#reclaimthenetUnmoderated tagAll PostsTrending TagsExplore CommunitiesCurators CommunityEcoerBlurt SpaceBlurt Open Circle ⭕TwiggyBlurt LifeStyleBlurt PakistanVenezuelaBilpcoinStarsBlurtconnectPolska#reclaimthenetTrendingHotNewMutedPayoutAIweb2.support in # reclaimthenet • 2 hours ago • 1 min readStop Renting Access to Your Own Movie CollectionRunning it yourself means a price you set, a door only you hold the key to, and infrastructure that answers to no one but you. The post Stop Renting Access to Your Own Movie Collection appeared…web2.support in # reclaimthenet • 2 hours ago • 1 min readSamsung Throws Its Support Behind Digital IDSamsung is the last of the big three to ask for your face, which is exactly how a demand becomes a default. The post Samsung Throws Its Support Behind Digital ID appeared first on Reclaim The Net.…web2.support in # reclaimthenet • 9 hours ago • 1 min read5th Circuit Lets Texas Enforce App Store Age ChecksTexas drew its age line at the app store door and everyone has to show ID to get through it. The post 5th Circuit Lets Texas Enforce App Store Age Checks appeared first on Reclaim The Net.…web2.support in # reclaimthenet • yesterday • 1 min readSupreme Court Refusal in Vermont v. Meta Strengthens Addiction Suits Threatening Online AnonymityThe justices let an addiction case proceed and buried inside it is the end of logging on as a stranger. The post Supreme Court Refusal in Vermont v. Meta Strengthens Addiction Suits Threatening…web2.support in # reclaimthenet • yesterday • 1 min readDuckDuckGo Installs Surge 30.5% After Google AI Search OverhaulThe numbers are small but for the first time the friction of switching looks cheaper to users than the cost of staying. The post DuckDuckGo Installs Surge 30.5% After Google AI Search Overhaul…web2.support in # reclaimthenet • yesterday • 1 min readCalifornia’s New Age-Verification Bill Frees Linux But Expands Age Tracking to the Open WebCalifornia fixed the most obvious problem with its age-tracking law but replaced it with a version that follows you across the entire internet. The post California’s New Age-Verification Bill Frees…web2.support in # reclaimthenet • 2 days ago • 1 min readTexas Sues Discord, Seeks Mandatory Age VerificationTexas is using a child safety lawsuit to try to end anonymous access to Discord entirely. The post Texas Sues Discord, Seeks Mandatory Age Verification appeared first on Reclaim The Net.…web2.support in # reclaimthenet • 2 days ago • 1 min readGermany Considers Law to Force Social Media Algorithm Boost for State-Approved NewsThe regulators who would decide what counts as "reliable" news are appointed through a chain that starts with the same politicians whose coverage they'd be curating. The post Germany Considers Law…web2.support in # reclaimthenet • 2 days ago • 1 min readThe Strange Truth Behind The New WhatsApp Privacy LawsuitsEnd-to-end encrypted, with asterisks nobody reads. The post The Strange Truth Behind The New WhatsApp Privacy Lawsuits appeared first on Reclaim The Net. Source: Author: Ken Macon All rewards…web2.support in # reclaimthenet • 3 days ago • 1 min readWestminster Recycles Tobacco-Style Panic Campaign For Internet CrackdownSomewhere in Westminster a whiteboard has "free speech = tobacco" written on it with three exclamation marks. The post Westminster Recycles Tobacco-Style Panic Campaign For Internet Crackdown…web2.support in # reclaimthenet • 3 days ago • 1 min readUS Court Summons Pro-Censorship Brazil Judge Moraes in Rumble LawsuitA Brazilian judge who ordered an American platform shut down for refusing to censor his own critics now has 21 days to explain himself to a Florida court. The post US Court Summons Pro-Censorship…web2.support in # reclaimthenet • 3 days ago • 1 min readEven Google Warns Canada Bill C-22 Creates Surveillance BackdoorsThe bill is in real trouble when even Google, a company that built its empire on knowing everything about you, thinks a government's surveillance plan goes too far. The post Even Google Warns Canada…web2.support in # reclaimthenet • 5 days ago • 1 min read5 Tech Giants Let UK Speech Regulator Preview New FeaturesFive tech giants just agreed to show a government regulator their homework before turning it in, even though the law never said they had to. The post 5 Tech Giants Let UK Speech Regulator Preview…web2.support in # reclaimthenet • 6 days ago • 1 min readTexas Woman Arrested for Facebook Post About Town Water QualityA Texas town used a bomb-threat law to jail a mom who posted about brown water the city later admitted was undrinkable. The post Texas Woman Arrested for Facebook Post About Town Water Quality…web2.support in # reclaimthenet • 6 days ago • 1 min readHawaii To Pay Up After Trying to Criminalize Political MemesHawaii's taxpayers now owe six figures because their state tried to make certain memes illegal. The post Hawaii To Pay Up After Trying to Criminalize Political Memes appeared first on Reclaim The…web2.support in # reclaimthenet • 6 days ago • 1 min readFlorida Pays $485K to Biologist Fired Over Charlie Kirk PostA shorebird biologist's firing over a private Instagram post turned into one of the sharpest federal tests of government employee speech rights in years. The post Florida Pays $485K to Biologist…