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FYI, my opinions will be in bold. And will often involve cursing. Because humans. Especially tech bros. And fascists.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n If you’ve followed my communiqu\u00e9s on Symfony Station, you are familiar with the weekly featured item. I am bringing it to Defending Democracy as well.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Cory Doctorow writes:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n If you are even slightly plugged into the doings and goings on in this tired old world of ours, then you have heard that Google has lost its antitrust case against the DOJ Antitrust Division, and is now an official, no-foolin’, convicted monopolist<\/em>.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n This is huge<\/em>. Epochal. The DOJ, under the leadership of the fire-breathing trustbuster Jonathan Kanter, has done something that was inconceivable<\/em> four years ago when he was appointed.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Politico Magazine reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Moscow\u2019s Spies Were Stealing US Tech \u2014 Until the FBI Started a Sabotage Campaign<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Kyiv Post reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n From Paper to Pixels: How Ukraine\u2019s \u2018Armiya+\u2019 App Is Transforming Soldier Services<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Electronic Frontier Foundation has:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n EFF to Ninth Circuit: Don\u2019t Shield Foreign Spyware Company from Human Rights Accountability in U.S. Court<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n EFF Tells Yet Another Court to Ensure Everyone Has Access to the Law and Reject Private Gatekeepers<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Support Justice for Digital Creators and Tech Users<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n To Fight Surveillance Pricing, We Need Privacy First<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n TechCrunch has:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n DSA vs. DMA: How Europe\u2019s twin digital regulations are hitting Big Tech<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n TikTok Lite: EU closes addictive design case after TikTok commits to not bring back rewards mechanism<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n UK launches formal probe into Amazon\u2019s ties with AI startup Anthropic<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Next Web reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Elon Musk has a new nemesis: Ireland<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Subscribe to this newsletter:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Cornerstone of Democracy<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Guardian reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Huge crowds return to Venezuela\u2019s streets to protest against Maduro<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Why AI\u2019s Tom Cruise problem means it is \u2018doomed to fail\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Ben Werd says:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Kamala Harris Can Be the Pro-Innovation President Silicon Valley Needs<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Key word -> innovation. There is no innovation in monopolies.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Speaking of, The Verge reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Judge rules that Google \u2018is a monopolist\u2019 in US antitrust case<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n CNBC reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Elon Musk PAC being investigated by Michigan secretary of state for potential violations<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Register reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Under-fire Elon Musk urged to get a grip on X and reality \u2013 or resign<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Apple tries again to make EU DMA officials happy \u2013 with new fees<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n US elections have never been more secure, says CISA chief<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n US ‘laptop farm’ man accused of outsourcing his IT jobs to North Korea to fund weapons programs<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n RTE reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n DPC takes court action against Twitter over AI data concerns<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Dark Reading reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Russia’s Priorities in Prisoner Swap Suggest Cyber Focus<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Associated Press reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Russian disinformation slams Paris and amplifies Khelif debate to undermine the Olympics<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Record reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Exclusive: Russian spies hacked UK government systems earlier this year, stole data and emails<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n PC Magazine reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Chinese Hacking Group Compromised an ISP To Spread Malware<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Bleeping Computer reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n North Korean hackers exploit VPN update flaw to install malware<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Byline Times reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Exposing the Real UK Race Riot Instigators: The Key Players and Transatlantic Network Around Tommy Robinson<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Register reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Pro-Iran groups lay groundwork for ‘chaos and violence’ as US election meddling intensifies<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Guardian reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Iran hackers target US officials to influence election, Microsoft says<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Online Safety Act not fit for purpose after far-right riots, says Sadiq Khan<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Elon Musk shares fake news about England rioters being sent to Falklands<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Revealed: US neo-Nazi terror group aims to revive activities ahead of election<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Silicon Valley\u2019s Trump supporters are dicing with the death of democracy<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Nerd Reich reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Kamala Harris vs. The Nerd Reich of Silicon Valley<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Wired reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n How Project 2025 Would Put US Elections at Risk<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n ProPublica reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Marjorie Taylor Greene\u2019s and Brad Raffensperger\u2019s Voter Registrations Targeted in Georgia\u2019s New Online Portal<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cA Terrible Vulnerability\u201d: Cybersecurity Researcher Discovers Yet Another Flaw in Georgia\u2019s Voter Cancellation