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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...
Sweet tea (lemmy.world)
Letters from the lawyers: Musk threatens CCDH with brazen attempt to silence honest criticism. — Center for Countering Digital Hate | CCDH (counterhate.com)
“Last week we got a letter from Elon Musk’s X. Corp threatening CCDH with legal action over our work, exposing the proliferation of hate and lies on Twitter since he became the owner. Elon Musk’s actions represent a brazen attempt to silence honest criticism and independent research in the desperate hope that he can stem...
New signs Trump's campaign is designed to bankroll his legal defense (www.cnn.com)
Government fears AI could be used to spread fake news in run up to elections (m.sundayworld.com)
Government fears AI could be used to spread fake news in run up to elections::undefined
‘I’m not wanted’: Florida universities hit by brain drain as academics flee (www.theguardian.com)
Twitter neighbours complain of lit-up ‘X’ sign working at high intensity (www.theguardian.com)
New logo for Elon Musk’s social network strobes over San Francisco neighbourhood, prompting complaints and mobilising building inspectors
Disney has announced it will stop releasing DVDs and Blu-ray discs in Australia. (www.news.com.au)
Disney has announced it will stop releasing DVDs and Blu-ray discs in Australia.::undefined
Lemmy World is down once again.
Ugh.
China using families as 'hostages' to quash dissent abroad (www.bbc.co.uk)
cross-posted from: lemmy.zip/post/863209...
The Next Front in the GOP's War on Women: No-Fault Divorce (www.rollingstone.com)
Residents Flood Library With New Copies of LGBTQ Books Stolen by Anti-Pride Protestors (themessenger.com)
People donated more than $15,000 to the library system, which will be matched by the city, providing $30,000 for LGBTQ programming
Afghanistan: Taliban burn musical instruments (www.dw.com)
Taliban’s religious police reportedly burned a number of musical instruments in the western province of Herat, according to a Sunday report by the state-run news agency Bakhtar....
A new trend in tipping emerges (lemmy.world)
What would you considered "Ethical Piracy"
Hi guys, first of all, I fully support Piracy. But Im writing a piece on my blog about what I might considere as “Ethical Piracy” and I would like to hear your concepts of it....
Trump rally interviewer backpedals after man calls to "kill them all" (www.newsweek.com)
Help Xi Find His Hair! (i.imgur.com)
Communist parties are banned in Ukraine BTW. (lemmy.ml)
cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/2614140...
Futurama has accidentally become a fascinating document of social change (www.independent.co.uk)
I’ve just found this article about Futurama on The Independent, a UK newspaper. It comments on the changes in Futurama reflecting the changes in society in general.
GNOME Devs Are Working on a New Window Management System (9to5linux.com)
Russia is preparing for a long war (en.thebell.io)
Russia’s war in Ukraine is already in its 17th month. In that time, President Vladimir Putin has clearly demonstrated that he is not bothered by losses — whether they be financial, material, or human. His war will go on as long as he needs. And, judging by how the authorities have woven the so-called “special military...
At least 8 police dogs die in transport from heat stroke (www.nbcchicago.com)
Dogs shouldn’t be forced to do police work tbh.
Trump "may die in prison" if he doesn't strike a deal: Legal analyst (www.newsweek.com)
Democrats balk at Alito assertion that Congress has ‘no authority’ over Supreme Court (thehill.com)
Israel's judicial overhaul sparks military crisis as number of refusing reservists grows | (www.cnn.com)
A new law in Israel has taken away the court’s power to veto government decisions based on them being “unreasonable.”...
Kuwait to distribute 100,000 copies of Quran in Sweden after Muslim holy book desecrated at one-man protest (www.cbsnews.com)
Kuwait announced this week that it will print thousands of copies of the Quran in Swedish to be distributed in the Nordic country, calling it an effort to educate the Swedish people on Islamic “values of coexistence.” The plan was announced after the desecration of a Quran during a one-man anti-Islam protest that Swedish...
Starlink has become the 'blood' of Ukraine's communication infrastructure, but officials are reportedly growing concerned about relying on Elon Musk's tech (www.businessinsider.com)
Ukraine’s digital minister has reported concerns about the country’s overreliance on Elon Musk’s Starlink satellite internet system amid the war with Russia, The New York Times reports.
Officials bust illegal lab containing 20 infectious agents, hundreds of lab mice (arstechnica.com)
those damn libs (media.kbin.social)
If I want to stream locally to multiple platforms what is best software to use?
I want to stream mkv files to Android, iOS, Mac, and Windows. Transcoding isn’t that important. Just want something convenient.
Biden signs historic order moving prosecution of military sexual assault outside chain of command | (www.cnn.com)
President Joe Biden on Friday ordered a historic change to the Uniform Code of Military Justice by transferring key decision-making authorities outside the military chain of command in cases of sexual assault, domestic violence, child abuse, murder and other serious crimes.
Most of Trump’s personal donations come from retirees (www.washingtonpost.com)
More than half of the $23 million-plus [Trump] raised has come from people who identify their occupation as “retired.” Other titles of people who gave the most contributions in aggregate include “attorney,” “CEO,” “sales” and “home maker.”
Tor’s shadowy reputation will only end if we all use it | Engadget (www.engadget.com)
Porn sites must have government health warning in Texas from September 1st (www.techdirt.com)
Porn sites must have government health warning in Texas from September 1st::Just when we didn’t think the state of Texas could get any more wacko on tech policy, this latest bill really suggests otherwise. House Bill 1181 is an age verification measure that is similar to what we’ve seen in the state legislatures across other...
Cancelled Dropbox
Such a good feeling cancelling my paid tier on Dropbox this week. I’ve been ‘playing’ at self hosting for a few months, and now I’m confident in my infrastructure and processes so I can start turning off some of the cloud things I’ve been paying for....
Hello, World!
First post from my new, self-hosted, personal instance. Feels good!
FOUR whole parking spots (i.imgur.com)
Black fisherman repeatedly confronted by white neighbors, who ask what he’s doing there (www.nbcnews.com)
Reddit is testing verification labels for brands (www.engadget.com)
Who are those people who still let Big Tech piss on their face, thinking it is the lord of the rain? (lemmy.world)