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Phil Brandvold<p>So if we can consider taxes a <a href="https://techtoots.com/tags/subscription" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>subscription</span></a> to <a href="https://techtoots.com/tags/government" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>government</span></a> services, can we also say that we're in the final stages of <a href="https://techtoots.com/tags/enshitification" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>enshitification</span></a> for the US Government business model? The time is ripe for <a href="https://techtoots.com/tags/arnarchists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>arnarchists</span></a> to disrupt the marketplace...</p>
Ricky<p>Are people subscribing to "The Atlantic" in a show of support? Looks like the yearly take is from $80 to $120. Seriously considering it. And haven't had a 'zine subscription in years.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/magazine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>magazine</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/journalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>journalism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/subscription" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>subscription</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/theatlantic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>theatlantic</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/atlantic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>atlantic</span></a></p>
Ivo Limmen<p>This is why it takes ages to find a replacement household device for me. I don't want an <a href="https://toot.community/tags/iot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>iot</span></a> variant. The whole <a href="https://toot.community/tags/subscription" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>subscription</span></a> model is a fish hook; at some point they will real you in. <a href="https://toot.community/tags/righttorepair" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>righttorepair</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2025/i-wont-connect-my-dishwasher-your-stupid-cloud" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">jeffgeerling.com/blog/2025/i-w</span><span class="invisible">ont-connect-my-dishwasher-your-stupid-cloud</span></a></p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://hachyderm.io/@osman" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>osman</span></a></span>, no because <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.world/@signalapp" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>signalapp</span></a></span> is a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/proprietary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>proprietary</span></a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/centealized" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>centealized</span></a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SingleVendor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SingleVendor</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SingleProvider" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SingleProvider</span></a> solution that demands <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PII" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PII</span></a> like <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PhoneNumbers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PhoneNumbers</span></a> for no valid reason, is subject to <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/CloudAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CloudAct</span></a> and only continues to exist because it's convenient as a means to fo <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/BulkSurveillance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BulkSurveillance</span></a> and mark it's users as <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PeopleOfInterest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PeopleOfInterest</span></a>.</p><ul><li>I'd rather donate to <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://anonsys.net/profile/ccc" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>ccc</span></a></span> for running <a href="http://jabber.ccc.de" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">http://</span><span class="">jabber.ccc.de</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <em>and</em> buy a <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://monocles.social/@monocles" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>monocles</span></a></span> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/subscription" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>subscription</span></a> instead!</li></ul>
-0--1-<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.green/@gimulnautti" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>gimulnautti</span></a></span> When you say "charging rent on everything", I'll translate: "subscription business model". <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RentSeeking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RentSeeking</span></a> is ancient. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Subscription" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Subscription</span></a> is modern.</p>
30YrdScreamer<p>I've noticed quite an increase in websites not letting you opt out of advertising and cookies unless you subscribe.<br>Grrrrr...</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.me.uk/tags/cookies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cookies</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.me.uk/tags/adverts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>adverts</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.me.uk/tags/websites" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>websites</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.me.uk/tags/subscription" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>subscription</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.me.uk/tags/subscribe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>subscribe</span></a></p>
Hacker News<p>The F-35 as a Subscription Service</p><p><a href="https://xxtomcooperxx.substack.com/p/the-f-35-as-a-subscription-service" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">xxtomcooperxx.substack.com/p/t</span><span class="invisible">he-f-35-as-a-subscription-service</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HackerNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HackerNews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/F35" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>F35</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Subscription" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Subscription</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Service" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Service</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Military" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Military</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Innovation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Innovation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Defense" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Defense</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tech</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Aerospace" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Aerospace</span></a></p>
