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We are a group of artists, engineers, activists, and technologists who have been behind the largest online protests in human history, channeling Internet outrage into political power to win public interest victories previously thought to be impossible. We fight for a future where technology is a force for liberation— not oppression. https://links.fightforthefuture.org/

📣 ATTN: Student organizers! CivXP is hosting a Genz Town Hall for leaders to connect + share visions for sustaining movements. We’ll talk about

⚠️  Threats to Student Rights/Activism

🤝  Coalitions/Student Collaborations

✊ Expectations/Demands for School Admin

https://streamyard.com/watch/hJ9ei2PSKHcT

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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Replying to Avatar makeasnek

nostr:npub1jcwuf0dh5vqsq44qavygqwjfecawf53fmx7gadlcdtuexz0548hqy4jyrz if this issue is important to you collaborate with the nostr:npub17xvf49kht23cddxgw92rvfktkd3vqvjgkgsdexh9847wl0927tqsrhc9as , they fund this exact kind of tech.

Thanks for plugging them here!🙏

"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.

https://tinyurl.com/3hjjb29j

Carr also aims to investigate media outlets like NPR + PBS in a blatant attempt to silence journalism that’s critical of the Trump administration.

https://tinyurl.com/5n6enj2b

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:

https://tinyurl.com/mtz43fra

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.

https://tinyurl.com/2p89nr74

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:

https://www.stopmaskbans.com/#action-map

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

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/