By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 21/07/2026These measures aren't difficult to avail yourself of, and using them will make your life infinitely better, so I'm going to tell you about some of them. Before I start, one note: these measures only work on browsers, not apps. 18/ 1230
By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 21/07/2026An app is a webpage wrapped in the right kind of IP law to make it a felony to change how it works, which is why companies are infinitely horny to get you to use their apps, not their websites: pluralistic.net/2024/05/07/t... 19/pluralistic.netPluralistic: The disenshittified internet starts with loyal “user agents” (07 May 2024) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow 28829
By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 21/07/2026What's more, these measures really only work on *desktop* browsers, because mobile browsers are apps, and are severely limited by law and mobile operating systems, making it hard-to-impossible to customize them so that they'll respect your rights. 20/ 4271
Bethankit Hums @tangibullah.bsky.social · 09/08/2026Why is Google News so horny to get me to use Threads? I don't understand this, as they seem to be shooting themselves in the foots. 000
