Markatlarge
@markatlarge.bsky.social
I’m in digital marketing tech and app developer, specializing in creating innovative solutions like BingeWatch, a streaming sharing and discovery app, and Punge, an AI-powered NSFW image detector.
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Make Congress take action and unmask ICE!
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December 13, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Make Congress take action and unmask ICE!
Some good news today. I use Google search as little as possible. www.reddit.com/r/google/s/t...
From the google community on Reddit: Google's search engine market share falls to 70% in 2025, its lowest level in more than a decade, as competition from ChatGPT strengthens. Ironically, this drop in...
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December 13, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Some good news today. I use Google search as little as possible. www.reddit.com/r/google/s/t...
Google didn’t win search through innovation—it was convicted of abusing its monopoly.
Now regulators say it illegally scraped the web to catch up in AI.
Monopoly behavior, on repeat. www.reddit.com/r/technology...
Now regulators say it illegally scraped the web to catch up in AI.
Monopoly behavior, on repeat. www.reddit.com/r/technology...
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December 13, 2025 at 4:02 AM
Google didn’t win search through innovation—it was convicted of abusing its monopoly.
Now regulators say it illegally scraped the web to catch up in AI.
Monopoly behavior, on repeat. www.reddit.com/r/technology...
Now regulators say it illegally scraped the web to catch up in AI.
Monopoly behavior, on repeat. www.reddit.com/r/technology...
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A Developer Accidentally Found CSAM in AI Data. Google Banned Him for It
L: https://www.404media.co/a-developer-accidentally-found-csam-in-ai-data-google-banned-him-for-it/
C: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46233067
posted on 2025.12.11 at 11:02:32 (c=0, p=5)
L: https://www.404media.co/a-developer-accidentally-found-csam-in-ai-data-google-banned-him-for-it/
C: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46233067
posted on 2025.12.11 at 11:02:32 (c=0, p=5)
December 11, 2025 at 4:19 PM
A Developer Accidentally Found CSAM in AI Data. Google Banned Him for It
L: https://www.404media.co/a-developer-accidentally-found-csam-in-ai-data-google-banned-him-for-it/
C: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46233067
posted on 2025.12.11 at 11:02:32 (c=0, p=5)
L: https://www.404media.co/a-developer-accidentally-found-csam-in-ai-data-google-banned-him-for-it/
C: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46233067
posted on 2025.12.11 at 11:02:32 (c=0, p=5)
Thank you @emanuelmaiberg.bsky.social — thanks to your report, I got my account back. For most “nobodies,” recovery is impossible. You’re shedding light on how deeply broken this process is. Hope more people see it now. www.404media.co/a-developer-...
A Developer Accidentally Found CSAM in AI Data. Google Banned Him For It
Mark Russo reported the dataset to all the right organizations, but still couldn't get into his accounts for months.
www.404media.co
December 10, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Thank you @emanuelmaiberg.bsky.social — thanks to your report, I got my account back. For most “nobodies,” recovery is impossible. You’re shedding light on how deeply broken this process is. Hope more people see it now. www.404media.co/a-developer-...
Unbelievable. See a pattern: medium.com/@russoatlarg...
December 10, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Unbelievable. See a pattern: medium.com/@russoatlarg...
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Police surveil everyone driving in San Jose and search that data thousands of times per month without ever seeking a warrant. It’s an unchecked police power, an end run around the courts & a blatant privacy invasion, EFF’s Lisa Femia wrote for @MercuryNews.com. www.mercurynews.com/2025/12/06/...
Opinion: San Jose’s vast surveillance network is watching you. Be afraid.
The city’s license plate cameras are collecting revealing data that police nationwide are searching — all without warrants.
www.mercurynews.com
December 8, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Police surveil everyone driving in San Jose and search that data thousands of times per month without ever seeking a warrant. It’s an unchecked police power, an end run around the courts & a blatant privacy invasion, EFF’s Lisa Femia wrote for @MercuryNews.com. www.mercurynews.com/2025/12/06/...
That’s spot on
The whole play of Trumpism: convincing working class people to blame other working class people—so billionaires can keep robbing us all.
Donald Trump Jr-backed start-up scores $600mn US federal government deal
President’s son’s fund 1789 Capital poised to capitalise from father’s administration
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December 4, 2025 at 7:54 PM
That’s spot on
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"By forcing everyone to hand over their most valuable and sensitive identity data, the law builds out a dangerous new surveillance infrastructure instead of actually keeping young people safe," EFF’s Molly Buckley told TechRadar. www.techradar.com/vpn/vpn-pri...
