If you are wondering why Chat Control is being brought back so relentlessly, despite a clear and strong opposition from citizens, human rights advocates, and child protection organizations alike,
I recommend you read this enlightening article from 2023 (alas still relevant):
Spoiler: It's lobbyists who want lots of your tax money, and don't care about the children.
An investigation uncovers a web of influence in the powerful coalition aligned behind the European Commission’s proposal to scan for child sexual abuse material online, a proposal leading experts say puts rights at risk and will introduce new vulnera…
• Recent news: "Just before a decisive meeting in Brussels, digital rights expert and former Member of the European Parliament Dr. Patrick Breyer is sounding the alarm. Using a “deceptive sleight of hand,” a mandatory and expanded Chat Control is being pushed through the back door, in a form even more intrusive than the originally rejected plan. The legislative package could be greenlit tomorrow in a closed-door EU working group session."
Guess who misremembered having 25 seconds per slide and instead has 15 seconds per slide on Monday?
FML! :)
Goodness, I hate formalistic presentation styles like Ignite. But don’t worry, I’m breaking the form three times in the talk – including starting with a minute of silence for Gaza (that’s four black slides and 1/5th of the 5-minute talk), a transition (ok, it’s a 15-second transition, but still), and a live demo (yep) – and using that to demonstrate the case that we do not have to accept the rigid confines of the status quo, that resistance and sabotage are always options, and that the way things are is just raw materials for the way things can be. That said, constraints are also good so the reduced slide duration will only make my talk more impactful if I edit it down right, it just means more work… and more than one thing can be true at the same time. ;)
If you’re in Dublin/Ireland and want to drop by, there are no tickets and it’s first-come first-served:
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Guess who misremembered having 25 seconds per slide and instead has 15 seconds per slide on Monday?
FML! :)
Goodness, I hate formalistic presentation styles like Ignite. But don’t worry, I’m breaking the form three times in the talk – including starting with a minute of silence for Gaza (that’s four black slides and 1/5th of the 5-minute talk), a transition (ok, it’s a 15-second transition, but still), and a live demo (yep) – and using that to demonstrate the case that we do not have to accept the rigid confines of the status quo, that resistance and sabotage are always options, and that the way things are is just raw materials for the way things can be. That said, constraints are also good so the reduced slide duration will only make my talk more impactful if I edit it down right, it just means more work… and more than one thing can be true at the same time. ;)
If you’re in Dublin/Ireland and want to drop by, there are no tickets and it’s first-come first-served:
This is brilliant – if you’re interested in human rights, democracy, and tech, and want to understand technofascism/corporatocracy bookmark and read this.👇
Unlike old #authoritarianism built on fear and force, this new system rules through code, capital, and infrastructure — making resistance feel architecturally impossible. It’s a self-reinforcing loop: #Ideology fuels venture capital → #capital captures the state → #thestate feeds the same private systems that built it. A new model of power — #privatizedsovereignty." authoritarian-stack.info/
Bekijk je favoriete video's, luister naar de muziek die je leuk vindt, upload originele content en deel alles met vrienden, familie en anderen op YouTube.
All It Took for #Trump to Dismantle the #Justice Dept.
by Carol Leonnig
The #DOJ under Trump is still standing. But inside, he & his lieutenants have taken a wrecking ball to this core pillar of our nation’s #governing system.
#Pentagon announces a new #FarRight #press corps after mass walkout A new crop of *conservative* #media & influencers — including the Gateway Pundit, the Post Millennial, Human Events & the National Pulse — signed an agreement with the #Defense Department.
For you activist folk that still use Google services, get your shit off google and do it now. Don't store your files there and move your email to @Tutanota
If you can't make that effort you're not to be trusted. Look at the last item on the list in the linked article. Given the current fascist admin, it's clear your files are not safe, secure or private if stored on Google. Likely other US services too.
The AP says No Kings had a Street Party vibe. Yes, despite all the lies of Mike Johnson and the anti-American Republicans, people saw who we are. Who you are. apnews.com/article/no-kings-ra…
When Nazi Germany invaded Denmark in 1940, 17-year-old Arne Sejr secretly distributed a short pamphlet called "Ten Commandments for Danes." It inspired countless acts of defiance and led thousands of ordinary people to save 99% of their Jewish friends and neighbors by helping them to safety in Sweden.
Given the modern parallels to the past and inspired by Arne Sejr, a group of artists and organizers created "Ten Commandments of Defiance."
HuffPost: The conservative justices appear ready to gut Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act. The only question is how.
Such a decision could have monumental consequences for the future of Black political representation across the South, and potentially enable Republican legislatures to redraw maps in a way that helps bring to fruition...Trump’s goal of one-party rule in Washington. huffpost.com/entry/supreme-cou…
