simli
@simli.bsky.social
privacy, labour, online moderation (he/him)
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"NYPD has used facial recognition and selective enforcement against certain NYPD critics."
"[T]wo men were wrongly targeted by facial recognition at the [2019] New Year's Eve celebration [..] for not dancing and speaking a Middle Eastern language."
#NewYork #USA #Policing #Surveillance #Technology
"[T]wo men were wrongly targeted by facial recognition at the [2019] New Year's Eve celebration [..] for not dancing and speaking a Middle Eastern language."
#NewYork #USA #Policing #Surveillance #Technology
Amnesty International, S.T.O.P. Lawsuit Reveals NYPD Surveillance Abuses
Records obtained by Amnesty International and S.T.O.P. reveal concerning surveillance abuses against protesters and communities of color.
www.amnesty.org
November 13, 2025 at 3:48 PM
"NYPD has used facial recognition and selective enforcement against certain NYPD critics."
"[T]wo men were wrongly targeted by facial recognition at the [2019] New Year's Eve celebration [..] for not dancing and speaking a Middle Eastern language."
#NewYork #USA #Policing #Surveillance #Technology
"[T]wo men were wrongly targeted by facial recognition at the [2019] New Year's Eve celebration [..] for not dancing and speaking a Middle Eastern language."
#NewYork #USA #Policing #Surveillance #Technology
folks, it's time to allow legal discrimination against green bubbles
Google is infusing AI into just about every part of online shopping: browsing for products, calling local stores to ask about inventory (!!), and actually purchasing the item for you. This is a warning shot to influencers and news orgs doing buying guides:
www.theverge.com/news/819431/...
www.theverge.com/news/819431/...
Google will let users call stores, browse products, and check out using AI
There have never been more options for things to buy. Google is betting AI is how shoppers will make decisions.
www.theverge.com
November 13, 2025 at 3:27 PM
folks, it's time to allow legal discrimination against green bubbles
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“Providing tech services to supercharge ICE operations while blocking tools that support accountability of ICE officers is entirely backwards." - @kateruane.bsky.social www.404media.co/google-has-c...
Google Has Chosen a Side in Trump's Mass Deportation Effort
Google is hosting a CBP app that uses facial recognition to identify immigrants, while simultaneously removing apps that report the location of ICE officials because Google sees ICE as a vulnerable gr...
www.404media.co
November 13, 2025 at 2:16 PM
“Providing tech services to supercharge ICE operations while blocking tools that support accountability of ICE officers is entirely backwards." - @kateruane.bsky.social www.404media.co/google-has-c...
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Well, it's a little clearer now why billionaires are so invested in technology that produces better written emails.
November 12, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Well, it's a little clearer now why billionaires are so invested in technology that produces better written emails.
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These emails really do highlight why rich folk are so impressed by ChatGPT.
November 13, 2025 at 1:07 AM
These emails really do highlight why rich folk are so impressed by ChatGPT.
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Looks like Elon Musk's X has royally borked its passkey and security key switchover. Users are reporting that they're getting stuck in endless loops in trying to re-roll, and, in some cases, are getting locked out of their accounts.
Elon Musk's X botched its security key switchover, locking users out | TechCrunch
As part of an effort to retire the old Twitter.com domain, X is requiring passkey and security key users to re-enroll — but are getting stuck in endless loops and unable to finish.
techcrunch.com
November 12, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Looks like Elon Musk's X has royally borked its passkey and security key switchover. Users are reporting that they're getting stuck in endless loops in trying to re-roll, and, in some cases, are getting locked out of their accounts.
one step closer to independence from windows as an inescapable gaming os
Valve announces Steam Machine, Steam Frame, and Steam Controller
Valve has announced three new additions to the Steam hardware family---Steam Machine, Steam Frame, and Steam Controller. All three will launch in early 2026.
Valve has announced three new additions to the Steam hardware family---Steam Machine, Steam Frame, and Steam Controller. All three will launch in early 2026.
Valve announces Steam Machine, Steam Frame, and Steam Controller
Valve has announced three new additions to the Steam hardware family---Steam Machine, Steam Frame, and Steam Controller. All three will launch in early 2026.
www.gematsu.com
November 12, 2025 at 6:48 PM
one step closer to independence from windows as an inescapable gaming os
i see the csm manga is still as over-the-top crazy as ever
November 12, 2025 at 4:25 PM
i see the csm manga is still as over-the-top crazy as ever
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cool news: some of the biggest porn companies got together to lay out a "code of conduct" for studios, agents, third parties, everyone on set: www.404media.co/adult-studio...
