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eicker.TV ▹ TechnewsLoops, das TikTok aus dem Fediverse, zieht jetzt auch ins Web.Web-Version kommt 🌐 <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Loops" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Loops</a>, das <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OpenSource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#OpenSource</a>-<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TikTok" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TikTok</a> fürs <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Fediverse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Fediverse</a>, erhält bald eine <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Web" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Web</a>-Oberfläche mit Dark Mode, wodurch Nutzung nicht mehr nur auf mobile Apps beschränkt ist.Mehr Kontrolle für Nutzer 🔧 Neue Features wie erweiterte <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Blockfunktionen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Blockfunktionen</a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Interaktionskontrolle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Interaktionskontrolle</a> und <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ScreenTime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ScreenTime</a>-Tracking stärken Sicherheit und Selbstbestimmung. (1/2)

eicker.TV ▹ TechnewsSelbst-Hosting & Föderation 🚀 <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Admins" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Admins</a> können eigene <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Loops" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Loops</a>-<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Instanzen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Instanzen</a> mit individuellen Seiten, Links und voller <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ActivityPub" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ActivityPub</a>-Föderation betreiben.Creator-Tools & Sound-Bibliothek 🎬 <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LoopsStudio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LoopsStudio</a> bringt <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/VideoManagement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#VideoManagement</a>, TikTok-ähnliche Features, NSFW-Tagging und Musik-Integration via Funkwhale.👉 <a href="https://eicker.TV" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://eicker.TV</a> ▹ <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Technik" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Technik</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Medien" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Medien</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Politik" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Politik</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Wirtschaft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Wirtschaft</a> ⏻ <a href="https://eicker.BE/ratung" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://eicker.BE/ratung</a> von Gerrit Eicker aus Münster (2/2)

Samuel Webdev & plusSo who are the non-mastodon accounts you think are worth following at the moment? Let's get out of our 500 signs bubble, show me some <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/pixelfed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#pixelfed</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/peertube" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#peertube</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/loops" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#loops</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fediverse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#fediverse</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/misskey" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#misskey</a> etc. love.

Big Ben<a href="https://mastodon.social/@dansup" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@dansup</a> I am completely unfamiliar with the tech needed to do this, but is it possible for links to videos hosted on <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Loops" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Loops</a> to be embedded in toots on Mastodon so people don't need to click through the link?

ErtainSay it loud, Marc. <a href="https://mast.linuxgamecast.com/tags/Loops" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Loops</a> <a href="https://mast.linuxgamecast.com/tags/TransRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TransRights</a> <a href="https://loops.video/v/adw7Qg8ndd" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://loops.video/v/adw7Qg8ndd</a>

Vary, el del sombrero, en NeoPaquita 🍉🐀🦩🔻:no_AI_logo:También disponible en <a href="https://neopaquita.es/tags/loops" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#loops</a> <a href="https://loops.video/v/aeb0DI2hdl" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://loops.video/v/aeb0DI2hdl</a>

Vary, el del sombrero, en NeoPaquita 🍉🐀🦩🔻:no_AI_logo:¿Qué ha pasado con <a href="https://neopaquita.es/tags/Loops" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Loops</a>? Me dice la app que la versión beta ha caducado…

jazzkollektiv halle e.V./// weil wir sie so mögen und weil es nochmal einen ganz anderen Drive hat - hier noch ein Video von "Olicía":/// "Bloom (live at robotron Kantine) - Album: "Out of the Blue" (2024)>>> <a href="https://youtu.be/I8fQcDZ_bwg" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/I8fQcDZ_bwg</a>zu hören und zu sehen am 18. September 2025, 20.00 Uhr, im WUK-Theaterquartier am Holzplatz, beim 1. "A-minor-Festival" für Jazz und experimentelle Musik.>>> <a href="https://www.oliciamusic.com" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.oliciamusic.com</a>>>> <a href="https://www.wuk-theater.de" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.wuk-theater.de</a><a href="https://jazztodon.com/tags/music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#music</a> <a href="https://jazztodon.com/tags/jazz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#jazz</a> <a href="https://jazztodon.com/tags/electronic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#electronic</a> <a href="https://jazztodon.com/tags/beats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#beats</a> <a href="https://jazztodon.com/tags/loops" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#loops</a> <a href="https://jazztodon.com/tags/vocals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#vocals</a> <a href="https://jazztodon.com/tags/olicia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#olicia</a> <a href="https://jazztodon.com/tags/video" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#video</a> <a href="https://jazztodon.com/tags/live" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#live</a> <a href="https://jazztodon.com/tags/festival" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#festival</a> <a href="https://jazztodon.com/tags/aminor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#aminor</a> <a href="https://jazztodon.com/tags/eymeiner" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#eymeiner</a>