Adrian Morales<p>Why pay taxes when you can shame and manipulate your customers? </p><p><a href="https://ieji.de/tags/Capitalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Capitalism</span></a> <a href="https://ieji.de/tags/CorporateGreed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CorporateGreed</span></a> <a href="https://ieji.de/tags/Thursday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Thursday</span></a> <a href="https://ieji.de/tags/Subscription" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Subscription</span></a> <a href="https://ieji.de/tags/Canceled" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Canceled</span></a> <a href="https://ieji.de/tags/Tricks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tricks</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://lifehacker.com/money/tricks-companies-use-keep-you-from-canceling-subscriptions" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">lifehacker.com/money/tricks-co</span><span class="invisible">mpanies-use-keep-you-from-canceling-subscriptions</span></a></p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mstdn.io/@ckrypto" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>ckrypto</span></a></span> if@signalapp@mastodon.world wasn't complying with <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/CloudAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CloudAct</span></a>, <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.world/@Mer__edith" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Mer__edith</span></a></span> would be in jail.</p><p>Not to mention even <em>if</em> Signal keeps their <em>"<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/OpenSource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpenSource</span></a>"</em> code updated - which is <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJoO2uWrX1M&amp;t=887s" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">doubtful</a>, <em>NOONE</em> can actually <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/verify" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>verify</span></a> that it's the code you actually use - regardless if <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/backend" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>backend</span></a> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Server" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Server</span></a> or <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/client" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>client</span></a> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/App" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>App</span></a>! </p><ul><li><a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Signal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Signal</span></a> is as secure as <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/AN%C3%98M" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ANØM</span></a>, otherwise it would've been shutdown ages ago.</li></ul><p>Also if Signal was designed for <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/security" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>security</span></a>, it would've been <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/decentralized" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>decentralized</span></a> as <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/XMPP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>XMPP</span></a>+<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/OMEMO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OMEMO</span></a> and not demand <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PII" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PII</span></a> like <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PhoneNumbers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PhoneNumbers</span></a> which oftentimes cannot be obtained anonymously in many juristictions <em>at all</em>!</p><ul><li>Only <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/MultiVendor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MultiVendor</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/MultiProvider" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MultiProvider</span></a> standards can be secure, regardless if OMEMO or <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PGP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PGP</span></a>/MIME. </li></ul><p>By comparison, <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://chaos.social/@delta" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>delta</span></a></span> doesn't require any PII, only an <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/eMail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>eMail</span></a> account, and <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://monocles.social/@monocles" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>monocles</span></a></span> isn't a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/VCmoneyBurningParty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VCmoneyBurningParty</span></a> but sustainable due to <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/subscription" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>subscription</span></a> and they don't even require any personal details for <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/payment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>payment</span></a>: <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/CashByMail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CashByMail</span></a> and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Monero" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Monero</span></a> are accepted.</p><ul><li>Not to mention neither <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/DeltaChat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DeltaChat</span></a> nor <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/monoclesChat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>monoclesChat</span></a> are <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJoO2uWrX1M&amp;t=424s" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">pandering</a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Shitcoin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Shitcoin</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Scams" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Scams</span></a> like <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/MobileCoin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MobileCoin</span></a> that <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0DSGq9FQKU4" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">don't work</a> even for <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TechLiterate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TechLiterate</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/CryptoBros" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CryptoBros</span></a>! </li></ul> <p>Again: It's Signal alone who have to evidence they are trustworthy, and all I get are <em>"<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TrustMeBro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TrustMeBro</span></a>!"</em> replies, which means they are not to be trusted.</p><ul><li>Not to mention, it's just not sustainable to run a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/service" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>service</span></a> without <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/revenue" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>revenue</span></a>, even if it's run entirely by unpaid volunteers and gets all it's <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/hosting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hosting</span></a> and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/costs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>costs</span></a> donated, someone has to pay for expenses due to <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/abuse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>abuse</span></a> of a service (which is an inevitability come mass adoption)...</li></ul><p>Whereas with <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/XMPP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>XMPP</span></a> I can completely setup my own server and client, even build my own if I don't trust anyone else and pay someone to audit the code.</p><ul><li>Signal as a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/centralized" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>centralized</span></a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SingleVendor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SingleVendor</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SingleProvider" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SingleProvider</span></a> service is inevitable vulnerable to <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/RubberhoseCryptoanalysis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RubberhoseCryptoanalysis</span></a>, and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Meredith" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Meredith</span></a> <em>will break</em> if not doing so means <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20210226175949/https://twitter.com/thegrugq/status/1085614812581715968" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">jail for life until she does</a>!</li></ul><p>Whereas with XMPP &amp; PGP/MIME <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/eMail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>eMail</span></a> I can layer <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@torproject" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>torproject</span></a></span> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Tor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tor</span></a> over it, make it an <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/OnionService" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OnionService</span></a> and keep that thing under my bed with a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F59iKSrx63c&amp;list=PL2YepVFF1azEYo0c0HdYwykbp_AXchaIp" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">literal killswitch</a>...</p>
