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Re:Elon Musk could block Twitter for users in Europe to avoid Digital ...
on Thursday October 19, 2023 @05:47AM (#37940619)
You could say that of every social network that allows people to post whatever they desire. Of course I know there are many people who would rather see us go back to when only an approved set of people were given a microphone. There will always be authoritarians.
Re:'Reconciliation is dead': Indigenous Australians vow silence as ref...
on Thursday October 19, 2023 @05:45AM (#37940610)
Might is right. If they can not defend the land it's not theirs.
Re:Elon Musk could block Twitter for users in Europe to avoid Digital ...
on Thursday October 19, 2023 @05:27AM (#37940491)
The reddit-tier answers here are downright scary. Have you considered not using a service if you dislike it so much? You don't have to drag the rest of us with you.
Re:Google-hosted malvertising leads to fake Keepass site that looks ge...
on Thursday October 19, 2023 @04:14AM (#37939964)
1) Use an ad blocker, always.
2) In advertisements, Google shouldn't allow the advertiser to modify the domain that is displayed. Really, why do they even do this?
3) IDN shouldn't be enabled by default.
Re:Gulf Stream weakening now 99% certain, and ramifications will be gl...
on Wednesday October 18, 2023 @03:47PM (#37933812)
Yes, the EU will forbid the sale of new petrol vehicles starting in 2035.
Re:Gulf Stream weakening now 99% certain, and ramifications will be gl...
on Wednesday October 18, 2023 @03:40PM (#37933721)
>A new analysis has concluded that the Gulf Stream is definitely slowing, but whether it's due to climate change is hard to tell.
Doesn't matter, they will sell it as an effect of climate change and use it to restrict the right to private transportation and heating of poor people.
Re:Therapy centre hack suspect faces aggravated blackmail, other charges
on Wednesday October 18, 2023 @10:29AM (#37929184)
It was a bad idea to store all that information in machines connected to the internet.
Re:MI5 head warns of 'epic scale' of Chinese espionage
on Wednesday October 18, 2023 @05:46AM (#37926606)
I'm much more concerned about the West's 'epic scale' of espionage of its citizens.
Re:Tech CEO Sentenced to 5 Years in IP Address Scheme
on Tuesday October 17, 2023 @02:14PM (#37919216)
Re:Using Goatse to Stop App Theft
on Tuesday October 17, 2023 @01:04PM (#37918129)
It does. (NSFW evidently) hxxps://thepasswordgame.io/sqword
Re:Japan Airlines lays on extra plane after sumo wrestlers make too he...
on Tuesday October 17, 2023 @07:35AM (#37913398)
Really, you should be thankful there's no universal health care system in the US.
Re:Best Buy will stop selling DVDs and Blu-rays after the 2023 holiday...
on Tuesday October 17, 2023 @05:06AM (#37912327)
That's not entirely correct, because there are people who download the DRM'd files from internet platforms and distribute the "clean" files through p2p networks. You can then keep the file forever.