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aranym ,

No, like the peanut butter brand Jif.

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...

Linus Tech Tips pauses production as controversy swirls - The Verge (www.theverge.com)

Last night, at approximately 2AM ET, a former employee, Madison Reeve, posted a thread on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, accusing Linus Media Group of cultivating a toxic work environment and encouraging a work culture that was detrimental to her health as well as sexual harassment directed at her by Linus Media...

aranym OP , (edited )

I don’t think this take is accurate at all. Her actions in that thread appear (to me) entirely as a result of her environment, and honestly there is no basis for the idea she is not of sound mind. The victim blaming is really offputting.

If they’re true, it’s more than likely this kind of abuse was happening throughout the organization and continued up until these allegations, so I’m glad she came out with them.

aranym OP ,

Read the thread in full, it’s much worse than The Verge makes it out to be - that was actually one of my contentions with this article when posting.

aranym ,

A Mastodon alternative apparently. Seems they haven’t implemented ActivityPub yet? I’ll stay away.

aranym ,

Fortunately, they don’t need to! There are dozens of small open instances, and joining any of them helps the current centralization situation.

aranym ,

I run my own as well, feel free to make a post over in !selfhosted if you have any issues!

aranym ,

Easy deploy makes it very simple, just basic Linux knowledge is needed: github.com/ubergeek77/Lemmy-Easy-Deploy

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...

Chrome to shield encryption keys from promised quantum computers (www.theregister.com)

Devon O’Brien, technical program manager for Chrome security, explained on Thursday that starting in Chrome 116 – due August 15 – Google’s browser will include support for X25519Kyber768, an alphanumeric salad that desperately needs a catchy name....

Pokémon Company Uses Fan Music In Trailer Without Crediting The Fan - Techdirt (www.techdirt.com)

Fans are expressing their concerns after The Pokémon Company seemingly used fan-created music in a recent trailer for the Pokémon Scarlet & Violet DLC, The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero. The uproar began shortly after today’s Pokémon Presents wrapped up. While many tuned in for updates on things like Detective Pikachu...

aranym ,

The more I look at this, the more I doubt an AI was involved. Too many aspects of the clothing, body, etc are just way too consistent.

USB-C confirmed for the iPhone 15 in new leaked images - Macworld (www.macworld.com)

We’ve known that the iPhone is switching to USB-C for a while now, but there was always a possibility that Apple would stick with Lightning for one more year. Based on the latest leaked images, however, Apple is all-in on USB-C for the iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Pro models, with USB-C parts for the iPhone 15, iPhone 15 Plus, and...

aranym ,

I’ve been warning people that Google making up their own web standards will end in disaster, for years.

aranym ,

If the admins endorse malware, it’s best to assume the entire site is compromised.

aranym , (edited )

1337x mod response on Reddit, seemingly confirming the existence of the torrent: i.imgur.com/ij4CXIm.png

https://lemmy.name/pictrs/image/015df276-87d6-4ce8-aeff-8e79eeafcb08.png

They appear to be implying that it was only checked, verified to be malware and deleted… after the listing was vigorously defended by mods and users complaining that it was malware were banned. Very odd.

EDIT: Found an archived copy of the listing before it was taken down by 1337x mods. Includes some comments (up to yesterday).

web.archive.org/…/Baldurs-Gate-3-GOG-Digital-Delu…

User comments provide proof that malware was uploaded (and 1337x mods themselves admitted it was malware in the Reddit response), yet VitaminX remains unaffected on the site: 1337x.to/user/VitaminX/

There are preserved comments from the 1337x mods, such as:

Ex0duS5150: the next user posting, “Trojan found” is getting the ban hammer. Stop it with the n00bishness. this torrent is not dirty if you dont know what your doing stop DLing torrents.

reply:

IGGGAMESCOM: @Ex0duS5150: thank you so much for this reassurance buddy, now I can breathe a sigh of relief instead of having to “fight” with those guys, lol.

aranym ,

See my reply to Whiskey Pickle for the evidence.

aranym ,

See my reply to Whiskey Pickle for the evidence.

aranym ,

They admit the listing existed in that statement, and there are easily accessible records of 1337x mods defending the listing prior to its deletion (such as the comment I had also provided in my post). You may need to re-read it?

I can provide additional sources if necessary.

aranym ,

You replied to this comment:

I think there’s been comments calling out the malware that have been deleted, possibly by the admins. In addition the infected torrentes stayed up for a long while (not sure if they still are or not)

… with this reply:

Haven’t seen any evidence of either of those things though…

Can you see how I would misunderstand what you were talking about here?

aranym ,

Also, to be clear, there is no evidence one way or the other that 1337x mods took a share of the money - not what anyone here really cares about anyways. What’s being put under scrutiny is the fact that they defended a listing which was clearly malware only until it gained attention on Reddit and similar.

aranym , (edited )

Absolutely. It took a bit of digging, but I found an archive with some of the comments: web.archive.org/…/Baldurs-Gate-3-GOG-Digital-Delu…

It only goes up to yesterday, so some of the recent comments (especially from mods) are missing - but this should provide sufficient evidence. Mods’ combative and defensive comments from today were widely viewed (just look at Reddit), their authenticity is not under question. That being said, comments from Ex0duS5150 are present, proving mods were aware of the listing early on.

