Mastodawn

Ah, the New York Times, valiantly fighting for democracy by... reminding us to enable #JavaScript and disable our ad blockers! Because clearly, the real threat to freedom is missing out on their precious banner ads. 📰🔒💰 #Priorities
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/18/world/americas/actually-democracy-dies-in-hr.html #NewYorkTimes #AdBlockers #DigitalDemocracy #MediaPriorities #InternetFreedom #HackerNews #ngated

Actually, Democracy Dies in H.R.

New research sheds light on how mediocre employees help would-be authoritarians maintain power.

The New York Times

alexsiregar008 1d ago

Menolak menjadi bagian dari mesin yang menuntut manusia untuk terus-menerus memproduksi konten tanpa jeda. Mari kembalikan fungsi internet sebagai medium dokumentasi pengetahuan yang berharga, bukan panggung pertunjukan yang melelahkan. Di ruang federasi ini, kita berdaulat penuh atas konsumsi mental kita sendiri. Gunakan hak tersebut untuk menyerap hal-hal yang mencerahkan nalar dan memperluas cakrawala berpikir. 🐘 canva #InternetFreedom #SlowLiving #Mindfulness

TechNadu 2d ago

TechNadu spoke with Jillian C. York from EFF about internet shutdowns, surveillance, metadata exposure, and digital safety during conflict situations.

“Digital security is about reducing risk, not eliminating it.”

📖 Read:
https://www.technadu.com/internet-safety-during-war-eff-expert-guidance/627918/

#CyberSecurity #DigitalRights #InternetFreedom #EFF #Surveillance #InfoSec

Unredacted 🗽2d ago

We wrote a guest post on @torproject's blog showcasing some of what we do and what we've been working on.

Give it a read below 👇️

https://blog.torproject.org/keeping-the-doors-open-unredacted/

#InternetFreedom #FundInternetFreedom #Privacy #InternetCensorship

Keeping the doors open | Tor Project

Anti-censorship tools are only as powerful as their ability to keep running. When the door to the open internet gets slammed shut, Unredacted builds another one.

🐦‍🔥nemo™🐦‍⬛ 🇺🇦🍉3d ago

A senior Russian official says fully blocking VPNs is technically impossible and could “break the internet” 🌐⚠️ Valery Fadeyev warns VPNs are integral to business and infrastructure. Read more: https://cyberinsider.com/russian-official-admits-vpns-cannot-be-fully-blocked-without-breaking-the-internet/ #VPN #InternetFreedom #Russia

Lol no sh!t…maybe other proto-totalitarian countries should look at this… think and cease their attempts to mass-surveil their citizens. Banning VPNs is futile and will not achieve whatever they try to accomplish. #comment #EU

Russian official admits VPNs cannot be fully blocked without breaking the internet

A Russian official acknowledged that fully blocking VPN services is technically unfeasible and could disrupt the country’s internet.

CyberInsider

TechNadu 4d ago

Internet blackouts in Iran are reportedly disrupting online livelihoods for many women working in freelance, education, publishing, and digital commerce sectors.

Experts warn the restrictions are collapsing a major “parallel labor market.”

https://www.technadu.com/iran-internet-blackout-women-impact-online-livelihood-hit/627867/

#InternetFreedom #DigitalRights #CyberSecurity #Iran

ee May 11

Anna's Archive will not be defeated.

#AnnasArchive #piracy #InternetFreedom #OpenAccess #ShadowLibraries

Unredacted 🗽May 5

If the internet just works for you, that's not most of the world.

Dozens of countries block news sites, ban messengers, inspect traffic. The list of places it's getting worse is longer than the list where it's getting better.

We build for the other side.

May 19.

#InternetFreedom #Censorship #Privacy

Greenhost May 5

In 2026, privacy is a technical achievement, not a promise. We don't track your visitors or harvest your data. Our "no-fluff" policy starts at the infrastructure level.

#DataPrivacy #InternetFreedom #Digitalrights #freedom #opensource

Vinicius Fortuna May 4

From Gourmet Tools to Self-Serve Building Blocks: Scaling Resilience with Shared Language and Reuse

In my SplinterCon keynote tomorrow: think in self-serve capabilities – Resolve, Shape, Carry, Relay, Choose – not monolithic "gourmet" tools.

Users ask which tool works. Providers need to ask what is being targeted, how, and which capability is missing.

May 5, 12:05 PM EDT / 18:05 CET

#SplinterCon #InternetFreedom #Circumvention

Online - SplinterCon

Update, 30.04.2026: SplinterCon was set to host a 0-day event at RightsCon in Lusaka, Zambia. Following the cancellation of RightsCon, we are moving online. Join us on May 5th from 14:00 to 19:00 CET (8:00 AM to 1:00 PM EST)

SplinterCon