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Well said, thanks!
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Thanks very much for excerpting that!
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Reparations aren't just a cash payment -- the article lists five different aspects of reparations, and it's very compatible with investing in Black communities. There's debate iover who should be eligible but it's not an unsolvable problem. And sure some people will use it as an excuse to declare racism's over, but the same was true when Obama got elected ... so that's not a reason not to do it!
In terms of support in general, do you support the 1988 decision by the US to pay reparations to Japanese-Americans who had been sent to internment camps?
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It’s still not clear just what will get voted on. So, if you're in the US, now's a great time to contact Congress. EFF’s action [Tell Congress: Absent Major Changes, 702 Should Not be Renewed](https://act.eff.org/action/tell-congress-absent-major-changes-702-should-not-be-renewed) has as a form that will connect you nd provides talking points. Or if you’d rather contact them directly, here’s a short script: > “Stop the FBI from spying on innocent Americans. Please fight for a vote to reform FISA’s Section 702 with warrant requirements, both for Section 702 data and for our sensitive, personal information sold to the government by data brokers. And please oppose any attempt to reauthorize FISA Section 702 that doesn’t include both of these critical reforms.” You can either call the Congressional switchboard at (202) 224-3121 or use the [House directory](https://www.house.gov/representatives/find-your-representative) to look up your legislators’ contact info.
getfisaright.net
It’s still not clear just what will get voted on. So, if you're in the US, now's a great time to contact Congress. EFF’s action [Tell Congress: Absent Major Changes, 702 Should Not be Renewed](https://act.eff.org/action/tell-congress-absent-major-changes-702-should-not-be-renewed) has as a form that will connect you nd provides talking points. Or if you’d rather contact them directly, here’s a short script: > “Stop the FBI from spying on innocent Americans. Please fight for a vote to reform FISA’s Section 702 with warrant requirements, both for Section 702 data and for our sensitive, personal information sold to the government by data brokers. And please oppose any attempt to reauthorize FISA Section 702 that doesn’t include both of these critical reforms.” You can either call the Congressional switchboard at (202) 224-3121 or use the [House directory](https://www.house.gov/representatives/find-your-representative) to look up your legislators’ contact info.
getfisaright.net
It’s still not clear just what will get voted on. So, if you're in the US, now's a great time to contact Congress. EFF’s action [Tell Congress: Absent Major Changes, 702 Should Not be Renewed](https://act.eff.org/action/tell-congress-absent-major-changes-702-should-not-be-renewed) has as a form that will connect you nd provides talking points. Or if you’d rather contact them directly, here’s a short script: > “Stop the FBI from spying on innocent Americans. Please fight for a vote to reform FISA’s Section 702 with warrant requirements, both for Section 702 data and for our sensitive, personal information sold to the government by data brokers. And please oppose any attempt to reauthorize FISA Section 702 that doesn’t include both of these critical reforms.” You can either call the Congressional switchboard at (202) 224-3121 or use the [House directory](https://www.house.gov/representatives/find-your-representative) to look up your legislators’ contact info.
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Great writeup! A couple thoughts:
First & foremost, which is somewhat glossed over, is the notion that ordinary people will have the knowledge or interest in deploying their own Personal Data Servers. This isn’t really touched on from what I’ve seen in their documentation, despite it being touted as such a major benefit of the architecture.
Very true. There's a line buried in their white paper that "we expect that most users will sign up for an account on a shared PDS run by a professional hosting provider – either Bluesky Social PBC, or another company" but they very much do tout it as a major benefit. It's certainly true that the ability to move your data around is a very good thing, and something the fediverse is bad at today, so from a positioning perspective it makes sense to focus on this; their claims that this gives the user power are, um, exaggerated.
due to the high volumes of data involved, there are likely to be fewer Relays deployed instead of many.
Yeah I was in in a discussion where a Bluesky developer suggested that non-profits might run their own Relays ... seems unlikely to me, both because of the volume and because of the risk of potentially relaying content that's legal in whatever jurisdiction the PDS is in but not in the Relay's jurisdication. Of course Relays don't have to be for the full network, so we might see more smaller-scoped Relays (although I'm not sure how that differs from a Feed Generator), but if BlueSky and a few others provide the only full-network Relay, that's a pretty powerful position for them to be in.