Missouri search for VPNs quadruples as age verification laws kick in
Missourians begin to take matters of data security into their own hands
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December 1, 2025 at 10:59 PM
"By forcing everyone to hand over their most valuable and sensitive identity data, the law builds out a dangerous new surveillance infrastructure instead of actually keeping young people safe," EFF’s Molly Buckley told TechRadar. www.techradar.com/vpn/vpn-pri...
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A patent that never should have been granted can threaten thousands of people. That’s why Congress created IPR, and why the USPTO’s new proposal is so dangerous. EFF has filed our opposition. Add your voice now:
EFF Tells Patent Office: Don’t Cut the Public Out of Patent Review
EFF has submitted its formal comment to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) opposing a set of proposed rules that would sharply restrict the public’s ability to challenge wrongly granted pate...
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December 2, 2025 at 8:24 PM
A patent that never should have been granted can threaten thousands of people. That’s why Congress created IPR, and why the USPTO’s new proposal is so dangerous. EFF has filed our opposition. Add your voice now:
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At a time when unemployment is on the rise many people pick up app development only to get locked out by Google after investing significant time and money #technews #google medium.com/at@russoatla...
Déjà Vu: Google’s Using Its Monopoly to Purge 158,000 Developers, Just Like It Crushed Search…
Google is wiping out independent developers at a historic scale — 158,000 accounts banned last year alone — and many weren’t removed for…
https://medium.com/@russoatlarge_93541/déjà-vu-googles-using-its-monopoly-to-purge-158-000-developers-just-like-it-crushed-search-d04982658054
November 20, 2025 at 5:37 PM
At a time when unemployment is on the rise many people pick up app development only to get locked out by Google after investing significant time and money #technews #google medium.com/at@russoatla...
At a time when unemployment is on the rise many people pick up app development only to get locked out by Google after investing significant time and money #technews #google medium.com/at@russoatla...
Déjà Vu: Google’s Using Its Monopoly to Purge 158,000 Developers, Just Like It Crushed Search…
Google is wiping out independent developers at a historic scale — 158,000 accounts banned last year alone — and many weren’t removed for…
https://medium.com/@russoatlarge_93541/déjà-vu-googles-using-its-monopoly-to-purge-158-000-developers-just-like-it-crushed-search-d04982658054
November 20, 2025 at 5:37 PM
At a time when unemployment is on the rise many people pick up app development only to get locked out by Google after investing significant time and money #technews #google medium.com/at@russoatla...
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"Google Chrome has failed to provide key privacy protections that other browsers offer," EFF’s Lena Cohen told @Newsweek.com; awareness of online tracking’s dangers “has led many consumers to switch to privacy-focused browsers, like Firefox and DuckDuckGo.” www.newsweek.com/google-chro...
Google Chrome's internet supremacy faces major threats
Competitors are capitalizing on privacy and safety concerns to urge users to migrate to their in-home browsers from Google Chrome.
www.newsweek.com
November 3, 2025 at 6:03 PM
"Google Chrome has failed to provide key privacy protections that other browsers offer," EFF’s Lena Cohen told @Newsweek.com; awareness of online tracking’s dangers “has led many consumers to switch to privacy-focused browsers, like Firefox and DuckDuckGo.” www.newsweek.com/google-chro...
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No, law enforcement should not be able to purchase our data instead of getting a warrant. 🚫 We're dedicated to closing this loophole: takebackctrl.org/get-a-warrant
October 30, 2025 at 7:03 PM
No, law enforcement should not be able to purchase our data instead of getting a warrant. 🚫 We're dedicated to closing this loophole: takebackctrl.org/get-a-warrant
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I have never seen such a perfect image
October 20, 2025 at 12:06 AM
I have never seen such a perfect image
Unbelievable.
one problem with tech CEOs all being fascist ass kissers now is that if the DOJ serves some wildly overbroad subpoena on Amazon for the account info of everyone who bought an inflatable costume in the U.S. since mid-Sept, we can't be sure the legal team reporting to Jeff Bezos will move to quash it
October 17, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Unbelievable.
So glad more people are shining a light on this. Google content moderation is broken And it’s harming innocent people. Keep in mind if you’re an Android user your photos are belng stored in the cloud & you can lose access to everything if your suspended over a false positive youtu.be/FgqhzyDsHoE?...
