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Hacker News<p>When Knowing Someone at Meta Is the Only Way to Break Out of "Content Jail"</p><p><a href="https://www.eff.org/pages/when-knowing-someone-meta-only-way-break-out-content-jail" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">eff.org/pages/when-knowing-som</span><span class="invisible">eone-meta-only-way-break-out-content-jail</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HackerNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HackerNews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ContentJail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ContentJail</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Meta" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Meta</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/InsiderAccess" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>InsiderAccess</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SocialMediaFreedom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SocialMediaFreedom</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DigitalRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DigitalRights</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EffOrg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EffOrg</span></a></p>
OS-SCI<p>🚨 China is exporting its Great Firewall censorship tools globally. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Censorship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Censorship</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DigitalRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DigitalRights</span></a> <a href="https://www.osnews.com/story/143333/china-is-selling-its-great-firewall-censorship-tools-to-countries-around-the-world/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">osnews.com/story/143333/china-</span><span class="invisible">is-selling-its-great-firewall-censorship-tools-to-countries-around-the-world/</span></a></p>
Nicola Fabiano<p>🚀 Italy makes history as 1st EU nation with a comprehensive <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>AI</span></a> law aligned to <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/AIAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>AIAct</span></a>!</p><p>Key wins:<br />✅ Human-centric approach<br />✅ Revolutionary healthcare data provisions<br />✅ Deepfake penalties (1-5 yrs prison)<br />✅ €1B investment fund<br />✅ Regulatory sandboxes<br />✅ Protection of democratic processes</p><p>Positions Italy as an EU hub for responsible AI innovation with clear frameworks for businesses.</p><p>Read more: <a href="https://www.nicfab.eu/en/posts/ai-italian-law/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nicfab.eu/en/posts/ai-italian-</span><span class="invisible">law/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/ArtificialIntelligence" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ArtificialIntelligence</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>AI</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/TechPolicy" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>TechPolicy</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/DigitalRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>DigitalRights</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Innovation" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Innovation</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/regulation" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>regulation</span></a></p>
Hans-Christoph Steiner<p>Android Developer Verification means any developer or organization that wants to publish a mobile app now has to comply with either <a href="https://social.librem.one/tags/Apple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Apple</span></a>'s or <a href="https://social.librem.one/tags/Google" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Google</span></a>'s Terms of Service. That means two US companies now have a say in the apps that our governments make for their citizens, around the world.</p><p><a href="https://social.librem.one/tags/Android" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Android</span></a> <a href="https://social.librem.one/tags/developer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>developer</span></a> <a href="https://social.librem.one/tags/AndroidDeveloperVerification" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AndroidDeveloperVerification</span></a><br><a href="https://social.librem.one/tags/gatekeeper" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>gatekeeper</span></a> <a href="https://social.librem.one/tags/DigitalRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DigitalRights</span></a> <a href="https://social.librem.one/tags/DigitalSovereignity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DigitalSovereignity</span></a></p>
Sexabled<p>🆘 Klarnamenpflicht? Auf keinen Fall!</p><p>Ja, Hass im Netz ist real und unerträglich. Doch eine Klarnamenpflicht wäre der falsche Weg, denn:⬇️ </p><p><a href="https://troet.cafe/tags/KeinHass" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>KeinHass</span></a> <a href="https://troet.cafe/tags/StopHateNotNames" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StopHateNotNames</span></a> <a href="https://troet.cafe/tags/Meinungsfreiheit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Meinungsfreiheit</span></a> <a href="https://troet.cafe/tags/DigitalRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DigitalRights</span></a> <a href="https://troet.cafe/tags/Netzpolitik" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Netzpolitik</span></a> <a href="https://troet.cafe/tags/QueerRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>QueerRights</span></a> <a href="https://troet.cafe/tags/LGBTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQ</span></a> <a href="https://troet.cafe/tags/HumanRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HumanRights</span></a> <a href="https://troet.cafe/tags/NoHateSpeech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NoHateSpeech</span></a> <a href="https://troet.cafe/tags/GegenHass" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GegenHass</span></a> <a href="https://troet.cafe/tags/Antifaschismus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Antifaschismus</span></a> <a href="https://troet.cafe/tags/Datenschutz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Datenschutz</span></a> <a href="https://troet.cafe/tags/OnlineSafety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OnlineSafety</span></a> <a href="https://troet.cafe/tags/StopHate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StopHate</span></a> <a href="https://troet.cafe/tags/HassImNetz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HassImNetz</span></a> <a href="https://troet.cafe/tags/StopHateSpeech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StopHateSpeech</span></a> <a href="https://troet.cafe/tags/Solidarit%C3%A4t" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Solidarität</span></a> <a href="https://troet.cafe/tags/Freiheit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Freiheit</span></a> <a href="https://troet.cafe/tags/Justice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Justice</span></a> <a href="https://troet.cafe/tags/Aktivismus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Aktivismus</span></a> <a href="https://troet.cafe/tags/GegenHassImNetz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GegenHassImNetz</span></a> <a href="https://troet.cafe/tags/FightForFreedom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FightForFreedom</span></a> <a href="https://troet.cafe/tags/ProtectPrivacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ProtectPrivacy</span></a> <a href="https://troet.cafe/tags/InternetFreedom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>InternetFreedom</span></a> <a href="https://troet.cafe/tags/Feminismus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Feminismus</span></a> <a href="https://troet.cafe/tags/QueerFeminism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>QueerFeminism</span></a></p>
phatcontroller<p>Africa’s internet shutdowns double as digital crackdowns rise. First ever book on internet shutdowns published this week. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DigitalRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DigitalRights</span></a><br><a href="https://www.cajnewsafrica.com/2025/09/16/africas-internet-shutdowns-double-as-digital-crackdowns-rise/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">cajnewsafrica.com/2025/09/16/a</span><span class="invisible">fricas-internet-shutdowns-double-as-digital-crackdowns-rise/</span></a></p>
