theregister.com: "Breaking Free: Pathways to a fair technological future" is a new report from [Norway's Forbrukerrådet consumer council]. The report itself is a light read: it's in English, and while it is 100 pages long [PDF], it is in fact enjoyable and even amusing – we laughed quite a few times when reading it. For one thing, it contains a surprising number of puns and the occasional starred-out swearword, such as "Do androids dream of electric s***." A stodgy bureaucratic report this is not.

Another bit of evidence that the report is both fun and accessible is that to go with it, the agency commissioned a short – and hilarious – film about the problem from NewsLab. It's called "A Day in the Life of an Ensh*ttificator," it's a second under four minutes long."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T4Upf_B9RLQ

#Forbrukerrådet #enshittification #enshittificator

“Summary: A major brick-and-mortar store sold an Apple Gift Card that Apple seemingly took offence to, and locked out my entire Apple ID, effectively bricking my devices and my iCloud Account, Apple Developer ID, and everything associated with it, and I have no recourse. Can you help? Email paris AT paris.id.au (and read on for the details). ❤️

Here’s how Apple “Permanently” locked my Apple ID.”
https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:zybywq5p7kntfg7casb56pjo/post/3m7tsyriuy22n

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