RE: https://journa.host/@samlitzinger/115655644559547560 don in his dotage... View quoted note →
Wikimedia Foundation secures crucial legal win in France -
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Wikimedia Foundation secures crucial legal win in France
On 19 September 2025, the Wikimedia Foundation won an important case at the Paris Civil Court, marking a victory for freedom of expression and for ...
 "marking a victory for freedom of expression and for everyone who contributes to Wikimedia projects" #wikipedia
UK digital ID plan gets a price tag at last – £1.8B -
UK digital ID plan gets a price tag at last – £1.8B
: OBR says the scheme will cost £600M a year with no identified savings
 "OBR says the scheme will cost £600M a year with no identified savings" UK gov is scrabbling around for pennies, and yet wasting billions on this intrusive and unnecessary scheme
Three more ex-pupils at school with Nigel #Farage reject ‘banter’ claims -
the Guardian
Three more ex-pupils at school with Nigel Farage reject ‘banter’ claims
Exclusive: Dulwich college contemporaries ‘rubbish’ Reform UK leader’s suggestion alleged racist taunts not intended to hurt
 he was a #racist, is a racist and always will be a racist
Why “public #AI”, built on #opensource software, is the way forward for the #EU -
Why “public AI”, built on open source software, is the way forward for the EU – Walled Culture
 and someone else agrees:
Open letter: Harnessing open source AI to advance digital sovereignty – Open Source Initiative
#Mastodon CEO steps down as the social network restructures -
TechCrunch
Mastodon CEO steps down as the social network restructures | TechCrunch
Eugen Rochko is stepping down as CEO of decentralized social network Mastodon. Felix Hlatky will now become the executive director as the company b...
 "part of the organization’s transition to a non-profit structure, announced at the beginning of the year. "
What AI doesn’t know: we could be creating a global ‘knowledge collapse’ -
the Guardian
What AI doesn’t know: we could be creating a global ‘knowledge collapse’ | Deepak Varuvel Dennison
The long read: As GenAI becomes the primary way to find information, local and traditional wisdom is being lost. And we are only beginning to reali...
 hugely important point: #AI is creating a flavourless, limited information monoculture
RE:
Mastodon 🐘
Michał "rysiek" Woźniak · 🇺🇦 (@rysiek@mstdn.social)
Mozilla is the browser vendor equivalent of centrist political parties. > We can do whatever the fsck we want because who you gonna vote for, the ...
 excellent comparison View quoted note →
Why Solarpunk is already happening in #Africa -
Why Solarpunk is already happening in Africa
Or: How Africa is building the future by skipping the past
 "But here’s the meta-point: This is the template for building infrastructure in the 21st century." amazingly hopeful stuff; do read. (v slashdot) #renewables
Ryanair tries forcing app downloads by eliminating paper boarding passes -
Ars Technica
Ryanair tries forcing app downloads by eliminating paper boarding passes
Ryanair CEO admits "there’ll be some teething problems."
 #ryanair being ryanair