Also in that conversation the said that AppViews are likely to be even more resource-intensive than Relays, and so anybody developing an AppView might as well have a Relay as well, so there's likely to be the same kind of power concentration.
That said I think it's very good that Relays explicitly appear in their architecture. Relays are also critical for smaller or less-connected instances in today's fediverse, but don't get a lot of attention.
Arguably this may make the AuthTransfer network no more decentralized (they go back & forth on describing their approach as decentralized and distributed) than the ActivityPub network is.
Yep. They've split the functions of the ActivityPub instance, but it seems to me that they've just shifted the power imbalances around, and potentially magnified them.
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Agreed, this is awesome. Love the suggestions about conventions.
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There was an interesting pair of polls last summer about reactions to Threads and Tumblr. 66% of the respondents were either opposed to or alarmed by Threads federating, and only 10% were supportive. By contrast, only 15% were opposed to or alarmed by Tumblr, and 39% were supportive. It's just one data point but still interesting!
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Happy cake day -- congrats, and thanks for all you and Kaity do!
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Right. And that's why I'm on blahaj.zone!
For many thought it's not that simple: they're okay with Meta housing hate groups as long as it doesn't directly lead to users on their instances being harassed. And it wouldn't surprise me that if harassment starts happening it'll still turn out not to be that simple for them because there are a lot more non-harassing accounts than harassing accounts
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Totally agree. Back in June I wrote about the reasons the FediPact was good strategy and started it with
Most importantly, it counters the gaslighting that resistance is futile. The segment of the fediverse that wants to reject Meta is clearly large enough that it will survive no matter what the big Mastodon instances and pundits do.
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Agreed that figuring out the right action is important! It's clear from the conversation so far that a lot of instances are going to defederate, and a lot of instances are going to federate, so any strategy needs to take that into account.
I talked with a lot of people about this when I wrote Should the Fediverse welcome its new surveillance-capitalism overlords? Opinions differ! and don't think it's the case that we share the same goals. Some people see increasing the size of the ActivityPub network as a goal in and of itself (and generally support federation); others are in the fediverse because they want nothing to do with Facebook or Meta (so unsurprisingly support defederation). And some people have a goal of communicating with people on Threads -- friends, relatives, celebrities, etc; others don't. So again, these different goals are something to take into account.
Wanting to stay federated DOES NOT mean the user wants to help Meta or thinks that Meta is here for our benefit.
That's correct, but many of the people I've seen arguing in favor of federation do seem to think Meta's looking for a win/win situation where the fediverse benefits as much or more than Meta. And conversely many would argue that wanting to stay federated means the user is helping Meta whether they want to or not.
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The House GOP leadership pulled both FISA bills!
Instead, a four-month extension is attached to the NDAA -- unless it gets removed. Dozens of civil rights and racial justice groups oppose extending FISA in the NDAA.
If you agree, call your Senators TODAY and with a simple ask: "DO NOT put 702 in the NDAA.".
(The Congressional switchboard is at (202) 224-3121, or you can use the Senate directory to find their direct number and web contact form.)
www.politico.com
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.blahaj.zone/post/6414337 The Judiciary bill has significant reforms, including a warrant requirement. The Intelligence bill is a wolf in sheep's clothing -- it would significantly *expand* warrantless surveillance. If you're in the US, now's a key time to contact Congress! [EFF's got a form that makes it easy](https://act.eff.org/action/tell-congress-they-must-defeat-hpsci-s-horrific-surveillance-bill), or see [Get FISA Right's post](https://getfisaright.net/2023/12/10/stop-the-surveillance-power-grab-tell-congress-to-oppose-hpscis-horrific-surveillance-bill-and-support-real-reforms/) for phone numbers and a short script.
www.politico.com
The Judiciary bill has significant reforms, including a warrant requirement. The Intelligence bill is a wolf in sheep's clothing -- it would significantly *expand* warrantless surveillance. If you're in the US, now's a key time to contact Congress! [EFF's got a form that makes it easy](https://act.eff.org/action/tell-congress-they-must-defeat-hpsci-s-horrific-surveillance-bill), or see [Get FISA Right's post](https://getfisaright.net/2023/12/10/stop-the-surveillance-power-grab-tell-congress-to-oppose-hpscis-horrific-surveillance-bill-and-support-real-reforms/) for phone numbers and a short script.
