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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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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 We need to keep highlighting an old but still urgent tension: the intersection of technology and social change. In this too often unspoken divide, one side leans heavily on practical, technical problem-solving. They want working code, functioning systems, and tangible results, not abstract debates. To them, critiques about capitalism shaping code sound like distractions from the \u201creal work.\u201d<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The other side insists that technical problems are social problems. They argue that all code is written by people, shaped by culture, power, and history. Ignoring the social dynamics behind technology guarantees we repeat the same failures.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Open Media Network isn\u2019t just about media, it\u2019s about building the social soil<\/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 European Council of the European Union reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Russian hybrid threats: EU lists further 21 individuals and 6 entities and introduces sectoral measures in response to destabilising activities against the EU, its member states and international partners<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Wired reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \/e\/OS Is Better Than Android. You Should Try It<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n You really should. I love it on my Fairphone.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Tuta shows us:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Best private Google alternatives: The ultimate list to De-Google your life in 2025.<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Bert Hubert shares:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n What we in the open world are messing up in trying to compete with big tech<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Lionel Dricot has a:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Petit manifeste low-tech<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Center for Democracy and Technology reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n OMB\u2019s Revised AI Memos Exemplify Bipartisan Consensus on AI Governance Ideals, But Serious Questions Remain About Implementation<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n CDT Advocates for Counter-Drone Authorities that Protect Civil Liberties<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The New Stack reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Data Commons Can Save Open AI<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n EuroNews reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n EU to provide \u20ac5.5 million in emergency funds to help keep Radio Free Europe afloat<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n BleepingComputer reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n European Union sanctions Stark Industries for enabling cyberattacks<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n US indicts leader of Qakbot botnet linked to ransomware attacks<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n TechCrunch reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Fortnite returns to the US App Store after a five-year gap<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Signal says:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n By Default, Signal Doesn’t Recall<\/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 Micah Flee reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n DDoSecrets publishes 410 GB of heap dumps, hacked from TeleMessage’s archive server<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n TeleMessage customers include DC Police, Andreessen Horowitz, JP Morgan, and hundreds more<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Tech Policy reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Proposed Moratorium on US State AI Laws is Short-Sighted and Ill-Conceived<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n EuroNews reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Poland’s Tusk says Russian hackers attacked party websites ahead of presidential election<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Register reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Russia’s Fancy Bear swipes a paw at logistics, transport orgs’ email servers<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Kyiv Independent reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n UK accuses Russian GRU of carrying out cyberattacks targeting logistics, technology organizations<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Radio Free Europe reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Probe Says Russian Military Hackers Target Romanian Surveillance Cameras To Track Ukraine Aid<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Wired reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Feds Charge 16 Russians Allegedly Tied to Botnets Used in Ransomware, Cyberattacks, and Spying<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n BleepingComputer reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Russian hackers breach orgs to track aid routes to Ukraine<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Chinese hackers breach US local governments using Cityworks zero-day<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n DarkReading reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Pandas Galore: Chinese Hackers Boost Attacks in Latin America<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n AP reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Microsoft says it provided AI to Israeli military for war but denies use to harm people in Gaza<\/a><\/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 Viral AI-Generated Summer Guide Printed by Chicago Sun-Times Was Made by Magazine Giant Hearst<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Calmatters reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Google follows Newsom in reducing support for California local news<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Bloomberg reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Google Decided Against Offering Publishers Options in AI Search<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n MIT Technology Review reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n By putting AI into everything, Google wants to make it invisible<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Guardian asks:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Can the term \u2018cloud fascism\u2019 help us understand \u2013 and resist \u2013 the hard right?<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n It can’t hurt, but if you want to take action that will resist it, read our Manifesto via the link in the navigation.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Runbox reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Outlook stores email in Microsoft Cloud \u2013 what you need to know<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n TechCrunch reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Judge pressures Apple to approve Fortnite or return to court<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Grok says it\u2019s \u2018skeptical\u2019 about Holocaust death toll, then blames \u2018programming error\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n 404 Media reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n ‘Configuration Issue’ Allows Civitai Users to AI Generate Nonconsensual Porn Videos<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Ars Technica reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Meta hypes AI friends as social media\u2019s future, but users want real connections<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Ren\u00e9e DiResta has:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n We’re all trying to find the guy who did this<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Register reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n ‘Close to impossible’ for Europe to escape clutches of US hyperscalers<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Discouraging, but you can always do something locally<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Bleeping Computer reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n TikTok videos now push infostealer malware in ClickFix attacks<\/a><\/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 Student Makes Tool That Identifies \u2018Radicals\u2019 on Reddit, Deploys AI Bots to Engage With Them<\/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 Telegram Gave Authorities Data on More than 20,000 Users<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Reuters reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Exclusive: Hacker who breached communications app used by Trump aide stole data from across US government<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n So-called newspaper, The Washington Post reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Police secretly monitored New Orleans with facial recognition cameras<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Register reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n CISA has a new No. 2 … but still no official top dog<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n On a more encouraging note, It reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n FBI, Microsoft, international cops bust Lumma infostealer service<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Internet Society reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Encryption Under Threat: The UK\u2019s Backdoor Mandate and Its Impact on Online Safety<\/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 #117<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Decentralisation as a shifting mental framework<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Ben Wermuller says:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Let’s fund the open social web<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n IFTAS examines:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Take It Down Act 2025 (USA)<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n A New Social announces:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Bridgy Fed Config & Patreon<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Mastondon announces it’s:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Updating some legal features<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Ghost has:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Moderation preferences<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Magic Pages has:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Social Web\/Activity Pub Beta<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n TechCrunch reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Open social web browser Surf makes it easier for anyone to build custom feeds<\/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 Bluesky Report \u2013 #117<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Leaflet Lab announces:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n We’re making a social publishing platform built on Bluesky<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Kind of like Ghost with ActivityPub.<\/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 <\/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, TechnoFeudalism, and other douchebaggery<\/h2>\n
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Pariah States<\/h3>\n
Big Media<\/h3>\n
Big Tech<\/h3>\n
\n\nTerror<\/h3>\n
\n\nCybersecurity\/Privacy<\/h2>\n
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Other Slightly Federated Social Media<\/h3>\n
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