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Nadiia Omelchuk🇺🇦<p>Friends, I created a new bracelet with Sunflowers🌻💙💛<br>Already available on Etsy:<br><a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/1886017268/bracelet-with-sunflowers?ref=shop_home_active_1&amp;frs=1&amp;sts=1&amp;logging_key=da9224f1091926f27b1e8c755432ad3d10fc1de7%3A1886017268" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">etsy.com/listing/1886017268/br</span><span class="invisible">acelet-with-sunflowers?ref=shop_home_active_1&amp;frs=1&amp;sts=1&amp;logging_key=da9224f1091926f27b1e8c755432ad3d10fc1de7%3A1886017268</span></a></p><p>I also create custom jewelry, send me a message and I will make something special for you🤗</p><p>I would be grateful for sharing❤️</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SupportUkraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SupportUkraine</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/madeinUkraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>madeinUkraine</span></a></p>
Nadiia Omelchuk🇺🇦<p>Custom order for a bracelet with three flags 🇱🇹🇺🇦🇳🇱<br>Thank you very much for your trust❤️</p><p>If you would like to order a custom bracelet, send me a message and I will make something special for you🤗</p><p>My Etsy store💙💛<br><a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/NadiiaJewelryArt" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">etsy.com/shop/NadiiaJewelryArt</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SupportUkraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SupportUkraine</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/madeinUkraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>madeinUkraine</span></a></p>
Lesbiykastrong<p>Lesbian Ukraine: Pride &amp; Support 🇺🇦🏳️‍🌈<br>🇺🇦🏳️‍🌈❤️😊🌸<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LesbianUkraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LesbianUkraine</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LGBTUkraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTUkraine</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PrideUkraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PrideUkraine</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/UkrainianLesbian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UkrainianLesbian</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LoveIsLove" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LoveIsLove</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/QueerUkraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>QueerUkraine</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SupportUkraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SupportUkraine</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Rainbow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Rainbow</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Dreadlocks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Dreadlocks</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Tattoos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tattoos</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OurStrength" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OurStrength</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/StandWithUkraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StandWithUkraine</span></a></p>
DTPNews<p>好的！乌克兰恢复了倡议 – 俄罗斯军队推迟了</p><p>参加无人机群项目的筹款活动 in Afu，对乌克兰的最佳支持的信任是“我买我的咖啡” bluesky i我不拥有或共享任何不受流行的RU频道传播的信息。在此处阅读有关我在OPSEC上的立场的更多信息 <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ukraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ukraine</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/russia%E4%B8%AD%E7%9A%84%E6%88%98%E4%BA%89%E7%8A%B6%E5%86%B5%E5%B0%86%E5%A4%B1%E5%8E%BB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>russia中的战争状况将失去</span></a>#ukraine <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ukrainewar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ukrainewar</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ukrainewar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ukrainewar</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/supportukraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>supportukraine</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/militare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>militare</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/militaryaid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>militaryaid</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/military" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>military</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/crowdfunding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>crowdfunding</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/crowdfunding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>crowdfunding</span></a>＃ （Tagstotranslate）乌克兰（T）战争（T）俄罗斯（T）Sitrep（T）战争更新（T）今天的新闻（T）军事（T）军事（T）摘要（T​​）分析（T）Kharkiv（T）Kharkiv（T）地图（T）地图（T）反攻击性（T）反攻性（T）俄罗斯（T）战争（t）俄罗斯乌克兰入侵（T）普京（T）弗拉基米尔·普京（T）Volodymyr…</p><p><a href="https://www.dtpnews.com/2025/04/08/zhongwen/administrador/%e5%a5%bd%e7%9a%84%ef%bc%81%e4%b9%8c%e5%85%8b%e5%85%b0%e6%81%a2%e5%a4%8d%e4%ba%86%e5%80%a1%e8%ae%ae-%e4%bf%84%e7%bd%97%e6%96%af%e5%86%9b%e9%98%9f%e6%8e%a8%e8%bf%9f%e4%ba%86/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">dtpnews.com/2025/04/08/zhongwe</span><span class="invisible">n/administrador/%e5%a5%bd%e7%9a%84%ef%bc%81%e4%b9%8c%e5%85%8b%e5%85%b0%e6%81%a2%e5%a4%8d%e4%ba%86%e5%80%a1%e8%ae%ae-%e4%bf%84%e7%bd%97%e6%96%af%e5%86%9b%e9%98%9f%e6%8e%a8%e8%bf%9f%e4%ba%86/</span></a></p>
OK! News<p>好的！乌克兰恢复了倡议 – 俄罗斯军队推迟了</p><p>参加无人机群项目的筹款活动 in Afu，对乌克兰的最佳支持的信任是“我买我的咖啡” bluesky i我不拥有或共享任何不受流行的RU频道传播的信息。在此处阅读有关我在OPSEC上的立场的更多信息 <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ukraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ukraine</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/russia%E4%B8%AD%E7%9A%84%E6%88%98%E4%BA%89%E7%8A%B6%E5%86%B5%E5%B0%86%E5%A4%B1%E5%8E%BB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>russia中的战争状况将失去</span></a>#ukraine <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ukrainewar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ukrainewar</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ukrainewar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ukrainewar</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/supportukraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>supportukraine</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/militare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>militare</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/militaryaid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>militaryaid</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/military" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>military</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/crowdfunding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>crowdfunding</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/crowdfunding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>crowdfunding</span></a>＃ （Tagstotranslate）乌克兰（T）战争（T）俄罗斯（T）Sitrep（T）战争更新（T）今天的新闻（T）军事（T）军事（T）摘要（T​​）分析（T）Kharkiv（T）Kharkiv（T）地图（T）地图（T）反攻击性（T）反攻性（T）俄罗斯（T）战争（t）俄罗斯乌克兰入侵（T）普京（T）弗拉基米尔·普京（T）Volodymyr…</p><p><a href="https://www.dtpnews.com/2025/04/08/zhongwen/administrador/%e5%a5%bd%e7%9a%84%ef%bc%81%e4%b9%8c%e5%85%8b%e5%85%b0%e6%81%a2%e5%a4%8d%e4%ba%86%e5%80%a1%e8%ae%ae-%e4%bf%84%e7%bd%97%e6%96%af%e5%86%9b%e9%98%9f%e6%8e%a8%e8%bf%9f%e4%ba%86/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">dtpnews.com/2025/04/08/zhongwe</span><span class="invisible">n/administrador/%e5%a5%bd%e7%9a%84%ef%bc%81%e4%b9%8c%e5%85%8b%e5%85%b0%e6%81%a2%e5%a4%8d%e4%ba%86%e5%80%a1%e8%ae%ae-%e4%bf%84%e7%bd%97%e6%96%af%e5%86%9b%e9%98%9f%e6%8e%a8%e8%bf%9f%e4%ba%86/</span></a></p>
Nadiia Omelchuk🇺🇦<p>Friends, handmade and hand-painted 🕊bird necklace available on Etsy:<br><a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/1885343310/necklace-with-hand-painted-bird?ref=shop_home_active_2&amp;frs=1&amp;sts=1&amp;logging_key=485d8145407bb4706b20195cc5d3b0c29d94df49%3A1885343310" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">etsy.com/listing/1885343310/ne</span><span class="invisible">cklace-with-hand-painted-bird?ref=shop_home_active_2&amp;frs=1&amp;sts=1&amp;logging_key=485d8145407bb4706b20195cc5d3b0c29d94df49%3A1885343310</span></a> </p><p>A great gift idea, made with love🤗</p><p>I would be grateful for sharing my art💙💛</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SupportUkraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SupportUkraine</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/madeinUkraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>madeinUkraine</span></a></p>