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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.sdf.org/post/9011376 Congress is expected to vote this week on various bills to reauthorise FISA Section 702 warrantless wiretapping. The House Intelligence committee's bill is a wolf in sheep's clothing -- it would significantly *expand* warrantless surveillance. If you're in the US, now's a key time to contact Congress! [EFF's got a form that makes it easy](https://act.eff.org/action/tell-congress-they-must-defeat-hpsci-s-horrific-surveillance-bill), or see the article for phone numbers and a short script.
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Thanks, it's a good point!
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It depends if I've turned on "approve followers" -- upvote if you agree!
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No, followers-only posts are not public -- upvote if you agree!
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Yes, followers-only posts are public -- upvote if you agree!
On Mastodon, Followers-only posts are only visible to your followers -- and to admins of any instances your followers on. But if you haven't turned on "approve followes", anybody who's logged in to an instance you haven't blocked can follow you and get access to your followers-only posts. In your view, are followers-only posts public? The linked post is a Mastodon poll, and I'll also put in replies here so that you can just upvote the ones you agree with!
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You're right ... but tech has a lot of lobbying power and they are very very very strongly against a strong privacy bill, or even a bill that would regulate algorithms. So it's easier for legislators to pass something like KOSA -- or pass a weak privacy bill that will actually make the situation worse by getting rid of laws like California's -- and claim they're doing something.
www.nbcnews.com
> In a video recently published by the conservative group Family Policy Alliance, Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., said “protecting minor children from the transgender in this culture” should be among the top priorities of conservative lawmakers.... > > In the same minute-and-a-half video, Blackburn lauded the Kids Online Safety Act, or KOSA, a bipartisan bill introduced in May that would allow parents to sue social media companies and other online platforms if they do not sufficiently shield children under the age of 13 from harmful content on their platforms. The measure was introduced by Blackburn and Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., and has been endorsed by President Joe Biden. https://www.stopkosa.com/ makes it easy to contact your lawmakers if you're in the US. It's not too late to stop KOSS -- but we're going to have to make some noise!
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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/4403827 > Senator Admits "Kids Online Safety Act" Will Target Trans Content Online.::The lead sponsor of the "Kids Online Safety Act," otherwise known as KOSA, has stated over the weekend that it will be used to "protect minor children from the transgender in our culture."
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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.blahaj.zone/post/1835889 > Evan Greer of Fight for the Future: > > "If KOSA were actually a privacy bill as its supporters claim, we would be all about it," Greer told Ars. "We support cracking down on tech companies harvesting of data, we support an end to manipulative business practices like autoplay, infinite scroll, intrusive notifications, and algorithmic recommendations powered by commercial surveillance. What we don't support is a bill that gives state attorneys general the power to dictate what content younger people can see on social media. That's where KOSA goes off the rails and becomes a censorship bill, rather than a privacy bill." > > If you're in the US, you can contact Congress using https://www.stopkosa.com/
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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.blahaj.zone/post/1835889 > Evan Greer of Fight for the Future: > > "If KOSA were actually a privacy bill as its supporters claim, we would be all about it," Greer told Ars. "We support cracking down on tech companies harvesting of data, we support an end to manipulative business practices like autoplay, infinite scroll, intrusive notifications, and algorithmic recommendations powered by commercial surveillance. What we don't support is a bill that gives state attorneys general the power to dictate what content younger people can see on social media. That's where KOSA goes off the rails and becomes a censorship bill, rather than a privacy bill." > > If you're in the US, you can contact Congress using https://www.stopkosa.com/
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Evan Greer of Fight for the Future: "If KOSA were actually a privacy bill as its supporters claim, we would be all about it," Greer told Ars. "We support cracking down on tech companies harvesting of data, we support an end to manipulative business practices like autoplay, infinite scroll, intrusive notifications, and algorithmic recommendations powered by commercial surveillance. What we don't support is a bill that gives state attorneys general the power to dictate what content younger people can see on social media. That's where KOSA goes off the rails and becomes a censorship bill, rather than a privacy bill." If you're in the US, you can contact Congress using https://www.stopkosa.com/
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yeah it's really disappointing.
