BakersRelay#OnLineSearches #Privacy #LEOs
Police are finding suspects based on their online searches as courts weigh privacy concerns
DoomsdaysCWDon't give #Trump any ideas, #Putti!
#RussianParliament approves a bill punishing online searches for information deemed ‘#extremist’
Updated 6:47 AM EDT, July 25, 2025
MOSCOW (AP) — "The Russian parliament’s upper house on Friday quickly approved a bill that punishes #OnlineSearches for information officially branded 'extremist,' the latest in a series of moves by authorities to tighten control of the internet.
The legislation makes what it describes as 'deliberately searching for and accessing extremist materials' online punishable by a fine of up to the equivalent of $64.
"The bill, which was endorsed by the lower house earlier this week, is now set to be signed into law by President Vladimir #Putin.
The official definition of extremist activity is extremely broad and includes opposition groups like the #AntiCorruptionFoundation, created by the late opposition leader #AlexeiNavalny, and the 'international #LGBT movement.'
"It’s not clear how authorities will track down violators.
"Officials and lawmakers said ordinary internet users won’t be affected and only those who methodically seek outlawed content will be targeted. They didn’t explain how authorities would differentiate between them.
"Russians widely use #VPN services for access to #BannedContent, but authorities have sought to tighten restrictions and close the loopholes. The state communications watchdog has increasingly used technology to analyze traffic and block specific VPN protocols.
"Russian authorities have ramped up their multipronged #crackdown on dissent after sending troops into #Ukraine in February 2022.
"Since then, online #censorship and prosecutions for social media posts and comments have soared.
"Multiple independent news outlets and rights groups have been shut down, labeled as 'foreign agents' or outlawed as 'undesirable.' Hundreds of #activists and critics of the #Kremlin have faced criminal charges."
#SilencingDissent #Russia #RussiaPol #RussiaFirst #SilencingJournalism #Authoritarianism #Fascism #CharacteristicsOfFascism
pinnyball0 🇪🇺🇨🇦@geropflueger absolutely, there are alternatives such as #mistral for #GenAI and #qwant or #ecosia for #onlinesearches
@dimitripletschette for some strange reasons I chose #MistralAI for #genai, and #qwant and #ecosia for #onlinesearches
Technische Universität MünchenThe latest #PISA study shows that 15-year-olds know how to perform #onlinesearches, but lack confidence when it comes to assessing the quality of the #information they find: http://go.tum.de/950887
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Alberto CotticaIt's not exactly rocket science: if you control over 95% of a market you are a monopolist in that market.
So, good.
JuneSim63 💚Woah...
A US judge has ruled that Google acted illegally to maintain a monopoly on online searches and related advertising.
The decision could reshape how technology giants do business in the future.
"Google is a monopolist, and it has acted as one to maintain its monopoly,” Judge Mehta wrote in his opinion.