Nadiia Omelchuk🇺🇦<p>Friends, handmade brooch 🕊"Dove" available on Etsy:<br><a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/1885423078/dove-brooch?ref=shop_home_active_1&amp;frs=1&amp;sts=1&amp;logging_key=3393fe78ece27f6879fb573c9c11c1d84b1875d2%3A1885423078" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">etsy.com/listing/1885423078/do</span><span class="invisible">ve-brooch?ref=shop_home_active_1&amp;frs=1&amp;sts=1&amp;logging_key=3393fe78ece27f6879fb573c9c11c1d84b1875d2%3A1885423078</span></a> </p><p>A great gift idea made with love💙💛 </p><p>I would be grateful for sharing🤗</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SupportUkraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SupportUkraine</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/madeinUkraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>madeinUkraine</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/handmadejewelry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>handmadejewelry</span></a></p>
This and That<p>Join us in supporting Ukraine at the nationwide Protest on April 5th! Show your solidarity with protest merch. Check out our collection here: <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/TATAnimalsGoneWild?ref=dashboard-header&amp;section_id=53439550" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">etsy.com/shop/TATAnimalsGoneWi</span><span class="invisible">ld?ref=dashboard-header&amp;section_id=53439550</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Etsy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Etsy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/protest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>protest</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/resist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>resist</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/supportukraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>supportukraine</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Ukraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ukraine</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/protestmerch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>protestmerch</span></a> #50501 <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/trending" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trending</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/thisandthat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>thisandthat</span></a></p>
Battalion<p><strong>Destroying Autocracy – April 3, 2025</strong></p><p><strong>Welcome to this week’s “Destroying Autocracy”.</strong></p><p>It’s your source for curated news affecting democracy in the cyber arena with a focus on protecting it. That necessitates an opinionated Butlerian jihad against big tech as well as evangelizing for open-source and the Fediverse. Since big media’s journalism wing is flailing and failing in its core duty to democracy, this is also a collection of alternative reporting on the eternal battle between autocracy and democracy. We also cover the cybersecurity world. You can’t be free without safety and privacy.</p><p>DA comes out on Thursday and is updated through the end of day on Friday. Then we start over. So take your time in perusing it and check back in over the weekend.</p><p><strong>FYI, my opinions will be in bold. And will often involve cursing. Because humans. Especially tech bros. And fascists. Fuck ’em.</strong></p> <p><strong>Featured Item</strong></p> <p>Heydonworks shares:</p><p><a href="https://heydonworks.com/article/poisoning-well/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Poisoning Well</a></p><p><strong>AI can’t do spite. </strong>😈</p> <p><strong>We start and end with good news to make the middle bearable.