Ah, the digital moat around the UK—now with extra gatekeeping! Because clearly, only humans with a penchant for #JavaScript and #cookies are worthy of entering the sacred domain of janitorial wisdom.
https://blog.janitorai.com/posts/3/ #digitalmoat #gatekeeping #technews #cybersecurity #HackerNews #ngated

In a stunning display of overzealous #gatekeeping, the web gods have spoken: your quest for knowledge shall end at the 'nginx' wall of doom. Because who needs access when you can just admire the cryptic majesty of "403 Forbidden"?
https://lore.kernel.org/all/CA+55aFy98A+LJK4+GWMcbzaa1zsPBRo76q+ioEjbx-uaMKH6Uw@mail.gmail.com/ #websecurity #nginx #403forbidden #techhumor #accessdenied #HackerNews #ngated

I'm fucking losing my mind at this.

I work my ass off with my team to make a complete public funding file for my game project.

They have the fucking nerve to refuse it saying I don't have the qualifications as a gamedev.

I'll screenshot my resume so you get it (FR and EN version as I had to send it in French for them).

(sorry for no ALT but it's too long, you can check my resume on LinkedIn here : https://www.linkedin.com/in/mehdibenadel/)

Me : Working since 2016 in the video games industry, Technical Director for two companies, making games since 2004 and the Flash / Newgrounds era.
Public funding : You do not have experience in the video games industry.

That folks, is called #Gatekeeping.

Do you love the idea of Free & Open Source Software, and Linux in particular? I certainly do. But until recently, I didn't think too much about what "freedom" means beyond licensing. If you're like me, this blog post by @fireborn could border on heartbreaking. But it may also be a call to action, not only for developers, but for the entire F/OSS community. I hope it is.

Excerpt: »Freedom is also not telling disabled users to go fuck themselves because they asked for a working login prompt. It’s not freedom if it requires you to be perfect, sighted, fluent in C, and emotionally bulletproof.«

https://fireborn.mataroa.blog/blog/you-dont-own-the-word-freedom-a-full-burn-response-to-the-gnulinux-comment-that-tried-to-gatekeep-me-off-my-own-machine/

found via @Natanox at https://chaos.social/@Natanox/114749881757130989

All’ultimo giorno utile #Apple ha modificato le regole dell#App store per evitare nuove sanzioni #UE

Ora un sviluppatore che usa uno #store esterno deve comunque pagare il 5% di commissioni ad A, e in cambio viene penalizzato sull’App store

Per non essere penalizzati si deve usare solo l’App store e pagare il 30% di commissioni

È sempre #gatekeeping, e infatti la decisione è già stata contestata, quindi ora spettiamo le valutazioni della Commissione #EU

You Don’t Own the Word “Freedom”: A Full-Burn Response to the GNU/Linux Comment That Tried to Gatekeep Me Off My Own Machine, 20250625,
by @fireborn,
https://fireborn.mataroa.blog/blog/you-dont-own-the-word-freedom-a-full-burn-response-to-the-gnulinux-comment-that-tried-to-gatekeep-me-off-my-own-machine/

… via https://lobste.rs/s/nwvary/you_don_t_own_word_freedom_full_burn

> Freedom is also not telling disabled users to go fuck themselves because they asked for a working login prompt […]

>> GNU/Linux is about you owning your machine.

> Then why do I have to reassert that ownership every time a package breaks accessibility?

My hot take on the recent #MarioKartWorld update where choosing Random for online tracks no longer increases your chances to get regular 3-lap tracks:

Good.

I’m tired of schmucks gatekeeping my online experience. That’s not to say that I don’t like classic lap races, but I was sold on this game for the NEW things it brings to the table. I actually LIKE racing from track to track.

Now Random will actually be Random. Not a stupid exploit that waters down Mario Kart WORLD to Mario Kart 8.5 just because YOU don’t like “intermission” races.

Also, I’m all for a classic only mode where you can only choose classic 3-lap races. Maybe all the meta-chasing tryhards would go there and leave the new INTENDED online experience for us casual players.

