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184 years earlier than predicted, London has met the legal limits for toxic NO2 for the first time.

This historic milestone proves that bold action like expanding ULEZ works, protecting children’s health and giving millions cleaner air to breathe.
London Ulez reduced nitrogen dioxide to legal limit, mayor says
The mayor of London says the fall in airborne toxins is due to the Ultra low emission zone expansion.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 1, 2025 at 11:00 AM
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The U.K. Home Office is seeking access to Apple users’ encrypted iCloud backups for a second time, after an earlier attempt failed earlier this year.
UK government tries again to access encrypted Apple customer data: report | TechCrunch
The U.K. Home Office is seeking access to Apple users’ encrypted iCloud backups for a second time, after an earlier attempt failed earlier this year.
techcrunch.com
October 1, 2025 at 2:22 PM
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Google denies AI search features are killing website traffic techcrunch.com/2025/...
Google denies AI search features are killing website traffic | TechCrunch
Google denies AI is impacting search across the web, saying only "some" sites have suffered.
techcrunch.com
August 6, 2025 at 8:27 PM
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People are finding out that the problem with asking the government to regulate social media is that you now have the government regulating what can be said on social media.
Tech giants blocking some Ukraine and Gaza posts under new online rules - BBC News
Tech companies are restricting debates of public interest to comply the Online Safety Act, analysis shows.
www.bbc.com
August 4, 2025 at 11:36 AM
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If you don't like Nintendo's controversial game key-cards, you can now let the company know directly www.eurogamer.net/if-you-dont-...
August 4, 2025 at 11:36 AM
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Newgrounds' approach to verifying age is interesting and transparent.
July 30, 2025 at 9:19 PM
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BTW we are not even 12 hours into this... I dont have words.

www.404media.co/women-dating...
Women Dating Safety App 'Tea' Breached, Users' IDs Posted to 4chan
“DRIVERS LICENSES AND FACE PICS! GET THE FUCK IN HERE BEFORE THEY SHUT IT DOWN!” the thread read before being deleted.
www.404media.co
July 25, 2025 at 5:47 PM
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IBT coverage. I think stuff like this might get MasterCard & Visa to buckle:

www.ibtimes.co.uk/mastercard-v...
Mastercard, Visa Under Fire As Petition To 'Not Police' Legal Content Blows Up
The petition addressed that MasterCard and Visa must stop censoring legal fictional content that complies with the law and platform standards.
www.ibtimes.co.uk
July 25, 2025 at 10:49 PM
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Let’s change gears. Do some good

Sign this. Make it go viral. Protect sex workers. End payment processor discrimination

action.aclu.org/petition/mas...
Mastercard: Sex Work is Work. End Your Unjust Policy.
Mastercard's new policy unfairly targets the adult content industry, making sex workers more vulnerable, especially Black trans women. It must be stopped.
action.aclu.org
July 23, 2025 at 11:31 PM
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To honor Ozzy's larger-than-life rock and roll legacy, we're making Brütal Legend *FREE* on itch.io: doublefine.itch.io/brutal-legend

But this incredible deal will only last for 666 minutes, as the prophecy foretold. So get yourself clicking, before it disappears like a demon in the night...

🤘 🖤
July 23, 2025 at 11:00 PM
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Waypoint writers quit over removal of articles related to new Steam policy
aftermath.site/waypoint-quit-...
July 21, 2025 at 2:49 AM
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Good question. Both articles are archived

archive.ph/USxe6
archive.ph/x5cGQ
July 20, 2025 at 1:18 PM
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This includes yesterday's article exposing the people behind Steam's mass banning of adult games.

archive.is/x5cGQ

Things are getting more fucked by the day.
VICE's owner Savage Ventures has requested the removal of my Collective Shout articles. This is due to concerns about the controversial subject matter—not journalistic complaints

Effective immediately, I will no longer contribute to Waypoint. I suggest letting VICE's owner know if this upsets you
July 20, 2025 at 1:39 PM
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The article was taken down "due to concerns about the controversial subject matter" - luckily, it was archived and can be read here!

web.archive.org/web/20250719...
July 20, 2025 at 1:24 PM
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VICE's owner Savage Ventures has requested the removal of my Collective Shout articles. This is due to concerns about the controversial subject matter—not journalistic complaints

Effective immediately, I will no longer contribute to Waypoint. I suggest letting VICE's owner know if this upsets you
July 20, 2025 at 12:52 PM
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The censorship of 80+ games on Steam this week was apparently the work of Australian antiporn group Collective Shout, which partnered with US evangelicals to pressure Visa and Mastercard.

They claimed, without evidence, that the games involved child abuse.

Great work by @acvalens.net for VICE.
Group Behind Steam Censorship Policies Have Powerful Allies — And Targeted Popular Games With Outlandish Claims
The organization behind Steam's latest payment processor censorship, Collective Shout, appears to tell some misleading tales.
www.vice.com
July 19, 2025 at 7:19 PM
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Some supporters have come together to construct a History of #StopKillingGames video: youtu.be/DlOX3wRQvUg
We recommend giving it a watch if you want to see Stop Killing Games in its historical context. Spread it around to let others know the same!

(🇩🇪 auch auf Deutsch!)
Stop Killing Games: A History
YouTube video by Mrglanet
youtu.be
May 12, 2025 at 8:22 PM
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“This has the goofiness only a soul could produce”
June 16, 2025 at 12:36 AM
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1/ Dear @MarathonTheGame graphic design lovers.
It is time for me to burn some bridges.
Because thanks to @4nt1r34l daily posters stolen and put as textures in the game and many other assets utilized, you have created AntirealTheGame.

@Bungie @josephacross
May 15, 2025 at 8:55 PM
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the Marathon alpha released recently and its environments are covered with assets lifted from poster designs i made in 2017.

@bungie.net @marathonthegame.bungie.net
May 15, 2025 at 6:11 PM
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May 8, 2025 at 5:33 PM
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May 8, 2025 at 3:17 AM
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It’s fanart nite. So lemme summon one from the depths of my childhood.
#inspectorgadget #fanart #quelart
March 27, 2025 at 2:22 AM