</strong></p> <p><strong>The response to Russia’s War Crimes and other douchebaggery</strong></p> <p>The Kyiv Independent reports:</p><p><a href="https://kyivindependent.com/moscow-metro-website-displays-appeal-from-recently-hacked-ukrainian-railways/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Moscow Metro website displays appeal from recently hacked Ukrainian Railways</a></p><p>The Register reports:</p><p><a href="https://www.theregister.com/2025/04/04/it_industry_ukraine/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ukraine’s techies a ‘pillar of support’ for national economy after Russian invasion</a></p><p>EuroNews reports:</p><p><a href="https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/03/31/help-us-develop-non-englishchinese-ai-models-japan-asks-eu" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Help us develop non-English/Chinese AI models, Japan asks EU</a></p><p><a href="https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/03/31/french-antitrust-watchdog-fines-apple-150-million-over-data-collection-tool" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">French antitrust watchdog fines Apple €150 million over data collection tool</a></p><p><a href="https://www.euronews.com/next/2025/04/01/googles-ai-feature-on-hold-in-most-eu-member-states-due-to-strict-rules" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Google’s AI feature on hold in most EU member states due to ‘strict rules’</a></p><p>The Reframe has:</p><p><a href="https://www.the-reframe.com/1-year-after-substack/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">1 Year After Substack</a></p><p>404 Media reports:</p><p><a href="https://www.404media.co/open-source-genetic-database-opensnp-shuts-down-to-protect-users-from-authoritarian-governments/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Open Source Genetic Database Shuts Down to Protect Users From ‘Authoritarian Governments’</a></p><p><a href="https://www.404media.co/big-tech-backed-trump-for-acceleration-they-got-a-decel-president-instead/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Big Tech Backed Trump for Acceleration. They Got a Decel President Instead</a>.</p><p><strong>This would be funny if it only impacted these c^nts.</strong></p><p>Reuters reports:</p><p><a href="https://www.reuters.com/legal/elon-musk-must-face-fraud-lawsuit-over-disclosure-twitter-stake-2025-03-28/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Elon Musk must face fraud lawsuit over disclosure of Twitter stake</a></p><p><strong>He’s not allowed to fuck over rich people.</strong></p><p>Tech Policy reports:</p><p><a href="https://techpolicy.press/as-brazil-seeks-to-enforce-competition-law-against-digital-platforms-heres-what-it-could-learn-from-the-eu" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">As Brazil Seeks to Enforce Competition Law Against Digital Platforms, Here’s What it Could Learn from the EU</a></p><p>The UK announces:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/foreign-influence-registration-scheme-implementation" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Foreign Influence Registration Scheme implementation</a></p><p>Gaël Duval shares:</p><p><a href="https://gaelduval.com/practical-payment-solutions-for-murena-and-e-os-users/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Practical Payment Solutions for Murena and /e/OS Users</a></p><p><strong>That’s surveillance and Google-free Android if you aren’t familiar.</strong></p><p>Geo Coop reports:</p><p><a href="https://geo.coop/articles/worker-owned-news-outlets-are-changing-media-industry" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Worker-Owned News Outlets Are Changing the Media Industry</a></p><p>The Wrap has:</p><p><a href="https://www.thewrap.com/laurene-powell-jobs-atlantic-praise-signalgate/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">In Praise of Laurene Powell Jobs, Owner of The Atlantic, Superhero of Signalgate</a></p><p>The Electronic Frontier Foundation reports:</p><p><a href="https://www.eff.org/press/releases/judge-rejects-governments-attempt-dismiss-eff-lawsuit-against-opm-doge-and-musk" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Judge Rejects Government’s Attempt to Dismiss EFF Lawsuit Against OPM, DOGE, and Musk</a></p> <p><strong>Neutral</strong></p><p>The Guardian reports:</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/apr/01/data-privacy-campaigners-warn-of-henry-viii-powers" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Data protection bill leaves room for governmental abuse, campaigners warn</a></p><p>Open Source Initiative reports on:</p><p><a href="https://opensource.org/blog/overcoming-barriers-to-open-source-procurement-in-the-european-union" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Overcoming barriers to Open Source procurement in the European