Not A TikTok
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SWE dedicated to the open internet highlighting moral panic around TikTok. Concerns around data privacy can be handled with a data privacy bill for actual harms. See Lamont v Postmaster General. Tag/DM for submissions. Helped 2 ppl bypass ban. #NotATikTok
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notatiktok.bsky.social
I know a lot of folks whose opinion is "it's a bad law but it's just tiktok, it's not the end of the world." I would encourage folks to read this as this implications are well beyond just a short form video app. Between this, the push for KOSA, and porn id laws, we are witnessing a splinternet.
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mikestabile.bsky.social
These URLs aren't hijacked by "porn sites" — they're hijacked by scam artists who mass purchase expired domains to either rout traffic to a page crammed with gambling/sex/penis pill/dating ads or to embarrass someone enough that they'll pay a ransom to kill it.
UK libraries urged to remove children’s books with URL hijacked by porn site
Puffin issues alert to schools and local authorities over books in popular Spy Dog series by Andrew Cope
www.theguardian.com
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jasonkoebler.bsky.social
if you work for a publication that does this and have any idea how much $$$ your outlet makes from affiliate sale commissions on prime day, DM or signal me: jason.404

also interested if you are a journalist who is asked to do these deal roundups as part of your job
karlbode.com
twice a year the entire U.S. press becomes a marketing extension of a single billionaire-owned retailer, and nobody in any position of editorial power thinks it's weird or gross
photo of Google News search results for Amazon Prime Day (the second this year)
notatiktok.bsky.social
I discovered my interest in the tech field after being exposed to programming and tech articles on SM feeds. I previously was slated to be miserable in the medical field as that was expected from my Indian parents, and I was uncertain of my career in high school. SM helped me find my passion.
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rahaeli.bsky.social
Extremely relevant numbers! (And this is *low traffic* by modern standards.)
hailey.at
an interesting note re: scaling image moderation. in the past 24 hours:

at least 500 thousand images in posts (not considering # of images, just if an image was in the post)
86 thousand avatars
500 thousand url thumbnails
58 thousand videos.

that's a lot to moderate!
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walterolson.bsky.social
New Yorker profile of a small group of Los Angeles activists ("Peace Patrol") who videorecord ICE vehicles entering and exiting around Terminal Island at the city's port where the agency has a complex. /1
The Volunteers Tracking ICE in Los Angeles
How a small group of activists dubbed the “Peace Patrol” stymie the deployment of federal agents in California.
www.newyorker.com
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phillewis.bsky.social
Rev. David Black stood in front of a Chicago-area ICE facility and began to pray.

The masked ICE agents on the roof responded by firing pepper balls, with one striking him in the head

religionnews.com/2025/10/07/i...
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freedom.press
"That somebody might use the app to break the law doesn't mean the app can be banned any more than a newspaper ... because someone might use its reporting in a manner that the administration considers unlawful," FPF's @seth-stern.bsky.social told BBC.
Could US government ban apps which track ICE agents?
The US government and law enforcement agencies have hit out at developers and users of the apps, saying they pose a risk to agents.
www.bbc.com
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jasonkoebler.bsky.social
The court records show that the facts of the case are far worse than we initially reported. It was a "death investigation" into a "nonviable fetus," the police asked the district attorney if they could charge her for taking the pills. The search happened TWO WEEKS after she took the pills
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kenwhite.bsky.social
I thought the one where he was a Black Panther was in poor taste
andyoregon.bsky.social
Jess Waters recycling the same guy over and over to represent “former” different enemies
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notatiktok.bsky.social
Reported for spreading medical misinformation.
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rincewind.run
we simply do not have a union anymore if the president is using troops from one state to invade others entirely on the basis of political disagreements
kyledcheney.bsky.social
UPDATE: Hegseth today called up 400 members of the Texas National Guard, with Gov. Abbott's apparent permission, to be deployed "where needed, including in the cities of Portland and Chicago." www.politico.com/news/2025/10...
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bencollins.bsky.social
Anyway watch the whole thing from Broadview. "Proud" isn't even the word, it's nowhere near how I feel about how strong she's been in the last month.
Kat Speaks at Broadview ICE Facility Press Conference | Kat Abughazaleh for Illinois
YouTube video by Kat Abughazaleh
www.youtube.com
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bencollins.bsky.social
I am just so fucking proud of her.
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justkelly.bsky.social
It’s the unlawfulness. ICE also lied to us and unlawfully obstructed access to our client…they are above the law
eric-reinhart.com
ICE just blatantly violated the law and arrested sitting Chicago Alderperson Jessie Fuentes while seeking to illegally arrest a patient in a hospital. Fuck these fascists.
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eric-reinhart.com
ICE just blatantly violated the law and arrested sitting Chicago Alderperson Jessie Fuentes while seeking to illegally arrest a patient in a hospital. Fuck these fascists.
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mmasnick.bsky.social
Where are those "free speech warriors" who misleadingly insisted Biden was censoring people now that the Trump admin is openly doing so?
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mmasnick.bsky.social
It's too long a story to explain how I know this, but I once found out that the FBI made challenge coins about how they tried to force Apple to break iPhone encryption. Challenge coins celebrating shitty behavior is deeply a part of FBI culture.
samd.bsky.social
reddit occupied government
Ken Dilanian
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The challenge coins being handed out by @FBIDirectorKash. Seems someone put a lot of thought into this.
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eff.org
Welcome to Opt Out October, our collection of tips to slowly break free from online surveillance and throw sand in the gears of overreaching large tech companies. Today’s tip is about establishing good online security fundamentals. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
Opt Out October: Daily Tips to Protect Your Privacy and Security
Trying to take control of your online privacy can feel like a full-time job. But if you break it up into small tasks and take on one project at a time it makes the process of protecting your privacy
www.eff.org
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ryanmarino.bsky.social
Just when you thought drug policy couldn’t get any stupider…

“Manitoba introduced a bill that would allow authorities to detain people “intoxicated on drugs other than alcohol” for up to 72 hours, and is aimed at dealing with the longer-lasting effects of methamphetamines and some other substances”
notatiktok.bsky.social
Ive been using Proton VPN lately, its a Swiss company owned.