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This is the official blusky account of the YouTube privacy Union. We believe that humans deserve privacy and shouldn’t have give away personal information to the government or to big tech companies

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DeepHumor @deephumor.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Live, come hang out! www.youtube.com/watch?v=m3nJ...
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🔴Haven Social LIVE Interview!
YouTube video by Deep Humor
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Haven Social @havensocial.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
We love to see it! Couldn't do it without you, thanks for your support!
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Pokemon Happy
ALT: Pokemon Happy
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Piplop @piplop.eurosky.social · 15/10/2026
Pourquoi il y a pas de relai sur cette pétition en France ? Le risque est énorme et vu toute les décisions éclaté qui sorte de l’UE il faut ce bouger
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Electronic Frontier Foundation @eff.org · 15/10/2026
“An average person might understand wanting to use the system to look up a relative’s stolen car,” EFF's @lisafemia.bsky.social told @houstonchronicle.com. “But because it was so easy for that person to do that, it also means that it is equally easy for someone to, say, stalk a romantic partner.”
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Harris County civilian staff searched Flock more than a dozen times in 2025
A civilian employee of Harris County Precinct 3 Commissioner Tom Ramsey searched Flock Safety’s extensive network of surveillance cameras more than a dozen times in 2025.
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YouTube Privacy Union @youtubeprivacy.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
The BBC will be using YouTube’s live streaming feature soon, It’s highly likely this is due to declining viewership and a declining budget for the BBC fxtwitter.com/updatesfromy... www.msn.com/en-us/news/o...
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Updates From YouTube (@UpdatesFromYT)
📺 Big news! @BBCNews is now streaming live on YouTube in the UK and U.S. YouTube is the home for high-quality, trusted news: in the first half of 2026 alone, viewers watched over 18 billion hours of ...
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progamergov.bsky.social @progamergov.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Make sure that you tell the EU Commission/EU Parliament that mandatory age verification for online games/multiplayer, private messages, social media, and adult content is unacceptable! And remember, there is no such thing as anonymous or privacy protecting age verification.
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Stop Killing Games @stopkillinggames.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Sign and spread the Stop Killing the Internet ECI: eci.ec.europa.eu/066/public Leave a public comment to the Commission on the KIDS ACT (be polite and professional): ec.europa.eu/info/law/bet... Join the SKI Discord server to get involved: discord.gg/jhQBSEgGz3
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European Citizens' Initiative
Give your support !
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Stop Killing Games @stopkillinggames.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
The EU Kids Act is declaring war against gaming and Internet privacy Moritz Katzner of #StopKillingGames and Paul Diegel of #StopKillingInternet explain how Stop Killing Games is fighting back to build public pressure against the @ec.europa.eu and the Kids Act with Stop Killing the Internet
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Electronic Frontier Foundation @eff.org · 15/10/2026
We’re bringing the fight against warrantless ALPR searches to the Wisconsin Supreme Court. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
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We’re Asking the Wisconsin Supreme Court to End Warrantless ALPR
Today, EFF joined the ACLU of Wisconsin in filing a petition to the Wisconsin Supreme Court, asking it to rule that the state’s constitution requires a warrant for retrospective searches of ALPR
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YouTube Privacy Union @youtubeprivacy.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Epic Games says it vibe coded new launcher because “programming is hard” “Announced on October 14, 2026, the redesigned Epic Games Launcher promises faster loading times, a new look, and improved features for managing games.
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Epic Games says it vibe coded new launcher because “programming is hard” - Dexerto
Epic Games has revealed a new version of its launcher, claiming it was “vibe coded” because “programming is hard.”
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Tuta @tuta.com · 14/10/2026
It's #NationalCyberSecurityAwarenessMonth 🌐🔒 To celebrate, we have asked our Tuta community 👥💬 what their favorite browsers, search engines, message and password apps are, and these are the results📊 What are your favorite privacy apps📱? Let us know in the comments 👇
Preferred browsers of the Tuta community: Firefox 37%, Brave 22%, Librewolf 11%, Vivaldi 6%, Mullvad 6%, Tor 5%, Zen 3%Preferred search engines of the Tuta community: DuckDuckGo 47%, Brave 12%, Startpage 11%, Ecosia 7%, Qwant 5%, Kagi 4%, Mojeek 1%Preferred messaging apps of the Tuta community: Signal 67%, Threema 6%, Session 3%, Element 3%, Matrix 3%, Wire 1% Preferred password managers of the Tuta community: Bitwarden 36%, KeePassXC 24%, ProtonPass 11%, 1Password 7%
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Spiritu the Mysterious @spiritu.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
We live in a police state. Not an exaggeration. This is what they’re like.
