Mastodawn

el_haych2024 22h ago

YouTube's ad problem just got worse: Users now seeing 90-second unskippable ads!
https://www.androidauthority.com/youtube-90-second-unskippable-ads-3655694/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

YouTube's ad problem just got worse: Users now seeing 90-second unskippable ads!

Users on Reddit are reporting that they're now seeing 90-second unskippable ads on YouTube's TV app, even as policy restricts them to 30 seconds.

Android Authority

el_haych2024 Mar 31

Arcticons ❄️Mar 31

Happy Trans Day of Visibility~! 🏳️‍⚧️

#TDoV #TransDayOfVisiblity

el_haych2024 Mar 21

Privacy Guides Mar 21

For our privacy rights movement to grow, we must bring more people in. To accomplish this, it's fundamental to discuss privacy in ways that are accessible to newcomers.

📖 Learn more on how you can improve your advocacy work to make it more approachable to beginners.

🧰 Check our Privacy Activist Toolbox tip to Welcome Beginners: https://www.privacyguides.org/en/activism/toolbox/tip-welcome-beginners/

#PrivacyGuides #Activism #PrivacyActivistToolbox #Privacy

Welcome Beginners - Privacy Guides

For our privacy rights movement to grow, we must bring more people in. To accomplish this, it's fundamental to make our communities welcoming to newcomers.

Privacy Guides

el_haych2024 Mar 19

Android Authority Mar 19

Android 16 has a silent VPN bug Google hasn't fixed for months, claim multiple VPN providers
https://www.androidauthority.com/android-16-vpn-bug-3650394/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

Android 16 has a silent VPN bug Google hasn't fixed for months, claim multiple VPN providers

Multiple VPN providers are reporting a silent bug on Android 16 that breaks VPN connections after updates.

Android Authority

el_haych2024 Mar 17

It's FOSS Mar 17

Google is pushing hard for developer verification, but there's resistance. 💪

https://itsfoss.com/news/android-developer-verification/

#google #android #developers

Google Says Developer Verification Makes Android Safer. Critics Say It Just Makes Android More Closed

The line between a secure garden and a locked cage is getting blurry.

It's FOSS

el_haych2024 Mar 16

Bitwarden Mar 16

🛠️ Bitwarden will be undergoing server and web maintenance March 17th, 2026, from 9-11 PM EDT/1-3 AM UTC

https://status.bitwarden.com/

Bitwarden Status

Current status and updates for Bitwarden services

el_haych2024 Mar 6

It's FOSS Mar 6

Age verification is spreading like the plague. When does it stop? 🤧

https://itsfoss.com/news/age-verification-pandemic/

#privacy #ageverification

Age Verification Laws Are Multiplying Like a Virus, and Your Linux Computer Might be Next

What started as age gates on adult websites has quietly crept into app stores and operating systems.

It's FOSS

el_haych2024 Feb 25

internetarchive Feb 25

📢 TOMORROW!

Learn how tech & capitalism shape human creativity in SEARCHES: SELFHOOD IN THE DIGITAL AGE w/ Vauhini Vara & Luca Messarra.

🎙️📖 A LIVE #booktalk you won’t want to miss.

📅 Thurs Feb 26, 2026
🕙 10 AM PT / 1 PM ET
📍 ONLINE
🎟️ https://blog.archive.org/event/book-talk-searches-selfhood-in-the-digital-age/

#ai #techculture

el_haych2024 Feb 25

PCMag Feb 25

Discord delays global age verification rollout after user backlash/exodus: https://www.pcmag.com/news/discord-delays-global-age-verification-rollout-after-user-backlash

el_haych2024 Feb 24

F-Droid Feb 24

Not sure where #Google asked for feedback about their developer verification program, but they surely didn't talk with #FLOSS devs, civil society, privacy organisations or their #Android users

#FDroid did since September, and interacted with folks in the Fediverse, forum, email and in person

They all voiced one opinion: "developer verification must be stopped"

@marcprux has written an open letter, signed by likeminded organisations who want to #keepandroidopen

Click: https://f-droid.org/2026/02/24/open-letter-opposing-developer-verification.html

An Open Letter Opposing Android Developer Verification | F-Droid - Free and Open Source Android App Repository

As we wrote about back in September in F-Droid and Google’s Developer Registration Decree, Google plans to enforce mandatory developer registration as a requ...