๐Ÿšจ Breaking news: turns out teenagers don't need to show ID to access the internet. ๐Ÿ˜ฑ Apparently, the age verification process is as effective as trying to catch water with a sieve. ๐Ÿ” But don't worry, we've got all the countries and languages covered in case you need more global disappointment! ๐ŸŒ๐Ÿ’ฅ
https://pornbiz.com/post/17/the_scam_of_age_verification #TeenageAccess #InternetSafety #AgeVerification #GlobalDisappointment #InternetNews #HackerNews #ngated
The Scam of Age Verification - PORNBIZ.COM

The Scam of Age Verification - PORNBIZ.COM

https://www.theverge.com/news/709209/news-media-alliance-12ft-io-takedown-paywall

Still, in an ironic twist, Millar began asking users to pay for a subscription to 12ft.io to help cover the cost of the tool in 2022. โ€œIโ€™m making it my mission to clean the web,โ€ Millar said at the time.

What a catchy news entry. ๐Ÿ˜„โ˜€๏ธ

#12ftio #paywall #news #irony #tech #subscription #internet #media #journalism #business #digitalmedia #technology #website #internetnews #digital #online #web #techindustry #newsarticle #innovation

News publishers take paywall-blocker 12ft.io offline

The News/Media Alliance has announced that it has โ€œsuccessfully securedโ€ the takedown of the paywall bypassing tool, 12ft.io.

The Verge
๐ŸšจBREAKING๐Ÿšจ: The internet's favorite doom-mongering AI is apparently driving humanity to the brink of insanity... or maybe just to a 405 error page. Who knew existential dread came in the form of "Not Allowed"? ๐Ÿคทโ€โ™‚๏ธ๐Ÿ”
https://www.the-independent.com/tech/chatgpt-psychosis-ai-therapy-chatbot-b2781202.html #doomscrolling #existentialdread #AIhumor #internetnews #405error #HackerNews #ngated
ChatGPT is pushing people towards mania, psychosis and death - and OpenAI doesnโ€™t know how to stop it

Record numbers of people are turning to AI chatbots for therapy, reports Anthony Cuthbertson. But recent incidents have uncovered some deeply worrying blindspots of a technology out of control

The Independent
๐Ÿš€ #Brave unleashes yet another dazzling cornucopia of jargon by introducing a .brave #TLD on the #blockchain โ€” because clearly, what the internet needs is more obscure digital real estate! ๐Ÿคฏ Meanwhile, the 85 million users are left wondering if this means their browsers will finally stop crashing. ๐Ÿ˜‚
https://brave.com/blog/brave-tld/ #digitalrealestate #browserupdate #internetnews #HackerNews #ngated
Brave Becomes First Browser to Launch On-Chain Naming Service, Unlocking .brave for Over 85M Users | Brave

In a major step forward for digital identity and internet decentralization, Brave has become the first browser to launch its own on-chain top-level domain.

Brave
๐ŸŽ‰ Oh wow, yet another groundbreaking revelation in the thrilling world of prostate news! ๐Ÿš€ Who knew that the key to solving mankind's greatest conundrum was just a few clicks away amidst a web page looping through its own navel-gazing categories. ๐ŸŒ€ Bravo, internet, bravo. ๐Ÿ‘
https://yarchive.net/blog/prostate/ #prostatehealth #internetnews #groundbreakingrevelation #healthtech #innovation #HackerNews #ngated
An end to all this prostate trouble?

Ah, the New York Times, where enabling JavaScript and disabling ad blockers is the real monopoly ๐Ÿ•ต๏ธโ€โ™‚๏ธ๐Ÿ’ป. In a shocking twist, Google *might* have a slight edge in online ads, according to a judge who finally discovered the internet ๐ŸŒ๐Ÿ”. Meanwhile, the world yawns in unison. ๐Ÿ˜ด
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/17/technology/google-ad-tech-antitrust-ruling.html #NewYorkTimes #GoogleAds #OnlineMonopoly #InternetNews #AdBlockers #HackerNews #ngated
Google Is Illegally Monopolizing Online Advertising Tech, Judge Rules

It was the second time in a year that a U.S. court found that the company had acted illegally to remain dominant.

The New York Times
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๐Ÿคก In a stunning #partnership that nobody asked for, #Porkbun and Proton Mail unite like peanut butter and... pork? ๐Ÿ–๐Ÿ”’ Because nothing screams "state-of-the-art security" quite like a domain registrar named after a sandwich. ๐Ÿฅชโœ‰๏ธ Meanwhile, the internet collectively yawns and continues to not read their email. ๐Ÿ“ง๐Ÿ˜ด
https://porkbun.com/products/proton_mail #ProtonMail #cybersecurity #internetnews #emailhumor #HackerNews #ngated
porkbun.com | Proton Mail

Proton Mail lets you create email addresses for your domain.

porkbun.com
๐ŸŒฒ๐Ÿค๐Ÿ“š "Two search engines that nobody uses team up to build a search index that nobody will use. It's like watching two kids with plastic shovels trying to dig a tunnel to China. But hey, at least they're 'democratic' about it. ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ"
https://blog.ecosia.org/eusp/ #searchengines #teamwork #funnytech #internetnews #democraticinnovation #HackerNews #ngated
Weโ€™re teaming up with Qwant to build a European search index

We are proud to share the next step in our journey towards tech independence: building our very own search index!

The Ecosia Blog