Dropsafe

by Alec Muffett

Tag: online safety

Proof of the universality of the “safety activist crusades to undo demonstrable technical benefit to all because of fringe issue…” trope

2024/12/04
This sounds so much like the online safety mafia

2024/11/27
So if you’re a historian researching the 17th century Italian use of weasel testicles as contraceptives (yes, really) you may be flagged by your Google searches

2024/11/26
UK Digital Minister @peterkyle threatens companies which do not submit to government surveillance and censorship demands

2024/11/20
I feel that the defining attribute of Bluesky is the number of users who follow ~10 people, are followed by ~10 people, and yet who block 1000+ people; it’s not *bad* per-se…

2024/11/14
Regulators around the world are racing to regulate Big AI; meanwhile @Raspberry_PI have released a £65 Neural Network AI Accelerator

2024/10/24
Response to the @AllTechIsHuman report into End-to-End Encryption: the original questionnaire, with responses & critique by Alec Muffett (1/n ?)

2024/10/22
GENERIC TEMPLATES FOR CIVIL SOCIETY CALLS TO REDUCE RISK AND IMPACT OF END TO END ENCRYPTION IN MESSENGER SERVICES

2024/10/21
Justice decides to block four pornographic sites accessible to minors | Libération

2024/10/18
Unpopular Opinion: the change to the Twitter block button is no big deal

2024/10/17
The Social Media Moral Panic Is All About Confusing Risks & Harms | Techdirt

2024/10/12
Jonathan Haidt’s Claims On Kids & Tech Crumble Under Scrutiny From Top Expert, Candice Odgers | Techdirt

2024/10/12