Takako 🐀How my squirrel raps on the door 🐿️✨👀😂 <a href="https://loops.video/v/acjNkbXEcv" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://loops.video/v/acjNkbXEcv</a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/RhettSquirrel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RhettSquirrel</a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/loops" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#loops</a>

Blort™ 🐀Ⓥ🥋☣️Well, I dunno, I mean... NO ACTUALLY F THAT! THAT'S ONE GIGANTIC, RED BLOODED, 5 THUMBS UP ***HELL YEAH***!!!Way to go <a href="https://mastodon.social/@dansup" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@dansup</a> ! Thanks for showing other projects it's possible! ❤️ (Like Pixelfed? 😉 )<a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Loops" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Loops</a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Codeberg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Codeberg</a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/GitHub" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GitHub</a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Microsoft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Microsoft</a>

Blort™ 🐀Ⓥ🥋☣️<a href="https://mindly.social/@otterX" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@otterX</a> Lol. Love it! I tried to comment, but couldn't log in to my loops account through the web. <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Loops" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Loops</a> is going to do so much better when they release the web interface and federate so the rest of the Fedi can take part. Thankfully both are apparently close to being released... 🫰

Takako 🐀I made a video of <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/MsCardinal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MsCardinal</a> the Super Saiyan bird. 😂☄️🐉 <a href="https://loops.video/v/ab1nl7FTbK" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://loops.video/v/ab1nl7FTbK</a><a href="https://mindly.social/tags/birds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#birds</a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/loops" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#loops</a>

Takako 🐀Pigeons in love 🕊️💞🕊️✨ <a href="https://loops.video/v/aaMXMmjZbF" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://loops.video/v/aaMXMmjZbF</a><a href="https://mindly.social/tags/pigeon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#pigeon</a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/birds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#birds</a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/loops" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#loops</a>

dansupLoops will be moving to Codeberg, with GitHub as a mirror!<a href="https://codeberg.org/loops" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://codeberg.org/loops</a><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/loops" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#loops</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/codeberg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#codeberg</a>

dansupNew TestFlight releases for <a href="https://mastodon.social/@pixelfed" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@pixelfed</a> and <a href="https://pixelfed.social/loops" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@loops</a> are rolling out ✨<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/pixelfed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#pixelfed</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/loops" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#loops</a>

