Just Giulio
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Humanitarian tech and stuff. Also, random shitpoasting
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Zack Whittaker
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Substack data breach.
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Social Media Lab
about 12 hours ago
Curious re: who is using paid ads to shape your thinking re: politics & social issues on Facebook & Instagram? We've an app for that. PoliDashboard Unveils 25 New Country-Specific Dashboards, Advancing Global Transparency in Political Advertising on Meta Platforms.
socialmedialab.ca/2026/02/04/p...
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PoliDashboard Unveils 25 New Country-Specific Dashboards, Advancing Global Transparency in Political Advertising on Meta Platform - Social Media Lab
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEFebruary 4, 2026 Toronto, Ontario â In the wake of recent reports highlighting the prevalence of fraudulent advertisements on Meta-owned platforms (Tech Transparency Project) and ...
https://socialmedialab.ca/2026/02/04/polidashboard-unveils-25-new-country-specific-dashboards-advancing-global-transparency-in-political-advertising-on-meta-platform/
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Rep. Doris Matsui
about 24 hours ago
My family was imprisoned behind barbed wire and armed guards by our own government. Not for what they did. But because of who they were. I was born in that internment camp. My family history lives with me every day. It drives me to fight for my neighborsâfor their rights and for their dignity.
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Tech Policy Press
1 day ago
Machines decide faster than humans can supervise. With AI agents on the rise, Virgilio Almeida, Fernando Filgueiras and Ricardo Fabrino Mendonça call for "polycentric governance"âdistributed human oversight through sandboxes & auditingâto keep agents accountable.
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Governing AI Agents with Democratic âAlgorithmic Institutionsâ
Virgilio Almeida, Fernando Filgueiras and Ricardo Fabrino Mendonça explore potential governance structures and forms of oversight for AI agents.
https://www.techpolicy.press/governing-ai-agents-with-democratic-algorithmic-institutions/
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Rachel Hatzipanagos
1 day ago
My position at The Post was eliminated, along with many other journalists of color hired after the 2020 racial reckoning.
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Maria Farrell
1 day ago
great people. great news. thousands of pre-sign ups to eurosky from just a few posts on here to raise awareness - shows the huge pent up demand for open social media. rtft
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Bellingcat
1 day ago
American-made munitions have played a significant role in Israelâs operations in Gaza. Bellingcat has collated scores of incidents where the remnants of US-made munitions have been found in the aftermath of Israeli strikes. Read here:
www.bellingcat.com/news/2026/01...
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Made in the USA: How American-Built Weapons Have Wrought Destruction in Gaza - bellingcat
Bellingcat has identified scores of incidents where remnants from munitions made in the US have been found after Israeli strikes in Gaza.
https://www.bellingcat.com/news/2026/01/30/made-in-the-usa-how-american-built-weapons-have-wrought-destruction-in-gaza/?utm_source=bluesky
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andyâą
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ohhh âdemocracy dies in darknessâ was aspirational
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Faine Greenwood
1 day ago
Tethered drones can also be used to provide emergency cellular connectivity after disasters.
unmannedsas.com/tethered-dro...
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The Role of Tethered Drone Systems in Disaster Recovery â Unmanned Systems & Solutions LLC | Tethered Drone Systems
https://unmannedsas.com/tethered-drone-system/the-role-of-tethered-drone-systems-in-disaster-recovery/
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Faine Greenwood
1 day ago
Since people are worried about this: I analyze the use of small drone tech in both peace and conflict for a living. I believe there is simply very little strategic reason for US law enforcement to use kamikaze FPV drones (like those in Ukraine or Gaza) for internal purposes at this time.
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Faine Greenwood
1 day ago
Please send me any photos, videos, or reports of ICE, Border Patrol, and DHS using drones that you come across!
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Sheera Frenkel
1 day ago
Iâm going to share some posts from amazing Wpost reporters who lost their jobs today. Iâm regularly jealous of Nitashaâs reporting and know from my days at BuzzFeed that she is a wonderful and generous colleague.
