I'm inclined to think that those in power within #systemd have zero interest in what anyone says or thinks at this point.
#MicroSlop, #Meta, #IBM, and many of the project's 'supporters' have their #proxies inside being pushed/pulled into #compliance. The privacy door on Pandora's box is open, and many want to see it stay that way.
Looks like nothing has been pushed to a release - yet. What then? Trusted #distros go scorched earth or split into even more factions?
Frankfurt, Germany is now available as a new residential IP location.
This improves Central Europe connectivity, reduces latency, and allows more accurate access to region-specific platforms and services.
Useful for testing, automation, and market validation workflows that depend on real local presence.
The Internet Last Week
* ICANN 85
https://meetings.icann.org/en/meetings/icann85/
* DNS rd signals spike
https://dataplane.org/statistics/dnsrd.html
https://dataplane.org/statistics/dnsrdany.html
* .uk TLD IPv6 TCP service degradation
https://dnsmon.ripe.net/uk?start=2026-03-08T00:00:00.000Z&end=2026-03-14T23:59:00.000Z&zone=uk.&protocol=tcp&ipVersion=6
* Russia censorship test Internet shutdown
https://apnews.com/article/russia-internet-outage-cellphone-app-disruptions-1792cfb177c26682efdb8046e0f9b063
https://www.wsj.com/world/russia/russia-shuts-off-internet-in-moscow-as-it-tests-nationwide-censorship-system-3b44c0af?st=HNUJ1k
* Law Enforcement disrupts SocksEscort network
https://www.europol.europa.eu/media-press/newsroom/news/europol-and-international-partners-disrupt-socksescort-proxy-service
https://www.justice.gov/usao-edca/pr/authorities-dismantle-global-malicious-proxy-service-deployed-malware-and-defrauded
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