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Center Online Safety & Liberty<p>🎙️ Beyond the Filter Ep. 1 is live!<br>Hosts Jeremy Malcolm &amp; Brandy Brightman unpack how censorship (driven by moral panic around safety &amp; sexuality) often causes more harm than good.</p><p>🎧 Listen: <a href="https://c4osl.org/beyond-the-filter-pilot-episode/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">c4osl.org/beyond-the-filter-pi</span><span class="invisible">lot-episode/</span></a> </p><p>In this ep:<br>🔍 The problem with age verification laws<br>🛡️ How we can have safety and freedom<br>📢 Why COSL was created: to protect marginalized voices without giving up rights or privacy (1/2)<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Podcast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Podcast</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DigitalRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DigitalRights</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FreeExpression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreeExpression</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OnlineSafety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OnlineSafety</span></a></p>
Hacker News<p>How Each Pillar of the First Amendment Is Under Attack</p><p><a href="https://krebsonsecurity.com/2025/03/how-each-pillar-of-the-1st-amendment-is-under-attack/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">krebsonsecurity.com/2025/03/ho</span><span class="invisible">w-each-pillar-of-the-1st-amendment-is-under-attack/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HackerNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HackerNews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FirstAmendment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FirstAmendment</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FreedomOfSpeech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreedomOfSpeech</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CivilLiberties" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CivilLiberties</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PressFreedom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PressFreedom</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FreeExpression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreeExpression</span></a></p>
N-gated Hacker News<p>📚🔒 Oh joy, another deep dive into why <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Amazon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Amazon</span></a> might not sell your favorite banned book. This opus, penned by a small army of authors, promises to save us from the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/dystopia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dystopia</span></a> of unregulated free expression by reminding us that you can always buy your subversive <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/literature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>literature</span></a> at the other massive online retailer. 🛒💡<br><a href="https://citizenlab.ca/2024/11/analysis-of-censorship-on-amazon-com/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">citizenlab.ca/2024/11/analysis</span><span class="invisible">-of-censorship-on-amazon-com/</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BannedBooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BannedBooks</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FreeExpression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreeExpression</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HackerNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HackerNews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ngated" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ngated</span></a></p>
malomoray<p>I have two more Shows coming up on the EMBRACE TOUR 2025! Come fly away with me next week:<br>Wed, 26.3. @c.keller_weimar <br>Fri, 28.3. @holeoffamedresden <br>.<br>.<br>.<br>.<br>.<br>.<br>.<br>.<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/experimentalmusic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>experimentalmusic</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ambient" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ambient</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fieldrecording" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fieldrecording</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fieldrecordings" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fieldrecordings</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/experimentalart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>experimentalart</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tape" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tape</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/darkambient" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>darkambient</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/noisemusic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>noisemusic</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/freeexpression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>freeexpression</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cassette" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cassette</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/krautrock" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>krautrock</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/strings" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>strings</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ambientmusic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ambientmusic</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/darkambientmusic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>darkambientmusic</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ambientbass" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ambientbass</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ambience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ambience</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/noisemusic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>noisemusic</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/noisemusician" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>noisemusician</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ambientrecording" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ambientrecording</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/psychedelicmusic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>psychedelicmusic</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/4tracktape" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>4tracktape</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/drones" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>drones</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/lofiaesthetic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lofiaesthetic</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/dronemusic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dronemusic</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tapeloop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tapeloop</span></a></p>
