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A FISA vote coming this week (maybe) - US Politics (getfisaright.net)
It’s still not clear just what will get voted on. So, if you’re in the US, now’s a great time to contact Congress. EFF’s action Tell Congress: Absent Major Changes, 702 Should Not be Renewed has as a form that will connect you nd provides talking points. Or if you’d rather contact them directly, here’s a short...
Attempting to parse Authenticated Transfer Protocol, or Atproto
As Bluesky begins to open up more and more, it’s felt more pertinent to try to wrap my head around it. To help in this, I decided to write out my rough understanding of it from its documentation, in the hopes that it may help others and myself with any corrections from misunderstandings....
[META] As of now we are allowing posters to request engagement from specific groups of people (eg. gender diverse people)
Hi everyone,...
Happy First Birthday Blåhaj Lemmy!
Today is the first Lemmy cake day for @supakaity and myself, which means that it’s a year since Blåhaj Lemmy went live!...
If we're going to have an effective strategy against FB/Meta, we should clear up some misconceptions around defederation
((I’m not an expert, I’ve been reading up on things as much as I can. If there’s an error, I’ll happily correct it!))...
Threads is officially starting to test ActivityPub integration (www.theverge.com)
FISA Section 702 Reauthorization: House likely to vote on two surveillance bills tomorrow (US) (www.politico.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.blahaj.zone/post/6414337...
Stop the surveillance power grab. Tell Congress to OPPOSE HPSCI’s Horrific Surveillance Bill and SUPPORT real reforms! (getfisaright.net)
cross-posted from: lemmy.sdf.org/post/9011376...
A poll: are followers-only posts on Mastodon public? (infosec.exchange)
On Mastodon, Followers-only posts are only visible to your followers – and to admins of any instances your followers on. But if you haven’t turned on “approve followes”, anybody who’s logged in to an instance you haven’t blocked can follow you and get access to your followers-only posts....
KOSA sponsor appears to suggest bipartisan bill will censor transgender content online (US focused) (www.nbcnews.com)
In a video recently published by the conservative group Family Policy Alliance, Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., said “protecting minor children from the transgender in this culture” should be among the top priorities of conservative lawmakers…...
Senator Admits "Kids Online Safety Act" Will Target Trans Content Online. (www.erininthemorning.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/4403827...
The Kids Online Safety Act isn’t all right, critics say (US) (arstechnica.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.blahaj.zone/post/1835889...