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‘Another internet is possible’: Norway rails against ‘enshittification’
Absurdist video urges policymakers and users to resist deliberate deterioration of platforms and devices
"As Bluesky matures, the company needs a seasoned operator focused on scaling and execution, while I return to what I do best: building new things."
"Mr. Watson — Come here — I want to see you."
Missed the 150th anniversary of the first phone call earlier this week.
And that the phone may be yet another invention stolen from a woman inventor.
"Only 26% of voters view AI positively, making it even less popular than ICE, according to an NBC News poll of 1,000 voters."
axios.com/2026/03/16/ai-sam-al…
#news #TechNews #technology #AI
The jury at the center of the social media trial in L.A. will be resuming their deliberations today, after the closing arguments last week.
Looking forward to reading about their decision.
"If jurors rule in favor of [the 20-year-old lead plaintiff], the social media companies could face harsh financial penalties, which plaintiffs’ lawyers hope will lead them to change fundamental aspects of how their platforms function."
theguardian.com/technology/202…
#news #TechNews #technology #SocialMedia #SocialMediaTrial
‘IG is a drug’: jury to deliberate as US trial over social media addiction wraps up
Meta and YouTube accused of creating harmful products in trial seen as a bellwether for attitudes towards social mediaDara Kerr (The Guardian)
Instagram will remove end‑to‑end encrypted chats on May 8, 2026 🔓.
Without E2EE, private messages could become accessible for data analysis or AI training, raising serious privacy and user‑trust concerns 🤔.
🔗 proton.me/blog/instagram-end-t…
#TechNews #Facebook #Instagram #Meta #Privacy #Encryption #Security #DataProtection #SocialMedia #Chat #Policy #AI #Surveillance #UserRights #FOSS #DigitalRights #Technology #E2EE
Instagram quietly drops end-to-end encrypted chats
Instagram will drop end-to-end encrypted chats on May 8, 2026, reversing years of Meta’s push for stronger privacy. Here's what it means.Edward Komenda (Proton)
A redditor (Ok_Lingonberry3296) traced $2 billion in nonprofit grants and lobbying records across 45 states to figure out who's behind the age verification bills.
The answer is Meta - a company that profits from your data writing laws that collect more of it.
Page: github.com/upper-up/meta-lobby…
Page backup: archive.ph/2026.03.13-193015/g…
Reddit discussion: web.archive.org/web/2026031314…
#Meta #Facebook #AgeVerification #privacy #surveillance #dystopia #socialmedia #technology
GitHub - upper-up/meta-lobbying-and-other-findings
Contribute to upper-up/meta-lobbying-and-other-findings development by creating an account on GitHub.GitHub
Is this the first time a major service has removed end-to-end encryption instead of adding it? Why Instagram?
#instagram #socialmedia #privacy #infosec #technology #enshittification
Big news for Mastodon GmbH. They have formally joined forces with the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C).
If you’re not in the design/tech world, trust me when I say this is a big step for the fediverse. The W3C establishes the standards used for the internet.
This is a solid path forward for small tech.
github.com/w3c/socialwg/blob/m…
#Mastodon #News #Technology #Fediverse #W3C #SmallTech #FOSS
socialwg/meetings/2026/2026-03-06-WG-kickoff.md at main · w3c/socialwg
Social Web Working Group. Contribute to w3c/socialwg development by creating an account on GitHub.GitHub