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Why did the metaverse die? Because Silicon Valley doesn’t understand the concept of fun (www.fastcompany.com)

Reddit appears to be blocking VPNs (unverified) (beehaw.org)

I’m on iOS 17.1.1 using Safari. I also have Proton VPN enabled in the states but if I try to visit any page on the website I see this:...

Meta given 30 days to cease using the name Threads by company that trademarked it 11 years ago (www.techspot.com)

The TV streaming apps broke their promises, and now they’re jacking up prices (arstechnica.com)

For a moment, it seemed like the streaming apps were the things that could save us from the hegemony of cable TV—a system where you had to pay for a ton of stuff you didn’t want to watch so you could see the handful of things you were actually interested in....

Reddit mods fear spam overload as BotDefense leaves “antagonistic” Reddit (arstechnica.com)

Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak in hospital (www.bbc.co.uk)

I hope it isn’t anything too serious. Get well soon, Woz.

ISPs Should Not Police Online Speech—No Matter How Awful It Is. (www.eff.org)

Meta, Microsoft, hundreds more own trademarks to new Twitter name (www.reuters.com)

Instead of visiting r/place to drive traffic to Reddit, try out HumanShader! (humanshader.com)

This website is pretty cool. It’s a shader algorithm with the goal of rendering an image pixel by pixel, but it relies entirely on human calculation, with no computers and no calculators. Claim a pixel, and follow the instructions to calculate the Red Green and Blue values of the pixel you have claimed....

Illinois just made it possible to sue people for doxxing attacks (arstechnica.com)

The Civil Liability for Doxing Act, which takes effect on January 1, 2024, passed after a unanimous vote. It allows victims to recover damages and to request “a temporary restraining order, emergency order of protection, or preliminary or permanent injunction to restrain and prevent the disclosure or continued disclosure of a...

Roblox Accused of Concocting Illegal Gambling Ring for Minors - Bloomberg Law (news.bloomberglaw.com)

The complaint outlined the process by which minors can use the Roblox platform to gamble. After purchasing Robux through the platform, they can navigate to one of the gaming website defendants’ “virtual casinos” outside the Roblox ecosystem and link their Robux wallet to the gambling website, meaning Roblox can still keep...

Microsoft comes under blistering criticism for “grossly irresponsible” security (arstechnica.com)

The aftermath to the recent Microsoft Azure hack by suspected PRC actors....

Stop Trying to Make Social Networks Succeed [Opinion] (web.archive.org)

Google’s new Topics API makes users vulnerable to fingerprinting attacks (www.theregister.com)

Google has stated it plans to address developers’ concerns by “making web publishers promise not to abuse the API”....

California passes right-to-repair act guaranteeing seven years of parts for your phone (www.theverge.com)

The bill outlines three years for products costing $50 to $99.99 and seven years for products priced at $100 or more. The bill will cover electronics and appliances made and sold after July 1st, 2021.

Sites scramble to block ChatGPT web crawler after instructions emerge (arstechnica.com)

WhatsApp head confirms ads in the messaging app are still in the works (www.theverge.com)

A rant, with useful information, about the ‘Web Environment Integrity’ proposal by Google" (orowith2os.gitlab.io)

One of my first blog posts in a while, I go over Google’s recent web proposal, and point out exactly why it won’t turn out well. Hope y’all have fun with it.

So Far, AI Is a Money Pit That Isn't Paying Off (gizmodo.com)

Archive link...

Google raising price of YouTube Premium to $13.99 per month (9to5google.com)

The price of an individual YouTube Premium subscription is increasing by $2 to $13.99 per month in the US for new and current customers....

Weawow is a free and ad-free weather service with 4.9 ratings, choice of weather service, and highly customisable widgets (beehaw.org)

I rediscovered this weather app again (for Android and iOS) and am quite amazed that it now has a 4.9 out of 5 rating on the Google app store, and 5m+ downloads just on Android....