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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.blahaj.zone/post/1560280 > The Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) is a bipartisan bill that lawmakers say is intended to stop online platforms from targeting and recommending harmful content to minors. It sounds good but it's supported by a slew of far-right, anti-LGBTQ organizations, and opponents are warning it will enable states to censor LGBTQ content by claiming it leads kids to depression, anxiety, and eating disorders. > > If you're in the US, EFF has a page that makes it easy to [Tell Congress: KOSA Will Censor the Internet But Won't Help Kids](https://act.eff.org/action/tell-congress-kosa-will-censor-the-internet-but-won-t-help-kids) > > And once you've done that, please consider calling your Senators and tell them to oppose the Kids Online Safety Act because it won't help keep kids safe and it'll harm LGBTQ teens. Here's a list [of Senators' phone numbers](https://contactsenators.com/senator-phone-numbers).
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The Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) is a bipartisan bill that lawmakers say is intended to stop online platforms from targeting and recommending harmful content to minors. It sounds good but it's supported by a slew of far-right, anti-LGBTQ organizations, and opponents are warning it will enable states to censor LGBTQ content by claiming it leads kids to depression, anxiety, and eating disorders. If you're in the US, EFF has a page that makes it easy to [Tell Congress: KOSA Will Censor the Internet But Won't Help Kids](https://act.eff.org/action/tell-congress-kosa-will-censor-the-internet-but-won-t-help-kids) And once you've done that, please consider calling your Senators and tell them to oppose the Kids Online Safety Act because it won't help keep kids safe and it'll harm LGBTQ teens. Here's a list [of Senators' phone numbers](https://contactsenators.com/senator-phone-numbers).
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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.blahaj.zone/post/1170157 > KOSA, the "Kids Online Safety Act", _sounds_ good. Who doesn't want to keep kids safe? But [as over 90 LGBTQ and human rights organizations said last year](https://cdt.org/press/more-than-90-human-rights-and-lgbtq-groups-sign-letter-opposing-kosa/), KOSA would harm LGBTQ+ youth especially, and could be weaponized by Attorneys General to censor online resources and information for queer and trans youth, people seeking reproductive healthcare, and more. > > And it's not just a hypothetical concern! [This article from a couple months ago](https://www.techdirt.com/2023/05/24/heritage-foundation-says-that-of-course-gop-will-use-kosa-to-censor-lgbtq-content/) includes a screenshot of a Heritage Foundation tweet talking about how they'll KOSA to attack trans-related content -- because after all, they think that censoring trans-related content is "protecting kids". > > So if you're in the US, please contact your Senators and ask them to oppose KOSA. > > - [EFF has a handy web form](https://act.eff.org/action/tell-congress-kosa-will-censor-the-internet-but-won-t-help-kids) > > - if you prefer the phone, you can call the US Capitol Switchboard at **[(202) 224-3121](tel:2022243121)**. The bill number is S. 1409. Your message doesn't have to be fancy: "KOSA won't keep kids safe" is enough if they're Republicans; if they're Democrats you can add "and it will harm LGBTQ+ teens". > > - or, https://resist.bot/ lets you contact your legislators by texting or using Messenger, Apple Messages, WhatsApp .
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Very sorry you and your brother are going through this, and hope things go okay for him.
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FYI it's not directly related but there was a story in the Washington Post today about Twitter rival Mastodon rife with child-abuse material, study finds ... of course 90% of it came from a large Japanese site (presumably pawoo) but they also mentioned some originating on big mainstream sites; and some sites don't block pawoo, so it's potentially in their federated timelines. Here's the underlying report, Child Safety on Federated Social Media
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Totally agree that we need a good privacy bill -- and if the proposed ADPPA consumer privacy moves forward again this year, we'll need to get involved on that to push to strengthen it (because last year's version had huge loopholes, including some that left LGBTQ+ people's personal data at risk).
