Why oh why does the official Pixelfed android app contain google ad trackers??
*edit*: apparently it's a false positive
I think it's being done as part of a deal with Trump's people.
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Meta will get rid of factcheckers, “dramatically reduce the amount of censorship” and recommend more political content on its platforms, including Facebook, Instagram and Threads, founder Mark Zuckerberg has announced.
In a video message, Zuckerberg vowed to prioritise free speech after the return of Donald Trump to the White House and said that, starting in the US, he would “get rid of factcheckers and replace them with community notes similar to X”.
The tech firm’s content moderation teams will be moved from California to Texas “where there is less concern about the bias of our teams”, he said.
#Facebook #US #USA #Trump #USPol #tech #technology #surveillance #surveillanceTech #SocialMedia #CambridgeAnalytica
"A parliamentary committee into rightwing extremism has recommended law enforcement agencies get greater powers to access encrypted messages in national security incidents – despite Asio boss Mike Burgess saying earlier this year he was “not asking for new laws” to address that issue."
#tech #technology #surveillance #surveillanceTech #SocialMedia #policing #Criminology #CriminalJustice #privacy #RightToPrivacy
Ok, so what happens to people who visit Australia?
Do they have to hand over their id to be able to access social media while they're here?
The amount of people I've seen responding to the government's new social media bill (read: surveillance bill) with "but the government has all that data anyway..?"
Like, jesus fuck me people. I understand the economy is shit, but PLEASE buy a single clue.
We're doing "war on terror and the right to privacy" in this week's lecture..
It's the week where the other students really start to wonder about my mental health.
I feel like we're quickly moving towards NSW (?Australia) trying to pass legislation to ban the use of encrypted messaging services completely.