malomoray<p>It’s been three years since @bethroberts.music @_ben_osborn_ and I have been in the same space at once. This week, we’re locking ourselves up in my studio, with no plan besides the unconditional wish to capture some beauty together… ✨🌞🥲<br>.<br>.<br>.<br>.<br>.<br>.<br>.<br>.<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/experimentalmusic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>experimentalmusic</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ambient" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ambient</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fieldrecording" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fieldrecording</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fieldrecordings" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fieldrecordings</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/experimentalart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>experimentalart</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tape" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tape</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/darkambient" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>darkambient</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/noisemusic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>noisemusic</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/freeexpression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>freeexpression</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cassette" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cassette</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/krautrock" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>krautrock</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/strings" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>strings</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ambientmusic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ambientmusic</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/darkambientmusic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>darkambientmusic</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ambientbass" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ambientbass</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ambience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ambience</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/noisemusic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>noisemusic</span></a></p>
malomoray<p>Happy Monday!<br>Happy Monday!<br>A week full of collaborative discoveries awaits me<br>✨🔥🤗<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/experimentalmusic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>experimentalmusic</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ambient" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ambient</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fieldrecording" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fieldrecording</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fieldrecordings" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fieldrecordings</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/experimentalart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>experimentalart</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tape" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tape</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/darkambient" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>darkambient</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/noisemusic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>noisemusic</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/freeexpression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>freeexpression</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cassette" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cassette</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/krautrock" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>krautrock</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/strings" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>strings</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ambientmusic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ambientmusic</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/darkambientmusic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>darkambientmusic</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ambientbass" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ambientbass</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ambience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ambience</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/noisemusic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>noisemusic</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/noisemusician" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>noisemusician</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ambientrecording" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ambientrecording</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/psychedelicmusic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>psychedelicmusic</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/4tracktape" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>4tracktape</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/drones" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>drones</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/lofiaesthetic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lofiaesthetic</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/dronemusic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dronemusic</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tapeloop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tapeloop</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tapeloops" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tapeloops</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/freeimprov" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>freeimprov</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/newclassical" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>newclassical</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/freeimprovisationmusic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>freeimprovisationmusic</span></a></p>
Maier Amsden<p>Representation is so important. Having difficult but honest conversations with "the opposition" is so important. Keep pushing those righteous truths!<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TransRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TransRights</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FreeExpression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreeExpression</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MontanaLegislature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MontanaLegislature</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Leadership" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Leadership</span></a></p><p><a href="https://substack.com/@thatstormygeek/note/c-98643876?r=9gey7" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">substack.com/@thatstormygeek/n</span><span class="invisible">ote/c-98643876?r=9gey7</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CharacteristicsOfFascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CharacteristicsOfFascism</span></a> </p><p>11. Disdain for <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Intellectuals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Intellectuals</span></a> and the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Arts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Arts</span></a><br> "<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Fascist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fascist</span></a> nations tend to promote and tolerate open hostility to <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HigherEducation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HigherEducation</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/academia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>academia</span></a>. It is not uncommon for professors and other <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/academics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>academics</span></a> to be censored or even arrested. <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FreeExpression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreeExpression</span></a> in the arts is openly attacked, and governments often refuse to fund the arts."</p><p>Fascism, Anyone? by Lawrence W. Britt published in 2003 by Free Inquiry magazine. </p><p><a href="https://voxpopulisphere.com/2017/08/23/lawrence-britt-14-characteristics-of-fascism/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">voxpopulisphere.com/2017/08/23</span><span class="invisible">/lawrence-britt-14-characteristics-of-fascism/</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DepartmentOfEducation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DepartmentOfEducation</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DEI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DEI</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DumbingUsDown" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DumbingUsDown</span></a></p>