www.techdirt.com
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.blahaj.zone/post/1170157 > KOSA, the "Kids Online Safety Act", _sounds_ good. Who doesn't want to keep kids safe? But [as over 90 LGBTQ and human rights organizations said last year](https://cdt.org/press/more-than-90-human-rights-and-lgbtq-groups-sign-letter-opposing-kosa/), KOSA would harm LGBTQ+ youth especially, and could be weaponized by Attorneys General to censor online resources and information for queer and trans youth, people seeking reproductive healthcare, and more. > > And it's not just a hypothetical concern! [This article from a couple months ago](https://www.techdirt.com/2023/05/24/heritage-foundation-says-that-of-course-gop-will-use-kosa-to-censor-lgbtq-content/) includes a screenshot of a Heritage Foundation tweet talking about how they'll KOSA to attack trans-related content -- because after all, they think that censoring trans-related content is "protecting kids". > > So if you're in the US, please contact your Senators and ask them to oppose KOSA. > > - [EFF has a handy web form](https://act.eff.org/action/tell-congress-kosa-will-censor-the-internet-but-won-t-help-kids) > > - if you prefer the phone, you can call the US Capitol Switchboard at **[(202) 224-3121](tel:2022243121)**. The bill number is S. 1409. Your message doesn't have to be fancy: "KOSA won't keep kids safe" is enough if they're Republicans; if they're Democrats you can add "and it will harm LGBTQ+ teens". > > - or, https://resist.bot/ lets you contact your legislators by texting or using Messenger, Apple Messages, WhatsApp .
www.techdirt.com
KOSA, the "Kids Online Safety Act", _sounds_ good. Who doesn't want to keep kids safe? But [as over 90 LGBTQ and human rights organizations said last year](https://cdt.org/press/more-than-90-human-rights-and-lgbtq-groups-sign-letter-opposing-kosa/), KOSA would harm LGBTQ+ youth especially, and could be weaponized by Attorneys General to censor online resources and information for queer and trans youth, people seeking reproductive healthcare, and more. And it's not just a hypothetical concern! [This article from a couple months ago](https://www.techdirt.com/2023/05/24/heritage-foundation-says-that-of-course-gop-will-use-kosa-to-censor-lgbtq-content/) includes a screenshot of a Heritage Foundation tweet talking about how they'll KOSA to attack trans-related content -- because after all, they think that censoring trans-related content is "protecting kids". So if you're in the US, please contact your Senators and ask them to oppose KOSA. - [EFF has a handy web form](https://act.eff.org/action/tell-congress-kosa-will-censor-the-internet-but-won-t-help-kids) - if you prefer the phone, you can call the US Capitol Switchboard at **[(202) 224-3121](tel:2022243121)**. The bill number is S. 1409. Your message doesn't have to be fancy: "KOSA won't keep kids safe" is enough if they're Republicans; if they're Democrats you can add "and it will harm LGBTQ+ teens". - or, https://resist.bot/ lets you contact your legislators by texting or using Messenger, Apple Messages, WhatsApp .
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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.sdf.org/post/1163015 > EFF writes: > > >KOSA has laudable goals, but it also presents significant unintended consequences that threaten the privacy, safety, and access to information rights of young people and adults alike. Teenagers already understand that this sweeping legislation is more about censorship than safety. Now we just need to make sure Congress does, as well. > > Take action! If you're in the US, Use EFF's page to [Tell Congress: KOSA Will Censor the Internet But Won't Help Kids](https://act.eff.org/action/tell-congress-kosa-will-censor-the-internet-but-won-t-help-kids) > > And please help get the word out! Four ways to hep: > > 1. Cross-post this link to communities and magazines where it's on-topic > 2. Upvote and share the other links in !bad_internet_bills@lemmy.sdf.org > 3. If you're on Mastodon, check out the #KOSA hashtag and boost the posts you see there > 4. Tell your friends on other social networks as well.
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jdp23@ lemmy.blahaj.zoneHi!!! I’m a strategist/entrepreneur/software engineer/activist, focusing on the intersection of justice, equity, and software engineering. I've been on the fediverse for a long time and am currently checking out /KBin. @jdp23@indieweb.social is my main account on