Is it safe to pirate where you live? - the map (to my knowledge) : r/Piracy

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Facebook’s AI slop hellscape is already here - Fast Company
Suddenly, my feed was crawling with fake cake bakers basking in the love of real Facebook members. What does that have to do with connecting the world?
Mullvad VPN - Free the internet
Free the internet from mass surveillance and censorship. Fight for privacy with Mullvad VPN and Mullvad Browser.
So long, Sonos: Meet the open-source audio system that will never die | ZDNET
Imagine an open-source, modular audio system with interchangeable cloud services. It's the audio system that consumers -- and our environment -- deserve.
Sonos is failing and millions of devices could go with it - why open-source audio is our only hope | ZDNET
Sonos' upheaval highlights the risks of closed systems in home audio. Here's how an open-source platform and universal speaker connectivity standard could benefit everyone.
A Starter Guide to Protecting Your Data From Hackers and Corporations
Hackers. AI data scrapes. Government surveillance. Thinking about where to start when it comes to protecting your online privacy can be overwhelming. Here’s a simple guide for you—and anyone who claims they have nothing to hide.
Bluesky CEO Jay Graber On Building A Better Social Ecosystem | The Big I...
Wired Editor Katie Knibbs interviews Bluesky CEO Jay Graber.Director: Justin WolfsonDirector of Photography: Mark SimonEditor: Richard Trammell; Louis Lalire...
Meta whistleblower Sarah Wynn-Williams says company targeted ads at teens based on their ‘emotional state’ | TechCrunch
Meta whistleblower Sarah Wynn-Williams, the former Director of Global Public Policy for Facebook and author of the recently released tell-all book
Zuckerberg LOSES All Control With Dark Plan In AI Friends Announcement
Mark Zuckerberg makes a grim announcement over his plans to cure male loneliness by creating computer friends, except the friends are actually AI-generated c...
From help to harm: How the government is quietly repurposing everyone’s data for surveillance
Under the guise of efficiency and fraud prevention, the federal government is breaking down data silos to collect and aggregate information on virtually everyone in the US.
State of The Dead Internet
In this one I personally lament the end of the internet I grew up on, the state of the current era, the new methods of ideological conflict and explain why d...
Open Source is the Future of AI
Open-source brings much-needed clarity to the often black box of AI development Open-source brings much-needed clarity to the often black box of AI development
FOSS infrastructure is under attack by AI companies | Hacker News
The Intenet Slum: is abandoning the Internet the next big thing? (2004) | Hacker News
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Digital Organizing Isn’t as Straight Forward as it Seems
Over the past few years, digital organizing has become the hot new thing in unionization campaigns. Digital mobilization and engagement technologies have become essential to winning. However, while some unions have won remarkable gains utilizing these technologies, other unions have lagged behind, unwilling to embrace these new tools. Before the…
Bunz in turmoil after layoffs and cuts to BTZ program - NOW Magazine
Users and local businesses say they've been left in the lurch while Bunz's popular Facebook groups are abandoning the brand en masse
The Growth of Malignant and Exclusionary Social Movements - ZNetwork
Editor’s note: This is the second of three articles on the role of social movements in bringing about transformative change. This article was produced
Home - riseup.net
Riseup provides online communication tools for people and groups working on liberatory social change. We are a project to create democratic alternatives and practice self-determination by controlling our own secure means of communications.
Have you heard of the open source internet? The antidote to a capitalist web already exists
The early internet was like the coolest club around. Then, big tech companies swept in. But the alternative to a corporate online world has always existed.
Free Our Feeds
Let's take social media away from billionaire capture.
11 Decentralized, Open Source Alternative Social Media Platforms
Tired of Big Tech prying on your data and invading your privacy? Here are some open source, decentralized alternate social platforms.
Ultimate Starter Pack: Resources and Links
Beginner Guides to Online Privacy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u8_9AQYLSbo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UgXjxQsyk4w Social Media Alternatives…
I made this guide to ethical apps
322 votes, 68 comments. Maybe it helps you navigate making a transition if that’s desired.
Raddle
Decentralized Reddit
Is BlueSky fundamentally different from other big social media platforms? How would social media change if we moved away from major for-profit companies to more user-controlled businesses platforms?
84 votes, 17 comments. I know BlueSky is a PBC (public benefit corporation, required to benefit the public good) and is open source and…
Congress Did NOT Realize How Much the TikTok Ban Would RADICALIZE Young ...
TikTok is set to be banned on January 19th, but creators on the popular app aren’t going down without a fight. TikTok creators have not only sounded off about the U.S. government’s corruption, but they’ve found brilliant ways to antagonize the status quo to retaliate against them for banning TikTok. In this video we’ll discuss reactions to the TikTok ban, why it was banned, and how creators are organizing ahead of TikTok’s inevitable ban.
Sources:
Common Dreams - https://www.commondreams.org/news/tiktok-scotus-uphold-ban
Sludge - https://readsludge.com/2024/04/23/meta-shatters-lobbying-record-as-house-passes-tiktok-ban/
Featured TikTok Creators (in Order of Appearance):
Mango Slug - https://www.tiktok.com/@mangoslug
Bryan Andrews - https://www.tiktok.com/@bryanandrewsmusic
Jordxn Simone - https://www.tiktok.com/@jordxn.simone
Tony Statovci - https://www.tiktok.com/@tonystatovci
Jasmine’s Garden - https://www.tiktok.com/@jasminesgarden23
Good Trouble - https://www.tiktok.com/@goodtrouble_
Thiqy Dusty - https://www.tiktok.com/@thiqydusty
What The Ish - https://www.tiktok.com/@whattheish
Soupy Time - https://www.tiktok.com/@soupytime
Thoren Bradley - https://www.tiktok.com/@bradley.thor
Total Hypocrisy - https://www.tiktok.com/@totalhypocrisy
Lissat772 - https://www.tiktok.com/@lissat772
Chapters:
0:00 US Bans TikTok
3:59 TikTok Creators Respond
6:28 Antony Blinken and Mitt Romney Admit Reason for Ban
8:45 Politician's Priorities
14:19 RedNote
15:37 Meta
18:14 Conclusion
20:03 Outro
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She Joined Facebook to Fight Terror. Now She’s Convinced We Need to Fight Facebook.
Hannah Byrne joined Facebook to combat far-right extremism. She’s now convinced the tech giant can’t be trusted with such power.
The very online ‘gray tribe’ philosophy of alleged UnitedHealthcare killer Luigi Mangione
The man accused of killing Brian Thompson had an extensive social media history that makes his worldview very clear, writes Io Dodds
Why Google Search is Falling Apart.
Pls Google do something.
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