Democratic Socialists Convene in Chicago After #ZohranMamdani’s Win
After an incredible — and incredibly messy — year, Democratic Socialists of America will meet in Chicago for their national convention
“There are tensions and differences within DSA. But one of the reasons that that is so obvious and apparent is because we are committed to pretty radical democracy — especially for a political organization operating at the level we are.”
Out in the open: the US administration’s attempt to undermine the EU Digital Services Act (and other regulations) was evident.
Now it has been elevated to formal policy and goal of diplomatic efforts.
Out in the open: the US administration’s attempt to undermine the EU Digital Services Act (and other regulations) was evident.
Now it has been elevated to formal policy and goal of diplomatic efforts.
What does the Digital Services Act (DSA) mean for online advertising and adtech?
New blog post by Pieter Wolters and me.
Our most controversial claim is that ad networks and some other adtech companies must be considered ‘platforms’ in the sense of the DSA.
Hence, they must comply with the DSA’s general rules for platforms.
https://dsa-observatory.eu/2025/08/01/what-does-the-dsa-mean-for-online-advertising-and-adtech/
#law #politics #economy#tech #ai #platforms #advertising #marketing #dsa#privacy #gdpr
What does the Digital Services Act (DSA) mean for online advertising and adtech?
New blog post by Pieter Wolters and me.
Our most controversial claim is that ad networks and some other adtech companies must be considered ‘platforms’ in the sense of the DSA.
Hence, they must comply with the DSA’s general rules for platforms.
https://dsa-observatory.eu/2025/08/01/what-does-the-dsa-mean-for-online-advertising-and-adtech/
#law #politics #economy#tech #ai #platforms #advertising #marketing #dsa#privacy #gdpr
Mamdani Victory Could Represent Expansion of the Left’s Influence
While business leaders are anxious over the prospect of Zohran Mamdani in City Hall, the Democratic Socialists of America are contemplating how they would wield power and influence policy.
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#NYCDSA
#DSA
#MamdaniForMayorNYC
#UnderstandMamdani
#MayorMamdani
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/23/nyregion/mamdani-socialists-dsa.html?unlocked_article_code=1.Yk8.1oIL.JNq6S7LUKUgd&smid=em-share
Lowering the Threshold: Socialism Begins with Shared Life, Not Just Shared Demands
What if socialism began not with political identity, but with shared life? This post explores how DSA’s strongest cultural practices could be extended outward—through low-threshold, participatory platforms we call communitaria—so more people can live socialism before they’re asked to name it.
We’re issuing new guidelines under the Digital Services Act to protect minors online.
These recommendations target:
➡️️ Addictive design
➡️ Cyberbullying
➡️ Harmful content
➡️ Unwanted contact from strangers
We will ensure that children and young people can continue to enjoy the online world while minimising risks and exposure to harmful content.
https://europa.eu/!QvQBqR
WARNING: #GOOGLE IS TRYING TO TRICK YOU INTO USING GEMINI AI AND FEEDING GEMINI YOUR DATA IN GMAIL AND OTHER APPS!
What Google is now doing should be ILLEGAL. PERIOD. For the first time I can recall in history of using Gmail, it just now popped a modal dialogue box -- DEMANDING that I choose whether or not I wanted "Smart Features" turned on -- which when you read the verbiage mostly means goddamned Gemini AI AND if you enable this you're giving Google permission to use your data to "improve" this horrifically invasive, inept, and misinformation spewing tech that steals data from websites for its own use without permission of those sites. DON'T LET IT SUCK IN YOUR EMAIL AS WELL!
There was no way I could find to exit the modal window without choosing YES or NO, which means my existing selection to NOT use Gmail Smart Features (long my preference) was NOT being honored. After saying NO to this disgusting query by Google, I was pushed to ANOTHER page where I was forced to choose again about "smart features" in "other" Google apps. I chose NO again and finally was permitted to escape this trap.
Note that while you can fairly easily check to make sure "smart features" are turned off in Gmail settings, I offhand don't have a clue as to how to find the similar settings in other Google apps that may have been affected by this absolutely disrespectful forced dialogue, as Google keeps trying to ram Gemini AI down our throats.
ENOUGH IS ENOUGH! Google has become a DISGRACE.
Or am I too optimistic? 🤔
Armin Wolf wurde auf X mit extrem beleidigenden und strafbaren Kommentaren konfrontiert. Trotz seiner Bemühungen, rechtlich gegen diese Kommentare vorzugehen, scheiterten alle Versuche, die Kommentare zu löschen oder die Identität des Posters herauszufinden. X weigerte sich, die Daten herauszugeben, und die Behörden fühlten sich nicht zuständig. Selbst der Digital Services Act (DSA) konnte nicht helfen. Wolfs Fazit ist, dass X ein „rechtsfreier Raum“ ist, in dem Gesetze nicht gelten und Hasskommentare ungestraft bleiben.
https://www.arminwolf.at/2025/06/28/x-ist-ein-rechtsfreier-raum/
Armin Wolf wurde auf X mit extrem beleidigenden und strafbaren Kommentaren konfrontiert. Trotz seiner Bemühungen, rechtlich gegen diese Kommentare vorzugehen, scheiterten alle Versuche, die Kommentare zu löschen oder die Identität des Posters herauszufinden. X weigerte sich, die Daten herauszugeben, und die Behörden fühlten sich nicht zuständig. Selbst der Digital Services Act (DSA) konnte nicht helfen. Wolfs Fazit ist, dass X ein „rechtsfreier Raum“ ist, in dem Gesetze nicht gelten und Hasskommentare ungestraft bleiben.
https://www.arminwolf.at/2025/06/28/x-ist-ein-rechtsfreier-raum/
Meta Fediverse by Facebook Threads by Instagram with built tracking and WhatsApp ads is live!
https://about.fb.com/news/2025/06/its-now-easier-see-more-fediverse-content-threads #fediverse #meta #fedidev #threads
Thresds is kind of expoiting + soon #excessive_adBusting ?
Was there sth like fedi.block for meta_threads ?
#ContentOwnership
An unimportant remnant of the past has been removed from open SSH;
DSA.
Read about it in this article the next article linked will show you that it has been removed finally
#SSH#openSSH#DSA #programming #coding#OpenSource#openBSD#BSD#secureShell#Infosec
This article shows that DSA has finally been removed
#SSH#openSSH#DSA #programming #coding#OpenSource#openBSD#BSD#secureShell#Infosec
An unimportant remnant of the past has been removed from open SSH;
DSA.
Read about it in this article the next article linked will show you that it has been removed finally
#SSH#openSSH#DSA #programming #coding#OpenSource#openBSD#BSD#secureShell#Infosec
Luca Bertuzzi of Mlex is reporting rumours that the European Commission is considering designating #ChatGPT as a Very Large Online Search Engine under the Digital Services Act (#DSA) as its number of monthly active users in the EU approaches 45 million. Using the DSA to regulate AI chatbots would clearly be a game changer.
Luca Bertuzzi of Mlex is reporting rumours that the European Commission is considering designating #ChatGPT as a Very Large Online Search Engine under the Digital Services Act (#DSA) as its number of monthly active users in the EU approaches 45 million. Using the DSA to regulate AI chatbots would clearly be a game changer.
Together, for a Europe united against hatred.
Today, a revised Code of conduct on countering illegal hate speech online is being integrated into the framework of the Digital Services Act.
The new Code will strengthen how online platforms deal with content that EU and national laws define as illegal hate speech.
It will also facilitate compliance with and the effective enforcement of the DSA regarding risks of disseminating illegal content on their services.
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