Mickey Manakas
mmanakas.bsky.social
Mickey Manakas
@mmanakas.bsky.social
PR and Comms for NOYB.eu // Former digital policy and privacy reporter at derStandard.at
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📝 Today, noyb filed a complaint against the social media platform BeReal.

If you dare to reject the tracking, the app's consent banner will appear every day – until the end of your days, or until you click on the “right” button and accept.

noyb.eu/en/bereal-ap...
December 12, 2024 at 7:44 AM
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🚨 GDPR complaint against X (Twitter) over illegal micro-targeting for chat control ads!

The platform unlawfully used the political views and religious beliefs of its users to determine whether they should see an ad campaign from the EU Commission.
GDPR complaint against X (Twitter) over illegal micro-targeting for chat control ads
X enabled the illegal political micro-targeting used by the EU Commission
noyb.eu
December 14, 2023 at 7:24 AM
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Der Wertverlust von Twitter innerhalb eines Jahres ist spektakulär. Expert:innen schätzen den Wert des sozialen Netzwerkes auf nur noch acht Milliarden Dollar ein. Elon Musk hatte Twitter für 44 Milliarden gekauft. netzpolitik.org/2023/soziale...
Soziale Netzwerke: Twitter jetzt weniger wert als die Schulden, die es hat – netzpolitik.org
Der Wertverlust von Twitter innerhalb eines Jahres ist spektakulär. Expert:innen schätzen den Wert des sozialen Netzwerkes nur noch auf acht Milliarden Dollar ein. Elon Musk hatte Twitter für 44 Mi...
netzpolitik.org
October 5, 2023 at 8:48 AM
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Great piece on Ashton Kutcher's Thorn, which is pushing anti-privacy laws

Thorn sells corp/police surveillance to "solve" child abuse & trafficking, even as service orgs & survivors question its efficacy

https://www.thecut.com/article/ashton-kutcher-thorn-spotlight-rekognition-surveillance.html
Who Is Ashton Kutcher’s Anti-Sex-Trafficking Org Helping?
The actor’s recent PR crisis has led to scrutiny of his complicated advocacy work.
www.thecut.com
October 5, 2023 at 8:39 AM