Major Porn Studios Join Forces to Establish Industry ‘Code of Conduct’
The newly-formed, first of its kind Adult Studio Alliance is founded by major porn companies including Aylo, Dorcel, ERIKALUST, Gamma Entertainment, Mile High Media and Ricky’s Room, and establishes a...
www.404media.co
November 12, 2025 at 3:20 PM
cool news: some of the biggest porn companies got together to lay out a "code of conduct" for studios, agents, third parties, everyone on set: www.404media.co/adult-studio...
people are calling it the most censorship-free ai (in techno-fascist silicon valley)
November 12, 2025 at 4:14 PM
people are calling it the most censorship-free ai (in techno-fascist silicon valley)
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Given the existence of the US Cloud Act, this company's customers have every right to be pissed off nltimes.nl/2025/11/12/d...
Dutch governments caught off guard by American tech firm buying Dutch cloud company
Dutch government bodies were unpleasantly surprised by news that an American tech firm has acquired the Dutch cloud company Solvinity, the Financieele Dagblad reported. Several governments opted for w...
nltimes.nl
November 12, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Given the existence of the US Cloud Act, this company's customers have every right to be pissed off nltimes.nl/2025/11/12/d...
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November 12, 2025 at 2:52 PM
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Today the British union IWGB said it has filed formal legal claims against Rockstar Games for firing 30+ employees two weeks ago, as Bloomberg first reported. Rockstar said the employees were leaking information. The IWGB calls it union-busting. More to come as the legal process plays out...
November 12, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Today the British union IWGB said it has filed formal legal claims against Rockstar Games for firing 30+ employees two weeks ago, as Bloomberg first reported. Rockstar said the employees were leaking information. The IWGB calls it union-busting. More to come as the legal process plays out...
it's very funny to see openai do the classic thing companies like uber do where they pretend to be for the people, except no one actually loves using openai and chatbots enough for this trick to work this time around
great way to remind users you have their logs though
openai.com/index/fighti...
great way to remind users you have their logs though
openai.com/index/fighti...
Fighting the New York Times’ invasion of user privacy
OpenAI is fighting the New York Times’ demand for 20 million private ChatGPT conversations and accelerating new security and privacy protections to protect your data.
openai.com
November 12, 2025 at 3:24 PM
it's very funny to see openai do the classic thing companies like uber do where they pretend to be for the people, except no one actually loves using openai and chatbots enough for this trick to work this time around
great way to remind users you have their logs though
openai.com/index/fighti...
great way to remind users you have their logs though
openai.com/index/fighti...
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⚖️ Judgment in Case C-19/23 Denmark v Parliament and Council: is the #EU competent to adopt a directive on adequate minimum wages?
🎥 💬 The President of the Court explains with subtitles in all EU languages 👉 curia.europa.eu/jcms/jcms/p1...
📰 PR 👉 curia.europa.eu/jcms/jcms/Jo...
#MinimumWage
🎥 💬 The President of the Court explains with subtitles in all EU languages 👉 curia.europa.eu/jcms/jcms/p1...
📰 PR 👉 curia.europa.eu/jcms/jcms/Jo...
#MinimumWage
November 11, 2025 at 8:54 AM
⚖️ Judgment in Case C-19/23 Denmark v Parliament and Council: is the #EU competent to adopt a directive on adequate minimum wages?
🎥 💬 The President of the Court explains with subtitles in all EU languages 👉 curia.europa.eu/jcms/jcms/p1...
📰 PR 👉 curia.europa.eu/jcms/jcms/Jo...
#MinimumWage
🎥 💬 The President of the Court explains with subtitles in all EU languages 👉 curia.europa.eu/jcms/jcms/p1...
📰 PR 👉 curia.europa.eu/jcms/jcms/Jo...
#MinimumWage
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The allegation here is that wealthy tourists paid to be able to shoot human beings. Perhaps killing wildlife wasn't enough for them. If true, psychopathic scarcely begins to cover it.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Milan prosecutors investigate alleged ‘sniper tourism’ during Bosnian war
Groups from Italy and elsewhere alleged to have paid Serb soldiers to shoot Sarajevo residents during siege
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 6:17 PM
The allegation here is that wealthy tourists paid to be able to shoot human beings. Perhaps killing wildlife wasn't enough for them. If true, psychopathic scarcely begins to cover it.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
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“Don’t gather some of the most brilliant activists in the industry, treat us like crap, and then expect us to do nothing about it.” After the Game Awards cancelled its Future Class programme, @alyssamerc.bsky.social talked to its former honorees
www.theguardian.com/games/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/games/2025/n...
