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@masek@infosec.exchange @GossiTheDog@cyberplace.social that isn't necessarily meaningful given the constant attempts by Google to further enshittify the Web by pushing intrusive, unfree technologies. As long as people are using Chrome, it's only a matter of time until whatever you think is safer in a browser will be just as intrusive if not more than a standalone software application.

@lina@vt.social I get that, and I appreciate the good faith you have in them. But I must say that an enforcement team that can't enforce against powerful individuals in the community is one that is *systematically* designed for complacency, whether those in it are aware or not. In real life, this is how corruption works. In even the most corrupt of countries, you'll find anti-corruption admins and institutions, but they "are powerless" against the powerful. Anyway, I am glad you are past being involved in that unhealthy environment and I hope you continue to recover, and do the things you want around the people who respect and appreciate you.

@lina@vt.social a bunch of toxic folks you had to deal with, from the deadnaming twat to the CoC team clearly formed to put out fires and be callous rather than ensure safety and humane conduct in the community. Sorry you had to deal with all of that.

@yaxu@post.lurk.org being Middle Eastern is a cocktail of some of these things that make all conferences on Fedi incredibly inaccessible.

@feditips most link shorteners are spyware. They track and fingerprint users across the internet. No one should use a URL shortener.

@stefanwagner@mastodon.acm.org @EUCommission@ec.social-network.europa.eu DMA only applies to gatekeepers, as in social networks that have a very considerable % of the market share. If there's no interoperability by Facebook (they don't use/allow federation) then are people really free not to use Facebook and pay or agree to be tracked and targeted? Unless these hypothetical people are willing to sacrifice one of the most common, if not the most, way to connect with others? I'd strongly argue that this is not a choice for most people (and that perpetually, the more people locked inside their network the harder for others not to be..)

@stefanwagner@mastodon.acm.org @EUCommission@ec.social-network.europa.eu I am typing this as a person from one of many societies that completely rely on Facebook/Whatsapp, it is pretty much necessary to participate in my society. From the only place to join communities all the way to basic information about road safety and political announcements. Remember: Facebook actively prevents people from getting any useful data without signing up. Every communications app is available here. This is not a supply issue, but a networking issue. Facebook owns the biggest social networks and it's not even close. If almost everyone you know is on an app or two, they have no reason to install new apps or switch apps, and you are forced to pay or consent. This is the future the DMA is trying to prevent. I'd recommend reading on what Facebook is able to do to societies once anticompetitive/tech monopoly legislation like the DMA is not enforced. It has already happened and many case studies are out there.