabiha.bsky.social
Mozilla @mozilla.org · 8mo agoProud to join California’s Innovation Council to help shape AI that works for people 👏 https://bit.ly/3MxDq2T @nabiha.bsky.social @governor.ca.gov
Tech Cooperative? Been thinking about how the Thunderbird (Community) Council being involved in our business helps us avoid enshittification. How could we turn that system into something that is more inclusive of all users? Been fascinated by how Coops (think REI) democratize the corporation.
We are building tech you can trust. Thank you to @ostifofficial.bsky.social and 7A Security for their collaboration on the security audit for Thunderbird Send, our end-to-end encrypted file transfer service (coming to everyone soon, open source now). blog.thunderbird.net/2025/12/thun...
Thunderbird Send Security Audit with OSTIF and 7ASecurity - The Thunderbird Blog
As we get ready for the Thunderbird Pro launch, we want every service we offer to be secure and worthy of the trust our community places in us. That means being honest about where we stand today and t...
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Truly open, real choice and trustworthy. Mozilla's take on AI. Listen to @mozilla.org President Mark Surman talk with the Financial Times about our vision for AI. youtu.be/eBjqeLg1csI?...
Scaling Open Source AI: Mark Surman & Tim Bradshaw at the FT Future of AI Summit
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"Big tech. The mainstream of tech is wired to harvest our creativity, to harvest our data, to harvest our money. Only to benefit a few people. We can and must build a different kind of tech industry, that has humans in mind and shares the wealth with all of us"
Mozilla @mozilla.org · 8mo agoIn an era of AI slop and mega-monopolies, we must build pro-human, trustworthy tech. Mozilla is backing founders who are proving that this can be possible. Ready to join the rebel alliance? Watch Mark Surman’s talk at #SOCAP25 here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=BoFU...
The internet should belong to all of us 👏 This Giving Tuesday, stand with the people building a tech future that’s open by design and shaped by community. Your contribution today sets the bar for what good technology can be. Join us 💙 mzl.la/48O36Rd
Welcome to Mozilla Foundation
With over two decades of global impact, Mozilla Foundation continues to lead the movement for a better technology future—powered by people, open by design, and fueled by imagination.
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"Your scientists were so preoccupied with whether they could, they didn't stop to think if they should." Strangely seems appropriate for both Jurassic Park and Silicon Valley.
Due to my job making email application @thunderbird.net, I'm contractually obligated to watch You've Got Mail each year. Amazing how relevant the movie still is. Great afternoon with a brew from @boulevardbeer.bsky.social called "The Nutcracker", Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan. Here we go. 💌 :)
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The AI debate is stuck between doom‑sayers and hype‑machines—what we need are Realists who see generative AI as the powerful, imperfect tool that it is. Join me in being a Realist. ryanleesipes.me/i-hope-the-a...
I Hope the AI Bubble Bursts (Because I Love Technology)
The conversation around generative AI is dominated by two extremes—Skeptics focused only on its harms, and Hypers hailing it as a panacea. A missing voice, the Realists, sees LLMs as a normal, powerfu...
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A look into how we (Mozilla) think about our role to play in the AI landscape. We're trying to build a future where people are empowered by AI, not drowning in slop.
Mozilla @mozilla.org · 8mo agoWe’re steering AI in a different direction — with open source building blocks, community-led datasets, and trustworthy products. Mark Surman on our next era, our double bottom line economic model and our optimism. blog.mozilla.org/en/mozilla/r...
This city really shines in fall. Lots of people planted trees, whose shade they never sat under here in KC. Quite literally.
Mayor Q@mayorq.bsky.social · 9mo agoFall in Kansas City hits different. 🍂 This beauty reminds us why our work with Canopy KC matters. Every tree we plant today becomes tomorrow’s masterpiece. We’re planting thousands of trees across our neighborhoods, building shade, beauty, and cleaner air for all.
Mozilla is more than any group or product. It's the Rebel Alliance A community working to make tech serve everyone, not just the shareholders of seven companies. Technology should be more than a vehicle for profit. It should empower people to live more fulfilling lives. That's Mozilla's mission.
