Delightful report, first I have seen of a government agency speaking so openly about #Enshittification. The word is mentioned over 5 times on the first page alone. Also talks about #genAI #slop.
Delightful report, first I have seen of a government agency speaking so openly about #Enshittification. The word is mentioned over 5 times on the first page alone. Also talks about #genAI #slop.
L'enshittification de l'électroménager, ou la colonisation domestique à nos portes
> Votre frigo affiche des pubs, votre vélo électrique vous impose ses réparateurs, votre cafetière veut vous parler. Et si nos produits du quotidien étaient devenus des machines à extraire l'attention, les données, et l'argent en continu ? Bienvenue dans l'ère de l'enshittification domestique.
https://www.ladn.eu/entreprises-innovantes/lenshittification-de-lelectromenager-ou-la-colonisation-domestique-a-nos-portes/
#Merdification #Publicité #Samsung #Bosch #Objets_connectés #FdC #RevueDePresse
Spent a plane ride enjoying @pluralistic taking a hatchet to the empty AI posturing of tech monopolists.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2026/jan/18/tech-ai-bubble-burst-reverse-centaur
Oh yes, and then there is this! 😄
"Leading facial #AgeEstimation tools were easily fooled by a $22 "old man" mask, a Guy Fawkes mask, and other cheap party costumes, researchers have found."
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10-02/social-media-ban-vpns-masks-age-checks-disguises/105836134
#AgeVerification #DigitalRights #privacy #Australia #SocialMediaBan
Mark Russo reported the dataset to all the right organizations, but still couldn't get into his accounts for months.
https://www.404media.co/a-developer-accidentally-found-csam-in-ai-data-google-banned-him-for-it/
«Of course, Musk could get out of paying these fines by moving all his businesses out of the EU, which, frankly, would be a major result for Europe.» - @pluralistic
Which incidentally seems to be close to being the only path for many EU institutions, politicians and journalists to finally get out of that Nazi cesspool.