Battalion 👊🗡️⛓️‍💥Destroying Autocracy – August 15, 2025Welcome to this week’s “Destroying Autocracy”.It’s your source for curated news affecting democracy in the cyber arena with a focus on protecting it. That necessitates an opinionated Butlerian jihad against big tech as well as evangelizing for open-source and the Fediverse. Since big media’s journalism wing is flailing and failing in its core duty to democracy, this is also a collection of alternative reporting on the eternal battle between autocracy and democracy. We also cover the cybersecurity world. You can’t be free without safety and privacy.DA comes out on Thursday and is updated through the end of day on Friday. Then we start over. So take your time in perusing it and check back in over the weekend.FYI, my opinions will be in bold. And will often involve cursing. Because humans. Especially tech bros. And fascists. Fuck ’em.There is some news about us this week. We are definitely retiring next year and sooner than expected. Once we move to Europe, I don’t want to spend 30 hours a week working on Symfony Station and Battalion. Producing short documentaries will be my main hobby.But, I am willing to spend 10 hours weekly on The Programmer’s Fulcrum. It’s the future (and smaller) home for a fusion of Symfony Station and Battalion. Its tagline is Devs Defending Democracy.For now its built with Ghost though WordPress is still in the running as a long-term site/newsletter/fediverse account solution. Sorry Drupal CMS you are dead in the water.In any event, you <a href="https://www.thefulcrum.dev/about/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">can sign up now</a> and for 2025 get an email with links and featured articles for each week’s Symfony Station Communiqué and Battalion “Destroying Autocracy” post. And you’ll be set with TPF after the fusing. I appreciate all of you. Featured Item The Sunday Times has an interview with my hero:Meredith Whittaker, boss of WhatsApp rival Signal, says the UK’s Investigatory Powers Act could create a weakness that threatens users’ private data.<a href="https://archive.is/2025.08.10-122951/https://www.thetimes.com/article/fbca3eda-fd9f-4e46-a2f7-36d0b05acccb?shareToken=e7975f868b30af6a385f8907f9ed727c" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Signal boss: ‘disturbing’ laws show the UK doesn’t understand tech</a>Fuck Meta, and fuck What’s App. We start and end with good news to make the middle bearable. The response to Russia’s War Crimes, Techno Feudalism, and other douchebaggery TechCrunch reports:<a href="https://techcrunch.com/2025/08/11/u-s-government-seized-1-million-from-russian-ransomware-gang/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">US government seized $1M from Russian ransomware gang</a>BleepingComputer reports:<a href="https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/north-korean-kimsuky-hackers-exposed-in-alleged-data-breach/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">North Korean Kimsuky hackers exposed in alleged data breach</a>TechCrunch reports:<a href="https://techcrunch.com/2025/08/12/australian-court-finds-apple-google-abused-app-store-market-power/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Australian court finds Apple, Google abused app store market power</a>The Association for Progressive Communications reports:<a href="https://www.apc.org/en/news/every-door-going-map-user-open-source-map-creator" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Every Door on going from a map user to an open source map creator</a>Grenoble, France announces:<a href="https://www.grenoble.fr/1049-logiciels-libres.htm" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Access kit Open source software</a>Commons DB has:<a href="https://www.commonsdb.org/blog/connecting-the-commons-shared-benefits-for-wikimedia-commons-and-commonsdb/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Connecting the Commons: Shared Benefits for Wikimedia Commons and CommonsDB</a>The Center for Democracy and Technology shares:<a href="https://cdt.org/2024-annual-report/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">2024 Annual Report</a> Neutral The Next Web reports:<a href="https://thenextweb.com/news/eu-fintech-regulations-mica-dora-amla" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Opinion: Europe can regulate its way to a better fintech future</a>Infrequently reports:<a href="https://infrequently.org/2025/08/how-do-committees-fail-to-invent/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">How Do Committees Fail To Invent?</a>Renée DiResta reports:<a href="https://www.reneediresta.com/no-clapping-allowed-a-social-media-free-speech-debate-without-the-usual-theater/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">No Clapping Allowed: A Social Media Free Speech Debate Without the Usual Theater</a>Stateline reports:<a href="https://stateline.org/2025/07/15/more-than-half-the-states-have-issued-ai-guidance-for-schools/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">More than half the states have issued AI guidance for schools</a>Dries Buytaert has:<a href="https://dri.es/funding-open-source-like-public-infrastructure" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Funding Open Source like public infrastructure</a>I disagree with 88.2% of Dries’ AI stance, but he’s 100% correct about this. 😉 The Evil Empire (AKA Autocracy) Strikes Back The Electronic Frontier Foundation reports:<a href="https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/08/americans-be-warned-lessons-reddits-chaotic-uk-age-verification-rollout" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Americans, Be Warned: Lessons From Reddit’s Chaotic UK Age Verification Rollout</a>Unfortunately, our fools will follow in their fools’ footsteps. And btw fuck Reddit.The Register reports:<a href="https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/11/wikimedia_foundation_loses_online_safety/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Wikimedia Foundation loses first court battle to swerve Online Safety Act regulation</a>404 Media reports:<a href="https://www.404media.co/trump-is-launching-an-ai-search-engine-powered-by-perplexity/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Trump Is Launching an AI Search Engine Powered by Perplexity</a>If there was any doubt that c^nts attract c^nts, now you know. Especially Clownish ones who want to buy Chrome.<a href="https://www.404media.co/feds-used-local-cops-password-to-do-immigration-surveillance-with-flock-cameras/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Feds Used Local Cop’s Password to Do Immigration Surveillance With Flock Cameras</a><a href="https://www.404media.co/lapd-eyes-geospy-an-ai-tool-that-can-geolocate-photos-in-seconds/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">LAPD Eyes ‘GeoSpy’, an AI Tool That Can Geolocate Photos in Seconds</a>Euractiv has:<a href="https://www.euractiv.com/section/tech/news/palantir-is-well-on-its-way-to-conquering-europe/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Palantir is well on its way to conquering Europe</a> Pariah States The Register reports:<a href="https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/11/russias_romcom_among_those_exploiting/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Russia’s RomCom among those exploiting a WinRAR 0-day in highly-targeted attacks</a>TechCrunch reports:<a href="https://techcrunch.com/2025/08/12/russian-government-hackers-said-to-be-behind-us-federal-court-filing-system-hack-report/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Russian government hackers said to be behind US federal court filing system hack: Report</a>BleepingComputer reports:<a href="https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/pro-russian-hackers-blamed-for-water-dam-sabotage-in-norway/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Pro-Russian hackers blamed for water dam sabotage in Norway</a><a href="https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/curly-comrades-cyberspies-hit-govt-orgs-with-custom-malware/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Curly COMrades cyberspies hit govt orgs with custom malware</a>Dark Reading reports:<a href="https://www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/revil-actor-russia-planning-2021-kaseya-attack" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">REvil Actor Accuses Russia of Planning 2021 Kaseya Attack</a>EuroNews reports:<a href="https://www.euronews.com/next/2025/08/14/russia-blocks-calls-via-whatsapp-and-telegram-as-it-tightens-control-over-the-internet" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Russia blocks calls via WhatsApp and Telegram as it tightens control over the internet</a>Signals, peeps.