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spectatorDec 31, 2020
ursprungDec 30, 2020

RT @Tom_Slater_
Just as Frankie Boyle has the right to joke about disabled kids, rape and Madeleine McCann so Ricky Gervais has the right to joke about transgenderism. This really isn't difficult.

Me on Boyle's hypocrisy and the right to offend @spectator
https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/spare-us-frankie-boyle-s-lecture-on-offensive-comedy

Spare us Frankie Boyle’s lecture on offensive comedy | The Spectator

Frankie Boyle is complaining about offensive comedy. In a year of firsts and unprecedented moments, I’m not sure anyone could have seen this one coming. The Glaswegian comic had a pop at Ricky Gervais in a podcast interview with Louis Theroux recently. Boyle said Gervais’s recent routines about tran...

spectatorDec 3, 2020
Nextcloud ReleasesDec 3, 2020
New release of Link editor (1.1.3) for #Nextcloud https://apps.nextcloud.com/apps/files_linkeditor
Link editor - Apps - App Store - Nextcloud

The Nextcloud App Store - Upload your apps and install new apps onto your Nextcloud

spectatorDec 3, 2020
GNOMEDec 3, 2020

Thank you Thursday!! Thank you to Endless for sponsoring our Community Engagement Challenge. Their support and donations from individuals like you have allowed us to run this inaugural #GNOMEChallenge.

#giving #ThankYouThursday #supportfreesoftware

spectatorDec 3, 2020
Electronic Frontier FoundationDec 3, 2020
Tell the Senate not to bankrupt Internet users and enable copyright trolls. https://act.eff.org/action/tell-the-senate-don-t-let-a-quasi-court-bankrupt-internet-users-03509896-af6c-4f29-9f1c-e13782b1ef16
Tell Congress: Don’t Let a Quasi-Court Bankrupt Internet Users

The Senate is considering passing the Copyright Alternative in Small-Claims Enforcement Act (CASE Act). Under the CASE Act, people could file copyright infringement claims with an obscure body, under the auspices of an office most people have no experience with. And that board could decide that the subjects of those claims owe up to $30,000 for activities as common as sharing memes, images, and videos online. The House of Representatives has already passed this bill, so it's up to the Senate to stand up for regular Internet users. Tell your Senators to vote "no" on the CASE Act.

spectatorNov 28, 2020
Show threadThe Tor ProjectNov 27, 2020
Or to donate directly: https://donate.torproject.org/cryptocurrency/
Use a mask, Use Tor

Resist the surveillance pandemic. Donate to the Tor Project.

spectatorNov 28, 2020
Electronic Frontier FoundationNov 27, 2020
We must end violence and racism in policing. But Body Worn Cameras are not a panacea. Indeed, without strict safeguards, police BWCs will make the problem worse. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2020/11/no-police-body-cams-without-strict-safeguards
No Police Body Cams Without Strict Safeguards

EFF opposes police Body Worn Cameras (BWCs), unless they come with strict safeguards to ensure they actually promote officer accountability without surveilling the public. Police already have too many surveillance technologies, and deploy them all too frequently against people of color and...

spectatorNov 28, 2020
Electronic Frontier FoundationNov 27, 2020
Sometimes, people are motivated to lock down their social media after experiencing scary harassment, doxxing, or stalking. Use our teaching resources to compassionately guide people as they learn to protect themselves online. https://sec.eff.org/topics/locking-down-social-media
Locking Down Social Media

The Security Education Companion is a resource for people teaching digital security to their friends and neighbors.

spectatorNov 28, 2020
Electronic Frontier FoundationNov 28, 2020
Facebook’s desire to protect users (and its reputation) against privacy abuses by third parties doesn’t take away users’ right to guard against Facebook’s own collection and mishandling of their own personal data with ad- and tracker-blocking software. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2020/11/once-again-facebook-using-privacy-sword-kill-independent-innovation
Once Again, Facebook Is Using Privacy As A Sword To Kill Independent Innovation

Facebook claims that their role as guardian of users’ privacy gives them the power to shut down apps that give users more control over their own social media experience. Facebook is wrong. The latest example is their legal bullying of Friendly Social Browser.Friendly is a web browser with plugins...

Electronic Frontier Foundation
spectatorOct 12, 2020
Electronic Frontier FoundationOct 11, 2020
The House report on antitrust and Big Tech recommends many calls EFF has also made, proof of just how obviously effective, needed, and common-sense they are. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2020/10/house-antitrust-report-bold-prescription-curing-big-techs-ills
House Antitrust Report Is a Bold Prescription for Curing Big Tech’s Ills

The long-awaited report[pdf] by the House Judiciary Committee staff[1] on Big Tech’s monopoly power hits all the right notes—and just a few wrong ones. Following a year of hearings and research, the staff of the Subcommittee on Antitrust found that Facebook, Google, Amazon, and Apple all have...

spectatorSep 8, 2020
The Tor ProjectJul 10, 2020

Open source technology is critical to internet freedom because it allows anyone to inspect the code, understand it, and discover any bugs or backdoors. For the community that OTF supports, the open source approach builds trust.

https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/v7gz4d/the-trump-administration-is-attacking-critical-internet-privacy-tools

The Trump Administration Is Attacking Critical Internet Privacy Tools

Trump’s cronies are dismantling the organization that helped give birth to open source tools like Signal and Tor. For activists around the world, the results could be disastrous.