Google's AI Is Banning Innocent User Accounts
YouTube video by Mental Outlaw
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October 15, 2025 at 8:42 PM
So glad more people are shining a light on this. Google content moderation is broken And it’s harming innocent people. Keep in mind if you’re an Android user your photos are belng stored in the cloud & you can lose access to everything if your suspended over a false positive youtu.be/FgqhzyDsHoE?...
@maddow.msnbc.com look what else Google and Project 2025 are up to: The FTC Hammered Pornhub — But Google Has Done the Same. Will It Be Prosecuted? medium.com/@russoatlarg...
The FTC Hammered Pornhub — But Google Has Done the Same. Will It Be Prosecuted?
Last month, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced a major settlement with Aylo, the parent company of Pornhub. The FTC accused Aylo…
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October 7, 2025 at 4:09 AM
@maddow.msnbc.com look what else Google and Project 2025 are up to: The FTC Hammered Pornhub — But Google Has Done the Same. Will It Be Prosecuted? medium.com/@russoatlarg...
Unbelievable. Governments or anyone should have court orders to access our privet data. We all being treated like criminals.
If Apple breaks end-to-end encryption for the UK, it breaks it for everyone: The UK has issued a new secret order, again privacyinternational.org/news-analysi...
The Second Order: The UK Government's new secret order still strikes at Apple's security
Today we learned the UK has issued a new secret order forcing Apple to undermine iCloud’s advanced encryption again, but this time only for UK users.
privacyinternational.org
October 2, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Unbelievable. Governments or anyone should have court orders to access our privet data. We all being treated like criminals.
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My podcast with @mmasnick.bsky.social and @berinszoka.bsky.social is up now! Listen to me nerd out about the Fourth Amendment, Berin nerd out about the history of the FTC, and all three of us complain about this terrible, terrible FTC order with Aylo.
Techdirt Podcast Episode 431: The Many Problems With The FTC’s Pornhub Settlement
Support us on Patreon » Last week, we published three separate posts that looked at the FTC's recent settlement with Aylo, the parent company of multiple adult websites including, most famously, Pornhub. Those posts,…
Support us on Patreon » Last week, we published three separate posts that looked at the FTC's recent settlement with Aylo, the parent company of multiple adult websites including, most famously, Pornhub. Those posts,…
Techdirt Podcast Episode 431: The Many Problems With The FTC’s Pornhub Settlement
Support us on Patreon » Last week, we published three separate posts that looked at the FTC's recent settlement with Aylo, the parent company of multiple adult websites including, most famously, Pornhub. Those posts, written by Stanford HAI policy fellow Riana Pfefferkorn, examined the legally complicated but very important issues that arise from the settlement forcing Aylo to scan for CSAM.
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September 23, 2025 at 8:46 PM
My podcast with @mmasnick.bsky.social and @berinszoka.bsky.social is up now! Listen to me nerd out about the Fourth Amendment, Berin nerd out about the history of the FTC, and all three of us complain about this terrible, terrible FTC order with Aylo.
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When you lay it all out like that...
September 21, 2025 at 4:35 AM
When you lay it all out like that...
@grumplicio.us any chance you would be interested in looking in to my case. Your work on LAION-5B is relevant to what is going on with another dataset. medium.com/@russoatlarg...
Google’s AI Surveillance erased 130k of my files — a stark reminder the cloud isn’t yours, it’s…
Introduction
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September 18, 2025 at 1:48 AM
@grumplicio.us any chance you would be interested in looking in to my case. Your work on LAION-5B is relevant to what is going on with another dataset. medium.com/@russoatlarg...
@matthewdgreen.bsky.social I think I’ve run into a real-world example of what you warned about 2022 you were quoted in Vice about Hash Collsions. While benchmarking my on-device NSFW app, Google flagged & suspended my account. Would you be open to chatting? Might be a case study for your blog.
September 11, 2025 at 11:53 PM
@matthewdgreen.bsky.social I think I’ve run into a real-world example of what you warned about 2022 you were quoted in Vice about Hash Collsions. While benchmarking my on-device NSFW app, Google flagged & suspended my account. Would you be open to chatting? Might be a case study for your blog.
Government’s War on Science just got a new solider. Hint: it’s one of the biggest tech firms. #AI @techcrunch.com @eff.org @aclu.org
September 6, 2025 at 4:18 AM
Government’s War on Science just got a new solider. Hint: it’s one of the biggest tech firms. #AI @techcrunch.com @eff.org @aclu.org
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It's so frustrating. Google going to get away with it again! I have the receipts. @killedbygoogle.com #ai
September 4, 2025 at 10:51 PM
It's so frustrating. Google going to get away with it again! I have the receipts. @killedbygoogle.com #ai