You know it's not actually about free speech when Meta's performative policies ultimately undermine the very principles they claim to espouse.
Stop pretending Meta cares about free speech
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“Millions of ppl across the political spectrum fought for + won net neutrality rules bc no one wants their cable or phone company to be able to scam them or control what they see and do online." - @evangreer.bsky.social https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/sixth-circuit-net-neutrality-fcc/
Spotify's business model is based on surveillance and exploitation. Liz Pelly just put out a thorough examination- check it out!
IndieCommerce
Mood Machine: The Rise of Spotify and the Costs of the Perfect Playlist
NATIONAL BESTSELLER A New Yorker, GQ, The Daily Telegraph (London), and Library Journal Best Book of 2025 A 2025 Washington Post Notable Nonfiction...
🚫 We'll continue taking a stand against the Kids Online Safety Act in 2025 by making this harmful legislation unpopular and unpassable. The Trump administration may censor critical information so we’ll focus on expanding our anti-censorship coalition. image
Happening tomorrow! The App Freedom Index 2024 (AFI) promotes transparency + accountability in the global app ecosystem and this event will interest you if want to: ✅ Understand key trends in app freedom worldwide ✅ Learn more about digital rights + freedoms RSVP - contact@AppCensorship.org
Over the past 12 months Fight has achieved remarkable milestones in defending digital rights + advocating for a safer Internet. We want to share a bit with you about what we've accomplished with your support! See our new 2025 web page for the full picture:
Fight for the Future
How we Fight for the Future in 2025
Billionaire-backed politicians on both sides of the aisle want us passive, hopeless, and divided. We vehemently object. In 2025, we’ll fight the ...
As we continue to see sustained death + disablement due to COVID, the public health + disability justice implications of criminalizing mask-wearing are disastrous. Mask bans also violate our fundamental civil liberties.
The Marshall Project
The Real Problem With Banning Masks at Protests
Privacy advocates worry banning masks at protests will encourage harassment, while cops’ high-tech tools render the rules unnecessary.
ALPR (automatic license plate reader) surveillance tracks much more data than your license plate info- all of which is made available to police through companies like Flock 'Safety'. Here's a helpful explainer:
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YK Hong on Instagram: "Surveillance combined with AI is a catastrophic human weapon. Trump plans to de-regulate the already minimal guardrails that Biden put in place around AI use. We need to push back HARD against surveillance culture. I’ll be sharing more and more tips and tools to protect ourselves. As always, consider supporting my labor and work through my Patreon, available in my link in bio. [Video description] me in a soft giant scarf that is cream and reddish. I have on a dark green hat."
3,554 likes, 40 comments - ykreborn on December 11, 2024: "Surveillance combined with AI is a catastrophic human weapon. Trump plans to de-regulate...
You might've heard this week that the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) is back as its authors try to force a new version through in a must-pass end of year spending bill.
Electronic Frontier Foundation
X's Last-Minute Update to the Kids Online Safety Act Still Fails to Protect Kids—or Adults—Online
Late last week, the Senate released yet another version of the Kids Online Safety Act, written, reportedly, with the assistance of X CEO Linda Yacc...
The lack of digital privacy safeguards has been used to intimidate, harass + destroy the lives of abuse victims. The DEFIANCE Act is a step in the right direction + we need to push lawmakers to get it passed- call now!
Fight for the Future
Pass the DEFIANCE Act!