“We were effectively props”: young stars of game development feel let down by the ‘gaming Oscars’
Announced in 2020 by the Game Awards as an inclusive programme for the industry’s next generation, the Future Class initiative has now been discontinued. Inductees describe clashes with organisers and...
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 12:33 PM
“Don’t gather some of the most brilliant activists in the industry, treat us like crap, and then expect us to do nothing about it.” After the Game Awards cancelled its Future Class programme, @alyssamerc.bsky.social talked to its former honorees
www.theguardian.com/games/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/games/2025/n...
almost thought softbank made its first smart investment by exiting nvidia only for them to say it's to go all in on openai
www.cnbc.com/2025/11/11/s...
www.cnbc.com/2025/11/11/s...
SoftBank sells its entire stake in Nvidia for $5.83 billion
SoftBank is looking to capitalize on its "all in" bet on ChatGPT maker OpenAI.
www.cnbc.com
November 11, 2025 at 6:36 PM
almost thought softbank made its first smart investment by exiting nvidia only for them to say it's to go all in on openai
www.cnbc.com/2025/11/11/s...
www.cnbc.com/2025/11/11/s...
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🚨 BREAKING: Canada has lost its measles-free status after a year of continuous transmission — meaning the Americas region is no longer measles-free.
What does this mean?
My story for @sciam.bsky.social 🧪
What does this mean?
My story for @sciam.bsky.social 🧪
The Americas Are No Longer Officially Measles-Free
Canada lost its official measles elimination status after a year of continuous transmission
www.scientificamerican.com
November 10, 2025 at 11:02 PM
🚨 BREAKING: Canada has lost its measles-free status after a year of continuous transmission — meaning the Americas region is no longer measles-free.
What does this mean?
My story for @sciam.bsky.social 🧪
What does this mean?
My story for @sciam.bsky.social 🧪
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November 10, 2025 at 8:49 PM
The EU are sacrificing our privacy rights on the altar of AI:
> Draft changes would create new exceptions for AI companies that would allow them to legally process special categories of data (like a person’s religious or political beliefs, ethnicity or health data) to train and operate their tech.
> Draft changes would create new exceptions for AI companies that would allow them to legally process special categories of data (like a person’s religious or political beliefs, ethnicity or health data) to train and operate their tech.
EU officials are ready to sacrifice some of their most prized privacy rules for the sake of AI, as they seek to turbocharge business in Europe by slashing red tape.
Brussels knifes privacy to feed the AI boom
Draft proposals obtained by POLITICO show EU is breaking sacred privacy regime to placate industry.
www.politico.eu
November 10, 2025 at 3:27 PM
The EU are sacrificing our privacy rights on the altar of AI:
> Draft changes would create new exceptions for AI companies that would allow them to legally process special categories of data (like a person’s religious or political beliefs, ethnicity or health data) to train and operate their tech.
> Draft changes would create new exceptions for AI companies that would allow them to legally process special categories of data (like a person’s religious or political beliefs, ethnicity or health data) to train and operate their tech.
danmarks forhold til ophavsret er generelt et af de større problemer, især mht. ytringsfrihed og fair use
2025-absurditet i tal
40-årig dansk mand har ulovligt delt nøgenscener fra bl.a. danske spillefilm og tv-serier på Reddit = syv måneder betinget fængsel
OpenAI træner ChatGPT og Sora på gigantiske mængder patenteret materiale = 500 mia. dollar i markedsværdi
ekstrabladet.dk/krimi/mand-d...
40-årig dansk mand har ulovligt delt nøgenscener fra bl.a. danske spillefilm og tv-serier på Reddit = syv måneder betinget fængsel
OpenAI træner ChatGPT og Sora på gigantiske mængder patenteret materiale = 500 mia. dollar i markedsværdi
ekstrabladet.dk/krimi/mand-d...
Mand dømt for deling af nøgenscener
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ekstrabladet.dk
November 10, 2025 at 2:29 PM
danmarks forhold til ophavsret er generelt et af de større problemer, især mht. ytringsfrihed og fair use