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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. 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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DA 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 Hamish Campbell writes:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The world we live in is shaped, created by 40 years of entrenched pushing of #neoliberalism and #postmodernism, both of which have systematically dismantled radical change and challenge paths that used to exist.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n To reclaim our path, we now need to reject the illusions of \u201ccommon sense\u201d fed to us by the #deathcult and reboot our social view from a place of clarity.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n This is where the #hashtags come into use, acting as conceptual tools for navigating, understanding, and breaking free from the mess we\u2019re in.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Decoding the Hashtags: A Roadmap for Social Change<\/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 Christian Science Monitor reports on:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Origins of Ukraine\u2019s drone creativity<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Kyiv Independent reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Book on Soviet dissidents wins Pulitzer Prize<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n DarkReading reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Countries Begin NATO’s Locked Shields Cyber-Defense Exercise<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Euronews reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n ‘Choose Europe,’ von der Leyen tells US scientists threatened by Trump’s policies <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u2018We are less protected\u2019 due to AI, says Cambridge Analytica whistleblower on protecting our data<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Libre Office announces:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Germany committing to ODF and open document standards<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Benjamin Hollon envisions:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n A Secret Web<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Guardian reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n OpenAI reverses course and says non-profit arm will retain control of firm<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n TechCrunch reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n FTC bans hidden fees for live events and short-term rentals, effective May 12<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n US DoJ wants Google to sell two of its ad products<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n MacRumors reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Apple Faces Developer Lawsuit After Defying App Store Injunction<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n 404 Media reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n GlobalX, Airline for Trump\u2019s Deportations, Hacked<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Tuta announces:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Open letter against ProtectEU<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Bert Hubert has a European:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Cloud Overview<\/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 Gizmodo reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n With Its Destruction of Government Data Silos, DOGE Is Building a \u2018Surveillance Weapon\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Register reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n India ready to greenlight Starlink \u2013 as long as it lets New Delhi censor, snoop<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Fascist capitalism at its finest.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Signal chat app clone used by Signalgate’s Waltz was apparently an insecure mess<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Unicorn Riot reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n SignalGate Meets WordPress: Outgoing National Security Adviser\u2019s Phone Dumps Messages via Israeli App<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Micah Flee shares:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Despite misleading marketing, Israeli company TeleMessage, used by Trump officials, can access plaintext chat logs<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Register reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Super spyware maker NSO must pay Meta $168M in WhatsApp court battle<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n From Russia with doubt: Go library’s Kremlin ties stoke fear<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Kyiv Independent reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Poland faces ‘unprecedented’ Russian interference ahead of presidential election, minister says<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Guardian reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Pro-Russian hackers claim to have targeted several UK websites<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n DarkReading reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n ‘Lemon Sandstorm’ Underscores Risks to Middle East Infrastructure<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The World Association of News Publisher reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Media outlets worldwide join call for AI companies to help protect news integrity<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Yeah, right.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Platformer shares:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Stats from a dying web<\/a><\/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 Infosec guru Schneier worries corp AI will manipulate us<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Futurism reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Facebook Allegedly Detected When Teen Girls Deleted Selfies So It Could Serve Them Beauty Ads<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n 404 Media reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Well, Well, Well: Meta to Add Facial Recognition To Glasses After All<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Cory Doctorow has:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Mark Zuckerberg announces mind-control ray (again) (07 May 2025)<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n People wonder why I’m a misanthrope.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Tech Crunch reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n NSO Group must pay more than $167 million in damages to WhatsApp for spyware campaign<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Forbes reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n 200 Million X User Records Released \u2014 2.8 Billion Twitter IDs Leaked<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n If you are on shitter at this point, you get what you deserve.<\/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 <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Tech Policy reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n From Incels to Mercenaries: When Online Hate Becomes Real-World Violence<\/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 404 Media reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Signal Clone the Trump Admin Uses Was Hacked<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Senator Demands Investigation into Trump Admin Signal Clone After 404 Media Investigation<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Register reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Altman’s eyeball-scanning biometric blockchain orbs officially come to America<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n RSA Conf wrap: AI and China on everything, everywhere, all at once<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Electronic Frontier Foundation has:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Beware the Bundle: Companies Are Banking on Becoming Your Police Department\u2019s Favorite “Public Safety Technology\u201d Vendor<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n BleepingComputer reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Police takes down six DDoS-for-hire services, arrests admins<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Germany takes down eXch cryptocurrency exchange, seizes 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 Fediverse Report \u2013 #115<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Tim Bray looks at:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Censoring Social Media<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Mastodon has:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Trunk & Tidbits, April 2025<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Coxy has:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Reclaiming the web: Mastodon and the decentralised social movement<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Ghost has:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Blocking users<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n NodeBB asks:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n What would cross-posting between instances look like in ActivityPub?<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Peertube has:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n App v1 is out!<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n AlternativeTo reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Kagi adds PeerTube video search results, enhanced Assistant UI, and translation upgrades<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Social Web Foundation is:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Reflecting on Our First Year: The Social Web Foundation\u2019s 2024 Annual Report<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Bem Werdmuller shares:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n If I Started Fresh<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Bonfire has:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Slow Software for a Burning World<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n TechCrunch reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Instagram Threads is getting video ads<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Sigh.<\/strong><\/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 Bluesky Report \u2013 #115<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Bluesky has:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Relay Updates for Sync v1.1<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Finally some (small) progress on decentratiztion.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Arxiv features:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Self-moderation in the decentralized era: decoding blocking behavior on 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\n\nThe response to Russia\u2019s War Crimes, TechnoFeudalism, and other douchebaggery<\/h2>\n
Ursula von der Leyen at La Sorbonne.<\/a><\/p>\n
\n\nThe Evil Empire Strikes Back<\/h2>\n
Pariah States<\/h3>\n
Big Media<\/h3>\n
Big Tech<\/h3>\n
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