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Meta will remove end-to-end encryption from Instagram DMs on May 8, restoring its ability to scan message content for moderation and legal compliance 🔍.

Privacy advocates warn the shift marks a retreat from private messaging, while Meta cites user safety and fraud prevention as justification 🔒.

🔗 https://fortune.com/2026/03/17/tiktok-meta-no-privacy-controls-why-explainer/

#TechNews #Meta #Instagram #Privacy #Encryption #Security #Data #Safety #AI #Moderation #Compliance #SocialMedia #UserRights #Transparency #DigitalPolicy

Your Instagram DMs are no longer encrypted: Meta is reversing course on privacy and removing end-to-end encryption from Instagra

Two of the world's most powerful platforms are making a deliberate bet that safety beats privacy—and experts say they're right.

Fortune

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Aerofreak | USA WTF?Mar 15

@knoppix95
WTF?

#TechNews #Facebook #Instagram #Meta #Privacy #Encryption #Security #DataProtection #SocialMedia #Chat #Policy #AI #Surveillance #UserRights #FOSS #DigitalRights #Technology #E2EE

knoppix Mar 15

Instagram will remove end‑to‑end encrypted chats on May 8, 2026 🔓.

Without E2EE, private messages could become accessible for data analysis or AI training, raising serious privacy and user‑trust concerns 🤔.

🔗 https://proton.me/blog/instagram-end-to-end-encryption

#TechNews #Facebook #Instagram #Meta #Privacy #Encryption #Security #DataProtection #SocialMedia #Chat #Policy #AI #Surveillance #UserRights #FOSS #DigitalRights #Technology #E2EE

Instagram drops end-to-end encrypted chats: What it means | Proton

Instagram will drop end-to-end encrypted chats on May 8, 2026, reversing years of Meta’s push for stronger privacy. Here's what it means.

Proton

knoppix Mar 15

MidnightBSD has updated its license to ban users in regions mandating OS-level age verification, starting with Brazil (March 2026) and California (January 2027) 🌍.

The open-source BSD project cites privacy and legal risks, warning that more areas like Colorado and New York could follow 🔒.

🔗 https://itsfoss.com/news/midnightbsd-age-verification/

#TechNews #MidnightBSD #BSD #OpenSource #Privacy #Security #FOSS #Regulation #Compliance #UserRights #Freedom #Software #Internet #Policy #Innovation #DigitalRights

MidnightBSD Bans Users in Brazil and California, Warns More Regions Could Follow

Colorado, Illinois, and New York could join the list if their proposed age verification bills pass.

It's FOSS

knoppix Mar 15

Linux and BSD distributions are taking varied approaches to new U.S. age verification laws requiring OS‑level age attestation during setup 🧩.

Ubuntu and Fedora are planning privacy‑respecting local APIs, while MidnightBSD and Adenix reject compliance, citing risks to open‑source freedom and user privacy 🔒.

🔗 https://itsfoss.com/news/distros-response-age-verification-laws/

#TechNews #Linux #BSD #OpenSource #Privacy #Security #Regulation #Compliance #Software #Freedom #FOSS #Ubuntu #Fedora #System76 #UserRights #AgeVerification #US

How Linux and BSD Distros Are Responding to the New Age Verification Laws

Age verification laws could change how operating systems work. See how major Linux and BSD distributions are reacting to the new regulations.

It's FOSS

Coleman Laing Feb 8

Platforms could be so much better if they stopped treating usernames like permanent property. When identity can evolve, people don’t need to abandon accounts or create throwaways just to escape old choices. Flexible identity reduces duplicate accounts, improves moderation, supports accessibility, and keeps communities healthier. Digital identity should adapt as people do.

#DigitalIdentity #Privacy #TechEthics #Fediverse #UserRights

jaimedavid327 Jan 26

YouTube’s Appeal Decision Is In: My Inactive Manager Channel Stays Banned—And It’s Complete Bullshit

It's been less than five hours since I woke up to discover my YouTube channels had been terminated overnight, and I've already received YouTube's appeal decision. Spoiler alert: it's not good news. In fact, it's exactly the kind of generic, nonsensical response that proves YouTube's moderation system is running on autopilot with zero human oversight. Let me walk you through what happened today, because the timeline alone shows how broken this entire process is. The Timeline of This […]

https://jaimedavid.blog/2026/01/26/16/04/13/analysis/jaimedavid327/9438/youtubes-appeal-decision-is-in-my-inactive-manager-channel-stays-banned-and-its-complete-bullshit/

Dragondrop Jan 15

Checking out Qwant, a French search engine that promises to keep search data private and not sell user info. Clean interface, delivers relevant results.

https://www.qwant.com

#search #searchengine #searchengines #userrights #dataprotection #DataPrivacy

royaume d'israel – Qwant Search

Fast, reliable answers and still in trust: Qwant does not store your search data, does not sell your personal data and is hosted in Europe.

Qwant

sayzard Jan 8

Jenny (@suomi55)

사용자들이 4o 플랫폼에 워크플로우를 구축했으나 서비스/라우팅 문제가 발생하고 API가 중단되었다며 강하게 반발하는 내용입니다. 작성자는 @sama, @OpenAI 등에게 책임을 묻고 #keep4o 등 캠페인 해시태그로 서비스 종료(또는 API 중단)에 대한 불만과 사용자 선택권 침해를 지적합니다.

https://x.com/suomi55/status/2009261059429785627

#4o #api #openai #userrights

Jenny (@suomi55) on X

Users built workflows on 4o – you ignore us and let it die. Routing was bad, API kill is unforgivable. @sama @OpenAI @gdb @nickaturley #keep4o #keep4oAPI #4oforever #StopAIPaternalism #save4o #4o #UserChoice #StopTheRouting

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