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Haven Social @havensocial.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Our Kickstarter's LIVE, and we are too! In 30 minutes we're having a live interview with DeepHumor - he's going to ask the hard questions about age verification, demonetization abuse, and copyright abuse. Come stop by and ask our founder anything! www.youtube.com/watch?v=m3nJ...
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🔴Haven Social LIVE Interview!
YouTube video by Deep Humor
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Electronic Frontier Foundation @eff.org · 13/10/2026
“Using an advanced surveillance capability such as a cell-site simulator against members of the free press for reporting stories that are unfavorable to the president is an appalling attack on the First Amendment,” EFF’s @cooperq.com told @wired.com.
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Feds Got Warrants to Use Fake Cell Towers to Hunt Down Don Lemon’s Producer
Investigators also sought permission to use an invasive surveillance tool called a cell-site simulators against journalist Georgia Fort and a Minnesota state Senate candidate.
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LegalEagle @legaleagle.tv · 13/10/2026
I'll be the first to admit it's a real failure of the judiciary that after six years of the Trump Administration, Judges aren't moving straight to contempt hearings.
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YouTube Privacy Union @youtubeprivacy.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
@havensocial.bsky.social has already reached their goal of 10K within the first 24 hours! Hopefully this number keeps on growing on more people are able to see this site www.kickstarter.com/projects/hav...
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YouTube Privacy Union @youtubeprivacy.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Character.AI files for bankruptcy, to sell some assets to Disney for $20 million “The generative AI ‌platform has faced mounting legal challenges over its chatbots. Earlier this year, Character.AI and Alphabet's Google (GOOGL.O),
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Electronic Frontier Foundation @eff.org · 13/10/2026
EU policymakers claim that their Kids Act will keep the internet safe by treating every user as a child unless they age-verify. They are incorrect - this is a prohibitive proposal that puts all online services behind age gates. We urge the EU Parliament to reject it. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
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EU Kids Act Won't Keep the Internet Accountable and Trustworthy
The EU Commission draft law to restrict young people’s access to the internet that it presented last week will come at a high cost: it will put online services behind age gates, expand the use of
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Fight for the Future @fightforthefuture.org · 13/10/2026
Black & Brown people, who are already heavily policed, racially profiled & disproportionately represented in the carceral system, are especially put at higher risk with these false flags. ALPR cameras don't keep our communities safe. Fight back at www.stopalprs.com
A screenshot shows several paragraphs of black text on a white background above a color portrait. The text describes Brookfield police handcuffing Newell and her partner beside a busy highway after Newell’s car was mistakenly listed as a stolen vehicle, followed by quotes from an officer and Newell. Below the text is a cropped portrait of a woman with long dark hair and rectangular glasses, wearing a blue patterned collared shirt. She is positioned in front of a reddish-brown brick wall with greenery and part of a building visible behind her.
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Fight for the Future @fightforthefuture.org · 13/10/2026
❗This isn't a glitch. ALPR systems not only infringe on our right to move freely, but also frequently make mistakes that lead to wrongful arrests & potentially deadly police encounters. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
Article cut-out that reads 'Brooks was seated in his white company pickup truck, about to chomp on a french fry in the Chick-fil-A parking lot, when he heard a loud, menacing shout.
“Turn off the vehicle!” a man hollered.
Brooks looked up, the fry dangling in his mouth, to see four Lafayette police officers surrounding his truck, their guns drawn.
“The very first thought was, ‘I’m going to die here today,’” recalled Brooks, a father of two college-age daughters. “My next feeling was, ‘I’m not going to be able to tell my daughters goodbye.’”
Officers handcuffed Brooks and placed him in the back of a police car. Then they told him the truck was reported stolen, prompting Brooks to call out that it was a commercial vehicle.
Only then did the officers realize they had the wrong man.'
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Electronic Frontier Foundation @eff.org · 13/10/2026
We will appeal the ruling dismissing our San Jose ALPR case. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
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As Federal Court Rules ALPRs are Mass Surveillance, EFF Gets
In an extremely disappointing ruling, a California trial court dismissed SIREN v. San Jose, our case challenging the city of San Jose’s warrantless searches of its vast stores of Automatic License
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YouTube Privacy Union @youtubeprivacy.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Twitter user by the name of "Lia Pierce" has recently had a video of them when they were a child flagged for "harassment and cyberbullying" The video is 15 years old and only 16 seconds long the video was of a little boy, asking for donations to buy the perfect Christmas gift for his mom
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YouTube Privacy Union @youtubeprivacy.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Vtuber foxxy ravelle’s VOD channel has been deleted over violations of the sex and nudity policy Even though this person has never broken these rules “Your moderation AI clearly isn't working and has way to much power.
