it's a vibe

It's sometimes forgotten that Chat Control were hardly driven by lobbyists. In 2022, the proposal came after consultations with a little-known foundation from Switzerland which founded with a lot of money a child protection organization. This organization then made massive PR + advertisment for the issue. A later proposal was developed in close coordination with Thorn, a U.S. company founded by Ashton Kutcher + Demi Moore, dedicated to combating CSAM. Thorn was registered as a charitable organization in the EU, though it sells Safer, a system to identify known or suspected CSAM. It's not about protecting children.

Episode 160: The Lobbyists behind Chat Control

It turns out, that the EU's push to completely abolish digital privacy might not actually be an altruistic move to save children from abuse. Severa...

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@hal knots or core?

@hal How many npubs exist on nostr? What are the three most common words found in user bios on nostr? Rank them + indicate how frequently each appears. Count each word only once per bio, even if it appears multiple times If you don’t have the capacity to answer this question, let me know. Don't make something up

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Voice messages should by default play at double speed

There is no fast way to significantly boost your reading speed without losing comprehension https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/1529100615623267