3. If the pack includes bridged accounts to Threads and/or Bluesky does following it expose users data to these companies?
Some might not care, but others might not want to bridge to companies like Meta whose privacy policy says they can use it for targeting ads and training AI.
Any pack that includes addresses outside the Fediverse should include a notice eg. "NOTICE: Following these Threads accounts could lead to your information being shared with Meta as per their privacy policy."
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Russian exporters have begun to turn to barter deals in a bid to resolve payment delays prompted by western sanctions over #Moscow’s war in #Ukraine.
The return to a barter system is reminiscent of the inventive ways Soviet importers, who also had limited access to the #US dollar, purchased foreign goods, paying for Pepsi imports with crates of Stolichnaya vodka in the 1980s and — on one occasion — warships and submarines resold as scrap metal.
https://www.ft.com/content/f3a2efe7-170a-4fa0-a3ae-5fb91ea902aa
I'll say this for the Drudge Report, they ain't holding back
In a victory for pro-EU factions in Moldova and beyond, incumbent President Maia Sandu defeated her challenger, Alexandr Stoianoglo, in the country's Nov. 3 presidential runoff. Sandu won on Nov. 3 by a margin of about 55.4% to 44.6%, with 99.9% of votes counted. "We proved that
#RFKjr says Donald Trump would push to remove #fluoride from drinking water:
https://apnews.com/article/rfk-kennedy-trunt-fluoride-water-eaf74072a1d037ba37475337b470dcb8
Haven't heard a #fluoridation of drinking #water conspiracy since "Dr. Strangelove."
Him, #RFKjr and "unhinged" General Ripper:
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says Donald Trump would push to remove fluoride from drinking water on his first day in office, if elected president. Kennedy is a prominent proponent of debunked public health claims. Kennedy may be in line to lead health initiatives if Trump wins the White House. Kennedy made the declaration Saturday on the social media platform X. Trump told NBC News on Sunday that he hadn't discussed the idea with Kennedy “but it sounds OK to me.” He declined to say whether he’d seek a Cabinet role for Kennedy, but said Kennedy is "going to have a big role in the administration.”