Mozilla @mozilla.org · last yr.We believe the future of technology can be good. That’s why Mozilla Foundation is building a better technology future. One built with care, powered by people, open by design. But we can’t do it alone. Join us and let’s make some good. mzl.la/44ZIdAO #MozillaFoundation #MakeGoodTech
Mozilla is pulling together the Rebel Alliance against Big Tech (aka The Death Star). We're a community fighting for a web for the people, not profit. Come join us. @mozilla.org #mozilla #BigTech #Tech www.mozilla.org
Internet for people, not profit
Mozilla is the not-for-profit behind the lightning fast Firefox browser. We put people over profit to give everyone more power online.
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Exactly. Lots of people find speaking to a computer naturally and getting an understandable response is useful to many. Denying that lots of people are using AI makes it *very* hard to have a real discussion about solutions to the problems these big AI platforms are creating.
Anil Dash@anildash.com · 9mo agoThere’s a very surreal conversation I keep having on here where people seem unable to hold two ideas at the same time, and I’m not sure why. It’s simply true that the Big AI platforms like ChatGPT are: 1. Extremely bad for society, in many ways. 2. Very genuinely popular with lots of people.
When did we forget that we had power? That the only way to change things was to DO SOMETHING to change it. Let's imagine a hopeful future - and then go out and make it happen.
Exchange/Microsoft365 account support built into Thunderbird now! Thunderbird users have asked us for this for years and now it is here. Enjoy. For nerds: the architecture built for this opens the door for JMAP support. blog.thunderbird.net/2025/11/thun...
Thunderbird Adds Native Microsoft Exchange Email Support - The Thunderbird Blog
Thunderbird Exchange support has finally landed for email in the latest monthly release. Find out what's in, out, and still on the way.
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This post from @anildash.com perfectly encapsulates the disconnect in the discussion of AI. Plenty of real people get value from interacting with LLMs. We can't afford to cede this technology to Profit-at-all-costs Big Tech.
Anil Dash@anildash.com · 9mo agoAnd I think that's wishful thinking. Hundreds of *millions* of people are using AI. And the vasty majority have NO IDEA how dangerous or harmful these platforms can be. It would be great if there were tools that they could use that might help reduce their risks. www.anildash.com/2025/11/14/w...
There's definitely nothing shady in these algorithms... 🤣
Mozilla @mozilla.org · 9mo agoWe have no idea what content is most viral on YouTube, Meta, TikTok, LinkedIn, or X — because they refuse to share basic data. ✍️Alongside @algorithmwatch.org, we're demanding platform transparency. Join us: www.mozillafoundation.org/en/campaigns...
Europe can lead the way on using open source. By supporting open source software, these projects become a better public good for all. That's the type of thing all governments should be doing.
Mozilla @mozilla.org · 9mo agoAs Europe stands at a critical moment for its digital future, Mozilla is joining a diverse coalition calling on the EU to champion open source. Check out our 5-point plan for an open, trusted, and autonomous European tech ecosystem: assets.mozilla.net/pdf/Open_Let...
On November 9, 2004, Mozilla Corporation released a multiplatform web browser, Firefox 1.0. Firefox gained major popularity among users and exceeded 1 billion downloads between 2004 and 2009. #WebDesignHistory
At Mozilla we make tech that puts people before profit. We make tech that is designed to help people live better lives. We make tech that is GOOD.
Mozilla @mozilla.org · 9mo agoWe’re excited to join the Digital Public Goods Alliance (DPGA) to help expand global access to open, people-first technology. As we face rapid changes in AI and digital governance, strengthening the digital commons is more important than ever. blog.mozilla.org/en/mozilla/d...
If you use products and services from companies that actively undermine what you value - can you truly claim to value those things? It's a hard question, but we live in a time where choices abound. Choose to live your principles. #privacy #democracy #tech ryanleesipes.me/convenience-...
Convenience vs Principle
So many people I talk to complain about the companies who provide the tech services they use. And if you've read my posts here, you'll know I agree - so many of them suck. If it's not necessarily how ...
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"Perhaps our task is to imagine other ways of being human - that reflect our deep-seated interdependence as people and planet."
Mozilla @mozilla.org · 9mo agoImagination is resistance, @ruha9.bsky.social reminds us that, " we need to reject the gospel that says technology is inevitable, that the train has left the station... In an error of automated bullshit, it’s time to become bullshit detectors," #MozFest