RT @The_Ace_Couple
I NEED you to know that the most banned book in the U.S. was written by an asexual, nonbinary author and bigots are calling it grooming and pornography. https://twitter.com/NPR/status/1611106517612171264
Biden: We're returning these classified documents that were found in the office, as required by law.
Trump: Those classified documents that were found in my possession are MINE MINE MINE MINE MINE!
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In fact, I don't think there has ever been a likelihood of Trump being charged merely for possession of those documents, the likely charges would relate to obstruction, not possession per se.
We are going to see more and more of this. #BanFacialRecognition globally. https://www.wired.com/story/iran-says-face-recognition-will-id-women-breaking-hijab-laws/
RT @WoodhullFreedom
"Banning books such as Gender Queer is not only a restriction of the freedom of expression, but also a harmful message to youth everywhere..."
A high school junior wrote this succinct and powerful letter to the editor about the real harm of book bans.
A recent tweet of ours in support of the trans community was mischaracterized and has been deleted to avoid confusion. Prostasia stands behind trans people in their fight for equal rights and has lobbied against transphobic laws in several states. https://prostasia.org/anti-trans-laws/
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RT @horse_disk
CORRECTION: Ao3 is blocked from being DISPLAYED ON GOOGLE, but is still accessible via direct links! The site itself is still up—it just doesn't appear in Google searches. This is still a deeply worrying development, but at least German users won't need a VPN to access the site! https://twitter.com/horse_disk/status/1611829224024993792
https://twitter.com/horse_disk/status/1611849324430000128
"So, this law may claim it’s for the children, but it’s all about steering people away from content certain legislators don’t like." https://buff.ly/3jTfAQC
RT @SabraMBoyd
For #HumanTraffickingAwarenessMonth let’s build awareness for how most funding goes to police and border patrol — not housing, healthcare, trained therapists, education, immigration and legal fees that trafficking survivors actually need
BREAKING: #OpenSource, #Decentralized Tech Leaders Urge New Congress to Defend Privacy
@TorProject 🐦Mobilecoin 🐦ProtonPrivacy 🐦TutanotaTeam 🐦MysteriumNet 🐦Zcash 🐦FilFoundation & 20+ more speak out for privacy & the 1st amendment right to code.
Reality: mastodon grew from 500k active users to 1.8 million
People with an investment in twitter: mastodon has declined from 2.5 million active users in December to 1.8 million in January
Way to twist the facts to show what was an absolutely incredible amount of growth and user retention as somehow a negative, gg
I liked this video "The Truth about Andrew Tate Hospitalization Controversy & Misinfo, Youtube's New Terrible Crackdown," https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u23EKR1bkL4
RT @echo_pbreyer
@Anwaltverein 🇬🇧 "The end does not justify the means." The German Bar Association strongly rejects the EU draft regulation on #chatcontrol. It is "not a legitimate means of fighting crime", "unsuitable for practical use" and entails "considerable security risks": https://anwaltverein.de/de/newsroom/pm-45-22-chatkontrolle-der-zweck-heiligt-nicht-die-mittel
"Something seen within nearly every human culture across human history is the expression of our taboo sexual fantasies through fiction, art and music." https://buff.ly/3GRBsoo
Read a Reddit post seeking advice on how to deal with a spouse who becomes very angry at the sight of unmasked people. The post has stuck with me. Even at the beginning of the pandemic, before J-M was diagnosed, I was already going full hermit, mainly because I knew the sight of unmasked people would make me want to get out a six-foot baseball bat.
People like me need to isolate to keep “the vulnerable” safe, as in “vulnerable to me launching myself at them like a snarling screaming cat”.
When a fiction archivist was arrested and sentenced to 40 years imprisonment last year, the censorship of fan fiction was always going to come next. Don't say we didn't warn you.
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RT @horse_disk
Ao3 has been blocked in Germany. We're in moral panic hell 🙃!
Ao3 was allegedly indexed by Bundesprüfstelle (an organization "responsible for examining and censoring media works suspected to be harmful to young people") for distribution of "…
https://twitter.com/horse_disk/status/1611829224024993792
We are at most, a few months away from apps with content and sharing mechanisms just not possible on Twitter or other centralized, closed-source platforms. That's when the momentum will really start to build for Activitypub and other protocols supporting federated networks. We have stop talking about it being a twitter "alternative" and start talking about is as an evolutionary step forward in global social networking. Because that's what it is.
#ThingsIToldTheTelemarketer
#HashtagGames
Me: Code in
TM: What?
Me: Code in please
TM: Sir is this Mr. Mi...
Me: This is a department of defense secure line. Your location has been traced. Code in immediately or you will be prosecuted under the war measures act.
I haven't Recieved a telemarketing call on that number since. That was ten years ago.
Oh, look. It's a ridiculous piece of nonsense (that also completely ignores that most CSAM is found on fucking Facebook). https://twitter.com/disclosetv/status/1609813773862289408
Let's do a poll: Have you seen CSAM (Child Sexual Abuse Material) on Mastodon?
RT @acvalens
This pseudoscience is literally the basis behind Oklahoma’s new anti-trans bill https://twitter.com/tara_chara/status/1611175669853192193
RT @WoodhullFreedom
There is a lot of work to be done in 2023 to ensure that LGBTQ+ people and their families are protected. This is an extensive round-up from @mombian.
https://mombian.com/2023/01/03/we-have-to-be-relentless-making-progress-for-lgbtq-families-in-2023/
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