Xnet<p>🌐 <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/4DCongress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>4DCongress</span></a>: Democratic Digitalisation and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DigitalRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DigitalRights</span></a> 2025 ✨<br>📢 Programme now available</p><p>📅 Oct 28, Barcelona<br>🎟️ Free entry / limited capacity</p><p>👉 Organised by @X_net_ @accentobert_<br>Register here 🔗 <a href="https://4d.cat/en/conference/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">4d.cat/en/conference/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
MediaFaro Analysis<p>Age verification services are on the rise. What do they do with our data?</p><p>What information is an age verification provider supposed to collect when checking ID?</p><p><a href="https://mediafaro.org/article/20250917-age-verification-services-are-on-the-rise-what-do-they-do-with-our-data?mf_channel=mastodon&amp;action=forward" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mediafaro.org/article/20250917</span><span class="invisible">-age-verification-services-are-on-the-rise-what-do-they-do-with-our-data?mf_channel=mastodon&amp;action=forward</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/AgeVerification" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AgeVerification</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/DataProtection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DataProtection</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/DigitalRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DigitalRights</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Privacy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Tech</span></a></p>
BeelzeCrypt<p>Ob <a href="https://social.anoxinon.de/tags/ChatControl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ChatControl</span></a> in der EU oder die <a href="https://social.anoxinon.de/tags/V%C3%9CPf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VÜPf</span></a> -Reform in der Schweiz – unsere Staaten wollen immer mehr Massenüberwachung und Vorratsdatenspeicherung unter dem Vorwand, uns vor Kriminalität zu schützen.<br>Wir dürfen das nicht zulassen! Es geht um unsere digitale Freiheit, unsere Privatsphäre und unsere Grundrechte – ohne Datenschutz und Privatsphäre kann keine Demokratie bestehen.</p><p><a href="https://social.anoxinon.de/tags/DigitalRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DigitalRights</span></a> <a href="https://social.anoxinon.de/tags/Privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Privacy</span></a> <a href="https://social.anoxinon.de/tags/Freiheit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Freiheit</span></a> <a href="https://social.anoxinon.de/tags/uberwachungstoppen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>uberwachungstoppen</span></a> <a href="https://social.anoxinon.de/tags/Datenschutz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Datenschutz</span></a> <a href="https://social.anoxinon.de/tags/cybersecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cybersecurity</span></a> <a href="https://social.anoxinon.de/tags/Menschenrechte" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Menschenrechte</span></a></p>
Hacker News<p>Teen Safety, Freedom, and Privacy</p><p><a href="https://openai.com/index/teen-safety-freedom-and-privacy" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">openai.com/index/teen-safety-f</span><span class="invisible">reedom-and-privacy</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HackerNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HackerNews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TeenSafety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TeenSafety</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Freedom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Freedom</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Privacy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OnlineSafety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OnlineSafety</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DigitalRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DigitalRights</span></a></p>
André Linoge :typescript:<p>Lately there’s been a lot of discussion about chat control. Here’s what I believe: it doesn’t matter who is in power—every government will want to control and preserve its authority, even in a democratic country. Labels like “right-wing extremist” or “left-wing extremist” can easily be applied, and people can be prosecuted if it serves the purpose. <br /><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/ChatControl" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ChatControl</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Privacy</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Freedom" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Freedom</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/DigitalRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>DigitalRights</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Democracy</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/DemocracyDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>DemocracyDay</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Censorship" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Censorship</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Europe" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Europe</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/EU" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>EU</span></a></p>
Ohmbudsman<p>📶 Equatorial Guinea Cuts Island Internet Yearlong — Protest punished by silence. Digital shutdowns as authoritarian tool.<br>(Source: <a href="https://apnews.com/article/guinea-internet-bloqueo-annobon-somagec-obiang-dabf12aa36f11b3e14bf78c3caffef60" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">apnews.com/article/guinea-inte</span><span class="invisible">rnet-bloqueo-annobon-somagec-obiang-dabf12aa36f11b3e14bf78c3caffef60</span></a>)<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FreeSpeech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FreeSpeech</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DigitalRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DigitalRights</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Authoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Authoritarianism</span></a></p>
Everything Open Conference<p>Digital rights are under pressure more than ever today from threats like:<br />👉 Bait-and-switch AI policies<br />👉 Game stores killing games<br />👉 Music and video platforms removing content you “bought?”<br />👉 Shrink-wrap EULAs</p><p>What are your experiences, fears and plans to deal with these issues?<br /><a href="https://2026.everythingopen.au/news/digital-rights-campaign/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">2026.everythingopen.au/news/di</span><span class="invisible">gital-rights-campaign/</span></a></p><p>⏰ Come and share with us at <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/EverythingOpen" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>EverythingOpen</span></a> Canberra 2026. <br />⏰ <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/CFP" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>CFP</span></a> closes 21 Sep 2025!<br /><a href="https://2026.everythingopen.au/programme/proposals/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">2026.everythingopen.au/program</span><span class="invisible">me/proposals/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/EO2026" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>EO2026</span></a> <br /><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/conference" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>conference</span></a> <br /><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/openSource" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>openSource</span></a><br /><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/DigitalRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>DigitalRights</span></a></p>
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