Video games providers must treat consumers fairly.

Under EU consumer law consumers must be informed about the duration and conditions of a video game’s lifespan.

If the supply is stopped earlier than the contract states, players should be reimbursed.

We will work with consumer authorities and organisations to raise awareness about these rights and their active application.

🎮 https://link.europa.eu/r3XhyM

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“Landmark German ruling declares Google's AI Overviews are Google's own words and makes it liable for false answers”

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“A German regional court has ruled that Google is directly liable for false claims in its AI-generated search overviews.

“The court treated the AI overviews as Google's own content and rejected Google's argument that users were responsible for fact-checking the results themselves.”

https://the-decoder.com/landmark-german-ruling-declares-googles-ai-overviews-are-googles-own-words-and-makes-it-liable-for-false-answers/

"TLDR: In ten days last month, the Wikimedia Foundation fired the longtime lead developer of MediaWiki and disbanded the team whose entire job was to listen to volunteers. Most of the people they fired were union organizers. Wikipedia’s editors are now threatening to strike in solidarity. The Foundation is sitting on $296 million in reserves and a freshly profitable AI revenue stream. This is a confrontation with global implications"

https://medium.com/@jakeorlowitz/wikipedia-is-doing-the-capitalist-thing-56a393232943

Finally, a quest worth doing

Sources and bonus timelapse: https://www.peppercarrot.com/en/miniFantasyTheater/054.html

#webcomic #krita #miniFantasyTheater

The parking attendant paused by the double-length bay. Intended for mobile homes and cars with trailers, it was currently occupied by a sleeping dragon.

No parts of it extended beyond the lines, and the paper ticket was clearly displayed, impaled on a horn.

The parking attendant moved on.

#MicroFiction #TootFic #SmallStories

🧵 Wayback Machine director Mark Graham is thanking the hundreds of journalists speaking out in support of the #WaybackMachine and the importance of preserving the online historical record. 🌐📰

At a time when parts of the web are disappearing, journalists are defending web preservation, accountability, and access to the public record.

Read Mark's letter ➡️ https://blog.archive.org/2026/05/11/a-thank-you-to-journalists-supporting-the-wayback-machine/