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CriticalThinkingGames @CriticalThinkingGames@games.ngo
· 23h ago
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@Tutanota@mastodon.social What #Google plans is unacceptable. Keep pushing back. ⭐ But: although they plan to add additional speed bumps, current plans will NOT prevent side loading outright. (And given the political climate they don't dare invite additional regulatory scrutiny by barring side loading. They are evil ... but not completely clueless.) Definitely push push push back -- but also, please research the planned changes -- confirm side loading is not going away. ❌ Do not take our word for it. 📚 Research this for yourselves. #CriticalThinking #BigTech #oligopoly #FOSS #law
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Emeritus Prof. Christopher May @ChrisMayLA6@mastodon.me.uk
· 1d ago
Boosted by @trending@homestead.social
I've often suspected that auto-complete was used as a subtle/shadow form of semi-censorship, and now comes evidence from the auto-complete function on the Apple iPhone that confirms exactly that suspicion... anyone who thinks this issue is limited to Apple, has not been paying attention to the politics & behaviour of Big Tech. #censorship #politics #BigTech
Struggling to spell ‘male chauvinist pig’? Apple’s grey list means your iPhone won’t help you
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Struggling to spell ‘male chauvinist pig’? Apple’s grey list means your iPhone won’t help you

There are more than 100,000 words and phrases that the tech giant has restricted its predictive text from completing, research shows

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Emeritus Prof. Christopher May @ChrisMayLA6@mastodon.me.uk
· 1d ago
Boosted by @trending@homestead.social
Ireland (already) has a relatively high density of data centres, so its worth looking at the impact on local communities. Chap Patefield-Isacoff warns, the claims for a contribution to economic growth are weak (and skewed/uneven), the impact on energy & water use significant, and the impact on local communities (especially the poorer communities where many of the data centres are located) is detrimental. Big Tech is not here to help! #BigTech #DataCentres #politics
The Irish Warning: What Data Centres Cost the Country That Hosts Them
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The Irish Warning: What Data Centres Cost the Country That Hosts Them

Ireland hosts ten times the European average of data centres per person. The costs are real, poorly measured, and weighed against benefits no one has properly audited.

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Autonomie und Solidarität @autonomysolidarity@todon.eu
· 2d ago
Boosted by @trending@homestead.social
'Activists have stormed the site of a Microsoft datacentre being built in Amsterdam, as the backlash to the social and environmental harms of the AI boom spreads across Europe. Protesters from Geef Tegengas, a Dutch direct action group, clashed with police while breaking into a construction site at Westpoort, Amsterdam, where some members climbed a crane, lit flares and tied helium balloons to equipment. [...] Big tech and government are racing ahead with large-scale datacentre development despite significant public concern about the impacts on local communities, natural resources and other industries,” said Owen Espley, campaign coordinator. “Many datacentre developments are planned with limited transparency or scrutiny, while communities across Europe are being shut out of decisions that will shape their local environments and futures.' https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/nov/06/activists-break-into-building-site-of-microsoft-datacentre-in-amsterdam #Microsoft #BigTech #Sabotage #Datacenter #Amsterdam
Activists break into building site of Microsoft datacentre in Amsterdam
theguardian.com

Activists break into building site of Microsoft datacentre in Amsterdam

Separate actions also take place outside fence and across Europe in backlash against impact of AI boom

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Social coding commons @smallcircles@social.coop
· 2d ago
Boosted by @Dragofix@veganism.social
#Dutch 'idealist' bank ASN blocks non-Google #Android, including #GrapheneOS https://github.com/PrivSec-dev/banking-apps-compat-report/issues/105 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50390124 #ASN #ASNBank #Banking #BigTech #EU #Wero #Payment
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ASN Bank · Issue #105 · PrivSec-dev/banking-apps-compat-report

Is there an existing issue for this? I have searched the existing issues App name ASN Bank Link to app https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nl.devolksbank.asn.bankieren App version 2.40.2 ...