Marcus "MajorLinux" Summers<p>I don't know how much this affects me, but I've seen that a good number of folks aren't happy.</p><p>Plex announces Plex Pass price increase and paywall for remote streaming - 9to5Mac </p><p><a href="https://9to5mac.com/2025/03/19/plex-price-increase-remote-streaming-changes/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">9to5mac.com/2025/03/19/plex-pr</span><span class="invisible">ice-increase-remote-streaming-changes/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://toot.majorshouse.com/tags/Plex" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Plex</span></a> <a href="https://toot.majorshouse.com/tags/TV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TV</span></a> <a href="https://toot.majorshouse.com/tags/Movies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Movies</span></a> <a href="https://toot.majorshouse.com/tags/Streaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Streaming</span></a> <a href="https://toot.majorshouse.com/tags/PlexPass" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PlexPass</span></a> <a href="https://toot.majorshouse.com/tags/Subscription" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Subscription</span></a> <a href="https://toot.majorshouse.com/tags/Tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tech</span></a></p>
Lowyat.NET<p>Kobo Plus Launches In Malaysia; Starts From RM27 Per Month <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/apps" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>apps</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/kobo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>kobo</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/koboplus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>koboplus</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/lifestyle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lifestyle</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/malaysia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>malaysia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/price" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>price</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/rakutenkobo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rakutenkobo</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/subscription" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>subscription</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.lowyat.net/2025/345698/kobo-plus-launches-in-malaysia/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">lowyat.net/2025/345698/kobo-pl</span><span class="invisible">us-launches-in-malaysia/</span></a></p>
SPdevALK 🐘️ ☑️<p>WTF??? een clifhanger voor een <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Netflix" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Netflix</span></a> serie in het <a href="https://mas.to/tags/8uurjournaal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>8uurjournaal</span></a> </p><p>Ze zijn niet helemaal lekker bij de <a href="https://mas.to/tags/nos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nos</span></a> </p><p>eerst dat verschrikkelijke Signal promoten en nu Netflix… <a href="https://mas.to/tags/walgelijk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>walgelijk</span></a></p><p>Zeg gewoon al die Amerikaanse <a href="https://mas.to/tags/subscription" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>subscription</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tech</span></a> troep op en koop eens een Nederlandstalig boek in de lokale boekhandel. </p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/consuminderen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>consuminderen</span></a></p>
Dr Pink<p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/LGBTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQ</span></a> English <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Wikipedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Wikipedia</span></a> deletion alert</p><p>Could you save this LGBTQ related <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/English" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>English</span></a> Wikipedia article from deletion?</p><p>OceanVeil<br>* Japanese video streaming service</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OceanVeil" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OceanVei</span><span class="invisible">l</span></a><br>Discussion: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/OceanVeil" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedi</span><span class="invisible">a:Articles_for_deletion/OceanVeil</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Anime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Anime</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Subscription" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Subscription</span></a></p>
Jan Vlug<p>If you would like to support the development of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PureOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PureOS</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Crimson" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Crimson</span></a> you can do a totally optional monthly <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/donation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>donation</span></a> via a PureOS subscription in the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Purism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Purism</span></a> shop.</p><p>The three monthly subscription tiers are:</p><p>PureOS Subscription Expert<br>$19.99 / month<br><a href="https://shop.puri.sm/shop/pureos-subscription-expert/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">shop.puri.sm/shop/pureos-subsc</span><span class="invisible">ription-expert/</span></a></p><p>PureOS Subscription Premium<br>$9.99 / month<br><a href="https://shop.puri.sm/shop/pureos-subscription-premium/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">shop.puri.sm/shop/pureos-subsc</span><span class="invisible">ription-premium/</span></a></p><p>PureOS Subscription Standard<br>$5.99 / month<br><a href="https://shop.puri.sm/shop/pureos-subscription-standard/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">shop.puri.sm/shop/pureos-subsc</span><span class="invisible">ription-standard/</span></a></p><p>10/10</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Librem5" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Librem5</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FOSS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FOSS</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/opensource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>opensource</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/subscription" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>subscription</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/donate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>donate</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Linux</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/phone" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>phone</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mobilelinux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mobilelinux</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a></p>
