RE: mastodon.social/@noybeu/114262…

Ready for another joke? 🥁

The Irish Data Protection Commission, which is responsible for most major technology companies ( #Meta, #Google, #Apple, #OpenAI, #Microsoft,...) actually imposes fines in just 0.26% of the cases it handles. And even when a fine is imposed, the money is almost never collected. 🤡

#HappyAprilFools

noyb.eu (@noybeu@mastodon.social)

Attached: 2 images Happy april fool's day! 🥳🥴 Unfortunately, the reality of GDPR enforcement is so dire that we don't even need to make up a joke. 🧑‍💻 A recent noyb analysis showed that only 1.

^{noyb.eu (Mastodon)}

Google Search is now using AI to replace headlines, theverge.com/tech/896490/googl….

So. Google is changing the page titles listed in their search results because they believe it can provide more traffic.

Users have no indication the title is not the original one. If Google rewrites a title to something stupid, it will be credited to the site, not Google.

Google is violating the site’s copyright by doing so. It’s an immense breach in the remaining trust users may have in this search engine.

#google

Google Search is now using AI to replace headlines

Google is beginning to replace news headlines in its search results with ones that are AI-generated. After AI clickbait nonsense in its Google Discover news feed, it’s starting to mess with headlines in the “10 blue links” too.

^{Sean Hollister (The Verge)}

«Cory Doctorow zum Verfall von Facebook, Google und Co:
Mit dem Begriff «Enshitification» beschreibt der Netzaktivist Cory Doctorow den systematischen Verfall der Qualität von digitalen Plattformen als Folge konkreter Entscheidungen – die man nicht hinnehmen müsste»

Ach guck, der @pluralistic ist nun im Schweizer Fernseher und erklärt der Allgemeinheit wie das populäre Internet mentale Ausbeutung ist.

💩 srf.ch/play/tv/10-vor-10/video…

#socialmedia #facebook #google #srf #10vor10 #kommerz #internet

Cory Doctorow zum Verfall von Facebook, Google und Co. - 10 vor 10 - Play SRF

Mit dem Begriff «Enshitification» beschreibt der Netzaktivist Cory Doctorow den systematischen Verfall der Qualität von digitalen Plattformen als Folge konkreter Entscheidungen – die man nicht hinnehmen müsste.

^{Play SRF}

An LA Court's ruling on Meta and Google exposes the real causes of online harms.

Engagement-driven design and data-fuelled advertising business models put people at risk.

Yet the UK government's approach to online safety has focussed on keeping kids out and locking adults in to toxic platforms.

theguardian.com/media/2026/mar…

#onlinesafety #meta #google #youtube #bigtech #socialmedia #ukpolitics #ukpol #BreakBigTech

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

Jury in Los Angeles awards plaintiff damages of $6m, with Meta to pay 70% and YouTube the remainder

^{Dara Kerr (The Guardian)}