A blog post reveals that the UK Online Safety Act, as admitted in a recent High Court case, wasn't primarily designed to protect children but to regulate "services that have a significant influence over public discourse." This suggests the act's true aim may be controlling online information flow, not solely child safety.
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Journalist Alistair Kitchen was detained and deported from the USA after covering student protests at Columbia University. He had his phone returned upon arrival back in Melbourne, highlighting concerns about press freedom.
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The Wikimedia Foundation, owner of Wikipedia, reports a 50% surge in bandwidth costs since January 2024, blaming AI crawlers. This raises concerns that AI companies are harming the open web by siphoning traffic from information sources and charging users for access.
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Recent Windows builds (26120.3576 and 22635.5090) include a hidden FAQ list accessible within Settings > System > About. This list addresses questions related to Windows version and device specifications. It can be enabled using the command `vivetool /enable /id:55305888`.
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This post describes a heavily interactive web application requiring JavaScript. The author rejects the term 'Bluetorial,' instead dubbing it an 'Orwellial' and including a humorous GIF. This suggests the app is complex and interactive, far beyond a simple HTML interface.
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The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) reports that Big Tech companies are censoring abortion-related content, removing vital reproductive health information. They urge users affected by censorship to report it at www.eff.org/uncensored. This is a highly interactive web application requiring JavaScript.
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Sinevibes' YouTube channel is back online! An Ars Technica reporter, after reading an article by @pkirn.bsky.social, contacted Sinevibes and directly reached a Google employee who expedited their appeal.
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Indie developer Sinevibes' YouTube channel was deleted due to alleged violations of "spam and deceptive policies." Sinevibes claims they only posted demos of their own original products and are baffled by the deletion. This incident highlights the impact of algorithmic misjudgments on content creators and sparks debate about platform moderation practices.
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The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has terminated all its advisory committees, including several cybersecurity boards like CISA's advisory panel and the Cyber Safety Review Board investigating the Salt Typhoon incident. A source familiar with the matter says the review is now effectively “dead.” This action raises concerns about the future of cybersecurity oversight and collaboration.
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A photographer using Adobe Lightroom's AI highlight removal tool discovered a bizarre error: a bitcoin appeared in their photo of a seagull where none existed before. The unexpected addition of a cryptocurrency logo to the image sparked outrage and debate among photographers, raising concerns about the reliability of AI image processing technology.
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