Inautilo<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Business" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Business</span></a> <br>Your email open rates are wrong · Why they aren’t accurate but are still useful <a href="https://ilo.im/162rfb" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">ilo.im/162rfb</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>_____<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Email" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Email</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Newsletter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Newsletter</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Metrics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Metrics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OpenRates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpenRates</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Subscription" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Subscription</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Strategy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Strategy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Marketing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Marketing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Service" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Service</span></a></p>
Lowyat.NET<p>iQiyi Raises Prices For New Customers Starting 21 March <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/iqiyi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>iqiyi</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/pricehike" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pricehike</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/streaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>streaming</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/subscription" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>subscription</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.lowyat.net/2025/345453/iqiyi-raises-prices-new-customers-21-march/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">lowyat.net/2025/345453/iqiyi-r</span><span class="invisible">aises-prices-new-customers-21-march/</span></a></p>
LilMikeSF<p>5 yrs ago the <a href="https://c.im/tags/WashingtonPost" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WashingtonPost</span></a> editorial board wrote "Democracy is at risk, at home and around the world. The nation desperately needs a president who will respect its public servants; stand up for the rule of law; acknowledge Congress’s constitutional role; and work for the public good, not his private benefit.” </p><p><a href="https://c.im/tags/Billionaire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Billionaire</span></a> baron buyer of that iconic <a href="https://c.im/tags/Potomac" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Potomac</span></a> paper <a href="https://c.im/tags/JeffBezos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JeffBezos</span></a> has since put his thumb on the <a href="https://c.im/tags/editorial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>editorial</span></a> scale.</p><p> The once disagreeing voices needed in the editorial opinion pages are muffled and only bending truth to please the owner and his new pals at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave in DC. Bezos has since announced he is paying over $40 million for exclusive rights to a documentary about the first lady produced by the first lady herself and directed by a Hollywood cretin who was last seen being chased out of town under a cloud of rape accusations. </p><p>This ain't Katherine Graham's <a href="https://c.im/tags/WaPo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WaPo</span></a>, Woodward &amp; Bernstein definitely don't work there anymore ... <a href="https://c.im/tags/Writers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Writers</span></a> aren't telling truth or shedding light in darkness, but bending viewpoints towards vaguely defined support of the owner's interest in "personal liberties and free markets" ... and I , along with millions of others have canceled a long time <a href="https://c.im/tags/subscription" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>subscription</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://c.im/tags/RuthMarcus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RuthMarcus</span></a> tells of her final daze writing under Bezos editorial control, beginning with the passage...</p><p>"The values of the Post do not need changing,” Jeff Bezos told <a href="https://c.im/tags/employees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>employees</span></a> when he bought the newspaper a dozen years ago. He echoed the words of the Post’s <a href="https://c.im/tags/owner" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>owner</span></a> Eugene Meyer in 1935, emphasizing, “The paper’s duty will remain to its readers and not to the private interests of its owners.”</p><p>...and ultimately reveals the rest of column that paper refused ... revealing "the unavoidable truth: the Washington Post I joined, the one I came to love, is not the Washington Post I left."</p><p><a href="https://www.newyorker.com/news/essay/why-ruth-marcus-left-the-washington-post" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">newyorker.com/news/essay/why-r</span><span class="invisible">uth-marcus-left-the-washington-post</span></a></p>
Lowyat.NET<p>Google Adds Gemini-Powered ‘Add To Calendar’ Button In Gmail <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ai" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ai</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/artificalintelligence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>artificalintelligence</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/artificialintelligence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>artificialintelligence</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/gemini" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gemini</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/generativeai" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>generativeai</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/gmail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gmail</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/google" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>google</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/googleworkspace" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>googleworkspace</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/subscription" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>subscription</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/workspace" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>workspace</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.lowyat.net/2025/345120/google-adds-gemini-powered-add-to-calendar-button-in-gmail/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">lowyat.net/2025/345120/google-</span><span class="invisible">adds-gemini-powered-add-to-calendar-button-in-gmail/</span></a></p>
What's a fun name?<p>A sign from <a href="https://toot.community/tags/smartphone" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>smartphone</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/companies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>companies</span></a> that their products are a portal to their <a href="https://toot.community/tags/services" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>services</span></a> is the fact they're still selling high-end models with 128GB of <a href="https://toot.community/tags/storage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>storage</span></a>.</p><p>These smartphones usually have great photographic/ videographic capabilities &amp; the files produced, combined with space-hungry apps, will occupy the space in no time.</p><p>The solution is given by the same who create the problem: <a href="https://toot.community/tags/cloud" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cloud</span></a> storage <a href="https://toot.community/tags/subscription" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>subscription</span></a>. Thus, forcing users to give away their <a href="https://toot.community/tags/data" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>data</span></a> &amp; pay for it monthly.</p><p><a href="https://toot.community/tags/DataPrivacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DataPrivacy</span></a></p>
Thor A. Hopland<p>Like how do you know that a <a href="https://snabelen.no/tags/searchengine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>searchengine</span></a> company that takes a monthly <a href="https://snabelen.no/tags/subscription" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>subscription</span></a> fee won't be selling your data? "It's in the service agreement"...</p><p>The point of failure here is a matter of law and if said laws are enforceable. You could make hijacking gryphons illegal, an offense punishable with a fine or 2 fairies in a jar - or a stint in the troll sex dungeon. </p><p>None of that is enforceable, and the same goes for preventing companies with access to your data from selling said data.</p>