I woke up to a comment so smug, so perfectly soaked in gatekeeping and faux-righteous posturing, it earned its own blog post.
You want freedom? You want GNU/Linux to mean something?
Then maybe start by not telling disabled users to go fuck themselves with a smile.
This commenter thought they were defending "software freedom." What they were really doing was kicking people out of the room. Dismissing accessibility. Mocking effort. Pretending that cruelty is some kind of rite of passage. They quoted Stallman like it was scripture, ignored real-world experience like it was noise, and wrapped it all in condescension dressed as virtue.
I’ve spent over a decade in this ecosystem. Writing patches. Rebuilding broken stacks. Helping blind users boot systems upstream doesn’t even test. I didn’t "just install Arch and whine about the terminal." I lived in it. I survived it. I held it together when maintainers disappeared and no one else gave a damn.
But apparently, because I didn’t call it GNU/Linux™ and because I dared to talk about how this OS chews people up and spits them out, I’m lazy. I’m weak. I should "get a dog."
So I wrote a response. Line by line. No mercy. No euphemisms.
This isn’t just about one comment. This is about every time someone’s been told they don’t belong because they couldn’t learn fast enough, code well enough, or survive long enough. It’s about everyone who was pushed out while the gatekeepers patted themselves on the back for "preserving the spirit of free software."
You want a free system? Start by making it livable. Because freedom that demands you crawl bleeding through a broken bootloader isn’t freedom. It’s abandonment dressed in ideology.
And if this kind of gatekeeping is your idea of community?
You can keep it.
https://fireborn.mataroa.blog/blog/you-dont-own-the-word-freedom-a-full-burn-response-to-the-gnulinux-comment-that-tried-to-gatekeep-me-off-my-own-machine/
#Linux #GNU #FOSS #Accessibility #BlindTech #FreeSoftware #Gatekeeping #DisabilityInTech #OpenSource #Orca #ScreenReaders #ArchLinux #BurnItDown #blogpost

Gatekeeping? Just don't.

But if you do, don't lie about it.

And if you can't deliver, just say so. It's ok.

But if you try to rip off other affected people commercially or emotionally … you better f**k off. Seriously.

And yes, I’m angry.

Tags: #AuDHD #ADHD #Autism #Gatekeeping

Bist du im Gesundheitssystem wirklich sichtbar?

Viele von uns kennen das Gefühl, in der Medizin nicht gehört oder ernst genommen zu werden. Aber für mehrfach marginalisierte Menschen sind die Hürden noch viel höher.

https://medium.com/@txrattler/dont-call-it-training-if-you-ve-hidden-the-keys-92d157219869

Grinding CTFs lately. Here's the truth:

If I'm trying to break into cyber to make a living, the keys shouldn't be hidden.

CTFs aren't training—they're filtering. No hints, no structure, just “guess what I’m thinking.”

That’s not learning. That’s gatekeeping.

„Trans broken arm syndrome“ – klingt absurd, ist aber für viele trans* Menschen Alltag.

Du kommst mit einem gebrochenen Arm in die Praxis – und wirst gefragt, ob das an den Hormonen liegt.

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Doc Coyle Calls Out 'Pretentious Gatekeeping' of Sleep Token
'What bothers me is the coalitions of lynch mobs against popular heavy bands as a trend,' says Coyle, while speaking about Sleep Token. Continue reading…

https://loudwire.com/doc-coyle-calls-out-pretentious-gatekeeping-sleep-token/

AI summaries. Social media censorship. Paywalls. Disappearing data. Scientific gatekeeping. Book bans. Controlled media.

We live in an age where information is infinite—but access is anything but free. What we don’t see, can’t read, or aren’t allowed to question shapes us more than what we can.

The quote in the image isn't just about information overload. It's about power. And the quiet cost of trusting filters we didn’t choose.

A while back, a post went viral on Twitter for claiming that “real Christians don’t hate #LGBTQ people”, and this is a point that I’ve seen people say a lot in my discussions with progressive Christians and I find it really frustrating.
https://medium.com/prismnpen/a-queer-plea-to-progressive-christians-9a48681e54f1