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Justin Hendrix
1 day ago
"European security officials believe two Russian space vehicles have intercepted the communications of at least a dozen key satellites over the continent."
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Russian spy spacecraft have intercepted Europeâs key satellites, officials believe
Unencrypted European communications are being targeted by Moscow
https://www.ft.com/content/cd08c49c-658e-49c9-9a15-234f2bfc2074
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Jolyon Maugham KC
1 day ago
Is the misogyny of big tech bug - or feature?
@beccalew.bsky.social
, on Silicon Valley's decades long fight against the âpussificationâ of tech.
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âHeaded for technofascismâ: the rightwing roots of Silicon Valley
The industryâs liberal reputation is misleading. Its reactionary tendencies â celebrating wealth, power and traditional masculinity â have been clear since the dotcom mania of the 1990s
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/ng-interactive/2025/jan/29/silicon-valley-rightwing-technofascism
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NYU Press
2 days ago
Your smartwatch, Ring doorbell, and Alexa monitor your most intimate moments, with data just a warrant away from the authorities. In
@techpolicypress.bsky.social
's episode, Andrew Guthrie Ferguson talks about his upcoming NYU Press book, "Your Data Will Be Used Against You."
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How to Apply the 'Tyrant Test' to Technology
George Washington University Law School professor Andrew Guthrie Ferguson is the author of the forthcoming book Your Data Will Be Used Against You.
https://buff.ly/HiOEd4x
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Joseph Menn
1 day ago
Most of the Washington Postâs tech reporters were laid off today, including me. I have loved my time at the paper, which is where I wanted to work from age 15. I take some consolation in not being among the survivors who will have to work harder with less for fewer readers. On to better things.
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Joseph Cox
1 day ago
New from 404 Media: the FBI has been unable to get into the iPhone of raided Washington Post journalist because the phone had Lockdown Mode enabled. Apple markets Lockdown Mode mostly to stop spyware like NSO. Here, a real world example of it stopping access too
www.404media.co/fbi-couldnt-...
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FBI Couldnât Get into WaPo Reporterâs iPhone Because It Had Lockdown Mode Enabled
Lockdown Mode is a sometimes overlooked feature of Apple devices that broadly make them harder to hack. A court record indicates the feature might be effective at stopping third parties unlocking some...
https://www.404media.co/fbi-couldnt-get-into-wapo-reporters-iphone-because-it-had-lockdown-mode-enabled/
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Sol Messing
1 day ago
Last week the story was that TikTok censored anti-Trump/ICE/Pretti videos after the U.S. ownership change. We investigated with a large set of US TikTok data and found some interesting results, short thread...
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nitasha tiku
1 day ago
My story on Elon Musk cutting safeguards at xAI is on the front page of today's
@washingtonpost.com
. Iâm also among 100âs of reporters laid off. I absolutely loved my job my brilliant coworkers & the thrill of reporting @ the center of forces upending the world: AI & Silicon Valleyâs political power
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Zack Whittaker
2 days ago
I wrote some words for TechCrunch about how Homeland Security is using administrative subpoenas, which aren't subject to judicial oversight, to seek data from tech giants about Trump critics and anonymous accounts of ICE trackers. Featuring really great reporting by Bloomberg & Washington Post.
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Homeland Security is trying to force tech companies to hand over data about Trump critics | TechCrunch
The use of administrative subpoenas, which are not subject to judicial oversight, are used to demand a wealth of information from tech companies, including the owners of anonymous online accounts docu...
https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/03/homeland-security-is-trying-to-force-tech-companies-to-hand-over-data-about-trump-critics/
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Radley Balko
2 days ago
Floored by this story. A man wrote a pollite email to a federal prosecutor objecting to the deportation of an Afghan seeking asylum. DHS responded with an administrative warrant to get the man's info from Google, then visited his home to intimidate him.
