www.wired.com How Threads’ Privacy Policy Compares to Twitter’s (and Its Rivals’)
Want to try out Meta’s new social media app? Here’s more context on what personal data is collected by Threads and similar social media apps.
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They're trying to juice up their stats for advertisers. More registered users = more surveillance capitalism.
www.theverge.com Twitter has started blocking unregistered users
Elon Musk blamed “data pillage” and claims the move is temporary.
The Twitter shitshow continues.
bouncing and I are reading The Road -- anyone else in?
Since Cormac McCarthy passed, we decided it was a good time to familiarize ourselves with at least one of his books. It was between that and No Country for Old Men.
What should partizle be when it grows up?
When @[email protected], @[email protected] and I started this instance, we figured we'd get a dozen or so signups from people we knew. We left registration open, figuring no one would care because we did exactly nothing to promote this.
It's by any measure still a small instance (~100 users) but even so, moderation of other instances is now a thing: we've blocked some troublesome instances, in particular ones that we suspect traffic in borderline illegal content. We by no means, however, have any good grasp on what's federating to us from the open web.
Sooner or later, bots and spammers and trolls will find our humble little instance. Lemmy's only real remedies for that is an application process and/or verified email. Both to our mind seem useless, because bots can convincingly automate either or both. Cloudflare can keep out the more naive bots, though ratcheting up the security in it ca
Post your favorite workout playlists
Lately I've liked Spotify's Adrenaline Workout. Something about Rob Zombie makes me want to push myself. Maybe I'm running from zombies??
Recently read: The Long Earth -- currently considering a new sci-fi read?
The Long Earth... Trying to decide on my next book.
Lately the world itself has been dystopian enough, so I'm leaning toward a less dystopian sci fi book. Anyone got a recommendation?
quillette.com The Real Cost of Cheap Labour
Michael Lind's 'Hell to Pay' presents a dire cautionary message to the political establishment.
Trump faces federal charges in classified documents case, adding to legal woes
www.reuters.com Trump risked national secrets, prosecutors allege in indictment
U.S. prosecutors unsealed a 37-count indictment against Donald Trump on Friday, accusing the former president of risking some of the country's most sensitive security secrets after leaving the White House in 2021.
Former U.S. President Donald Trump faces a new legal challenge - this time from the government he used to lead - with charges for illegally retaining classified documents and other crimes expected to be filed next week in federal court in Miami.
Any scifi fans?
Just introducing myself and thinking of creating a sci-fi sub. I’m into Philip K Dick, Isaac Asimov, Neal Stephenson, etc.
Also into weight training and CrossFit.
Live in Portland.
www.cnn.com Martha Stewart says America will 'go down the drain' if people don't return to office | CNN Business
Martha Stewart slammed remote work culture, saying in an interview with the magazine Footwear News, that people cannot “possibly get everything done working three days a week in the office and two days remotely.”
