Mastodawn

Anti-Trump Instagram pic of seashells now enough to indict ex-FBI directors
The clown car is all gassed up.
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/04/anti-trump-instagram-pic-of-seashells-now-enough-to-indict-ex-fbi-directors/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

AliasAKA Apr 29

Electronic Frontier Foundation Apr 28

A bill moving in Congress this week would require ID checks for all internet users, just to use many online tools, and could lock minors out entirely. The GUARD Act is a sweeping age-gating mandate. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/04/guard-act-isnt-targeting-dangerous-ai-its-blocking-everyday-internet-use

The GUARD Act Isn’t Targeting Dangerous AI—It’s Blocking Everyday Internet Use

Lawmakers in Congress are moving quickly on the GUARD Act, an age-gating bill restricting minors’ access to a wide range of online tools, with a key vote expected this week. The proposal is framed as a response to alarming cases involving “AI companions” and vulnerable young users. But the text of the bill goes much further, and could require age gates even for search engines that use AI.

Electronic Frontier Foundation

AliasAKA Apr 27

War and Peas 🧿Apr 26

AliasAKA Apr 27

Andrew Lokenauth Apr 26

BREAKING: Maryland becomes first state to ban AI ‘dynamic pricing’ in grocery stores.

This means 49 other states still allow it.

Dynamic pricing already runs airlines, hotels, and rideshares. Groceries are the next frontier.

Here's how it works:

AliasAKA Apr 27

Andrea Junker

Apr 26

A Farce in Four Acts:

1. Trump skipped the WHCD every single year.
2. Except this one.
3. All of a sudden there’s a shooter in the lobby.
4. Trump: “This shooting is a clear example of why we need a new ballroom!”

It hardly gets any dumber than this.

AliasAKA Apr 27

Mysk🇨🇦🇩🇪Apr 26

😱 iOS 26.4.2 still leaks the real IP when updating VPN apps. Motivated by Mullvad's recent blog, we made a website that logs the iPhone IP every second. We started Mullvad VPN, opened the website, then let Mullvad update in the background. See the leaks in action.. 🤯

Link to Mullvad blog post:

https://mullvad.net/en/blog/force-all-app-traffic-into-the-tunnel

#privacy #iOS #security #infosec

AliasAKA Apr 27

Electronic Frontier Foundation Apr 26

Massachusetts lawmakers will not solve online safety by sacrificing their constituents' First Amendment and privacy rights. Instead, they should support comprehensive data privacy and digital literacy education measures that would help all users use the internet safely. https://www.eff.org/document/eff-letter-opposing-ma-h5349-social-media-ban

EFF Letter Opposing MA H5349 (Social Media Ban)

eff_letter_opposing_h5349.pdf

Electronic Frontier Foundation

AliasAKA Apr 27

Really classy series between the #Avalanche and #LAKings. LA played hard, but not dirty or cheap. A special moment for Kopitar, able to play his last shift on home ice and close out the season, and his truly amazing career. Rooting for the Avs, but this series showcased what it’s all about in sports.

AliasAKA Oct 18, 2025

Randahl Fink Oct 18, 2025

If you are in the US and have not yet found today’s “No Kings” rally near you, here is the site that shows them all.

Please boost this so everyone can show up.

https://www.nokings.org

AliasAKA Oct 1, 2025

Daniel Quinn Oct 1, 2025

Dockworkers Across Europe Meet to Call a General Strike for Gaza
https://www.leftvoice.org/dockworkers-across-europe-meet-to-call-a-general-strike-for-gaza/

#FreePalestine #BlockEverything #BlocchiamoTutto

Dockworkers Across Europe Meet to Call a General Strike for Gaza - Left Voice

Delegations of dockworkers from across Europe and both sides of the Mediterranean held a large meeting in Genoa this weekend. They are calling for a Europe-wide general strike to fight the Gaza genocide.

Left Voice