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2026-03-10 18:47:18 UTC

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yes, they don't understand how FOSS works, but they don't care.. "saving the children" is BS excuse to restrict information, once it's enforced on the OS level, next will be the browser level, then the app level, then your favorite app store level, then suddenly all websites and services will query that information from your browser, OS,, whatever.. and if it doesn't provide that information... well sorry we can't verify your age so you can't enter (and you're an adult!!)
so it's pointless to go about it with this approach, "if only we can make them understand, then they'll spare us FOSS users!"
they won't stop, they'll keep coming back using the same excuse.. they'll go after the normies that use centralized services (Windows and MacOS) and they'll achieve the same result eventually, Linux will implement AV so we can see content, so we need to cut the crap, once and for all, we need to be firm in our stances and say no is a no
> i mean you can of course do what every content creator says that you write a letter to authorities and express your disagreement, but they will push it through anyways because they want full control over us
I completely agree
lastly, I didn't say delay.. I meant not complying at all, we already know who's gonna comply don't we? It's the soulless big tech corpos that don't stand for anything, but we can turn this into a both civil liberties and human rights court case at the same time, we do this right thru disobedience, we'll end it ("sAvE tHe CHildReN") once and for all.

2026-03-08 18:00:26 UTC

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first question is for you: why are you already considering your options like the gods have spoken and we have to comply with something that goes against one of our core values in the FOSS world: privacy?
second question is for all the foss projects who i feel should grow a spine and not hide behind blog and social media posts.. why are you in such a hurry to comply? deadline is in Jan 1st 2027! and projects are already considering how to implement what should be considered: spyware!

2025-10-20 12:24:56 UTC

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XMPP is unencrypted by default, which is a bummer.. DeltaChat is so underrated, I want to like it more but it has like 5 servers :(

2025-10-19 18:24:13 UTC

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I'm interested in the Cosmic spin, does get updated fast on fedora? and do you think it's good enough to start using as a daily driver? or should I wait for the stable release?

2025-10-19 18:20:10 UTC

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just for clarification, it seems that the new policy took effect this past August (2 months ago), I'm I correct?
Also, it seems they're using Cloudflare to scan unencrypted rooms? but to me that doesn't really matter much..what matters is the fact that they recognize it's an authoritarian law, and still leveraged an existing technology (offered by a company that no dev should trust or use) to overcome this hurdle.. It makes me question their commitment to privacy.. why? Because if you comply with a bad law, it signals to the government that you're able and willing to comply with future bad laws.. they will give you just that.

2025-10-18 12:59:18 UTC

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used it for a long time with a VPN, works fine.. keep looking and let us know though

2025-10-18 12:16:07 UTC

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whaaat? Matrix.org caved in? I have to read it for myself..
I use Envs.net.. looks like I need to take a look at their pp now.. this is exhausting tbh.. when governments can't beat us with 3 letter agencies they resort to legislation to ruin correct mathematics

2025-10-16 14:03:05 UTC

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are their any plans to support Tor network (onion domains)?

2025-10-12 16:45:23 UTC

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Thanks for the news, and my advice is for anyone reading this: don't use Ubuntu, ZorinOS defaults to native deb packages and Flatpak is preconfigured, PopOS will be back and it's an option too