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Tuta @tuta.com · 12/10/2026
🚨Make your voices heard & #KILLTHECOOKIEBANNER. 🍪 The European Commission wants to remove the ANNOYING COOKIE BANNER,, but of course Google is lobbying against this. 🍪🙄 Say no here → killthecookiebanner.eu/take-action/ Find out more → tuta.com/blog/why-eu-...
An EU icon with a speech bubble is shown stating: "It's time to remove the cookies - everyone hates them!" and a Google icon with a speech bubble that says: "But without cookies how should we track people"
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Electronic Frontier Foundation @eff.org · 12/10/2026
Much of the advocacy around age verification discusses the privacy harms of age verification. Yet these measures also threaten something more fundamental: equal access to information and the ability to exercise free expression. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
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When No ID Means No Internet: Age Verification and the Right to
Age verification proposals are often presented as a simple tradeoff: sacrifice a little privacy to better safeguard children online. But that framing overlooks a more fundamental question. What
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Electronic Frontier Foundation @eff.org · 12/10/2026
In its new crackdown, the Turkish government is targeting LGBTQ+ groups’ websites and social media channels for alleged obscene posts accessible to children. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
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Turkish Crackdown On LGBTQ+ Organizations Threatens Freedom of
EFF strongly condemns Turkey’s state-led discriminatory, oppressive attacks on feminist and LGBTQ+ organisations, media platforms, student groups, and rights defenders and activists within the
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YouTube Privacy Union @youtubeprivacy.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Vtuber Miyra Mirage has recently gotten their channel removed for allegedly violating the sex and nudity policy This channel had over 60K subs and 10 million views and has been active for over a year
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Electronic Frontier Foundation @eff.org · 12/10/2026
Let’s be clear: this isn’t about removing access to an infringing work–that already exists via the DMCA. It is about making an entire website inaccessible for everyone trying to visit it. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
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Site-Blocking Will Not Defend IP, No Matter the Bill’s Name
There has been a raft of site-blocking bills in the latest Congress, and the latest is called the “Deterring Extraterritorial Foreign Exploitation of Networks Damaging Intellectual Property” aka the
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ScrapBlox @scrapblox.com · 11/10/2026
Could see benefit from hosting a cheap tech demo of sorts to show the overarching goal (this is why I haven't went in to any kickstarter am yet to see progress except for talk). Especially with everything they've promised it's all so ambitious and I wonder how it'd work lol. Anywho best of luck!!
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ScrapBlox @scrapblox.com · 11/10/2026
Been really looking forward to it as well and hopeful for it's success. The internet is way to dependent on fewer companies. Marketing wise I think it's good except they haven't really shown a product or anything what to expect other than throw money towards it.
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Electronic Frontier Foundation @eff.org · 10/10/2026
Despite its name, the DEFEND IP Act would instead incentivize censorship, overblocking, and bad faith attempts to block access to a website. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
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Site-Blocking Will Not Defend IP, No Matter the Bill’s Name
There has been a raft of site-blocking bills in the latest Congress, and the latest is called the “Deterring Extraterritorial Foreign Exploitation of Networks Damaging Intellectual Property” aka the
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💎 NEONONYX 💎 @neononyxofficial.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Let's make it happen y'all
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Sheriff the Wolf @artisticbeastman.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
I am holding out hope that (if/when it becomes a reality) it will also become a great place for animators. A place where their work won't get falsely tagged (by AI) as something what it is, when it isn't. Not to mention, being labeled as "anything" by the "platform themselves" behind their back. 😑
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Onyx Pebbles @onyx-pebbles.com · 09/10/2026
I'm really looking forward to this! This platform looks like it will fix everything wrong with YouTube and Instagram and provide real competition with Big Tech. I strongly encourage you to support this Kickstarter when it launches on the 13th!
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Electronic Frontier Foundation @eff.org · 10/10/2026
Site-blocking isn’t just theoretically dangerous. Italy’s system blocked hundreds of innocent websites. Spain’s swept up domains belonging to Greenpeace and Harvard. Now Congress wants to bring this to the U.S. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
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Congress Has Another Site-Blocking Bill, And This One Targets VPNs
Congress is taking another run at site-blocking, a deeply flawed concept that would undermine basic internet infrastructure. Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) has introduced the American Copyright Protection
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FunAngelo2005 @funangelo2005.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
I hope it succeeds
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YouTube Privacy Union @youtubeprivacy.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
This does look pretty interesting. I do hope they do get this off the ground, even if it’s only a small site, it’ll push for more people to try to do anti AI sites that’ll compete against these pro AI sites! Good luck yall!
