Unlearning
The future of tech won’t be built by sticking to old rules.
At Mozilla Festival 2025, we’re unlearning the defaults—the systems, habits, and assumptions that no longer serve us.
That means rethinking power, questioning who benefits from current tech, and exploring what privacy means across different cultures.
It’s not just about critique—it’s about imagining bold, actionable alternatives and building them together.
Be Part of the Program—Lead a Session
Apply now to host a forum, lead a talk, or share your work at Mozilla Festival 2025. Deadline ends May 21.
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Unlearning Default Design
Confronts the design principles and systems that fuel the technology ecosystem, re-imagining “one-size-fits-all” solutions.
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Unlearning Harmful Tech Systems
Focuses on unpacking harmful tech systems and exploring action-oriented strategies to ethically build an alternative tech future.
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Unlearning Traditional Profit Models
Explores alternative profit models that are sustainable, inclusive, and community-rooted, including financial models and evolving payment systems.
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Unlearning Power in Tech Governance
Unpacks the hidden power dynamics in technology development, governance and regulation today.
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Unlearning Tech Immateriality
Exposes the physical and environmental costs of AI, and explores a future where technology drives climate justice and shared responsibility.
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Unlearning Default Security
Challenges the myth that technology is secure by default, and explores community-led approaches to digital safety that transparency and digital autonomy.