2025-09-01 20:06:26 UTC

If you're really serious about making a difference, you should start considering leaving YouTube, It's not enough to say this platform is trash to your viewers, most of them feel the trashy nature of it already (phone number requirement, centralized source of Information, ridiculous "community guidelines" and terms, #censorship, algorithms, advertisements.. and now Age verification by a Government ID and/or Face scan)
This doesn't mean ruining your content creator career in the process, if you're uploading to a different platform, chances are you already know the problem with YouTube, but just know that uploading to a different platform isn't the solution on it's own, just like using private front-ends isn't the ultimate solution, it's just a temporary fix.
while uploading to a second platform is great and it's much appreciated but unfortunately that alone doesn't incentivize (motivate) your followers to make the switch, you should take it a step further.
as long as you're treating the alternative as a backup solution instead of it being your future home, where your content and your community will live, then we don't have a chance against this tech giant, make the switch inside your mind first before asking your community to make it.
You work so hard to make that video, to the point where you'll start calling it a 'video project', and I agree.. it is a **project**.. it's a lot of work..
It's understandable why YouTube is the first platform you upload to, because you want people to see your work, what's the point of uploading that video (that you worked so hard to make) to an empty platform, a ghost city.. where no one will see it.. You go to YouTube for exposure, so use it for that.. just that.
**you don't have to upload everything to YouTube**, you're not there for engagement, you're there for people to see that you exist, if they want to see more of you, they should come to your primary platform, what you consider your future home to be, that home should be of course everything that YouTube isn't (No #Ads, No #tracking, No #ageverification , No #kyc, No #Ai, No #shadowbannig, No #algorithms, No vague rules and legalese), use #YouTube for exposure and your main platform for the content, a platform where you're not competing against ads that try to take your viewers attention.
Do you want to take it a step further?
Upload short clips, teasers (shall we say) to YouTube, make a call to action in the end, "If you want to see the full version, the link is in the description"
YouTube has reached it's final stage, It can no longer offer anything useful to #humanity , now it's sole purpose is to be used as bridge for the next generation of video hosting platforms, ones that offer innovative ways to share and preserve humanity's knowledge, it's a huge gamble to trust a #monopoly with that knowledge, they can restrict access to it, they can erase it, they can use it (and not in a good way e.g. training Ai), the moment you hit upload, It's not your content anymore, it's not your 'video project' anymore, it's a YouTube video.
I have seen content creators (who should know better) fall for the trap of convenience that YouTube set up for them, either by embracing the "pay or okey" model just so they don't see ads, and others going full normie and enabling memberships, leading their followers further into the surveillance ad machine, you should lead by example, content creators don't follow the crowds, the crowds follow content creators and leaving a platform is the most effective way to destroy it, you don't fight the system by staying in the system.
#bigtech #bigbrother #ownership #digitalrights #surveillance #1984in2025 #privacy #contentcreation #youtuber #peertube #mediagoblin #odysee #decentralization

2025-06-04 22:01:50 UTC

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strange it still uses X11 !!

2025-05-06 20:49:58 UTC

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have you asked #fairphone ?

2025-04-29 09:05:37 UTC

@npub1zdf…6u9l i can't update my cover art image, already compressed and everything, no luck... i tried for weeks :(
https://media.mementomori.social/media_attachments/files/114/420/439/541/208/394/original/393246360b78e9ae.png

2025-04-12 11:12:30 UTC

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@npub1xh7…v9hj I thought Mullvad is US based?

2025-03-23 20:10:44 UTC

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Nice video, short and straight to the point.. Subscribed.
I have different perspective though.. You say it's because of legalese and nothing has changed in the real world (in terms of what's happening with your data), but that's not entirely true, we all know that Mozilla focus has shifted in the last few years, and they basically went from "fighting for the open web", to the "Privacy preserving ad company", and let's not get to their Ai focus and their involvement in politics, which depending on where you sit on the political spectrum, you might find that problematic.. on and on..
The new management doesn't seem to understand the user base, they don't seem to know how to talk to us, and here's my question: if legalese is basically double speak to protect the company, why don't they keep that in the "terms of service" and address the new terms in basic english in a blog post.. Oh.. they did.. and they said we were "confused".. that's Kinda insulting when you're the one double speaking Mozilla
But I totally agree, with the Google independence argument, that's why I'll stick to a fork.. It's funny how I used FF out of principle, but now I'll not use it for basically the same reason, principle.. at the end of the day, as an advanced user.. I can always tweak a user.JS script and make FF more private.. because out of the box.. FF is the opposite of private..