<a href="https://www.euronews.com/2025/08/11/israel-faces-widespread-condemnation-after-al-jazeera-correspondent-killed-in-gaza" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Israel faces widespread condemnation after Al Jazeera correspondent killed in Gaza</a>TechPolicy reports:<a href="https://techpolicy.press/artificial-intelligence-and-the-orchestration-of-palestinian-life-and-death" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Artificial Intelligence and the Orchestration of Palestinian Life and Death</a> Big Media Poynter says:<a href="https://www.poynter.org/commentary/analysis/2025/global-press-freedom-warning-america/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Press freedoms can slip away</a>And have.The Racket reports:<a href="https://theracket.news/p/substack-s-extremist-ecosystem-is-flourishing" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Substack’s extremist ecosystem is flourishing</a>They are on Beehiiv, which like Ghost is a moral alternative to SubStack.NiemanLab reports:<a href="https://www.niemanlab.org/2025/08/can-nonprofit-news-work-on-local-tv-a-pennsylvania-partnership-aims-to-find-out/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Can nonprofit news mix with local TV? A Pennsylvania partnership aims to find out</a>Local TV news is shit. But, this is interesting.Seeking Alpha reports:<a href="https://seekingalpha.com/news/4483889-companies-find-new-avenues-to-drive-up-sessions-as-googles-ai-search-tools-reduce-web-traffic" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Companies find new avenues to drive up sessions as Google’s AI Search tools reduce web traffic</a>404 Media reports:<a href="https://www.404media.co/trump-administration-outlines-plan-to-throw-out-an-agencys-foia-requests-en-masse/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Trump Administration Outlines Plan to Throw Out an Agency’s FOIA Requests En Masse</a> Big Tech The Electronic Frontier Foundation reports:<a href="https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/08/data-brokers-are-ignoring-privacy-law-we-deserve-better" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Data Brokers Are Ignoring Privacy Law. We Deserve Better.</a>Ben Werdmuller reports on:<a href="https://werd.io/lifelogging-under-fascism/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Lifelogging under fascism</a>TechPolicy reports:<a href="https://techpolicy.press/in-an-age-of-information-gatekeeping-dont-just-google-it" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">In an Age of Information Gatekeeping, Don’t Just Google It</a>Fuck Google.TechPolicy reports:<a href="https://techpolicy.press/big-cloud-is-building-power-via-pervasive-investments" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">‘Big Cloud’ is Building Power via Pervasive Investments</a>TechCrunch reports:<a href="https://techcrunch.com/2025/08/14/leaked-meta-ai-rules-show-chatbots-were-allowed-to-have-romantic-chats-with-kids/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Leaked Meta AI rules show chatbots were allowed to have romantic chats with kids</a>How to Save the World asks:<a href="https://howtosavetheworld.ca/2025/08/05/has-the-internet-succumbed-to-the-tragedy-of-the-commons/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Has the Internet Succumbed to the Tragedy of the Commons?</a>Platformer has:<a href="https://www.platformer.news/gpt-5-backlash-openai-lessons/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Three big lessons from the GPT-5 backlash</a><a href="https://www.platformer.news/musk-altman-grok-apple-competition-fight/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Grok is on the rocks</a>Ars Technica reports:<a href="https://arstechnica.com/ai/2025/08/researchers-find-llms-are-bad-at-logical-inference-good-at-fluent-nonsense/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">LLMs’ “simulated reasoning” abilities are a “brittle mirage,” researchers find</a>AP reports:<a href="https://apnews.com/article/ai-school-surveillance-gaggle-goguardian-bark-8c531cde8f9aee0b1ef06cfce109724a" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Students have been called to the office — and even arrested — for AI surveillance false alarms</a> Cybersecurity/Privacy The Register reports:<a href="https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/10/telemessage_archive_online/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">The inside story of the Telemessage saga, and how you can view the data</a><a href="https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/10/def_con_hackers_water_security/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">DEF CON hackers plug security holes in US water systems amid tsunami of threats</a><a href="https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/11/deepfake_detectors_fraud/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Deepfake detectors are slowly coming of age, at a time of dire need</a> Fediverse Connected Places has:<a href="https://connectedplaces.online/reports/fediverse-report-129/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Fediverse Report – 129</a>Hopefully the link is fixed now.IFTAS says:<a href="https://about.iftas.org/2025/08/11/the-2025-fediverse-needs-assessment-is-open-have-your-say/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">The 2025 Fediverse Needs Assessment is Open: Have Your Say</a>Salvatore Noschese shares:<a href="https://salvatorenoschese.it/mastodon-parliamone-un-po/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Mastodon: parliamone un po’</a>We Distribute reports:<a href="https://wedistribute.org/2025/08/big-updates-are-coming-to-loops/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Big Updates Are Coming to Loops</a>tchncs has:<a href="https://tube.tchncs.de/w/wDXxMXUMbC12ern22a9VES" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Bonfire Social: Shared user</a>We Distribute asks?<a href="https://wedistribute.org/2025/08/is-meta-scraping-the-fediverse-for-ai/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Is Meta Scraping the Fediverse for AI?</a>Did I say fuck Meta?TechCrunch reports:<a href="https://techcrunch.com/2025/08/12/threads-now-has-more-than-400-million-monthly-active-users/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Threads now has more than 400 million monthly active users</a>Fuck Threads too.Arxiv is:<a href="https://arxiv.org/html/2507.23699v1" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Exploring Left-Wing Extremism on the Decentralized Web: An Analysis of Lemmygrad.ml</a>The proper term is Tankies not left-wing. And it’s why you should use Mbin or Piefed.Paths & Patches has:<a href="https://www.blog-pat.ch/third-spaces-in-the-fediverse-fedicon-thoughts-part-ii/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Third Spaces in the Fediverse: FediCon thoughts Part II</a><a href="https://www.blog-pat.ch/newsmast-unplugged-fedicon-part-iii/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Newsmast unplugged: FediCon Part III</a>The Register reports:<a href="https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/13/secure_chat_darling_matrix_admits/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Secure chat darling Matrix admits pair of ‘high severity’ protocol flaws need painful fixes</a> Slightly Federated Social Media TBD CTAs (aka show us some free love) <ul><li>That’s it for this week. Please share this edition of Destroying Autocracy.</li><li><a href="https://friendica.me/profile/friendofsymfony/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Follow me on the Fediverse</a>. Or this site via the button in the footer. 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Takako 🐀Sunset from Croched Mountain, NewHampshire in <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/Loops" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Loops</a>. 🌤️🧡⛰️ <a href="https://loops.video/v/a8p-wU4yaM" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://loops.video/v/a8p-wU4yaM</a><a href="https://mindly.social/tags/LookABunny" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LookABunny</a>! 🐰✨

