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Activist group says it has scraped 86m music files from Spotify

https://sh.itjust.works/post/52116375

Activist group says it has scraped 86m music files from Spotify - sh.itjust.works

cross-posted from: https://sh.itjust.works/post/52116343 [https://sh.itjust.works/post/52116343] > Your pirates, my librarians. cross-posted from: https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/60161919 [https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/60161919] > > > An activist group has claimed to have scraped millions of tracks from Spotify and is preparing to release them online. > > > > Observers said the apparent leak could boost AI companies looking for material to develop their technology. > > > > A group called Anna’s Archive said it had scraped 86m music files from Spotify and 256m rows of metadata such as artist and album names. Spotify, which hosts more than 100m tracks, confirmed that the leak did not represent its entire inventory. > > > > The Stockholm-based company, which has more than 700 million users worldwide, said it had “identified and disabled the nefarious user accounts that engaged in unlawful scraping”. > > > > “An investigation into unauthorised access identified that a third party scraped public metadata and used illicit tactics to circumvent DRM [digital rights management] to access some of the platform’s audio files,” said Spotify. > > > > Spotify does not believe the music taken by Anna’s Archive has been released yet. Anna’s Archive, which is known for providing links to pirated books, said in a blog it wanted to create a “‘preservation archive’ for music”. > > > > The group claimed the audio files represented 99.6% of all music listened to by Spotify users and would be shared via “torrents”, a means of sharing large digital files online. > > > > “Of course Spotify doesn’t have all the music in the world, but it’s a great start,” said Anna’s Archive, which describes its mission as “preserving humanity’s knowledge and culture”. > > > > “With your help, humanity’s musical heritage will be forever protected from destruction by natural disasters, wars, budget cuts and other catastrophes,” said the group.

verity_kindle Oct 28

Russia’s shortage of workers is so severe that it is luring foreigners into sweatshops- {replaced broken link with one from the NZ Herald} SECOND EDIT: better en.belsat.eu link, not behind a paywall

https://sh.itjust.works/post/48752813

Russia’s shortage of workers is so severe that it is luring foreigners into sweatshops- {replaced broken link with one from the NZ Herald} SECOND EDIT: better en.belsat.eu link, not behind a paywall - sh.itjust.works

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.sdf.org/post/44795391 [https://lemmy.sdf.org/post/44795391] > cross-posted from: https://lemmy.sdf.org/post/44795387 [https://lemmy.sdf.org/post/44795387] > > > [Archived](https://archive.ph/wDNE7#selection-1813.0-1849.381 [https://archive.ph/wDNE7#selection-1813.0-1849.381] Found a better link, not behind a paywall! https://en.belsat.eu/84778803/slavery-in-the-drone-factory [https://en.belsat.eu/84778803/slavery-in-the-drone-factory]

verity_kindle Jun 9, 2025

Speculoooos Solidarity

https://sh.itjust.works/post/39805249

Speculoooos Solidarity - sh.itjust.works

Reaching out across the seas to all biscuit lovers. Let’s not let a little thing like the definition of “biscuit” or the implications of “tea party” separate us, we have so much more to share, yo. We could be like NATO, except with fat and sugar! I’ll kick it off with my favorite cheap Aldi sweet without chocolate in it: The Speculoos. Excellent with Camembert brie!

verity_kindle May 21, 2025

Russia classifies population data as birth rates plunge to 200-year low

https://sh.itjust.works/post/38415881

Russia classifies population data as birth rates plunge to 200-year low - sh.itjust.works

Demographics is destiny.

verity_kindle Mar 18, 2025

Screwdrivers Permitted On Boeing Aircraft, Allowing Passengers To Help With Maintenance

https://sh.itjust.works/post/34649174

Screwdrivers Permitted On Boeing Aircraft, Allowing Passengers To Help With Maintenance - sh.itjust.works

cross-posted from: https://slrpnk.net/post/6264969 [https://slrpnk.net/post/6264969] > (This is good news for people who trust Boeing more than medical workers [https://slrpnk.net/comment/4597304]. You can bring your own screwdriver.) > > </satire> </fakeNews> > > The serious narrative [https://www.guardian2zotagl6tmjucg3lrhxdk4dw3lhbqnkvvkywawy3oqfoprid.onion/business/2024/jan/08/what-caused-the-boeing-plane-issue-and-what-does-it-mean-for-the-rest-of-the-fleet] is shocking: > > A Boeing mechanic failed to tighten the bolts on a door-size “cabin plug” that blew out on an Alaska Air 737Max flight. The aircraft had cabin pressure warnings onboard for some time, so instead of investigating/fixing, the airline simply ‘restricted’ the plane from ‘long flights over water’ so it could land quickly. No joke. >

verity_kindle Mar 15, 2025

Bello Bear 14 Mar 2025 “Donuts III - The Last Fritter” [OC] - If you like, please repost and share to help the comic grow!