Union</a></p> <p><strong>The Evil Empire Strikes Back</strong></p> <p>TechDirt reports:</p><p><a href="https://www.techdirt.com/2025/03/31/the-real-cost-of-doge-musks-government-cuts-creating-massive-new-expenses/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Real Cost Of DOGE: Musk’s Government Cuts Creating Massive New Expenses</a></p><p>NBC News reports:</p><p><a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/trump-immigration-detained-visitors-border-search-device-visa-passport-rcna197736" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Denied, deported, detained: U.S. border incidents have travelers thinking twice</a></p><p>The Electronic Frontier Foundation reports:</p><p><a href="https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/04/congress-reviving-site-blocking-and-its-just-dangerous-ever" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Site-Blocking Legislation Is Back. It’s Still a Terrible Idea.</a></p><p>The Next Web reports:</p><p><a href="https://thenextweb.com/news/european-tech-warns-trump-tariffs-will-hit-hardware-and-software" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">European tech warns Trump tariffs will hit both hardware and software</a></p> <p><strong>Pariah States</strong></p> <p>The Next Web reports:</p><p><a href="https://thenextweb.com/news/macpaw-survives-missile-strike-to-power-ukraine-tech-legacy" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The day a Russian missile hit a Ukrainian tech giant</a></p><p>BleepingComputer reports:</p><p><a href="https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/north-korean-hackers-adopt-clickfix-attacks-to-target-crypto-firms/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">North Korean hackers adopt ClickFix attacks to target crypto firms</a></p><p>The Register reports:</p><p><a href="https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2025/04/02/north_korean_fake_techies_target_europe/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">North Korea’s fake tech workers now targeting European employers</a></p><p>DarkReading reports:</p><p><a href="https://www.darkreading.com/threat-intelligence/israel-stage-3-cyber-wars-with-iran-proxies" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Israel Enters ‘Stage 3’ of Cyber Wars With Iran Proxies</a></p><p>The Verge reports:</p><p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/news/643670/microsoft-employee-protest-50th-annivesary-ai" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Microsoft employee disrupts 50th anniversary and calls AI boss ‘war profiteer’</a></p> <p><strong>Big Media</strong></p> <p>Tech Policy reports on:</p><p><a href="https://www.techpolicy.press/technology-democracy-and-power-journalisms-role-in-a-time-of-crisis/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Technology, Democracy, and Power: Journalism’s Role in a Time of Crisis</a></p><p>The Guardian reports:</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/media/2025/apr/01/i-cant-cope-with-it-any-more-newsrooms-scramble-to-retain-audiences-amid-the-big-switch-off" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">‘I can’t cope with it any more’: newsrooms scramble to retain audiences amid the big switch-off</a></p> <p><strong>Big Tech</strong></p> <p>Tech Policy reports:</p><p><a href="https://techpolicy.press/where-does-trumps-takeover-of-the-ftc-leave-the-regulation-of-big-tech" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Where Does Trump’s Takeover of the FTC Leave the Regulation of Big Tech?</a></p><p><strong>Practically non-existent.</strong></p><p><a href="https://techpolicy.press/robotstxt-is-having-a-moment-heres-why-we-should-care" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Robots.txt Is Having a Moment: Here’s Why We Should Care</a></p><p>The Verge reports:</p><p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/news/640368/mark-zuckerberg-meta-eu-fine-trump" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">It’s the moment of truth for Zuckerberg’s Trump bet</a></p><p>Epicenter reports:</p><p><a href="https://epicenter.works/en/content/eu-commission-undermines-eidas-protections-again" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">EU Commission Undermines eIDAS Protections, again!