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The Programmer’s Fulcrum: 5 June, 2026

This post originally appeared on The Fulcrum.

Welcome to this week’s The Programmer’s Fulcrum.

It’s your weekly curation of the essential news in the Open Media Network and Fediverse development communities with a focus on devastating big tech via Techno Anarchism.

The big news this week was obviously The European Commission’s European Technological Sovereignty Package. So, there’s much more […]

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CBC Canada Apr 29

A 'smoke-free generation' tobacco ban is coming to the U.K. Could it also happen in Canada?
A new law in the United Kingdom banning the sale of tobacco products to future generations has been hailed as a landmark moment in the fight against nicotine addiction. The ban by birth date has given heart to campaigners and researchers in Canada, who see it as the ultimate goal — and a plausible one — in makin...
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/tobacco-generation-smoking-ban-uk-canada-9.7180845?cmp=rss

CBC Top Stories Apr 29

A 'smoke-free generation' tobacco ban is coming to the U.K. Could it also happen in Canada?
A new law in the United Kingdom banning the sale of tobacco products to future generations has been hailed as a landmark moment in the fight against nicotine addiction. The ban by birth date has given heart to campaigners and researchers in Canada, who see it as the ultimate goal — and a plausible one — in makin...
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/tobacco-generation-smoking-ban-uk-canada-9.7180845?cmp=rss

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