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Today's LGBT Global Newsletter has a huge update from the Dominican Republic, plus news from Mexico, Ghana, Canada, Poland, and across the USA:

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November 20, 2025 at 5:49 PM
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rose.bsky.team
Takeaways from #eurosky: big tech social media displaced journalism, a core pillar of democracy, and has been bad for society. EU lawmakers want European, privacy-centered tech. There are still questions of whether the internet is worth building on and what to build. But they are talking about it
November 21, 2025 at 1:27 AM
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tuta.com
🚨 BREAKING #Google just activated #Gemini on #Gmail - without asking you.

Turn it off now; here's how!
tuta.com/blog/how-to-...

✊️ Fight AI & fight Google

You have to manually turn off Smart Features in the Setting menu in TWO locations.

Share so everyone is aware. ❤️
“We’ve activated Gemini on Android, Gmail, Chrome, Photos, and Google apps” With a reply, "No Thanks! Learn how to disable Gemini on Android, Gmail, Chrome, Photos, & Google apps on the Tuta blog. " Turn off smart features in Gmail, Chat & Meet: Screenshot of the google settings you need to navigate to turn off smart features. Next to Smart features click the box to turn off smart features in Gmail, Chat and Meet. Click on Manage Workspace smart feature settings and toggle these setting off.
November 21, 2025 at 7:22 AM
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diem25.bsky.social
In the West we love to brag about “freedom of expression,” but the truth is more complicated, writes Justina Kseneviciute.
The myth of Western freedom of expression - Justina Kseneviciute
How Western openness masks a system that filters, commodifies, and neutralises radical thought
diem25.org
November 17, 2025 at 10:28 AM
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opensuse.org
The latest #openSUSE Planet Roundup is packed: #KDE Plasma updates, the KDE #Slimbook VII, new apps like #Pumoku, #Agama 18's release, and #HackWeek projects bringing AI to #Bugzilla and SSH to #Zig. Check out the blog lineup. news.opensuse.org/2025/11/21/p...
Planet News Roundup
This is a roundup of articles from the openSUSE community listed on planet.opensuse.org. The below featured highlights listed on the community’s blog feed ag...
news.opensuse.org
November 21, 2025 at 9:18 AM
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vivaldi.com
Long day ahead, so naturally, the browser theme must match the mood. 🌻
November 21, 2025 at 9:13 AM
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esb.lol
damn ur right I should listen to some metal today
stacescases2.bsky.social StacesCases2 🇨🇦 📎 @stacescases2.bsky.social · 5d
Like some kind of grim Omen of things to come, #Hawaii ’s #Kilauea volcano just unleashed a MASSIVE WING SHAPED eruption with lava fountains soaring 1,500+ feet high
November 18, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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onlyoffice.bsky.social
Greetings from #CDCE2025 👋 🇨🇳

📍 Booth W5 N05
November 18, 2025 at 11:10 AM
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Today's LGBTQ Global Newsletter has stories from Mexico, Kazakhstan, Malawi, Panama, and across the USA

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November 12, 2025 at 6:06 PM
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element.io
🇪🇺 Today the #EUSummit25 on Digital Sovereignty kicks off!

We’re there to participate in discussions about how open source and open standards are central to Europe’s digital sovereignty.

➡️ Highlights + how Element and @matrix.org already powers sovereign & interoperable communications across Europe
Element at the Summit on European Digital Sovereignty
We’re delighted to be participating in the Summit on European Digital Sovereignty.
element.io
November 18, 2025 at 8:51 AM
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robsalerno.bsky.social
Today's LGBTQ Global Newsletter has big news from Mexico, St. Kitts, Kazakhstan, South Korea, China, Thailand, Ghana and across the USA.

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November 14, 2025 at 8:33 PM
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opensuse.org
Installed #openSUSE Leap 16? Don’t forget to leave a review on distrowatch.com. Your feedback supports the project and guides new users. #Leap16 #Endof10
DistroWatch.com: Put the fun back into computing. Use Linux, BSD.
News and feature lists of Linux and BSD distributions.
distrowatch.com
October 31, 2025 at 10:52 AM
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yanisvaroufakis.bsky.social
The half-crazy von der Leyen is now verging to full blown madness setting up her own Brussels-grown CIA... www.ft.com/content/b8a3...
EU to set up new intelligence unit under Ursula von der Leyen
Body to collate material from national agencies and improve its operational use
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November 11, 2025 at 6:58 AM
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robsalerno.bsky.social
In today's LGBTQ Global Newsletter:

- Kazakhstan's new anti-LGBT law
- Australia apologizes to gays
- Albania's fight over gender equality
- Canada in Eurovision??

