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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 Elena Rossini writes:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n We are in the throes of a digital coup. And Big Tech\u2019s deep pockets and large ad spending have been building – for 2 decades now – the illusion that in order to be seen and heard online, to make an impact through writing, one needs to use their centralized platforms. Because \u201cthey are the only way.\u201d<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n I completely disagree. I remain all in when it comes to the Fediverse and FOSS publishing solutions. With this post, I hope I can show you that another way is possible.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n This is what resistance to the digital coup looks like<\/a><\/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 Register reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n EU gives staff ‘burner phones, laptops’ for US visits<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Ireland opens probe into Musk\u2019s X over Grok\u2019s AI data slurp<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Palo Alto Online reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Silicon Valley crosswalk buttons apparently hacked to imitate Musk, Zuckerberg voices<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Japan Times:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n In a first, Japan issues cease-and-desist order against Google<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Guardian reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Google sued for \u00a35bn in UK over allegations of shutting out rivals<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n TechCrunch reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Judge rules Google illegally monopolized adtech, opening door to potential breakup<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Nation shares:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n I\u2019ve Worked at Google for Decades. I\u2019m Sickened by What It\u2019s Doing.<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Next Web reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Trump tariffs reignite Europe\u2019s push for cloud sovereignty<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Dark Reading reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Threat Intel Firm Offers Crypto in Exchange for Dark Web Accounts<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Ars Technica reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Harvard says no chance it will comply with changes feds demand<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Speaking of, Harvard shares:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Understanding DOGE and Your Data<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Electronic Frontier Foundation reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Privacy on the Map: How States Are Fighting Location Surveillance<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Tech Policy reports on:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Need for and Pathways to AI Regulatory and Technical Interoperability<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Cory Doctorow has:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Mark Zuckerberg personally lost the Facebook antitrust case<\/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 Electronic Frontier Foundation reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Florida\u2019s New Social Media Bill Says the Quiet Part Out Loud and Demands an Encryption Backdoor<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Florida has long been America’s laboratory for fascism.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n MIT Technology Review reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n DOGE\u2019s tech takeover threatens the safety and stability of our critical data<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n NPR reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n A whistleblower’s disclosure details how DOGE may have taken sensitive labor data<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n 404 Media reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The AI Tools CBP Is Using to Scan Social Media<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n ICE Just Paid Palantir Tens of Millions for \u2018Complete Target Analysis of Known Populations\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n This \u2018College Protester\u2019 Isn\u2019t Real. It\u2019s an AI-Powered Undercover Bot for Cops<\/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 Russian hackers attack Western military mission using malicious drive<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Midnight Blizzard deploys new GrapeLoader malware in embassy phishing<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Register reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Hacktivism resurges \u2013 but don’t be fooled, it’s often state-backed goons in masks<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Chinese snoops use stealth RAT to backdoor US orgs \u2013 still active last week<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Tech Policy reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n China\u2019s Anti-Sanctions Rules Raise Human Rights Risks for Global Tech Firms<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n DarkReading reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Chinese APT Mustang Panda Debuts 4 New Attack Tools<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n TechCrunch reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n NSO lawyer names Mexico, Saudi Arabia, and Uzbekistan as spyware customers accused of 2019 WhatsApp hacks<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Poynter reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Audiences are still skeptical about generative AI in the news<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Tech Policy reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n How Information Asymmetry Inhibits Efforts for Big Tech Accountability<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Cory Doctorow has:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Tesla accused of hacking odometers to weasel out of warranty repairs<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n If you own a swasticar, you almost deserve this.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Zuckerberg in the dock<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Ars Technica reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Zuckerberg\u2019s 2012 email dubbed \u201csmoking gun\u201d at Meta monopoly trial<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n BleepingComputer reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Meta to resume AI training on content shared by Europeans<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n TechCrunch reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Jack Dorsey and Elon Musk would like to \u2018delete all IP law\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Guardian reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u2018Silicon Six\u2019 accused of avoiding almost $278bn in US corporation taxes over 10 years<\/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 Guardian reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Fears over extremism in US military as soldier revealed as neo-Nazi TikTok follower<\/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 Reuters reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Cybersecurity industry falls silent as Trump turns ire on SentinelOne<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Register reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n CVE program gets last-minute funding from CISA \u2013 and maybe a new home<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n BleepingComputer reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Chrome 136 fixes 20-year browser history privacy risk<\/a>ws\/security\/chrome-136-fixes-20-year-browser-history-privacy-risk\/)<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Don\u2019t use Chrome is the easiest fix. Librewolf peeps.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Tech Republic reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Windows 11 Forces Microsoft Account Sign In & Removes Bypass Trick Option<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n This is further validation that my next computer will come with linux preinstalled.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Record reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n US to sign Pall Mall pact aimed at countering spyware abuses<\/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 Fediverse Report \u2013 #112<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Nexus of Privacy reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n On FediForum (and not just FediForum)<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Framablog shares its:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n 2025 PeerTube Roadmap!<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Hong Minhee says:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Ditch the DIY Drama: Why To Use Fedify Instead of Building ActivityPub from Scratch?<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Netz Politik has:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Hochschulen aller L\u00e4nder ins Fediverse!<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n DeadSuperHero explores:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Integrating a News Publication Into the Fediverse<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n I’ve done the same with this website and the Symfony Station newsletter, and it’s definitely hacky.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Ghost is:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Recapping your feedback<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Rob Shearer has:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Mastodon Exit Interview<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n This is a bit harsh, but does have some fair points.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Ben Werdmuller shares:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n If I ran Bluesky Product<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Fediverse Report has:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Bluesky, censorship and country-based moderation<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n We deleted our Bluesky account. It just doesn’t do it for us. It’s a half-shit Twitter. And Twitter was always shit.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Bluesky Report – 112<\/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><\/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. It’s your source for curated news affecting democracy in the cyber arena with a focus on protecting it. That necessitates an opinionated Butlerian jihad against big tech as well as evangelizing for open-source and the Fediverse. 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