Mastodawn

This comes as no surprise. It’s what happens when you built a social network for the profit, not the people. It needs to stop and people need good alternatives.

https://www.theguardian.com/media/2026/mar/25/jury-verdict-us-first-social-media-addiction-trial-meta-youtube?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

Meta and YouTube designed addictive products that harmed young people, jury finds

Six-week trial including whistleblowers and top executives at Meta and YouTube was first of its kind to go to trial

The Guardian

Saul Mar 14

David Mar 12

Ship now heading to Southampton with chicken on board, next voyage is back to New York with the sack of grain.

Saul Mar 7

After this latest iOS update, Apple now want me to verify my age on the basis that “It’d be a shame if something happened to your services…”

Saul Mar 5

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Sue is Writing Solarpunk 🌞🌱Mar 4

READERS need to lead the way by moving to retailers other than Amazon:
@bookshop.org has ebooks now.

AUTHORS need to get their books over there too (via @draft2digital.bsky.social ).

I'm already on 4 other retailers (plus print, audio, libraries), but I'm working on getting my books on Bookshop.

Saul Mar 2

kim_harding ✅Mar 1

Palantir Sues Swiss Magazine For Accurately Reporting That The Swiss Government Didn’t Want Palantir
https://www.techdirt.com/2026/02/27/palantir-sues-swiss-magazine-for-accurately-reporting-that-the-swiss-government-didnt-want-palantir/

Please note that Palantir would rather that you didn't share this story, it makes them look even more stupid if you do...

Palantir Sues Swiss Magazine For Accurately Reporting That The Swiss Government Didn’t Want Palantir

If you run a company whose entire value proposition is the ability to see patterns, predict outcomes, and connect dots that others miss, you’d think someone in the building might have flagged…

Techdirt

Saul Mar 2

Mx. Luna Corbden 🐸Mar 2

I'm just wondering if @pluralistic has seen this yet...

Not only is it a funny sketch about enshittification, but it's made by the Norwegian Consumer Council, and there's a call to action at the end.

https://youtu.be/T4Upf_B9RLQ

#enshittification

A Day in the Life of an Ensh*ttificator

YouTube

Saul Feb 28

Number 1: chips

Saul Feb 27

Signal News & Tips Feb 27

🎉Big news for EU users of #WhatsApp!🎉

You now finally get ads in exchange for sharing your data with #Meta, and you even get to choose 🤩:

Personalized or... 🥁 Less Personalized! https://faq.whatsapp.com/837602302007001/

Do you prefer privacy and an ad-free experience? Download #Signal👉 https://signal.org/install 💙

Manage whether you see personalised or less-personalised ads | WhatsApp Help Center

Saul Feb 26

Tim Bray Feb 25

Amazon may be in fairly big legal trouble here: https://www.thebignewsletter.com/p/amazon-busted-for-widespread-price?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=11524&post_id=189053872&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=wabr&triedRedirect=true&utm_medium=email

Amazon BUSTED for Widespread Scheme to Inflate Prices Across the Economy

California Attorney General Rob Bonta alleged Amazon led a price-fixing conspiracy of online retailers to inflate prices across the entire economy. And he's demanding an immediate halt.

BIG by Matt Stoller

Saul Feb 24

AskPippa🇨🇦Feb 24

Glasses that can film or even ID you. An article on how to detect if someone near you is wearing them.
#technology

https://www.maketecheasier.com/detect-if-someone-is-using-smart-glasses/

5 Ways to Detect If Someone is Using Smart Glasses - Make Tech Easier

Smart glasses can look just like normal ones. This guide shares practical ways to spot them without making things awkward.

Make Tech Easier