Plus stories from Mexico, Japan, Poland, and across the USA

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November 7, 2025 at 6:05 PM
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vivaldi.com
Switching from Google Chrome takes less time than making another coffee. 😉 Leave Big Tech behind and continue where you left off in just a few clicks. ✅
October 30, 2025 at 2:21 PM
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robsalerno.bsky.social
Today's LGBTQ Global Newsletter has stories from UK, Cyprus, Mexico, Australia, Philippines, Hungary and across the USA.

Plus, updates on some disarmament treaties just because.

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October 29, 2025 at 5:35 PM
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element.io
Nicolas from @ec.europa.eu shared at #MatrixConf2025 how @matrix.org and Element are being trialed for secure collaboration across EU institutions — replacing Signal as a MS Teams backup, but with advanced identity management, federation and support for air-gapped systems.

🎙️ Listen to his talk!
Trialing Matrix within the European Commission for resilient and sovereign communications
YouTube video by Matrixdotorg
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October 29, 2025 at 10:19 AM
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opensuse.org
Using #Ventoy to boot @opensuse.org installation images can lead to unexpected issues because it modifies the media in ways we don’t support. For a more reliable experience, please see our statement and recommended methods en.opensuse.org/Create_insta...
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October 28, 2025 at 11:17 AM
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Today's LGBT Global Newsletter has stories from Nigeria, Ghana, Liberia, Indonesia, India, Mexico, and across the USA.

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October 27, 2025 at 4:50 PM
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diem25.bsky.social
Kidnapped in international waters and held in Israel’s desert prison, David Adler joins @yanisvaroufakis.bsky.social to recount the flotilla and examine Big Tech's role in Gaza, what it reveals about corporate power and what may be coming next.

LIVE tomorrow at 6pm CET!
Kidnapped at Sea by Israel — David Adler with Yanis Varoufakis on Gaza and Big Tech’s War Machine
Seized in international waters and held in Israel’s desert prison, David Adler joins Yanis Varoufakis to recount the flotilla and examine Big Tech’s role in Gaza — what it reveals about corporate powe...
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October 27, 2025 at 8:30 AM
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element.io
💡 Incredibly important work from @openforumeurope.org to propose an EU Sovereign Tech Fund (EU-STF) to strengthen Europe’s digital sovereignty, cybersecurity and competitiveness through sustainable, secure open-source technologies.

eu-stf.openforumeurope.org
An image which shows Element's support for OpenForum Europe's proposal calling for an EU Sovereign Tech Fund.
October 27, 2025 at 12:36 PM
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yanisvaroufakis.bsky.social
Capitalism & Genocide: My testimony at the Gaza Tribunal, Istanbul 23-10-2025 www.yanisvaroufakis.eu/2025/10/24/c...
Capitalism & Genocide: My testimony at the Gaza Tribunal, Istanbul 23-10-2025 - Yanis Varoufakis
On 23rd October, I testified in front of the Jury of Conscience in the context of the Gaza Tribunal. My speech focused on the economic forces underpinning the genocide of the Palestinian people. Here ...
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October 24, 2025 at 10:59 AM
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Today's LGBTQ Global Newsletter has updates from South Korea, Japan, UK, Cyprus, Ukraine, Mexico, and across the USA.

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October 23, 2025 at 5:16 PM
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vivaldi.com
The web’s too big for one company’s logo. Switching is easy. ✅
vivaldi.com Vivaldi Browser @vivaldi.com · Sep 19
Hey Chrome users! Tired of AI being pushed into everything? Tired of using a browser that actively spies on you? Come on over! 😊👋
October 21, 2025 at 4:17 PM
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element.io
Chiara Castro at TechRadar hits the nail firmly on the head.

Centralised systems are inherently vulnerable to global outages.

One of the many reasons why governments are building out their communications on the decentralised Matrix open standard.

www.techradar.com/vpn/vpn-priv...
"We need to go beyond Signal" – How today's AWS outage shows the weaknesses of centralized apps
Signal's privacy and security are great, but being a centralized app makes it vulnerable
www.techradar.com
October 20, 2025 at 5:15 PM