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It’s your source for curated news affecting democracy in the cyber arena with a focus on protecting democracy. That necessitates an opinionated Butlerian jihad against big tech as well as evangelizing for open-source and the Fediverse. Since big media’s journalism wing is flailing and failing in its core duty to democracy, this is also a collection of alternative reporting on the eternal battle between autocracy and democracy. We also cover the cybersecurity world. You can’t be free without safety and privacy.<\/p>\n
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DD comes out on Thursday and is updated through the end of day on Friday. Then we start over. So take your time in perusing it and check back in over the weekend.<\/p>\n
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FYI, my opinions will be in bold. And will often involve cursing. Because humans. Especially tech bros. And fascists. Fuck em.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Nextcloud asks:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Trump\u2019s second term: A critical turning point for open source and digital sovereignty?<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n You should use Nextcloud BTW.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n We start and end with good news to make the middle bearable.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Electronic Frontier Foundation has:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Mad at Meta? Don’t Let Them Collect and Monetize Your Personal Data<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Five Things to Know about the Supreme Court Case on Texas\u2019 Age Verification Law, Free Speech Coalition v Paxton<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n VICTORY! Federal Court (Finally) Rules Backdoor Searches of 702 Data Unconstitutional<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The European Commission announces:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Commission addresses additional investigatory measures to X in the ongoing proceedings under the Digital Services Act<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Commission welcomes the integration of the revised Code of conduct on countering illegal hate speech online into the Digital Services Act<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Register reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Meta, X sign up to Euro Commish code of conduct on hate speech<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n This is what happens when you have proper governments, and competent governance.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Meta’s pay-or-consent model under fire from EU consumer group<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Hackers game out infowar against China with the US Navy<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n TechCrunch reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Former Meta COO Sheryl Sandberg sanctioned by judge for allegedly deleting emails<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Luckily this is in Delaware state court, so she might at least get fined for it.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n 404 Media reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Hundreds of Subreddits Are Considering Banning All Links to X<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Nothing personal, but if you are still active on Shitter, you’re a c^nt.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Markup reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n California Is Investigating OpenAI\u2019s Conversion To a For-Profit Company<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Gov.UK announces:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n CMA to investigate Apple and Google’s mobile ecosystems<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Justice Department announces:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Two North Korean Nationals and Three Facilitators Indicted for Multi-Year Fraudulent Remote Information Technology Worker Scheme that Generated Revenue for the Democratic People\u2019s Republic of Korea<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Atlantic reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n America Is No Longer the Home of the Free Internet<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n 404 Media reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Powerful AI Tool That Cops (or Stalkers) Can Use to Geolocate Photos in Seconds<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Electronic Frontier Foundation reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Online Behavioral Ads Fuel the Surveillance Industry\u2014Here\u2019s How<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Tripwire reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n New Law Could Mean Prison for Reporting Data Leaks<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Register reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Trump ‘waved a white flag to Chinese hackers’ as Homeland Security axed cyber advisory boards<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Bleeping Computer reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Star Blizzard hackers abuse WhatsApp to target high-value diplomats<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Recorded Future reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n “Crazy Evil” Cryptoscam Gang: Unmasking a Global Threat in 2024<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Tenable reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Salt Typhoon: An Analysis of Vulnerabilities Exploited by this State-Sponsored Actor<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Washington Monthly reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Three Disturbing Signs of Fourth Estate Failure<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Reuters Institute reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Who owns the AI tools journalists use? A new study exposes a dangerous transparency gap<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n TechCrunch reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n FTC says partnerships like Microsoft-OpenAI raise antitrust concerns<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Register asks:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Why is Big Tech hellbent on making AI opt-out?<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Verge reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Welcome to the era of gangster tech regulation<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n This is what happens when you have shit governments, and shit governance.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Tech Policy reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Mark Zuckerberg\u2019s Immoderate Proposal<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Free Speech Was Never the Goal of Tech Billionaires. Power Was.<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n No shit.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n ProPublica reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n How Facebook Undermines Privacy Protections for Its 2 Billion WhatsApp Users<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n 404 Media reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n TikTok Says It\u2019s Not Censoring \u2018Free Palestine\u2019 Comments. Users See Something Different<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Guardian reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Revealed: Microsoft deepened ties with Israeli military to provide tech support during Gaza war<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Philadelphia Inquirer reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n What a pardon of 2 D.C. cops says about Trump and the U.S. violence to come<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n TechCrunch reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n DOJ confirms arrested US Army soldier is linked to AT&T and Verizon hacks<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Bleeping Computer reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n FTC orders GM to stop collecting and selling driver\u2019s data<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Telegram captcha tricks you into running malicious PowerShell scripts<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Sigh.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n 404 Media reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Cloudflare Issue Can Leak Chat App Users’ Broad Location<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Register reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n HPE probes IntelBroker’s bold data theft boasts<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n One of Salt Typhoon’s favorite flaws still wide open on 91% of at-risk Exchange Servers<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Fediverse Report has:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Last Week in Fediverse \u2013 ep 100<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n 404 Media opines:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Decentralized Social Media Is the Only Alternative to the Tech Oligarchy<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n They are correct and intelligent people have known this for years.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n France 24 reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n French researchers aim to ease X refugees’ path with ‘HelloQuitX’<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n European Digital Rights opines:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Meta and X are going rogue. Here is what Europe should do now.<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Basta Media reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Ne laissez pas un algo vous dicter l’info<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Does Stuff shares:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Teaching Mastodon Through Practical Interactions<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Owncast shares its:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Owncast Newsletter January 2025<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n ActivityPods shares:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Our roadmap for 2025<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n We Distribute reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n NodeBB Officially Joins the Fediverse<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Challenge of Upward Momentum<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Pixelfed Smashes Kickstarter Campaign Goal on Day One<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Diverse Tech Geek has:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n A look at Pixelfed (2025 edition)<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n CNET reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Fed Up With Instagram? How to Move Your Photos to Pixelfed<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Kyle Reddoch has a review:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Surfing the Social Wave: A Beta Tester\u2019s Insight into Flipboard\u2019s Surf App<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Shellsharks does as well:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Surfing the Social Web<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Follow us there at @the-fediverse-vs-corporate-social-media-mobileatom@flipboard.com<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Tumblr has an update:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n While it is still on the list, the Tumblr to WordPress migration will definitely unlock ActivityPub for Tumblr!<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n TechCrunch reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Bridgy Fed, a project to connect the open social web, is now becoming a nonprofit<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Threads rolls out a post scheduler, \u2018markup\u2019 feature, and more<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Fediverse Report has:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Last Week in Bluesky \u2013 2025jan.c<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n ATProto Explained \u2013 Lexicons and video<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n TechCrunch reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Bluesky launches a custom feed for vertical videos<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n TechDirt has:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Technological Poison Pill: How ATProtocol Encourages Competition and Resists Evil Billionaires, Lock-In & Enshittification<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p><\/ul>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Keep fighting!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Welcome to this week’s \u201cDestroying Autocracy\u201d. 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\n\nThe response to Russia\u2019s War Crimes and other douchebaggery<\/h2>\n
\n\nThe Evil Empire Strikes Back<\/h2>\n
Pariah States<\/h3>\n
Big Media<\/h3>\n
Big Tech<\/h3>\n
Terror<\/h3>\n
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Other Slightly Federated Social Media<\/h3>\n
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