https://sh.itjust.works/post/34460102

Bello Bear 14 Mar 2025 “Donuts III - The Last Fritter” [OC] - If you like, please repost and share to help the comic grow! - sh.itjust.works

A fritter is a donut. It’s just ugly, doesn’t mean it isn’t the superior choice. Shoutout to Alex and the rest of the crew at Daylight Donuts in Fort Scott, Kansas!

verity_kindle Jan 18, 2025

THEY'RE IN THE TREES. why we're just makin desert and callin it peace whyyyy

https://sh.itjust.works/post/31296680

THEY'RE IN THE TREES. why we're just makin desert and callin it peace whyyyy - sh.itjust.works

Repooost from Lord of The Memes. S’almost like invadin’ wakes them up and then there’s fire, flood and the Hague cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/24415687 [https://lemmy.world/post/24415687] > cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/24394191 [https://lemmy.world/post/24394191]

verity_kindle Nov 9, 2024

Reminder: NCD is for non-credibility, memes and goofy ass takes related to defense. We interpret these rules broadly, but we do have them. Please review our sidebar for rule #10, in particular.

https://sh.itjust.works/post/27818679

We surpassed 1,000 local users last night! - sh.itjust.works

Wow, we have doubled in size in around a week! Next week should be interesting! [https://lemmy.ca/pictrs/image/3344377e-21e4-42f1-a3d0-a62799a7b164.png]

verity_kindle Oct 20, 2024

[USA] Walgreens: six free 5x7 photo cards. Use code 6FREECARDS . Exp 23 October

https://sh.itjust.works/post/26917296

You joke that there's no potatoes one time, and your players will never forget. - sh.itjust.works

I’ve mostly been using the Sync app (which shows a downvote option everywhere), so I didn’t notice the lack of downvoting until I was spending a lot of time on desktop yesterday and saw there are actually no downvote buttons anywhere 😮 on Reddthat. I’ve since tracked down what seems to be the Reddthat policy discussion [https://reddthat.com/post/110533] around this issue, which also made clear that even if I downvote content from another instance through a 3rd-party app like Sync, because I’m doing it from an account on Reddthat (which has downvoting disabled), my downvote doesn’t go through! This sucks. 🙁 Downvoting is an essential tool for users to help keep their communities on-topic and discourage bad behavior. It lets people take action against ignorance or bigotry without feeding the trolls; minimize people trying to derail discussions or be obnoxious in the comments; and prevent memes, sensationalism, and low-effort posts from flooding communities meant for thoughtful discussion. It’s unfortunate that lemmy doesn’t support disabling downvotes just within specific communities yet, so this wouldn’t have to be such an all-or-nothing policy, but as-is this means making Reddthat my home instance has restricted my options and given me less of a voice everywhere within the lemmyverse. @[email protected] [https://reddthat.com/u/ticoombs], is there any chance this policy will be reconsidered? So many comments in the previous discussion seemed to agree that downvotes are a valuable and desired feature. It doesn’t seem like that feedback has resulted in any kind of policy change yet though. Was a specific decision made after that discussion to keep voting disabled, or has it just been stuck in a wait-and-see state? Would it be possible to change this?

verity_kindle Sep 24, 2024

Norwegian Fishermen Have The Clankers, It Seems.

https://sh.itjust.works/post/25679262

Norwegian Fishermen Have The Clankers, It Seems. - sh.itjust.works

So, yeah, Norwegian fishing boat confronts Russians during firing drills in the Arctic Ocean. Russians say “leave”, Norwegians say “No U”. Warning shot fired. Up until today, Norway was still allowing port visits from Russian-flagged vessels. Will that go away, along with Russian crews’ chances for hot meals and revelry?