"investigation into how Meta Platforms built a multi-channel influence operation to pass age verification laws that shift regulatory burden from social media platforms onto Apple and Google's app stores." A tale of lobbying, astroterfing, and millions of dollars.

https://github.com/upper-up/meta-lobbying-and-other-findings

#USPol #UKPol #Internet #Meta #ScumFucks

Y'know how we all hate it when a restaurant's only web presence is a Facebook or Instagram page? Like, yeah, setting up a web site isn't *trivial*, but it's also not that hard, and if you're doing something public facing, you should really put in the effort, right?

This post is about software projects who's only web presence is a github README.md.

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Comment protester contre les néonazis ? Les leçons de l’histoire allemande

https://theconversation.com/comment-protester-contre-les-neonazis-les-lecons-de-lhistoire-allemande-276416
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One of the common misnomers around the migration away from toxic tech stacks is that the options are either 1) services managed by a company or 2) everyone #selfhosting themselves.

There is however an often overlooked 3rd option of community-scaled infrastructure. Here a group identifies their needs, plans & deploys to meet them. Much like a community garden, that infrastructure has people skilled & dedicated to its upkeep in providing for that group, working bees & skillshare as needed.

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Hot take, so controversial it counts as trolling: all notifications should default "off". Anything that can interrupt or distract the person using a computer or other device should be explicitly turned on by that person.

There are exceptions for things that can cause serious harm if ignored. "You've got mail" is not an exception. Neither is "someone liked your social media post".