The government wants to get in your DMs.
The #OnlineSafetyBill will make messaging apps scan what you're saying and what images you're sharing before they get encrypted. It unlocks your privacy.
Email your MP (UK) today: https://action.openrightsgroup.org/write-your-mp-help-stop-online-safety-bill
#BlockTheBill #PrivacyIsOnlineSafety #privacy #freedomofexpression
I liked this video “Joe Rogan vs Emma Chamberlain, Nintendo’s Nasty Crackdown, Elon Musk vs Apple… & Today’s News” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sqs_r0oQBDY
I just graphed Mastodon's MONTHLY ACTIVE USERS each day for the month of November.
At the end of October there were 496K active users, and at the end of November there are 2.6M -- that's over 500% growth.
This is just ACTIVE users; there are millions more non-active accounts.
(For comparison, Twitter allegedly has 396.5M monthly active users, or about 152x the active userbase of Mastodon.)
Texas has now scheduled its 8th execution for next year: Anibal Canales, on March 29.
He and another man - Will Speer - were both sentenced to die for strangling another prisoner in 1997 at the Telford Unit.
RT @EladNehorai@twitter.com
Lots of people on this platform have gotten very upset at the idea that hate speech actually has consequences. But that's just a fact. A fact that the DHS now confirms.
Facts don't care about your feelings: your hate speech makes you complicit in murder.
🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/EladNehorai/status/1598109622900084737
"Online spaces have seen a rise in anti-sex and anti-kink rhetoric. They believe that sexual or kink content leads to a rise in “degeneracy” and people who consume that content are predators." https://buff.ly/3fYOkOY
“What the DEA is essentially doing is telling a diabetic who's been on insulin for 20 years that they no longer need insulin and they should be cured. They just don't understand what chronic pain is.” https://www.vice.com/en/article/wxnyb9/dea-fentanyl-doctor-patient-suicide
If you use #Android alongside a #Windows, #Linux, or even #Mac computer, take note:
You can easily move stuff between your devices despite the fact that they're on different platforms. You've just gotta have the right tools and tactics to do it.
I put together a list of the smart sharing systems I can't live without — for beaming everything from websites to text and all sorts of files between devices, without any headaches or hassles.
I hope it's useful for you, too!
https://www.computerworld.com/article/3681654/android-sharing.html
RT @BuddhistNoBody
Russia moves to ban 'LGBT propaganda' among ALL ages
"Under the new bill, any event or act deemed to promote homosexuality — online, in film, in books, in advertising or in public — could incur a hefty fine."
https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-news/russia-moves-ban-lgbt-propaganda-ages-rcna54294
"We shouldn’t let our emotions override logic and make us push through legislation that will cause more pain and suffering" https://buff.ly/3VgRqgR
I liked this video “Lying Coward Kanye West Just Humiliated Himself So Bad… & Today’s News” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t6t25DMqaoE
RT @oliviasolon
Elon Musk has decimated the specialist global team dedicated to tackling child sexual exploitation, leaving behind an overwhelmed skeleton crew.
As a nonprofit, the Tor Project relies on donations, not profit, to fight for privacy online. We don’t harvest or sell your data and we don't charge to use Tor. That means that everyone, everywhere, can use Tor for free.
Because Tor is built on donations, we need those who are able to step up and make a monthly donation to ensure Tor is available for everyone, no matter their circumstances:
Passionate about prevention? The best way to make a difference is to become a member by setting up a recurring donation. There's something in it for you too, as members get perks depending on how much they give. https://buff.ly/2ST0nfH #GivingTuesday
RT @cobun@twitter.com
NEW from @axios@twitter.com:
Letter opposing Kids Online Safety Act, signed by @ACLU@twitter.com, @glaad@twitter.com, @EFF@twitter.com, @publicknowledge@twitter.com, @ALALibrary@twitter.com, @CenDemTech@twitter.com, @Wikimedia@twitter.com, @TechFreedom@twitter.com, @LGBTTech@twitter.com, @internetsociety@twitter.com, etc.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1N60A5KhcXWh19H7ljdDrElW8zrV4KhXJ/view https://twitter.com/ashleyrgold/status/1597242970314797057 https://t.co/HmP2WnlqRq
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