PrivacyDigest<p>The Senate Passed The TAKE IT DOWN Act, Threatening <a href="https://mas.to/tags/FreeExpression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreeExpression</span></a> and <a href="https://mas.to/tags/DueProcess" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DueProcess</span></a></p><p>The bill is meant to speed up the removal of non-consensual intimate imagery, or NCII, including videos that imitate real people, a technology sometimes called “deepfakes.”</p><p>Protecting victims of these heinous <a href="https://mas.to/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a> invasions is a legitimate goal. But good intentions alone are not enough to make good policy. <br><a href="https://mas.to/tags/deepfake" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>deepfake</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/security" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>security</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/02/senate-passed-take-it-down-act-threatening-free-expression-and-due-process" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">eff.org/deeplinks/2025/02/sena</span><span class="invisible">te-passed-take-it-down-act-threatening-free-expression-and-due-process</span></a></p>
Squads<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://partyon.xyz/@nando161" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>nando161</span></a></span> <br>Art has a way of revealing uncomfortable truths. Do you think social media platforms should have the power to decide what gets banned? (Just curious)<br><a href="https://mas.to/tags/FreeExpression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreeExpression</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Art" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Art</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>From Lawrence W. Britt: 14 Characteristics of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fascism</span></a> (2003)</p><p>11. Disdain for <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Intellectuals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Intellectuals</span></a> and the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Arts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Arts</span></a><br> "Fascist nations tend to promote and tolerate open hostility to <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HigherEducation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HigherEducation</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/academia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>academia</span></a>. It is not uncommon for professors and other <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/academics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>academics</span></a> to be censored or even arrested. <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FreeExpression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreeExpression</span></a> in the arts is openly attacked, and governments often refuse to fund the arts."</p><p>House Republicans mull taxes on <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/scholarships" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>scholarships</span></a> and changes to <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/StudentLoan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StudentLoan</span></a> programs</p><p>February 8, 2025</p><p><a href="https://apnews.com/article/trump-administration-education-college-loans-532d52c2ccac8b4be459f7797fb63a73" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">apnews.com/article/trump-admin</span><span class="invisible">istration-education-college-loans-532d52c2ccac8b4be459f7797fb63a73</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fascism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CharacteristicsOfFascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CharacteristicsOfFascism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SignsOfFascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SignsOfFascism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ResistFascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ResistFascism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Education</span></a></p>
Jonathan Emmesedi<p>So much for the USA as a bastion of free and fearless journalism!</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/30/business/media/paramount-trump-cbs-news-settlement.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nytimes.com/2025/01/30/busines</span><span class="invisible">s/media/paramount-trump-cbs-news-settlement.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://c.im/tags/USPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPolitics</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/USJournalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USJournalism</span></a> #<a href="https://c.im/tags/USMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USMedia</span></a> <br><a href="https://c.im/tags/DonaldTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DonaldTrump</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Texas</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Paramount" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Paramount</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/60Minutes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>60Minutes</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Journalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Journalism</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Media" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Media</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/FreeSpeech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreeSpeech</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/FreeExpression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreeExpression</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Censorship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Censorship</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/ABCSettlement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ABCSettlement</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/MetaSettlement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MetaSettlement</span></a></p>
James Baker<p>It’s hard not to think our laws on speech in the U.K. aren’t broken when you read about prosecutions like this <a href="https://pressgazette.co.uk/news/greg-hadfield-ivor-caplin/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">pressgazette.co.uk/news/greg-h</span><span class="invisible">adfield-ivor-caplin/</span></a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/freeexpression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>freeexpression</span></a></p>
MrLaCave :verified_coffee:  <p>On Instagram there is now <a href="https://troet.cafe/tags/FreeExpression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreeExpression</span></a> but you can't search the following terms: <br><a href="https://troet.cafe/tags/drumpf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>drumpf</span></a><br><a href="https://troet.cafe/tags/berniesanders" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>berniesanders</span></a><br><a href="https://troet.cafe/tags/queer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>queer</span></a><br><a href="https://troet.cafe/tags/obama" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>obama</span></a><br><a href="https://troet.cafe/tags/voteblue" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>voteblue</span></a><br><a href="https://troet.cafe/tags/dnc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dnc</span></a><br><a href="https://troet.cafe/tags/fucktrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fucktrump</span></a> (<a href="https://troet.cafe/tags/fuckbiden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fuckbiden</span></a> remains unaffected)<br><a href="https://troet.cafe/tags/democrat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>democrat</span></a>“ (<a