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The Programmer\u2019s Fulcrum is the future (and smaller) home for a fusion of Symfony Station and Battalion. Its tagline is Devs Defending Democracy, Developing the OMN.<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n You can sign up now<\/a> and for 2025 get an email with links to and featured articles for each week’s Symfony Station Communiqu\u00e9 and Battalion “Destroying Autocracy” post along with their featured articles. And you\u2019ll be set with TPF after the fusing.<\/em><\/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 Tuta shares:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Finally some good news: French MPs want to make it illegal to break encryption and limit surveillance.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Is France finally standing up for encryption and privacy?<\/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 Guardian reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Too tricky to cancel: Amazon faces US trial over alleged Prime subscription deceptions<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Amazon to pay $2.5bn to settle FTC lawsuit over Prime \u2018subscription traps\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Ars Technica reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n How to fight censorship, one Disney+ cancellation at a time<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n I canceled Hulu, ESPN+, and Disney+. And they’re gonna stay canceled. My drinking budget just went up $90 a month. Cheers!<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Verge reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Microsoft forced to make Windows 10 extended security updates truly free in Europe<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n 404 Media reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n We\u2019re Suing ICE for its $2 Million Spyware Contract<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Kyiv Independent reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Ukraine hacks Crimea proxy head, uncovers child abduction files, intelligence source says<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n FSFE reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Digital Markets Act turns 1: one year of pushing for Device Neutrality<\/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 Next Web reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The EU\u2019s \u20ac2T budget overlooks a key tech pillar: Open source<\/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 Tech Policy reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Internet Coup Is Here. And the World Is Still Asleep<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Guardian reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Documents offer rare insight on Ice\u2019s close relationship with Palantir<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Reuters reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Exclusive: US could hit entire International Criminal Court with sanctions soon<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The EFF reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n That Drone in the Sky Could Be Tracking Your Car<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n 404 Media reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n How Surveillance Firms Use \u2018Democracy\u2019 As a Cover for Serving ICE and Trump<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Ars Technica reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Senate staff probes DOGE, finds locked doors and windows covered with trash bags<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n DarkReading reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Chinese APT Leans on Researcher PoCs to Spy on Other Countries<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Iran-Linked Hackers Target Europe With New Malware<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n EuroNews reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Inside Russia\u2019s AI-driven disinformation machine shaping Moldova\u2019s election<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Register reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n SIM city: Feds say 100,000-card farms could have killed cell towers in NYC<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Google warns China-linked spies lurking in ‘numerous’ enterprises since March<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n North Korea’s Lazarus Group shares its malware with IT work scammers<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Guardian reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Microsoft blocks Israel\u2019s use of its technology in mass surveillance of Palestinians<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n A small part of it.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Fuck Disney, fuck ABC, fuck Sinclair, fuck the FCC, and fuck the orange hate baboon.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Ben Werdmuller has:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Building distributed media for a democratic breakdown<\/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 Meta launches super PAC to fight AI regulation as state policies mount<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Guardian reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Parents outraged as Meta uses photos of schoolgirls in ads targeting man<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Meta expos\u00e9 author faces bankruptcy after ban on criticising company<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n France24 reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n EU rejects Apple demand to scrap landmark tech rules<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Electronic Frontier Foundation reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Going Viral vs. Going Dark: Why Extremism Trends and Abortion Content Gets Censored<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n If we stop using products from the c^nts at Meta, we can solve all these problems.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Computer World reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n OpenAI admits AI hallucinations are mathematically inevitable, not just engineering flaws<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Hidde shares:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The politics of AI: we’ll need more sustainability, community and democracy<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n 404 Media reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n AI \u2018Workslop\u2019 Is Killing Productivity and Making Workers Miserable<\/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 Camille Bouvat announces:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Saracroche, le bloqueur d’appels ind\u00e9sirables pour iPhone et Android<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n I was happy to find this spam blocker and put it to use on my Fairphone.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Between Two Firewalls reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Identity Is Still the Perimeter<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Wired reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n How Signal\u2019s Meredith Whittaker Remembers SignalGate: \u2018No Fucking Way\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n BleepingComputer reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Police seizes $439 million stolen by cybercrime rings worldwide<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Connected Places has:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Fediverse Report 135<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Elena Rossini shares:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Future Is Federated: My Fediverse Starter Guide<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Open Journals has some new research:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Pin the tail on the researcher: From distributed to meshy accountability in decentralized social media<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Kalvin has:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Mastodon and Algorithms: Transparent, Simple, and User-Controlled<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n PeerTube announces:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n PeerTube mobile app v1.1.0 is out!<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n PieFed announces:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n PieFed 1.2 is released<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Hackers Pub shows us:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n How to Build a Simple ActivityPub Reminder Bot in Python.<\/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 Bluesky says it\u2019s getting more aggressive about moderation and enforcement<\/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. 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\n\nThe response to Russia\u2019s War Crimes, Techno Feudalism, and other douchebaggery<\/h2>\n
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\n\nThe Evil Empire (AKA Autocracy) Strikes Back<\/h2>\n
Pariah States<\/h3>\n
Big Media<\/h3>\n
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