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Tuta @tuta.com · 10/10/2026
Plus, here's a guide on how to stop Microsoft 365 Copilot auto-installing - step by step: tuta.com/blog/microso...
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Microsoft resumes auto-install of Microsoft 365 Copilot – Here’s how admins can opt out! | Tuta
Microsoft is auto-installing Microsoft 365 Copilot app on eligible Windows PCs with commercial Microsoft 365 desktop apps. Admins must manually opt-out to stop the Copilot app from automatically insta...
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Tuta @tuta.com · 10/10/2026
Check out this cool open source tool that removes or disables unwanted AI components like Copilot, Recall, and other AI tools from Windows. 👏 Don't let Big Tech track you!💪🏼 ➡️ www.opensourceprojects.dev/post/c54eaf7...
Screenshot of Remove Windows AI tool
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Stop Killing Games @stopkillinggames.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
After the event, join us at the Stop Killing Games Gala Reception where you can meet, greet, discuss, and share ideas with the people behind #StopKillingGames and #StopKillingInternet !
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Stop Killing Games @stopkillinggames.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Panel 2 | Papers, please: the internet after age verification Paul Diegel, @jamesbaker.social.openrightsgroup.org.ap.brid.gy, and Professor Bart Preneel on age checks, ID checks and the lessons of the Discord breach. Both panels moderated by Caroline De Cock (@informationlabs.org)
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Stop Killing Games @stopkillinggames.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
The @ec.europa.eu said no to #StopKillingGames legislation. We're taking the fight to the Digital Fairness Act 🎮 Fair Play in the Digital Fairness Act! 📅 Sat 17 Oct, 15:30 to 18:30 CEST 📍 Steigenberger Hotel, Brussels Co-organised with @internetarchive.eu Register: opnform.com/forms/event-...
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Event registration form
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euobserver — EU news that matters @euobserver.com · 09/10/2026
Video game industry believes EU Kids Act will drive small creators and old games into extinction
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Video game industry believes EU Kids Act will drive small creators and old games into extinction
Campaigners have warned that stringent requirements to adapt games to children by default would prompt the extinction of small games and make costs spiral for developers.
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Electronic Frontier Foundation @eff.org · 07/10/2026
The American Copyright Protection Act would let copyright owners seek court orders forcing ISPs, DNS providers, and VPNs to block Americans’ from accessing to entire websites. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
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Congress Has Another Site-Blocking Bill, And This One Targets VPNs
Congress is taking another run at site-blocking, a deeply flawed concept that would undermine basic internet infrastructure. Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) has introduced the American Copyright Protection
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Electronic Frontier Foundation @eff.org · 08/10/2026
Yes, switching to Linux sounds scary. But it’s not as hard as you might think, and you don’t even have to fully commit to it. www.eff.org/pages/i-wan...
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How to Opt Out of the Major Operating Systems
You can toggle every setting in the world and install two dozen different applications, but there’s no way around the fact that the majority of computers out there come with one of three different
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YouTube Privacy Union @youtubeprivacy.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
This is gonna be interesting!
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Electronic Frontier Foundation @eff.org · 09/10/2026
Your support helps ensure that the next generation of technology will strengthen our freedom rather than undermining it. Consider a DAF gift today. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
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Fight for the Future @fightforthefuture.org · 07/10/2026
As long as authoritarian governments work to censor & surveil us for ultimate control, VPNs remain vital tools. That’s why we’re fighting to defend them.
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Electronic Frontier Foundation @eff.org · 06/10/2026
Play Retro Gadgets, Quantum Odyssey, Replicube, SOLAS 128 and more in Humble's new Programming Puzzles Bundle. Pay what you want and direct some of the proceeds to EFF, too! www.humblebundle.com/games/progr...
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Programing Puzzles Bundle
Test your skills with this bundle of programming puzzle games! Pay what you want and support the Electronic Frontier Foundation!
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Fight for the Future @fightforthefuture.org · 06/10/2026
Trump has been threatening free speech with surveillance programs aimed at intimidating people his administration doesn't like. As of yesterday the lawsuit three labor unions filed against the Departments of State & Homeland Security for this is moving forward. www.eff.org/press/releas...
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Victory! Court Rejects Government Effort to Dismiss Social Media Surveillance Lawsuit
NEW YORK — A lawsuit filed by three labor unions against the Departments of State and Homeland Security for their viewpoint-based surveillance and suppression of protected expression online can move f...
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