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Leave X - Protect Democracy @leavex@mastodon.social
· 2d ago
Boosted by @trending@homestead.social
Google, Meta and TikTok sue California to block law protecting children from addiction risk https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/nov/05/california-children-social-media-lawsuit-tiktok-google-meta Law bans social media platforms from providing minors features such as autoplay that lead to compulsive use #Google #Meta #TikTok #BigTech #USPol
Google, Meta and TikTok sue California to block law protecting children from addiction risk
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Google, Meta and TikTok sue California to block law protecting children from addiction risk

Law bans social media platforms from providing minors features such as autoplay that lead to compulsive use

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Metin Seven @metin@graphics.social
· 3d ago
Boosted by @trending@homestead.social
Read an interesting quote today, by Joseph Weizenbaum in 1976. He coded Eliza… "What I had not realized is that extremely short exposure to a relatively simple computer program could induce powerful delusional thinking in quite normal people." Eliza was a simple piece of software compared to today's AI. 😓 #tech #technology #BigTech #IT #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #LLM #LLMs #ML #MachineLearning #GenAI #generativeAI #AIAgent #AISlop #enshittification
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AFA Nederland @AFA@todon.nl
· 4d ago
(via Geef Tegengas) "Join our mass action against the Microsoft data center on November 6! 🔥 From Switzerland, Portugal, Poland, Denmark, Germany and Belgium, groups are uniting in Amsterdam because data centers (or in this case even hyperscale centers) are rising everywhere. Data centers use all our resources, they are used by Microsoft to support the genocide on Palestine, they let Al take over our jobs and brains, and it is all being decided behind closed doors. They're just a toy for the Tech Fascist millionaires to win the race of the biggest, fastest, richest and most genocide supporting. But we will NOT allow this! We are reclaiming our land, our cities, our right to have a say in our futures and to kick all Tech Fascists out! Join us together with thousands of others, and block these fascist black boxes. This weekend, everywhere in Europe there will be demonstrations and actions happening to stop new data centers. Digital infrastructure is used for oppression. Together we can take back the power of Big Tech. On November 6 we stand up against Microsoft. NOT IN AMSTERDAM, NOT ANYWHERE! Are you joining us?" More info in their Telegram channel: https://t.me/s/microsft12 #Microsoft #BigTech #BigData #TechFascism #Amsterdam #AI #dataCenters
🔥 No new data centre! - Geef Tegengas
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🔥 No new data centre! - Geef Tegengas

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Open Rights Group @openrightsgroup@social.openrightsgroup.org
· 5d ago
Boosted by @trending@homestead.social
How do we protect human rights? We must first talk about power. We live in a world where power is being concentrated in tech monopolies. Where calls for interventions often lead to a merger of corporate and State power. We must fight for systemic change to protect rights. Read our blog ⬇️ https://www.openrightsgroup.org/blog/why-we-need-to-talk-about-power/#power #digitalrights #bigtech #ukpolitics #ukpol
Why we need to talk about power
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Why we need to talk about power

Digital rights are founded on human rights, which exist to uphold human dignity.

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Greenpeace International @greenpeace@mastodon.social
· 5d ago
Boosted by @trending@homestead.social
Google reportedly cleared 250,000 TREES in Finland for a data centre without the environmental impact assessment required by law. Finnish authorities ordered Google to halt construction, but the damage has already been done. What was once a forest has been turned into a muddy field. Murky water flowing from the site into a nearby river has also raised concerns about potential harm to wildlife. #google #finland #datacentres #AI #suomi #forests #bigtech #timetoresist
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#cryptohagen @cryptohagen@social.data.coop
· 6d ago
Leder: Ministeren har fuldstændigt ret i, at et af de store slagsmål med AI er, at store dele af menneskeheden er dybt bekymret over, at verdens i forvejen rigeste tech-selskaber #BigTech har bygget kunstig intelligens, som for en stor dels vedkommende er bygget på TYVSTJÅLET materiale Skal vi belønne tyven eller skal vi holde fast i, at den svære del af viden - er selve skabelses-processen ?
Tyve skal ikke hædres: Zenia Stampes nødvendige opgør med tech-eliten | Ingeniøren
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Tyve skal ikke hædres: Zenia Stampes nødvendige opgør med tech-eliten | Ingeniøren

Iværksætter og forfatter Martin Thorborg får megen folkelig sympati i disse dage efter en ophedet diskussion om kunstig intelligens i DR-programmet Debatten. Dinero-direktøren, en af dansk IT's mest hyldede topchefer gennem årene, føler sig tydeligt provokeret af kulturminister Zenia Stampe (RV), som i udsendelsen udtrykker stor bekymring for, hvordan vi skal gribe AI's potentielt samfundsomvæltende forandringer an.

