Mastodawn

Mastodon feature alert! Did you know they've launched a new way to add a Share to Mastodon button to your website? https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2026/03/a-new-share-button/

We've just added it to our @privacynews stories, if you want to go give it a try 😉

#Mastodon #Fediverse #SocialMedia #News #PrivacyGuides

Lawrence B. Almeida Feb 28

Lisbon.
#photography #architecture #architecturephotography #lisbon #portugal #futuristic

Lawrence B. Almeida Feb 21

Take a peek at my smug looking cat standing tall against the sun. He looks so long.
#CatsOfMastodon #cats #blackcat #blackcats #photo #outdoors #photography #nature #sunnyday #bluesky #plants #palmtrees

Lawrence B. Almeida Feb 21

Waking up with an urge to listen to The Stranglers
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=QfpyZKuI1GU

#music #newwave #rockmusic #poprock #british #uk #thestranglers

The Stranglers - Nice in Nice

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Lawrence B. Almeida Feb 21

Prof. Emily M. Bender(she/her)Feb 20

Starting to hear buzz about Valerie Veatch's @ghostdoc2026.bsky.social and want to where you can see it? They've got a form on their website to bring Ghost in the Machine to your university, club, festival, institution, or any other place with a screen + humans, virtual or IRL.

https://notaidoc.com/

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Ghost in the Machine

Not AI | Ghost in the Machine - A Documentary by Valerie Veatch | Premiering at Sundance 2026

Ghost in the Machine

Lawrence B. Almeida Feb 20

Leander Lindahl 🇪🇺Feb 19

I struggle to understand why the EU commission is recommending people to use X. How else should the fact that the X logo is plastered all over their (our) web site be interpreted. It's a deeply irresponsible and harmful use of their power of influence.

After all that's happened and after all the pleading and campaigning by citizens. This is the kind of thing that truly makes you lose faith.

I can't even bring myself to tag them in this post. There's no point anyway.

https://www.euronews.com/next/2026/02/11/nearly-half-of-europeans-would-back-banning-musks-x-if-it-keeps-breaking-eu-law-new-poll-f

Nearly half of Europeans would back banning X over EU law breaches

A new YouGov survey across Germany, France, Spain, Italy, and Poland shows nearly half of Europeans (47 percent) would back banning social media platform X from the EU if it continues to breach EU rules.

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Lawrence B. Almeida Feb 17

@hashraydamon yeah I thought the same but I take it as it's grim that we've come to a point - due to the slop - that this is now an expression that exists.

Lawrence B. Almeida Feb 13

Electronic Frontier Foundation Feb 13

While Flock claims ALPR (Automated License Plate Reader) cameras keep neighborhoods safe, the evidence tells a different story. Join our livestream "Get the Flock Out of Our City" on 2/19 at 12pm PT to find out more! https://www.eff.org/livestream-flock

EFFecting Change: Get the Flock Out of Our City

Flock contracts have quietly spread to cities across the country. But Flock ALPR (Automated License Plate Readers) erode civil liberties from the moment they're installed. While officials claim these cameras keep neighborhoods safe, the evidence tells a different story. The data reveals how Flock...

Electronic Frontier Foundation

Lawrence B. Almeida Feb 13