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@tharkonen
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A better internet is possible, a constructive and fun social medium is doable. #digitalautonomy #datasovereignty #privacy #fairdataeconomy #cognitiveliberty. I block accounts that I think are trolls or surveillance bots.
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Den här är bra. Och viktig i dessa tider. Eloge för formatet - 85 lättlästa faktaspäckade sidor. #boktips #bookstodon
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Google must let publishers opt out of AI Search features, rules UK https://www.theverge.com/tech/942302/google-search-ai-overviews-uk-cma-publisher-opt-out
Google must let publishers opt out of AI Search features, rules UK

Online publishers are getting more control over whether their websites appear in Google’s AI Search features, thanks to a UK regulatory ruling.

The Verge

It shouldn't come as a surprise to learn that a company that uses dishonest tactics to spy on you for profit will also use dishonest tactics to sell the resulting surveillance data.

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If you'd like an essay-formatted version of this thread to read or share, here's a link to it on pluralistic.net, my surveillance-free, ad-free, tracker-free blog:

https://pluralistic.net/2026/05/23/lying-spies/#spying-liars

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The poemwriting is not goingwell today.

This is some headline.

"Films more likely to star an actor called Chris or a talking animal than a woman over 60, study finds."

#ageism #misogyny

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/may/25/films-more-likely-to-star-an-actor-called-chris-or-a-talking-animal-than-a-woman-over-60-study-finds?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

Films more likely to star an actor called Chris or a talking animal than a woman over 60, study finds

Emma Thompson among voices supporting anti-ageism campaign, which has uncovered striking findings in top-grossing UK films over past three years

The Guardian

RE: https://infosec.exchange/@briankrebs/116635448484355293

After years of monitoring these “companies” networks I saw 100% malicious traffic (Stark Industries and the like). They literally had no legit customers.

Running out of UK limited companies too, there appears to be very little checks and balances in the UK to see if a company even has people in the UK.

Some color on the sky on my way home last night. Järsövägen, Åland Islands

#åland #aland #alandislands #ahvenanmaa #nature #sea #seascape #waterscape #reflection #sky #clouds #sunset