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Internet freedom has declined for 15 consecutive years.
Is it time to rethink how itโ€™s funded?

May 19. ๐Ÿ’œ๐Ÿง…

#FundInternetFreedom

on a call with a security vendor who accidentally shared the wrong screen, so I could see all their salesforce chatter notes about me

Canonical clarify their AI plans for Ubuntu Linux - opt-in and easy to remove (fixed the title, third times the charm eh)

Link: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/canonical-clarify-their-ai-plans-for-ubuntu-linux-opt-in-and-easy-to-remove/

#Ubuntu #AI #Linux #OpenSource

Canonical clarify their AI plans for Ubuntu Linux - opt-in and easy to remove

Recently GamingOnLinux highlighted Canonical's plans for adding AI features into Ubuntu Linux, and naturally this has caused plenty of concern.

GamingOnLinux

South Africaโ€™s draft AI policy was just withdrawn because the references were hallucinated by AI.

The department regulating "AI Ethics" couldn't even be bothered to check if their own footnotes existed. Itโ€™s a masterclass in irony: using AI to write the rules for AI, then failing the "human oversight" test theyโ€™re trying to mandate.

https://iol.co.za/news/south-africa/2026-04-27-minister-solly-malatsis-withdrawal-of-draft-national-ai-policy-for-its-fabricated-sources-embarrassing-and-damning/

Minister Solly Malatsi's withdrawal of draft national AI policy for its fabricated sources 'embarrassing and damning'

Minister Solly Malatsi faces criticism after withdrawing South Africa's draft AI policy due to fabricated sources in its reference list.

IOL

I am so in, too ๐ŸŒž

Another cartoon from Sarah Andersen

Who could have ever predicted this!
The US is demanding access to national police databases for EU countries as a condition of their participation in the Visa Waiver Programme, which allows citizens to travel without a visa https://www.instagram.com/christine_mhundwa/reel/DXO8jvPjG6K/