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DHS Hunts Down 67-Year-Old U.S. Citizen Who Criticized Them in Email
The Department of Homeland Security is using a little-known tool to go after its critics.
https://newrepublic.com/post/206088/homeland-security-67-year-old-us-citizen-criticized-email
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The Maybe
2 days ago
In two weeks, world leaders and tech executives will descend on Delhi for the AI Impact Summit 2026. There, power brokers will paint a pretty picture of the role AI will play in saving the world - from sharing prosperity to fixing climate change.
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Prof Melanie O'Brien
1 day ago
Significant mass atrocity risk in
#SouthSudan
, w/violent, ethnicised rhetoric from military leaders.
www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...
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South Sudan: UN Commission warns incitement and command failures risk mass atrocities, ethnic mobilisation and further unravelling of peace agreement
JUBA/GENEVA â The UN Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan today expressed grave alarm at recent inflammatory rhetoric by senior military figures and reports of force mobilisation in Jonglei State...
https://www.ohchr.org/en/press-releases/2026/01/south-sudan-un-commission-warns-incitement-and-command-failures-risk-mass
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Etienne - Tek
2 days ago
Spyware maker is hijacking diplomatic efforts to limit commercial hacking, civil society warns | The Record
https://therecord.media/spyware-maker-pall-mall-process-reputation
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Spyware maker is hijacking diplomatic efforts to limit commercial hacking, civil society warns
Spyware maker NSO Group trumpeted the companyâs participation in the Pall Mall Process, which drew criticism from civil society leaders and government officials who called out human rights abuses.
https://therecord.media/spyware-maker-pall-mall-process-reputation
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Social Media Lab
3 days ago
Looking for tools to detect AI deepfakes? A hands-on collection of methods and tools for identifying deepfakes and other AI-generated content and and verifying digital media.
deepfakestracker.org/digital-fore...
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Digital Forensics â Deepfakes Tracker
Digital Forensics Deepfake Detection Tools Hive Moderation provides multiple deepfake detection tools capable of identifying deepfake images, audio, and videos. Tag(s): Audio, Image, Video DeepFake-O-...
https://deepfakestracker.org/digital-forensics/
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Agence France-Presse
3 days ago
La Russie a lancĂ© sa plus grosse attaque de drones et missiles depuis le dĂ©but de l'annĂ©e, laissant des milliers de personnes sans chauffage par des tempĂ©ratures glaciales, Ă la veille de nĂ©gociations destinĂ©es Ă mettre fin Ă quatre ans de guerre. âĄïž
u.afp.com/S2gs
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Julia Carrie Wong
3 days ago
DHS said that the woman CBP shot in the chest in Portland was âinvolvedâ in a gang shooting. Her ~involvement~ was that suspected gang members sexually assaulted and robbed her.
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Drew Harwell
2 days ago
A retiree wrote this email to a DHS attorney. Within five hours, DHS demanded Google turn over records for his account. A Kafkaesque form of domestic surveillance, intimidating Americans for lawful speech. New from us at the Post:
www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...
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Martin Shelton
2 days ago
We're getting a lot of questions about Signal group chats, and how to use them as safely as possible. Share widely:
freedom.press/digisec/blog...
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Maximizing Signal group chat safety
Larger groups come with more risk to your privacy, but you can make decisions about how to navigate Signal groups safely.
https://freedom.press/digisec/blog/signal-group-safety/
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Jack Mirkinson
2 days ago
Media coverage of Gaza has plummeted. So today on
@thenation.com
, we're doing something pretty special: we're only running pieces by people in and from Gaza. We're calling it "A Day for Gaza." You can find links to all of the incredible pieces here. Please read!
www.thenation.com/article/worl...
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A Day for Gaza
Today, The Nation is turning over its website exclusively to stories from Gaza and its people. This is why.
https://www.thenation.com/article/world/a-day-for-gaza-intro-explainer/
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sarah jeong
3 days ago
ICYMI, I legitimately think this is one of the most interesting interviews I've ever conducted!
