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Do it Sanctions Sanctions And more sanctions.

UK ponders #USB-C as common charging standard - theregister.com/2024/10/14/uk_… "and if this needs to be the same as the USB-C connector the EU adopted." more #brexit self-harm if it isn't....

‘It’s mindblowing’: US meteorologists face death threats as hurricane conspiracies surge - theguardian.com/us-news/2024/o… #murica goes mad...

#Russia’s #shadow fleet of oil tankers grows despite western sanctions - theguardian.com/world/2024/oct… "the uninsured Russian shadow fleet could soon cause an environmental catastrophe in European waters" evil #putin gets eviller...

Man sues council for £495m over a lost #Bitcoin hard drive in landfill - boingboing.net/2024/10/14/man… "In 2013, James Howells accidentally discarded a hard drive containing the keys to 8,000 bitcoins at a recycling center in Newport, Wales. "

We'll see about that.

About 80% of countries fail to submit plans to preserve #nature ahead of global summit - theguardian.com/environment/20… "Countries promised to save 30% of land and sea for nature - but as their deadline approaches, only 24 have followed through with a plan" just pathetic

Traces of meeting hall and houses found at bronze age site in Germany - theguardian.com/world/2024/oct… "outlines of an imposing king’s meeting hall from about 900BC, believed to have been used for celebrations and trade fairs" oh no, not more german trade fairs...

New UK bill could force social media firms to make content less addictive for under 16s - theguardian.com/technology/202… good luck with that...

Met police marksman ‘filled with dread’ before shooting Chris Kaba - theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/o… I don't think someone who can be "filled with dread" should be a police marksman in the first place...

if there had been "too much" regulation, the tories would have scrapped it all when in power; they didn't, and there isn't. when will #starmer get a clue?

Foul smells and survival along the #Caspian Sea – in pictures - theguardian.com/artanddesign/g… unremittingly depressing, alas... #ClimateCrisis #water

#WhatsApp vigilantes in #India are converting Christians by force - restofworld.org/2024/whatsapp-… "How far-right Hindu nationalists use WhatsApp to target Christian families when they’re most vulnerable — by preventing them from burying their dead." rather grim

The #LAION roars in 🇩🇪: Glyn Moody reports on an #AI ruling from Hamburg's regional court on the LAION dataset, citing Andres Guadamuz. The judge finds the EU #AIAct clarifies the link between AI training & #CopyrightDirective's #TDM exceptions. #GenAI walledculture.org/german-court-l…

.Glyn Moody dropping truth bombs today techdirt.com/2024/10/23/jui…

Penguin Random House hopes #copyright bluster will scare off #generativeAI - walledculture.org/penguin-random… "disappointing is how often those additional privileges are later granted by compliant politicians."

🎮 Under the DMCA, researchers can't access out-of-print games remotely, but McDonald's can finally fix its ice cream machines! 🍦 The latest DMCA exemptions reveal how copyright priorities often clash with preserving cultural heritage. Full breakdown on how copyright locks down

The #copyright industry's insatiable appetite sets another dangerous precedent for global Internet censorship: Glyn Moody warns of Brazil's telecoms regulator Anatel's plans for automated blocking in core Internet routers. #censorship #InternetBlocking walledculture.org/now-the-copyri…

Canada's #RightToRepair: Glyn Moody highlights the #TPM paradox, as the legal framework allows bypassing digital locks while banning the selling or sharing of the tools to do so. Another clear mismatch between #copyright & the digital world. #DigitalRights walledculture.org/canadas-new-ri…

inspired by Elon Musk's pathetic call not to donate to @wikipedia because it dares to be objective, I have just donated. If you can, I urge you to do the same... thanks, #wikipedia for all your wonderful work...