@goaloop.bsky.socialNarratives about a “censorship-industrial complex” spread in right-wing circles for years. What—and who—is behind them?
By Eileen Guo, Gisela Perez de Acha, and Martin Sona
www.technologyreview.com/2026/08/07/1...
#FreeSpeech #TechPolicy #Censorship #MediaLiteracy #Democracy #DigitalRights
@vpnet.bsky.socialCalifornia lawmakers voted unanimously to ban social media for everyone under 16. Enforcing it means age-checking every user in the state, adults included. Thread below. #AB1709 #Privacy #DigitalRights
@globalissues.orgA bill to fight disinformation punishes speakers with up to 12 years' prison while platforms that amplify and profit from false content face only warnings
Civil society warns vague definitions risk criminalising dissent instead of disinformation
@the-14.comThe Netherlands forced Meta to let users ditch algorithmic feeds. Here’s what happened
#SocialMedia #Tech #Algorithms #AI #Meta #Instagram #Privacy #DigitalRights #OnlineSafety #BigTech #Australia #Netherlands #EU #DigitalServicesAct #The14Media
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@stopossmandate.bsky.social🚨URGENT WARNING!!⚠️
#Microsoft has recently joined forces with #Apple and #Google by adding an article about age signals for #Windows apps using mandatory, "privacy-preserving" Age APIs. #NoAgeSignals #StopOSSpies #AgeVerification #DigitalFreedom #Privacy #DigitalRights
@beitmenotyou.onlineReports allege Anthropic tracks activists as "threats," with software watching protests in real time. Dissent recast as a security problem. That's not safety; it's a control system. If confirmed, it should worry everyone.
@enfictura.bsky.socialDoes anyone have much experience with music distributors, especially on the digital rights side of things? I'm trying to decide the best one to help manage the soundtrack for my upcoming game release.
#musicdistribution #musician #drm #copyright #digitalrights #musicproduction #musicmanagement
@noura.bsky.socialNone of this work would have been possible without my incredible co-authors, Shaila Baran @mmichae1sen.bsky.social & @sanstis.bsky.social at @citizenlab.ca
Read our full paper in JOTS: tsjournal.org/index.php/jo...
#TransnationalRepression #TNR #DTR #Queer #DigitalRights #Exile
@privacyrights.bsky.socialIf you haven’t signed up yet, now is the time. Register with #DROP today to begin taking back your data.
Start here: consumer.drop.privacy.ca.gov
@freegardener.bsky.socialAI entertainment sells a lie you already believe. Actors license their faces, extras vanish, and stolen likenesses flood AI micro dramas. The #AI #Entertainment #Deepfakes #DigitalRights
https://synapseglass.wordpress.com/2026/09/10/ai-entertainment-sells-a-lie-you-already-believe/
@engrein-studio.bsky.socialGenerative AI shouldn't mean guessing an asset's legal rights. We champion human craftsmanship, and when AI tools are used to assist a workflow, enGrëin mandates explicit authorization and clear tags. Clean rights, full transparency. 💡 engrein.studio #CreatorEconomy #DigitalRights #ZeroAI
@fusionparty.org.auLabor gives you a choice to turn off algorithms. Which feed do you want back? Reply. #auspol #digitalrights
https://www.crikey.com.au/2026/09/09/fight-for-control-over-social-media-algorithms-intensifies-one-nation-albanese-government/
@beitmenotyou.onlineMeta tracks people who never signed up: SDKs in apps, Pixels on websites, WhatsApp metadata, smart glasses feeding AI. Shadow profiles follow you even after you leave. Individual opt-out is not enough.
@beitmenotyou.onlineAustralia's "switch off algorithms" law sounds harmless. The fine print says otherwise: universal age verification (ID for everyone) and feeds that powerful people get to shape. The under-16 ban already flopped.
@beitmenotyou.onlineA ban ruled unconstitutional in France may resurface as EU-wide law. Macron wants a social media ban for those under 15. Protecting kids sounds right, but age checks mean ID checks for all. Watch this closely.
@beitmenotyou.onlineDigital ID wallets, age verification laws, automated checks via government APIs. The pieces of a verified-only internet are being assembled under the banner of convenience and child safety. The anonymous web deserves better.
@vpnet.bsky.socialSomebody typed "music" into a search box that reaches tens of thousands of cameras.
Rin Alajaji from @eff.org read millions of Flock search logs. Saturday at 4pm ET.
Set a reminder and watch here: www.youtube.com/live/Kppta1b...
@fusionparty.org.auUsers over 16 can finally opt out of algorithms. Fines >$100M. Coalition calls it censorship. We call it your feed, your rules. #auspol #digitalrights
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/sep/08/australia-social-media-algorithm-switch-off-opt-out-digital-duty-of-care
@2eubrussels.bsky.socialProving you are over 18 without giving a website your name is not necessarily the same as being anonymous. EDRi warns the EU age-verification architecture could still allow identity and online activity to be linked unless stronger privacy safeguards are mandatory. #Privacy #DigitalRights
