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37 votes
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Brazilians flock to Bluesky after court bans Elon Musk’s X
40 votes -
TikTok argues in federal appeals court that US ban would have ‘staggering’ impact on free speech
39 votes -
cohost.org to shut down by the end of 2024
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Abuse on BlueSky up 10x with Brazilian wave
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China-linked ‘Spamouflage’ network mimics Americans online to sway US political debate
25 votes -
How does BlueSky work?
11 votes -
In leak, Facebook partner brags about listening to your phone’s microphone to serve ads for stuff you mention
48 votes -
Is Google training AI on YouTube videos?
17 votes -
Court: Section 230 doesn’t shield TikTok from blackout challenge death suit
25 votes -
Brazil's top court threatens to suspend X (formerly Twitter) by Thursday night if Elon Musk does not comply with regulations
23 votes -
Elon Musk’s lawyers quietly subpoena public interest groups
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Social platform X edits AI chatbot after election officials warn that it spreads misinformation
15 votes -
Former US President Donald Trump’s post of fake Taylor Swift endorsement is his latest embrace of AI-generated images
36 votes -
Sweden and Denmark will summon tech companies over ads on their platforms that are posted by gangs to recruit young Swedes to commit violent crimes in the Nordics
17 votes -
What happens when influencers turn off comments
15 votes -
A professor is suing Facebook over its recommendation algorithms
23 votes -
The rise and fall of Usenet: How the original social media platform came to be
9 votes -
Google threatened tech influencers unless they 'preferred' the Pixel
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US FTC bans fake online reviews, inflated social media influence; rule takes effect in October
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Digital apartheid in Gaza: Unjust content moderation at the request of Israel’s cyber unit
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Susan Wojcicki, former YouTube CEO, dies at 56
15 votes -
Brussels slaps down Thierry Breton over ‘harmful content’ letter to Elon Musk [as it was not approved by the European Commission]
11 votes -
Been considering cutting down on YouTube
I find myself scrolling through YT hoping to see something to play in the background, occasionally checking things like TechLinked or MichaelMJD with occasional PointCrow and Dougdoug. But really...
I find myself scrolling through YT hoping to see something to play in the background, occasionally checking things like TechLinked or MichaelMJD with occasional PointCrow and Dougdoug. But really just wasting time doing nothing, just scrolling.
So I want to cut it off but I want to fill in that time with something else.
Anyone else has tried to cut off YT(Or at least minimize) YT from their life? I’m probably using YT the wrong way.
I would like some RSS feeds or podcast to make me go on YT less. Or thoughts/opinions/experiences from other people that used to have YT on almost all the time but minimized the time on YT.31 votes -
Front Porch Forum is the friendliest social network you’ve never heard of
46 votes -
Another post about bulk deleting content from Reddit
Is there a utility that will bulk delete threads and comments I made, but from 1 subreddit only? Thanks for any clues.
16 votes -
Google and Meta struck secret ads deal to target teenagers
61 votes -
YouTube without a working ad blocker
I liked ( past tense ) watching YouTube with the latest Firefox on my Mint Linux box. No more. The ad blocker I use ( latest version ) has stopped working for removing YouTube commercials. The...
I liked ( past tense ) watching YouTube with the latest Firefox on my Mint Linux box.
No more.
The ad blocker I use ( latest version ) has stopped working for removing YouTube commercials.
The commercials are obnoxious.
I think I will quit until the ad blocker I use updates again with a fix.
Sorry YouTube, you are far from being worth $14.00 USD a month.
Edit:
Mint Linux 21.2
Cinnamon 5.8
Firefox 128.0.3
Ublock Origin 1.59.0
- I completely removed UBlock Origin
- I completely emptied my Firefox cache and other data
- I signed out of Google completely
- I reinstalled UBlock Origin
- I signed back into Google
- I tried using YouTube with my VPN turned on.
No joy.
I can watch YouTube ad free via a private window in Firefox.
I can watch YouTube ad free if I log out of my Google/YouTube account
My add blocker works in other browsers when I am not logged into my Google/YouTube account.
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I worked for Mr Beast, he's a sociopath
46 votes -
Some subreddits could be paywalled, hints Reddit CEO
64 votes -
Elon Musk’s X sues Unilever, Mars and CVS over ‘massive advertiser boycott’
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The far right has moved online, where its voice is more dangerous than ever
40 votes -
Reddit CEO says Microsoft needs to pay to search the site
46 votes -
I worked for Mr. Beast, he’s a fraud
87 votes