User comments provide proof that malware was uploaded (and 1337x mods themselves admitted it was malware in the Reddit response), yet VitaminX remains unaffected on the site: 1337x.to/user/VitaminX/

aranym ,

Maybe, it’s definitely a possibility. What’s weird is the original uploader (1337x.to/user/VitaminX/) remains unaffected and users were reporting this up to 3 days before it was taken down with very compelling evidence - the miner was barely hidden and only when it blew up on Reddit was any action taken.

aranym OP , (edited )

You’re correct, I mistakenly copied the wrong section. (Posted this from my phone)

Fixed!

aranym OP , (edited )

It never is by default. In fact, they got in a bit of a fiasco early on (before their current E2EE implementation) for using the term “end to end encrypted” after it was revealed they were simply referring to TLS.

aranym OP ,

tl;dr: Customer Content encompasses all data originating from your machine sent to Zoom servers.

aranym ,

It’s worth noting that KaiOS, a fork of Firefox OS, has been successful - particularly in developing markets.

Wikipedia Fighting Overseas SLAPP Suit Because Someone Didn’t Like The Factual Info Posted About Them (www.techdirt.com)

The case started in August 2021 with a complaint that de Paço was upset about the Portuguese and English language versions of the articles about him. The first judicial pass went well. But that’s where the good news ends. The next level of Portugal’s court system decided the lower court was wrong about everything, which...

France’s browser-based website blocking proposal sets a disastrous precedent for the open internet (blog.mozilla.org)

In a well-intentioned yet dangerous move to fight online fraud, France is on the verge of forcing browsers to create a dystopian technical capability. Article 6 (para II and III) of the SREN Bill would force browser providers to create the means to mandatorily block websites present on a government provided list. Such a move...

aranym OP ,

Theoretically yes, but I’d think that would just result in users switching to browsers which do comply with the law (Chrome, probably)

aranym OP ,

Do you genuinely believe an average computer user, when presented with a block page, would attempt to circumvent it?

Maybe a small minority would, but overall I find it extremely unlikely. It takes a lot less effort to just download an alternative.

aranym OP , (edited )

We’ve already seen this play out in several countries where web blocking is widely implemented (eg Russia, China.) People (generally) flock to state-endorsed alternatives rather than going through the effort of finding bypasses.

(As an aside, Chrome would probably comply with it. It’d be a lot more damaging for them than smaller browsers to block the entirety of France.)

aranym ,

This does not prove your point. You said “most countries”, not “countries I arbitrarily deem to be important.”

aranym , (edited )

The bill still leaves enforcement of specific content up to the platforms… so it seems they’re implying their own posts on these topics would be generally considered misinformation? I respect the honesty lol

aranym ,

Since weed is significantly less dangerous than tabacco or alcohol, I assume you’re for a complete ban on both of them as well?

aranym , (edited )

I’ve heard that statement nearly verbatim from people who were entirely serious - and judging from my upvote count (and the original comment downvotes), several others thought you were serious as well.

Edit - Wait, I thought you were the creator of the original comment - you aren’t. There’s still a very good chance this isn’t sarcasm.

Twitter Sues Hate-Speech Research Group Over Claims That Hateful, Racist Content Has Proliferated Under Musk’s Ownership (variety.com)

Twitter filed a lawsuit against the Center for Countering Digital Hate. “Despite our continued progress, the Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH) and its backers have been actively working to assert false and misleading claims encouraging advertisers to pause investment on the platform. X is a free public service funded...

aranym OP , (edited )

The CCDH do not have the resources to fight Twitter alone. This is clearly an attempt to scare them into silence with legal fees.

Those who wish may donate here.

aranym OP , (edited )

It’s not hard. In fact, the recent Twitter rebrand to X is just his latest attempt to launch X.com - he has tried before and failed.

aranym OP ,

Musk uses that term in his own way - the “free speech absolutist” line came from him talking in reference to Twitter moderation. He consistently claims to allow his critics to say whatever they wish without consequences.

X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, has threatened to sue a group of independent researchers whose research documented an increase in hate speech on the site since it was purchased (apnews.com)

Twitter is threatening legal action against the Center for Countering Digital Hate, a nonprofit that researches hate speech and content moderation on social media platforms....

aranym ,

Just donated to the CCDH, they definitely don’t have the resources to fight Twitter alone.

Given that Twitter trust and safety was almost completely gutted upon his acquisition, I think it’s very improbable that type of content was moderated effectively.

aranym ,

Section 702 should either not be renewed at all, or renewed with restrictions to require a warrant for US person searches. The FBI has shown they cannot handle this power as is.

aranym ,

Ungoogled Chromium doesn’t send data to Google servers, if that’s what you are implying it is misinformation.

Also, Chromium is open source - you can very easily know what is being sent. I appreciate privacy awareness, but not baseless fearmongering.

aranym ,

Congrats, ya’ll! 🥳

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