dansupMastodon could really use tombstone placeholders when a reply is deleted so the tree/chain isn't broken or orphaned.I've implementing this in Loops, and it is a bit tricky federation wise, but it makes the experience much better.<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/loops" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#loops</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/activityPub" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#activityPub</a>

Maxi 11x 💉Hört auf, die Projekte <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/Pixelfed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Pixelfed</a> und <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/Loops" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Loops</a> von Dansup zu bewerben. Der Entwickler ist ein absolutes Ekelpaket, hat keine Ahnung von Security-Praktiken und ihm sind die Ideale des Fediverse furzegal.Hier starte ich eine Sammlung der Skandale:<a href="https://godforsaken.website/@Shrigglepuss/113855792165129441" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://godforsaken.website/@Shrigglepuss/113855792165129441</a><a href="https://techhub.social/@Sup3rN0va/114123216244791609" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://techhub.social/@Sup3rN0va/114123216244791609</a><a href="https://mastodon.catgirl.cloud/@49016/114224653241416593" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://mastodon.catgirl.cloud/@49016/114224653241416593</a>A recounting of dansup's hostility towards FOSS maintainers and the ecosystem at large<a href="https://dansup-open-letter.github.io/appendix/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://dansup-open-letter.github.io/appendix/</a>Noch mehr Security-Missachtung: <a href="https://ghostarchive.org/archive/JfGbx" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://ghostarchive.org/archive/JfGbx</a>

dansupI'm working on merch!<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/pixelfed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#pixelfed</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/loops" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#loops</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/merch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#merch</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fediverse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#fediverse</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/drake" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#drake</a>

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