mastodon 4.8.0-nightly.2026-10-06Posting mostly about the enshittification of tech & gaming industries, breaches of privacy laws and the looming age of dystopia.
EU calls VPNs “a loophole that needs closing” in age verification push
https://cyberinsider.com/eu-calls-vpns-a-loophole-that-needs-closing-in-age-verification-push/
#EU #AgeVerification #idverification #VPN #privacy #surveillance #dystopia #technology #government
Starmer’s Social Media Ban: the Reinvention of the Surveillance State
Tyranny masquerading as child safety needs you to feel guilty before you feel suspicious. Downing Street is counting on it.
https://reclaimthenet.org/starmers-social-media-ban-surveillance-state
#UK #AgeVerification #IdVerification #privacy #surveillance #dystopia #technology
Mark Fuckerberg Says AI Costs Contributed To Layoffs Of 8,000 Staffers
AI *cost*, mind you, not AI productivity.
#Meta #Facebook #Instagram #WhatsApp #AI #layoffs #enshittification #technology #socialmedia
The New York Childrens Online Safety Act will ban anyone under 18 from chatting online.
The bill specifically states that all online platforms, including video games which have a live chat feature for their users, are required to implement age verification measures, and ban anyone under the age of 18 from using communication features.
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S4609/amendment/original
#AgeVerification #IDVerification #privacy #surveillance #dystopia #socialmedia #gaming #technology #NewYork #USA
Google Chrome silently installs a 4 GB AI model on your device without consent
At a billion-device scale the climate costs are insane.
https://www.thatprivacyguy.com/blog/chrome-silent-nano-install
#Google #Chrome #malware #AI #enshittification #environment #climate #technology #software
Japanese developer says they don't make games for Xbox because the console is 'not even stocked in major retail stores'
Etsy forces EU citizens to upload ID and biometric data to the mass surveillance company Persona, otherwise you can't sell
https://www.reddit.com/r/privacy/comments/1t1v61x/etsy_forces_eu_citizens_to_upload_id_and/
#Etsy #IDVerificarions #Persona #privacy #surveillance #dystopia #technology #EU
WhatsApp is the worst app on your Windows 11 PC right now, eating 1.2GB of RAM doing nothing
#Meta #WhatsApp #Microslop #Microsoft #Teams #Windows #technology #messaging #socialmedia #software
Nobody needs AI to search the Internet, court says in ruling against Google
Google AI Overview court loss in Germany could spell doom for AI search industry.
Maryland becomes first state to ban surveillance pricing in grocery stores
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/apr/29/maryland-grocery-stores-ban-surveillance-pricing
#privacy #surveillance #surveillancepricing #enshittification #dystopia #technology #Maryland #USA
Mark Fuckerberg ‘Personally Authorized and Actively Encouraged’ Meta’s Massive Copyright Infringement to Train AI Systems, Publishers and Scott Turow Allege in Lawsuit
#Meta #Llama #AI #piracy #copyright #enshittification #technology #socialmedia
SpaceX demolishes IPO records - largest IPO in history
Elon Musk’s company soars to the top of the initial public offering leaderboard
Global #Meta #outage. Problems are being reported with #Facebook, #Messenger, and #Instagram, among others ❤️
https://www.reuters.com/business/metas-social-networks-down-thousands-users-2026-06-12/
Several police officers arrested for using controversial Flock AI license plate reader system to stalk romantic partners
#Flock #AI #surveillance #privacy #technology #abuse #dystopia
Google Broke reCAPTCHA for De-Googled Android Users
The company that decides whether you're a bot now also requires you run its software to prove otherwise.
https://reclaimthenet.org/google-broke-recaptcha-for-de-googled-android-users
#Google #Android #enshittification #dystopia #privacy #surveillance #idverification #technology #antitrust
Injustice 3 in the Works at NetherRealm Studios, It’s Claimed
https://insider-gaming.com/injustice-3-in-the-works-at-netherrealm-studios-its-claimed/
OpenAI Execs Are Panicking
An AI price war is brewing.
https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/openai-execs-panicking-price-anthropic
Police are using surveillance tech to stalk love interests. Dystopia, here we come
The tech company Flock has 80,000 cameras across the US – and a report finds some officers are taking advantage
#Flock #police #privacy #surveillance #dystopia #technology #corruption #USA
Man Sues After #AI #FacialRecognition Wrongly Tags Him Child Luring Suspect in Shocking Police Blunder
'He was arrested at his home in front of his wife. He was accused of attempting to lure a child, a charge carrying devastating social stigma and permanent reputational destruction. He was subjected to months of criminal prosecution and publicly branded with a mugshot that remains accessible online long after the charges were dropped.'
https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/florida-man-sues-ai-wrongful-arrest-1802094
Teardown Confirms the Trump Phone Is a Gold-Painted HTC U24 Pro
https://www.ifixit.com/News/117789/teardown-confirms-the-trump-phone-is-a-gold-painted-htc-u24-pro
EA is Launching an In-Game Ad Service
https://www.dualshockers.com/ea-is-launching-an-in-game-ad-service/
