Mastodawn

Today, we fined X for non-compliance with transparency obligations under the Digital Services Act (DSA).

We're holding X accountable for:
🔹Deceptive design of its ‘blue checkmark’
🔹Lack of transparency of its advertising repository
🔹Failure to provide access to public data for researchers

More information: https://link.europa.eu/bcmC87

Tom Doehler Dec 4

Free Software Foundation Europe Dec 1

Cyber here, Cyber there,
Bright code humming through the air;
Lines of logic, free to roam,
Crafting every digital home.
Servers spin in midnight light,
Hackers shape the future right;
Lift it up with what you can—
A gift of power to the plan.
Support the coders everywhere:
Give to #Free Software, show you care.

https://fsfe.org/donate

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Tom Doehler Dec 2

@fabio Surprised to not find fairphone + /e/OS mentioned here? In
My view this is the closest I can get to what most people would consider a “normal” mobile user experience, without selling your soul to Google or Apple. Plus, you get a truly modular phone that is focused on longevity.

Tom Doehler Nov 29

Options for Phones at Protests https://blog.yaelwrites.com/options-for-phones-at-protests/

Options for Phones at Protests

Simply showing up to a protest leaves you susceptible to all sorts of surveillance, including cameras, drones, facial recognition, and more. There's not always a lot you can do about pernicious street-level surveillance, but you do have a lot of choices when it comes to your phone. Because there's no

String Literal

Tom Doehler Nov 23

Tuta Nov 23

Look who's on HowToGeek's #deGoogle list 😤

Tom Doehler Nov 23

herbert Nov 23

This looks like a major blow to the global makers community “Did Qualcomm kill Arduino for good?“
https://www.molecularist.com/2025/11/did-qualcomm-kill-arduino-for-good.html #arduino / cc @pluralistic

Did Qualcomm kill Arduino for good? | Molecularist

The maker community worried Qualcomm would kill the Arduino ethos. New T&Cs confirm the community's worst fears. Here's what's at stake, what Qualcomm got wrong, and what might still be salvaged.

Molecularist

Tom Doehler Nov 23

iiradned Nov 23

The racist, authoritarian neofeudal fantasy world bosses want.

Boss preppers @pluralistic
https://pluralistic.net/2025/11/22/eschatology-watch/

Pluralistic: Boss preppers (22 Nov 2025) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow

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Tom Doehler Nov 17, 2025

@MCasq_qsaCJ_234

I guess one is just counting the kernel, the other is counting the whole OS

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Tom Doehler Nov 12, 2025

@grheavyroller @pluralistic Had to reset my password just to get the vote in 😂

Tom Doehler Nov 12, 2025

gregg r Nov 11, 2025

*Enshittification* by @pluralistic is up for the 2025 Goodreads Choice Awards, Readers Favorite Nonfiction. Having it win might be a fun way to give Amazon (Goodreads' owner) a whoopee cushion to sit on.

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/222376640-enshittification?from_choice=true

Enshittification: Why Everything Suddenly Got Worse and…

Enshittification: It’s not just you―the internet sucks …

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