A U.S. lawyer in a landmark trial on the effects of social media on minors says Meta and Google-owned YouTube “engineered addiction” in children. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/02/10/tech/trial-meta-youtube-addiction-children/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #tech #us #socialmedia #meta #youtube #addiction #children #mentalhealth #facebook #instagram #alphabet #google
Arguments are set to begin in a U.S. trial that could establish a legal precedent on whether social media companies deliberately designed their platforms to lead to addiction in children. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/02/09/tech/us-social-media-addiction-trial/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #tech #addiction #socialmedia #us #alphabet #meta #youtube #instagram #markzuckerberg #snapchat #tiktok
hamish campbell
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Hi @NGICommons,
commons are like the #alphabet. But the eurasian, not the californian.
🔊 Thinking about the commons today, and this quote from Mark Herringer keeps coming back to me:
“Commons, for me, is like a forest… Digital Commons is a common good in a similar way. We want to look after it and make sure that others can use it after us.”
Curious how others here think about digital commons 🌍
#DigitalCommons #Commons #Fediverse #OpenWeb #PublicGood #Stewardship #Care
Hi @NGICommons,
commons are like the #alphabet. But the eurasian, not the californian.
An ally of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has proposed a bill to ban social media for children, as the world's biggest market for Meta and YouTube joins a global debate on the impact of social media. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/01/asia-pacific/politics/modi-india-social-media-ban-debate/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #india #narendramodi #socialmedia #meta #youtube #mentalhealth #facebook #alphabet #x
Sabrina Web :privacypride: 📎
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A landmark trial beginning this week in Los Angeles could establish a legal precedent on whether social media companies deliberately design their platforms to addict children. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/01/26/tech/social-media-trial-addiction/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #tech #socialmedia #us #alphabet #bytedance #meta #youtube #tiktok #instagram #facebook
A landmark trial beginning this week in Los Angeles could establish a legal precedent on whether social media companies deliberately design their platforms to addict children. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/01/26/tech/social-media-trial-addiction/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #tech #socialmedia #us #alphabet #bytedance #meta #youtube #tiktok #instagram #facebook
Antanicus
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«Israele sta sponsorizzando decine di annunci che hanno raggiunto migliaia di visualizzazioni. Tutti i video hanno un obiettivo preciso: manipolare la narrazione della guerra e screditare i suoi nemici. Questa volta il bersaglio è Medici Senza Frontiere. Israele infatti ha pagato una campagna su Google per far comparire in cima il report diffamatorio quando si cercano notizie relative a MSF».
Leo
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Google is desperate for #Gemini3 uptake. Have a discount, share it with five other people! Please! We made this fountain of heroin for you all! Why won’t you suckle at our scabrous leperous teat… please!
I wish bankruptcy for #Google. I wish bankruptcy for #Alphabet.
I wish for them to die in a hot fire while we celebrate the flames. When the burn is done, we’ll extinguish the last embers with a stream of urine. Be gone, Google. We banish you.
Google is desperate for #Gemini3 uptake. Have a discount, share it with five other people! Please! We made this fountain of heroin for you all! Why won’t you suckle at our scabrous leperous teat… please!
I wish bankruptcy for #Google. I wish bankruptcy for #Alphabet.
I wish for them to die in a hot fire while we celebrate the flames. When the burn is done, we’ll extinguish the last embers with a stream of urine. Be gone, Google. We banish you.
«Israele sta sponsorizzando decine di annunci che hanno raggiunto migliaia di visualizzazioni. Tutti i video hanno un obiettivo preciso: manipolare la narrazione della guerra e screditare i suoi nemici. Questa volta il bersaglio è Medici Senza Frontiere. Israele infatti ha pagato una campagna su Google per far comparire in cima il report diffamatorio quando si cercano notizie relative a MSF».
Is the AI boom a bubble waiting to pop? Here’s what history says. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/01/05/tech/ai-boom-bubble-history/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #tech #ai #tech #markets #nvidia #alphabet #broadcom #microsoft #amazon #metaplatforms #openai #oracle
Kevin Carson
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"Imagine you take a photo of your kid’s rash to send to the doctor…and a few hours later, police show up at your door. They’re not there because of a warrant or anyone complained. They’re there because your phone quietly reported you. Now imagine that same “snitch mode” running on every photo you take, every DM you send, every file you save—all before it’s encrypted, all without a judge ever signing off. That’s not science fiction. It’s called client-side scanning. Governments are actively pushing tech companies to turn it on, and big tech has already built most of the machinery."—Hampton Law
Lawyer: how cops use Apple's new tech to spy on your phone >
https://youtu.be/CtJj-mjH-2Q?si=iUwwYd4r2YEuz-o9
#video #mass_surveillance #big_brother #technology #smartphones #networks #client_side_scanning #iPhones #GDPR_was_a_joke #EU_technocrats #Orwellian_nightmare #surveillance_capitalism #statism #fascism #encryption #AI_assistants #techno_feudalism #Android #Microsoft #Apple #Alphabet #chat_control #CSAM_scan
"Imagine you take a photo of your kid’s rash to send to the doctor…and a few hours later, police show up at your door. They’re not there because of a warrant or anyone complained. They’re there because your phone quietly reported you. Now imagine that same “snitch mode” running on every photo you take, every DM you send, every file you save—all before it’s encrypted, all without a judge ever signing off. That’s not science fiction. It’s called client-side scanning. Governments are actively pushing tech companies to turn it on, and big tech has already built most of the machinery."—Hampton Law
Lawyer: how cops use Apple's new tech to spy on your phone >
https://youtu.be/CtJj-mjH-2Q?si=iUwwYd4r2YEuz-o9
#video #mass_surveillance #big_brother #technology #smartphones #networks #client_side_scanning #iPhones #GDPR_was_a_joke #EU_technocrats #Orwellian_nightmare #surveillance_capitalism #statism #fascism #encryption #AI_assistants #techno_feudalism #Android #Microsoft #Apple #Alphabet #chat_control #CSAM_scan
Djoerd Hiemstra 🍉
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devSJR :python: :rstats:
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