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Good reminder to divest in Google 👋
Other than ProtonMail, DuckDuckGo, SwissCow, smAnd, Open Street Map, SearXNG , what are some other Google alternatives y'all are using?
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Thanks for plugging them here!🙏
Speaking of reading up on things maybe you should do that on protests. There are many ways to protest that are non violent. To the other commenters point, none are passive. They are intentional and active processes.
"What legal perils will pro-freedom protestors face in the coming years if the Ozturk rule is canonized, entitling federal officials to crush any disfavored opinion? "
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Big tech is consuming tons of energy running data centers that fuel AI. Our friends at Media Justice + Kairos are hosting a deep dive series to break down how data centers work, who profits from them + real world impacts on everyday people.
Sign up here: https://mediajustice.zoom.us/webinar/register/1017386973761/WN_piTafZEaQ3CzljIl5wypbQ#/registration
But there’s something you can do today to help! Tell the FCC Commissioners NOT to allow it to be used as an attack dog to silence media outlets, censor free speech + go after political opposition.
Carr also aims to investigate media outlets like NPR + PBS in a blatant attempt to silence journalism that’s critical of the Trump administration.
Now, Trump’s FCC Chair Brendan Carr is investigating this complaint and using the FCC as a political weapon.
The Trump administration’s FCC Chair Brendan Carr is weaponizing the agency to censor media coverage that Trump doesn’t like: https://tinyurl.com/25ep4hpk
In October 2024, Trump accused CBS of “A FAKE NEWS SCAM” over its editing of a “60 Minutes” interview w/ Kamala Harris + called for revoking both CBS and ABC networks' licenses:
The Trump administration’s FCC Chair Brendan Carr is weaponizing the agency to censor media coverage that Trump doesn’t like: https://tinyurl.com/25ep4hpk
We’ve been ringing the alarm about the dangers of repro data collection but it’s not just period trackers you should be concerned about. Uber/Lyft + other apps tracking geolocation data are also risky for abortion seekers.
This is pretty bad- but better this than Apple just sneakily adding a backdoor. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cgj54eq4vejo
New mask ban legislation is on the move in Maryland:
Unsurprisingly DOGE has gutted the Office of Personnel Management’s privacy team and also fired staff who process FOIA requests- another step toward dismantling systems for government accountability + transparency https://www.cnn.com/2025/02/18/politics/opm-privacy-team-fired/index.html
One of the many reasons we ride for the Internet Archive 👏
We’ll be joined by our short story competition finalist, guest author, Christopher R. Muscato! You can read his short story and other finalist works here: http://strangehorizons.com/issue/20-january-2025/
And we’re joining the international human rights community at RightsCon to do it!