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PeopleVsBigTech @PeopleVsBigTech@mastodon.social
· 6d ago
Boosted by @kcarruthers@infosec.exchange
Today Dutch MP Barbara Kathmann is tabling a new bill to ban addictive design on social media in the Netherlands. Big Tech’s business models rely on infinite scroll, autoplay and engagement-maximising feeds to keep us hooked for profit, and the harm doesn’t stop at 18. Addictive design hurts everyone. This is exactly the sort of law we need to see passed across the whole of the EU to rein in Big Tech. https://www.euronews.com/2026/11/02/dutch-mp-proposes-law-banning-harmful-addictive-design-features-on-all-digital-platforms #AddictiveDesign #BigTech
Dutch MP proposes ban on digital's 'harmful addictive design features'
euronews.com

Dutch MP proposes ban on digital's 'harmful addictive design features'

MP Barbara Kathmann tabled a proposal in the Dutch Parliament to end addictive design features such as endless scrolling, autoplay and manipulative algorithms for all online services including social media, gaming, dating apps and streaming platforms.

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Matt Monahan @MonKaiju@todon.nl
· 1w ago
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@Tutanota@mastodon.social It isnt really challenging #BigTech if you use LLMs to build it. Them consolidating production is just as bad, not to mention the quality degradation and developer brain drain it leads to.
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🇨🇦🇩🇪🇨🇳张殿李🇨🇳🇩🇪🇨🇦 @ZDL@mstdn.social
· 1w ago
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@Tutanota@mastodon.social Are you challenging #BigTech #AI as well?
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Tuta @Tutanota@mastodon.social
· 1w ago
It's Reformation Day in Germany (or at least in Hanover, where we're based) 🇩🇪  This day reminds us that it's worth challenging #BigTech and standing up for what's right! Because #PrivacyMatters ✊ At Tuta we will continue to fight for your right to privacy. 🔐❤️ Want to DeGoogle? Find out how 👉
DeGoogle list with best private alternatives | 2026 | Tuta
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DeGoogle list with best private alternatives | 2026 | Tuta

2026 is the year to deGoogle! In this guide, we take a look at the best private Google alternatives so that you can say hello to privacy!

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Aral Balkan @aral@mastodon.ar.al
· 1w ago
Boosted by @trending@homestead.social
“I should own every house and everyone should rent from me. PS. I stole all the furniture.” https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/data-centers/openai-ceo-says-its-quite-terrible-for-your-pc-to-have-ram-sam-altman-says-data-centers-offer-better-utilization #BigTech #rentiers #AI
OpenAI CEO says it's 'quite terrible' for your PC to have RAM
tomshardware.com

OpenAI CEO says it's 'quite terrible' for your PC to have RAM

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said in a podcast interview that "it's quite terrible" for people to have RAM in their own PCs when it could go into AI data centers.

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Miguel Afonso Caetano 🦾 🌹 @remixtures@tldr.nettime.org
· 2w ago
Boosted by @gvenema@fairmove.net
"Usually, the GDPR permits processing for specific purposes (e.g. retention for tax records or fraud prevention). However, the agreed Article 88c (or Article 88bis) legitimises an entire technology. Regardless of the purpose for which it is used, any AI system could lawfully take any personal data by default. For example, the proposed Article would also permit the training and use of AI for manipulation, disinformation, the generation of nude images or killer drones, and indeed any other questionable purpose. Many processing operations that were so far illegal could suddenly become legal – just because they are done “in the context” of an AI system. For example, data processing for personal advertising purposes (without consent) is currently illegal in the EU. Now, however, advertising could suddenly become legal if it is personalised using AI technology. Max Schrems: “It’s like saying anything goes – no matter what you do – as long as it’s done with AI. If something is illegal in an Excel spreadsheet, it's legal if done with an AI agent. It’s utterly absurd to give preferential treatment to a high-risk technology over every other computer system.”" https://noyb.eu/en/ai-eu-member-states-approve-digital-expropriation-europeans-ai-companies #EU #GDPR #AI #BigTech #DataProtection #DigitalExpropriation #DigitalOmnibus
AI: EU Member States approve “digital expropriation” of Europeans for AI companies
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AI: EU Member States approve “digital expropriation” of Europeans for AI companies

On Wednesday, EU Member States passed a highly controversial change to the GDPR, creating massive loopholes for AI

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