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Kendra Albert
3 days ago
The incredible
@mahsaalimardani.bsky.social
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John Scott-Railton
3 days ago
I believe NSO Group has one goal: Bring Pegasus spyware to America. They're trying to create the perception that they are a reformed company. But they just got caught trying to hijack diplomatic efforts to whitewash Pegasus spyware 1/
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Fionnuala NĂ AolĂĄin KC (Hons)
2 days ago
âRand Hammoud, the surveillance campaigns lead at Access Now, said Pall Mall leadership needs to set up âclear criteria for industry engagement ⊠to protect the credibility of an initiative that depends on good faith participation.â
therecord.media/spyware-make...
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Spyware maker is hijacking diplomatic efforts to limit commercial hacking, civil society warns
Spyware maker NSO Group trumpeted the companyâs participation in the Pall Mall Process, which drew criticism from civil society leaders and government officials who called out human rights abuses.
https://therecord.media/spyware-maker-pall-mall-process-reputation
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Zack Whittaker
2 days ago
ICYMI: Yesterday we published the results of a survey of 100+ security researchers and journalists asking about the legal and criminal threats they face for doing their jobs. A very interesting takeaway: While legal & criminal threats are common, most of our respondents *did not* give in to them.
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New survey reveals how security researchers and journalists experience legal and criminal threats
Over 100 security researchers and journalists answered our survey and told us how they experienced threats for doing their work. Here are some of the top takeaways.
https://this.weekinsecurity.com/new-survey-reveals-how-security-researchers-and-journalists-experience-legal-and-criminal-threats/
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Alex Winter
2 days ago
Kudos to
@thenation.com
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A Day for Gaza
Today, The Nation is turning over its website exclusively to stories from Gaza and its people. This is why.
https://www.thenation.com/article/world/a-day-for-gaza-intro-explainer/
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Luis Alberto Montezuma è·ŻææŻÂ·éżć°èŽæÂ·èçčç„ç
2 days ago
The ICO has opened formal investigations into X and X AI LLC (X AI) covering their processing of personal data in relation to the Grok artificial intelligence system and its potential to produce harmful sexualized image and video content.
ico.org.uk/about-the-ic...
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ICO announces investigation into Grok
The Information Commissionerâs Office (ICO) has opened formal investigations into X Internet Unlimited Company (XIUC) and X.AI LLC (X.AI) covering their processing of personal data in relation to the ...
https://ico.org.uk/about-the-ico/media-centre/news-and-blogs/2026/02/ico-announces-investigation-into-grok/
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Justin Hendrix
3 days ago
"The French offices of the social network X, owned by Elon Musk, were raided on Tuesday, February 3, the Paris prosecutor's office announced."
www.lemonde.fr/pixels/artic...
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Les locaux de X en France perquisitionnés, la justice veut entendre Elon Musk en audition libre
Une perquisition est « diligentée dans les locaux français » de la plateforme X par la section de lutte contre la cybercriminalité du parquet de Paris, a annoncé ce dernier mardi sur les réseaux socia...
https://www.lemonde.fr/pixels/article/2026/02/03/les-locaux-francais-de-x-perquisitionnes-dans-le-cadre-d-une-enquete-pour-cybercriminalite_6665203_4408996.html
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Benjamin Duerr
3 days ago
The idea dates back to ancient Greece, when three warring kings â Iphitos of Elis, Cleisthenes of Pisa and Lycurgus of Sparta â are said to have signed a treaty allowing the safe passage of athletes and spectators from their city-states to the Olympic Games.
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Rosamunde Van Brakel
3 days ago
Campbellâs analysis showed that the Edge tool (used by the Belgian police) was not fit for purpose, had produced significant errors, and did not produce evidence to the standard required for criminal trials.
www.computerweekly.com/news/3666384...