</a></p><p>Pivot to AI reports:</p><p><a href="https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/04/01/ai-in-the-enterprise-is-failing-over-twice-as-fast-in-2025-as-it-was-in-2024/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">AI in the enterprise is failing over twice as fast in 2025 as it was in 2024</a></p> <p><strong>Cybersecurity/Privacy</strong></p> <p>The Register reports:</p><p><a href="https://www.theregister.com/2025/04/01/uk_100k_fines_csr/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">UK threatens £100K-a-day fines under new cyber bill</a></p><p>BleepingComputer reports:</p><p><a href="https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cisa-warns-of-fast-flux-dns-evasion-used-by-cybercrime-gangs/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">CISA warns of Fast Flux DNS evasion used by cybercrime gangs</a></p><p>DarkReading reports:</p><p><a href="https://www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/minnesota-tribe-operations-ransomware-attack" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Minnesota Tribe Struggles After Ransomware Attack</a></p> <p><strong>Fediverse</strong></p> <p>The Fediverse Report has:</p><p><a href="https://fediversereport.com/fediverse-report-110/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Fediverse Report – #110</a></p><p>We Distriube reports:</p><p><a href="https://wedistribute.org/2025/03/fediforum-canceled/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">FediForum Has Been Canceled</a></p><p>TechCrunch reports:</p><p><a href="https://techcrunch.com/2025/04/02/a-new-security-fund-opens-up-to-help-protect-the-fediverse/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">A new security fund opens up to help protect the fediverse</a></p><p>Emelia Smith has:</p><p><a href="https://writings.thisismissem.social/open-source-tools-for-the-future-of-decentralized-moderation/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Open-source tools needed for the future of decentralized moderation</a></p><p><a href="https://writings.thisismissem.social/moving-beyond-the-false-dichotomy-for-federation-management/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Moving Beyond the False Dichotomy for Federation Management</a></p><p>The Nexus of Privacy shares:</p><p><a href="https://privacy.thenexus.today/more-notes-on-organizing/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">More notes on Organizing, Mutual Aid, and Activism on decentralized social networks</a></p><p>Ghost has an announcement:</p><p><a href="https://ghost.org/changelog/social-web-beta/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Social web (beta)</a></p><p>Funkwhale announces:</p><p><a href="https://blog.funkwhale.audio/2025-funkwhale-2-news.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Funkwhale 2.0 Alpha candidate</a></p><p>Steven Berson has:</p><p><a href="https://diasporasocial.net/posts/68e89e20f16e013d71e50a04ffb1b246" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Thoughts on Diaspora</a></p> <p><strong>Other Slightly Federated Social Media</strong></p><p>The Fediverse Report has:</p><p><a href="https://fediversereport.com/bluesky-report-110/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Bluesky Report – #110</a></p><p>TechCrunch reports:</p><p><a href="https://techcrunch.com/2025/03/30/beyond-bluesky-these-are-the-apps-building-social-experiences-on-the-at-protocol/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Beyond Bluesky: These are the apps building social experiences on the AT Protocol</a></p><p><a href="https://techcrunch.com/2025/04/01/mark-cuban-backs-skylight-a-tiktok-alternative-built-on-blueskys-underlying-technology/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Mark Cuban backs Skylight, a TikTok alternative built on Bluesky’s underlying technology</a></p><p>Rudy of Blacksky fame shares:</p><p><a href="https://blog.rudyfraser.com/an-internet-of-many-autonomous-communities/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">An internet of many autonomous communities</a></p> <p><strong>CTAs (aka show us some free love)</strong></p> <ul><li>That’s it for this week. Please share this edition of Destroying Autocracy.</li><li><a href="https://friendica.me/profile/friendofsymfony/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Follow me on the Fediverse</a>. Or this site via the button in the footer. 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Destroying Autocracy – 27 March 2025

