Patrick Leavy

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Save democracy - Switch away from Big Tech products at https://rebeltechalliance.org/
Blusky handle@paddy100w.bsky.social
Websitehttps://www.rebeltechalliance.org/
Lemmy handle@[email protected]

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March was a belter:
https://blog.rebeltechalliance.org/monthly-mosh-pit-mar-26/

#privacy #surveillance #surveillancecapitalism #news

Monthly Mosh Pit - Mar 26

Big Tech news is horrifying, but don't be angry about it every day. Instead focus your rage in the mosh pit once a month 🤘🏼 with our news roundup, then get back to your life!

The Rebel Blog

Monthly Mosh Pit - Mar 26

Big Tech news is horrifying, but don't be angry about it every day. Instead focus your rage in the mosh pit once a month 🤘🏼 with our news roundup, then get back to your life!

https://blog.rebeltechalliance.org/monthly-mosh-pit-mar-26/

Monthly Mosh Pit - Mar 26

Big Tech news is horrifying, but don't be angry about it every day. Instead focus your rage in the mosh pit once a month 🤘🏼 with our news roundup, then get back to your life!

The Rebel Blog

"If ad-supported media was a restaurant, it'd be one where you got thrown up against a wall, relieved of your wallet, fed a handful of gruel, and then got kicked in the ass and sent on your way"

Great quote from Cory Doctorow, depicting how enshittified services operate. The article shows nicely how piracy was fine for #bigtech to do themselves at the start but anyone who does it to them now is breaking the law:
https://pluralistic.net/2026/01/30/zucksauce/

Pluralistic: Threads’ margin is the Eurostack’s opportunity (30 Jan 2026) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow

I was interviewed by The Mint magazine for their March issue (full video + audio transcript):

https://www.themintmagazine.com/time-to-quit

We talk about why Rebel Tech Alliance's position is that you have to quit #bigtech not try to "use it safely".

Our site: https://www.rebeltechalliance.org/

Time to quit – The Mint Magazine

This horrendous data theft by #Perplexity (and sale to #Google and #Meta)

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/04/perplexitys-incognito-mode-is-a-sham-lawsuit-says/

is why we wrote this article on using #AI with #privacy
https://blog.rebeltechalliance.org/so-you-want-to-use-ai-privately/

AI is unprofitable - so with no design safeguards in place, OF COURSE they're going to sell you out!

Perplexity's "Incognito Mode" is a "sham," lawsuit says

Google, Meta, and Perplexity accused of sharing millions of chats to increase ad revenue.

Ars Technica
Say No to Palantir in Europe

A powerful US spy-tech company run by billionaires is linked to genocide in Gaza, helps ICE separate families, and fuels Trump’s war with Iran. And now it’s quietly expanding across Europe gaining access to our data, our hospitals, and our police systems.It’s time to expose it and stop its expansion.

WeMove Europe

Sign this open letter to the uk government to cancel the #Palantir #NHS contact

https://www.foxglove.org.uk/campaigns/wes-streeting-trigger-the-break-clause-and-get-palantir-out-of-the-nhs/

The gov is starting to listen, so let's ramp up the pressure!

Wes Streeting: Trigger the break clause and get Palantir out of the NHS - Foxglove

Wes Streeting: trigger the break clause and kick Palantir out of our NHS. ADD YOUR NAME NOW!

Foxglove

Get ready for the May Day (May 1st) general strike.

It's being led by a coalition of serious labor groups—May Day Strong, Workers over Billionaires, Power in Numbers.

The training leading up to it is being facilitated by Strike Ready Corps

Backed by larger orgs like Indivisible this year which means we may get millions to participate.

It’s part of a larger strategy.

Sign up: https://grassroots-democracy-initiative.solidarity.tech/welcome-to-strike-ready-corps

Roadmap: https://grassroots-democracy-initiative.solidarity.tech/road-map-to-may-day

How We Build a General Strike: https://youtu.be/RsNfSd1XlRk

Rebel Tech Alliance