Who didn't see this coming? 😆 "At this time thousands of MAGA-aligned influencer accounts and large political pages that claim to be based in the U.S. are now being investigated and exposed with many of them traced to India, Nigeria, and other countries."

As people are discovering, turning off the "smart features" setting also kills a lot of useful gmail features because those do use a form of AI (a slippery term!) to scan data (and always have) even though they do not read the text of your emails the way the new (again, opt-in) feature does.

This clearly violates wiretapping laws. California has already filed a lawsuit.

Gmail users!! They've turned on AI scraping by default now...Here's how to turn it off. Pass it on!! www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...

So-called "smart" devices are pushed heavily for the holidays, but be mindful of what you're opting that gift recipient into. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...

Okay, this is EFFING GENIUS. Someone built a website to mimic Gmail (Jmail) with email threads straight out of the Epstein email release. Real emails released by Congress. jmail.world

Our @profdiggity.com on #Google Nest #privacy: "Proximity signals alone can reveal when someone is home, when they leave and when they sleep... Over time, you get a very clear picture of household routine.” by @mikaelthalen.bsky.social san.com/cc/google-is...

Reporter: Are affirming that you think Trump is a fascist? Mamdani: We’ve spoken about— Trump: That’s ok, you can just say it.

We all knew this was coming. #BoycottGoogle www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/artific...

Yeah, checks out: www.express.co.uk/news/world/2... #BoycottX

Tired of explaining why Google is bad so made a meme to sum it up. #BoycottGoogle

Remember when he signed an executive order to expand the death penalty back in January? Pepperidge Farm remembers. www.npr.org/2025/01/21/g...

very big story here: apnews.com/article/immi...

Musk has apparently manipulated Grok so much that it says he's a better athlete than LeBron James and a funnier comedian than Jerry Seinfeld. Imagine being so insecure you need to program an LLM to boost you like that.

If you live in the UK, now's a good time to email your MP and other local officials and urge them to close their X accounts or at the very least stop posting.

From www.reddit.com/r/Anticonsum... #NationalBoycott #BoycottTarget #BoycottHomeDepot #BoycottAmazon

Imagine if tech companies had made a wild capex bet on chasing clean energy, instead of inventing a plagiarism machine powered by **checks notes** extending the life of coal plants

Microsoft AI CEO: "The fact that people are unimpressed that we can have a fluent conversation with a super smart AI ... is mindblowing to me." www.windowscentral.com/microsoft/wi... The AI:

Encourage the #eXodus. I've seen quite a few people on X comment that they are staying on the platform to 'fight back' or 'present an alternative argument'. I don't agree with this for many reasons. Here are just a few:-

Zuckerberg is building a data center in Louisiana the size of Manhattan — while Meta runs ads about how small towns love their data centers, we found furious locals who plan to leave town completely.

Meanwhile the UK's National Lottery is *actively advertising* on Twitter - more info here: stopfundinghate.info/whos-still-a...

Some have gotten stencils and put this on the sidewalk on the outside of kidnapped people's homes in Washington state. I think this should go viral in all 50; don't you agree? 🔴"NEIGHBOR KIDNAPPED HERE. ABOLISH ICE"🔴 Do NOT let people disappear unnoticed. RESIST.

New from 404 Media: a contractor is paying random people $300 to physically track immigrants for ICE. Spoke to people briefed on plans. This isn't licensed PIs/bounty hunters. These are just former police/military; members of public "Something doesn't sound right" www.404media.co/contractor-p...

Windows may install malware, but Microsoft promises the next Xbox will be super expensive and won't have any exclusives, so it all balances out in the end.

another headline for this image

Google's AI overviews do make up stuff for its results now. Even the CEO admits it. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Microsoft is trash for many reasons, but probably most of all is that they power ICE: uk.pcmag.com/security/964...

Here's an idea: Tax the billionaires. www.visualcapitalist.com/111-trillion...

☑️ Adding "cringe ads" to the list of reasons to ditch Amazon.

have any videos or photos that will help ID any ICE? send them to this site. icelist.is

Today, thousands of people came out to events all across NYC—picking up and handing out materials to defend their neighborhoods from ICE. There were whistles kits & know your rights cards. People went to hundreds of businesses hanging signs of solidarity. Incredible feat by @handsoffnyc.bsky.social.

One of the best pieces I've read in awhile. Emily Bressler in @mcsweeneys.net writes "I Work for an Evil Company, but Outside Work, I’m Actually a Really Good Person": www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/i-w...

"Musk. Thiel. Ellison. Zuckerberg. They are not hiding in the shadows. They are issuing press releases, signing contracts and profiting from genocide and erasure. Your attention, your data, your investments, are the true profit engines for many of these corporations."

In addition to arresting peaceful protestors, the Homeland Security social media accounts are stooping to taunting and name-calling. Keep up the protests, their time will come. #AbolishICE uk.news.yahoo.com/arrests-inju...

“The government is allowed to post real death threats on social media but you’re not allowed to post sarcastic death threats on social media” is actually a pretty apt distillation of power and violence

🚨 It's official: Google wants to scan your Gmail 🚨 Here are the plans: tuta.com/blog/how-to-... Disable Gemini now! We explain 👉️ How to disable Gemini 👉️ How to deinstall Gemini Stop #Google now: 👉️ tuta.com/blog/how-to-...

Do come along to this on Sunday if you’re in or near Stroud.

"...the issue was “particularly important” amidst the concentration of social media ownership by a handful of tech barons." “Who has control over the algorithms that dictate what content goes onto people’s phones?”…We need to be effectively regulating those social media companies.”

ZINE: 7 steps to stop ICE

"Well, they're evil now,” Mark added. www.404media.co/google-has-c...

In recent light of the #blackout movement that's circulating this month, here are some of my ethical purchasing tips #holiday #shopping #tips #november

Proof that you don't need to be using the biggest platforms to grow your business. There's less noise and more chance to grow your engagement on places like Bluesky and Rednote.

The part of falling into fascism that they don't talk about is how the whole time everybody is going "hey they're doing a facism" "you're right that is a facism" "yeah I just looked it up and this is measurably a fascism" "yeah somebody aught to do something about that" the whole time.

Edward Snowden said it best: "Ultimately, arguing that you don't care about the right to privacy because you have nothing to hide is no different than saying you don't care about free speech because you have nothing to say."

Your Data Will Be Used Against You. www.theverge.com/2024/9/24/24...

There is no such thing as nothing to hide. Saying that is akin to being OK if cops without a warrant ransack your house. Our digital devices often contain even more about who we are and keys to everything that our physical items do.