Portal<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n 404 Media has:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Where Facebook’s AI Slop Comes From<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Leaked Documents Show Nvidia Scraping \u2018A Human Lifetime\u2019 of Videos Per Day to Train AI<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n TechDirt reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n 6th Circuit Temporarily Puts Net Neutrality On Ice As The Post-Chevron GOP Assault On The Regulatory State Accelerates<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Documents Show Atlanta PD Engaged In Surveillance Of \u2018Cop City\u2019 Protesters<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n It Always Gets Dumber: Elon Sues The Ad Coalition He Just Rejoined Because He Thinks It\u2019s Illegal To Not Advertise On ExTwitter<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n I would assume the video where he tells advertisers to go fuck themselves will be a key piece of evidence. But the judge is a corrupt lunatic so they may win the initial trial. The non-profits he’s attacking can start back after the first appeal.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Speaking of SpaceCunt, the flailing Washington Post reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Elon Musk\u2019s X accused of bias after pro-Harris accounts labeled as \u2018spam\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n NBC News reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Elon Musk’s misleading election claims have accrued 1.2 billion views on X, new analysis says<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Prospect reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Corporate Wishcasting Attack on Lina Khan<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Not surprising considering she has been kicking the shit out of oligarch’s asses.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Joan Westenberg comments on:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Bait-and-Switch Crisis: A Dangerous Disconnect Between Headlines and Content<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n EuroNews reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n UN committee approves first cybercrime treaty despite widespread opposition<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Hopefully no countries will ratify this garbage.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/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 Protect Data Differently for a Different World<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n ‘0.0.0.0 Day’ Flaw Puts Chrome, Firefox, Mozilla Browsers at RCE Risk<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Kyiv Post reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n UK Submarine Manufacturer\u2019s Intranet Coding Outsourced to Belarus and Russia<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Software supply chains people.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Register reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Billion-dollar bust as international op shutters Cryptonator wallet<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Small CSS tweaks can help nasty emails slip through Outlook’s anti-phishing net<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n If you give Copilot the reins, don’t be surprised when it spills your secrets<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Bleeping Computer reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n France’s Grand Palais discloses cyberattack during Olympic games<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Bit Defender reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Pig-butchering scammer targets BBC journalist<\/a><\/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 78<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Patchwork looks at:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Organisations and content creators enter the Fediverse<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n I think Flipboard and WordPress will both pass Mastodon in terms of numbers.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Nexus Of Privacy has:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n 4 things white people can do to start making the Fediverse less toxic for Black people (DRAFT!)<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Oliphant explores:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Islands: An Opt-In Federated Network<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n This is a possible solution to the problem discussed directly above.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The story behind Peertube’s transcription feature<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Jan Wildeboer says:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Be a Builder of Decentralisation – codeberg, forgejo, runners<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n ActivityPub Academy announces:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n New Features for ActivityPub.Academy<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Ghost says:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n We’re following you<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Ryan Barret has an:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Bridgy Fed status update<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n We Distribute has:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cMastodon for Harris\u201d is a Success Story for Fediverse Activism<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Introducing Decentralized Social Icons<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n This is a fantastic resource for the community. I will definitely experiment with these.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Chris Morrell makes:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n A case for Mastodon<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n For Better says:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Fediverse just got some street cred, thanks to Threads<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Exposure would be a better word. Products from oligarchic tech c^nts can’t provide street cred.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n All About Community: Newsmast 3.1.0<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Elena Rossini shares:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Future of Social is Here: a Show and Tell (part 3: Friendica)<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Joel Gascoigne examines:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The significance of Bluesky and decentralized social media<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n TechDirt announces:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Why I\u2019m Joining The Bluesky Board To Support A Vision Of A More Open, Decentralized Internet<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Personally, I am not a fan of Bluesky. 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The Google antitrust remedy should extinguish surveillance, not democratize it<\/a><\/h3>\n
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\n\nThe Evil Empire Strikes Back<\/h2>\n
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Other Federated Social Media<\/h3>\n
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