If you listen closely, you will be able to hear a million catgirl hackers typing on their keyboards with only one purpose: block the fuck out of #Meta in any way they can. I will say this in the kindest possible way: Meta AI chose the wrong people to scrape data from.

Hey @Cory Doctorow, Louis Rossman is planning to do some campaigning against certain section of the DMCA to see if it could be taken down. You may want to ping him. I also advised him to try and reach out to you and to the EFF since you have been fighting this for years

People of the #fediverse, what are your favorite online magazines for long form essays? Any topic goes. I am looking to extend my reading a bit. Paging @bookstodon group and #bookstodon just in case

I have been using a lot more apps from F-Droid store and oh there is so much to fucking love about #freesoftware. Yes, I understand that sometimes it may lack some flashy stuff and accessibility has a long way to go, judging by what blind folks say here. I wanted to make a thread of appreciation because they make me feel good. Also if you are in the US you may need some feel-good stuff now 🧵

Me gusta mucho Eurovisión, pero no tengo estómago para verla con lo que está pasando y con la censura que el festival está imponiendo. Creo que Israel debería ser expulsada del festival y su patronazgo del festival retirado también. Bravo por TVE por ese mensaje al inicio de la transmisión

This article about #AI and the aesthetics of #Fascism is impressive. Well worth a read. "If AI was capable of producing art that was formally competent, surprising, soulful, then they wouldn’t want it. They would be repelled by it."

New Socialist

AI: The New Aesthetics of Fascism

It's embarrassing, destructive, and looks like shit: AI-generated art is the perfect aesthetic form for the far right.

Ok @bookstodon group and #bookstodon folks, let me tell your about the White Lotus of a book that is Careless People, by Sarah Wynn-Williams and her account of her years at #Facebook #Meta with Marck Zuckerberg and his cadre of monsters. A 🧵

Careless People - BookWyrm

Acabo de publicar la foto de un gatito muy cute que encontré durante un paseo. La manera más rápida de que un montón de servidores reciban los datos de #Neopaquita con los retoots

Not sure if this kitten I found during my morning stroll knows about #catsofmastodon, but I think he deserves to be here.