Welcome to this week’s “Destroying Autocracy”.

It’s your source for curated news affecting democracy in the cyber arena with a focus on protecting it. That necessitates an opinionated Butlerian jihad against big tech as well as evangelizing for open-source and the Fediverse. Since big media’s journalism wing is flailing and failing in its core duty to democracy, this is also a collection of alternative reporting on the eternal battle between autocracy and democracy. We also cover the cybersecurity world. You can’t be free without safety and privacy.

DA comes out on Thursday and is updated through the end of day on Friday. Then we start over. So take your time in perusing it and check back in over the weekend.

FYI, my opinions will be in bold. And will often involve cursing. Because humans. Especially tech bros. And fascists. Fuck ’em.

Featured Item

The Register reports:

EU OS is a proposal for an immutable KDE-based Linux distribution with a Windows-like desktop, designed for use in European public-sector organizations.

Rather than a new distro, it’s a website that documents planning such a thing, what functions the OS might need, how to deploy and manage it, and how to handle users.

EU OS drafts a locked-down Linux blueprint for Eurocrats

This needs to be implemented quickly and then exported to non-EU, non-fascist states as well.

We start and end with good news to make the middle bearable.

The response to Russia’s War Crimes and other douchebaggery

The Kyiv Independent reports:

Italy suspends Starlink purchase negotiations with SpaceX amid Musk controversy

Voice of America journalists sue Trump administration following president’s order to gut free press

The Register reports:

OTF, which backs Tor, Let’s Encrypt and more, sues to save funding from Trump cuts

US defense contractor cops to sloppy security, settles after infosec lead blows whistle

Wired reports:

How to Avoid US-Based Digital Services—and Why You Might Want To

Trump’s Aggression Sours Europe on US Cloud Giants

MIT Technology Review reports on:

Why the world is looking to ditch US AI models

In news sure to make Cory Doctorow happy, Tech Policy reports:

Interoperability in the EU: A Judgment Opens the Door

NPR reports:

As the Trump administration purges web pages, this group is rushing to save them

California announces:

Attorney General Bonta Urgently Issues Consumer Alert for 23andMe Customers

404 Media reports:

Mozilla Foundation Calls on Tech Industry to Block ICE Contractor

The Guardian reports:

A French university is offering ‘scientific asylum’ for US talent. The brain drain has started

The Huffington Post reports:

Pete Hegseth Sued Over Signal Text Debacle

The Kyiv Post reports:

First Surveillance Satellite of Planned Czechia-Ukrainian Constellation in Orbit

Neutral

Tech Policy has:

Scientists Respond to FTC Inquiry into Tech Censorship

The Evil Empire Strikes Back

The Verge asks:

Is it safe to travel with your phone right now?

It’s not safe to travel to the U.S. period. Or even within it by air.

DarkReading reports:

US Weakens Disinformation Defenses, as Russia & China Ramp Up

Heisse reports:

US-Behörde stoppt Gelder für Let’s Encrypt und Tor ‒ Open Tech Fund wehrt sich

Tech Policy reports on:

AI Surveillance on the Rise in US, but Tactics of Repression Not New

How the White House is Gaslighting the World About Europe’s Digital Laws

On a related note to The Guardian article above, Not a Tech Bro has:

Not invented here

Pariah States

BleepingComputer reports:

Cyberattack takes down Ukrainian state railway’s online services

DarkReading reports:

Meet the Low-Key Access Broker Supercharging Russian State Cybercrime

FCC Investigates China-Backed Tech Suppliers for Evading US Operations Ban

Big Media

America2 reports:

The Substack Dilemma: How Creators Are Inadvertently Fueling America’s Failure

Nothing personal but if you are on Substack, you’re a fascist or uninformed or an amoral c^nt.

Vanity Fair reports:

Trump’s Attacks on Press Freedom Are Paving the Way for Authoritarianism

The Washington Examiner reports:

Kari Lake withdraws cancellation of Radio Free Europe funding

Big Tech

Politico reports:

Musk’s X suspends opposition accounts in Turkey amid civil unrest

How surprising. Two set of c^nts work together.

MIT Technology Review reports:

Why handing over total control to AI agents would be a huge mistake

Tech Policy asks:

Will Ireland be Big Tech’s Lapdog Yet Again?

Cybersecurity/Privacy

The Register reports:

As nation-state hacking becomes ‘more in your face,’ are supply chains secure?

BleepingComputer reports:

New VanHelsing ransomware targets Windows, ARM, ESXi systems

TechCrunch reports:

How to tell if your online accounts have been hacked

404 Media reports:

When Your Threat Model Is Being a Moron

You Need to Use Signal’s Nickname Feature

The Verge reports:

Vivaldi bundles Proton VPN into its web browser

Fediverse

The Fediverse Report has:

Fediverse Report – #109

Arxiv has a research paper:

FediverseSharing: A Novel Dataset on Cross-Platform Interaction
Dynamics between Threads and Mastodon Users

Letterbook has a:

Development Update

Fedihost has some how to videos:

Creating A GoToSocial Instance on FediHost

Configuring A PeerTube Instance

Reset Digital for Good has:

Dezentrale YouTube-Alternative PeerTube: Nachhaltiger dank Peer-to-Peer?

Other Slightly Federated Social Media

TechCrunch reports:

A world without Caesars: How the ATProto community is rebuilding the web to return power to the people

Hmm. Are they really?

CTAs (aka show us some free love)

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