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Police intercept evidence from Sky ECC cryptophone network âunreliableâ, Antwerp court told | Computer Weekly
A court in Belgium has refused to allow defence lawyers in a high-profile drugs case extra time after a forensic expert found that digital evidence obtained by police in a hacking operation against th...
https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366638416/Police-intercept-evidence-from-Sky-ECC-cryptophone-network-unreliable-Antwerp-court-told
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Pat Walshe - Privacy Matters
3 days ago
Weâve long gone from the age of data about you being obtained in targeted, human rights based lawful investigations , to data about you being obtained en masse to trawl for individuals/communities of interest & law being abused & human rights being dismissed
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Mark Kersten
4 days ago
Banning
#MSF
bc they won't put their own workers at risk of being surveilled, detained, or killed by Israel. What callous disregard for humanitarian principles & human life... Remember this when Israel claims it doesn't impede food or aid.
bbc.com/news/article...
#Gaza
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Israel to ban MSF from working in Gaza over refusal to provide staff list
Medical charity Medicine Sans FrontiĂšres said it would not share the list as it had not been able to ensure staff would remain safe.
https://bbc.com/news/articles/cvg1ymmkpkro
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Zack Whittaker
3 days ago
NEW: The developer of the long-running and popular open source text editor Notepad++ has confirmed that China government-backed hackers hijacked the software's update feature for months during 2025. The hackers could access computers of victims who were running hijacked versions of Notepad++.
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Notepad++ says Chinese government hackers hijacked its software updates for months | TechCrunch
The developer of the popular text editor Notepad++ said hackers associated with the Chinese government hijacked its software update mechanism to deliver tainted software to users for months.
https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/02/notepad-says-chinese-government-hackers-hijacked-its-software-updates-for-months/
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Anjali Dayal
5 days ago
If youâre looking for citations, quick thoughts: Varshney outlines a similar dynamic in Hindu-Muslim violence in Ethnic Conflict & Civic Life; Straus makes this case in The Order of Genocide: Race, Power, & War in Rwanda; Paxsonâs The Plateau examines a place sheltering people during WWII in France
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Anjali Dayal
5 days ago
something the research on genocide, ethnic cleansing, & communal violence shows us is that the processes tend to stop where local officials & local people refuse to participate in them. there may be obstacles to refusalâbeing threatened, being overpoweredâbut violence isnât inevitable once it starts
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Anjali Dayal
5 days ago
It must have taken a dozen people or more to abduct Liam Ramos and send him to Texas. At any one point, someone could have disrupted the process. That they didnât is horrifying. That they *could* is important. They have agency and theyâre making choices.
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Anjali Dayal
5 days ago
when we say complex processes of repression & violence are highly contingent & dynamic, we mean they depend on active choices people makeânothing is inevitable. we know from lots of research that people can interrupt violent processes by making choices that reflect their values. this is an example.
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sarah jeong
4 days ago
I interviewed an expert on what's happening with connectivity in Iran: The longest blackout in Iran's history. Thousands dead. Documentation of war crimes dependent on Starlink. A regime that uses AI's ubiquity to undermine the credibility of evidence.
www.theverge.com/policy/87184...
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Shedding light on Iranâs longest internet blackout
A staggering death toll.
https://www.theverge.com/policy/871848/iran-blackout-internet-mahsa-alimardani?view_token=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJpZCI6IldkSld2M3cyazIiLCJwIjoiL3BvbGljeS84NzE4NDgvaXJhbi1ibGFja291dC1pbnRlcm5ldC1tYWhzYS1hbGltYXJkYW5pIiwiZXhwIjoxNzcwNDAyNzgyLCJpYXQiOjE3Njk5NzA3ODN9.b_c0D_6SrjARYMCXFGA8YusqM8RkHIzFsNJMIYMtA_g&utm_medium=gift-link
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Rest of World
3 days ago
âI don't think this is just a phase.â As the backlash grows against U.S. tech dominance, companies, countries, and individual users are trying to find alternatives:
restofworld.org/2026/big-tec...
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The world is trying to log off U.S. tech
Some global users are turning to services like Proton Mail and UpScrolled instead.
https://restofworld.org/2026/big-tech-backlash-alternatives-upscrolled/
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Quantum hype is picking up steam, curious to see when we we will pass the cap of "this deserves more scrutiny" into "will this save/doom humanity"
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