href="https://troet.cafe/tags/republican" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>republican</span></a> remains unaffected)<br><a href="https://troet.cafe/tags/kamala" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>kamala</span></a><br><a href="https://troet.cafe/tags/prochoice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>prochoice</span></a><br><a href="https://troet.cafe/tags/constitution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>constitution</span></a><br><a href="https://troet.cafe/tags/reproductiverights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>reproductiverights</span></a><br><a href="https://troet.cafe/tags/jan6th" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>jan6th</span></a><br><a href="https://troet.cafe/tags/insurrection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>insurrection</span></a><br><a href="https://troet.cafe/tags/fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fascism</span></a><br><a href="https://troet.cafe/tags/liberal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>liberal</span></a><br><a href="https://troet.cafe/tags/rightwing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rightwing</span></a><br><a href="https://troet.cafe/tags/georgeconway" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>georgeconway</span></a><br><a href="https://troet.cafe/tags/domesticterrorist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>domesticterrorist</span></a><br><a href="https://troet.cafe/tags/jacksmith" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>jacksmith</span></a><br>Other terms updatet here: <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/de/comments/1i6gpto/instagram_unterdr%C3%BCckt_suchtreffer/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">reddit.com/r/de/comments/1i6gp</span><span class="invisible">to/instagram_unterdr%C3%BCckt_suchtreffer/</span></a></p>
James Baker<p>In memoriam. A list of sites closing due to the decisions of U.K. Polticans to pass the Online Safety Act 2023 <a href="https://onlinesafetyact.co.uk/in_memoriam/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">onlinesafetyact.co.uk/in_memor</span><span class="invisible">iam/</span></a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/censorship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>censorship</span></a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/freeexpression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>freeexpression</span></a></p>
James Baker<p>Charities and political and religious groups are exempt from licensing requirements when it comes to distributing leaflets. Isn’t there a strong case the Secretary of State should exempt those same groups from the requirements of the Online Safety Act to protect their freedom of expression rights? <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/freeexpression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>freeexpression</span></a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/onlinesafety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>onlinesafety</span></a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/censorship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>censorship</span></a></p>
Europe Says<p><a href="https://www.europesays.com/1747858/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">europesays.com/1747858/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> France marks 10 years since deadly Charlie Hebdo attacks <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/AhmedMerabet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AhmedMerabet</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/AnneHidalgo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AnneHidalgo</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/BrunoRetailleau" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BrunoRetailleau</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/CharlieHebdo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CharlieHebdo</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/DeadlyAssault" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DeadlyAssault</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/france" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>france</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/FreeExpression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreeExpression</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/PresidentEmmanuelMacron" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PresidentEmmanuelMacron</span></a></p>
📡 RightToPrivacy & Tech Tips<p>Revealing My "X" <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/SocialCreditScore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SocialCreditScore</span></a>: <br>38 / 100</p><p>As a creator working uphill against <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/biased" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>biased</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/algorithms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>algorithms</span></a> (not liking accounts such as mine, challenging power), I use platforms - w/I agree w/them or not.</p><p>xAI considers analysis "conspiracy theories", &amp; "skepticism on gov or corporate actions"</p><p>Screenshot of w/I refer to as my social credit score on X / Twitter, according to Grok:</p><p><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/X" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>X</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Twitter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Twitter</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/socialMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>socialMedia</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/censorship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>censorship</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/freespeech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>freespeech</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/libre" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>libre</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/liberty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>liberty</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/humanrights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>humanrights</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/freeExpression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>freeExpression</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/shadowbanned" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>shadowbanned</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/grok" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>grok</span></a></p>
PrivacyDigest<p>Saving the Internet in <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Europe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Europe</span></a>: Defending <a href="https://mas.to/tags/FreeExpression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreeExpression</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/12/saving-internet-europe-defending-free-expression" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">eff.org/deeplinks/2024/12/savi</span><span class="invisible">ng-internet-europe-defending-free-expression</span></a></p>
ARTICLE 19<p>Like millions around the world, we are watching <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/USElections2024" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USElections2024</span></a> coverage.</p><p>Whoever is voted in must:<br>🔴Stand up for media &amp; academic freedom<br>🔴Support <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/freeexpression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>freeexpression</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/humanrights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>humanrights</span></a> globally<br>🔴Tackle Big Tech<br>🔴Address the risks of AI<br><a href="https://edition.cnn.com/politics/live-news/2024-election-trump-harris/index.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">edition.cnn.com/politics/live-</span><span class="invisible">news/2024-election-trump-harris/index.html</span></a></p>
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