Rick Findlay
Rick is a Reclaim contributor who's interested in the way censorship and top-down control of social platforms is encouraging a new future of decentralized tech. [email protected]
Apple Removes iTorrent From Third-Party App Store AltStore PAL Without Warning
Apple quietly pulled the plug on iTorrent, exposing how fragile the “freedom” of third-party app stores really are.
Bluesky Halts Access in Mississippi to Oppose Digital ID Law
A single state law just forced one of the internet’s most privacy-focused platforms to choose between its principles and its users.
NextDNS Launches DNS-Based Age Verification Bypass to Protect User Privacy Amid Online ID Laws
Dodging digital ID checks could soon come down to a DNS setting instead of a passport photo.
Payment Gatekeepers Hit Gab AI as Chatbot Faces Growth
The power to cut off payments has become the internet’s bluntest instrument of control.
Fortnite Set to Storm Back Onto iPhones in Australia After Landmark Court Ruling
Epic’s win cracks open Australia’s walled gardens, letting Fortnite slip back onto iPhones.
Tornado Cash Co-Founder Roman Storm Convicted, Raising Fears for Privacy Rights and Open-Source Development
The verdict has turned an obscure crypto privacy tool into a litmus test for how far US law will reach into open-source code.
REVEALED: Ofcom Pressured Rumble and Reddit to Enforce UK Censorship Laws Beyond Borders
What starts as censorship “encouragement” from Ofcom often ends with a threat wrapped in bureaucracy.
Freedom Convoy Lawyer Debanked by Royal Bank of Canada
No charges, no violations. Just a severed account and a vanishing explanation.
Brave Leads the Charge Against Microsoft’s Memory Machine
Brave turns every tab into a no-fly zone for Microsoft’s memory-hungry surveillance feature.
Proton Launches Lumo, a Privacy-First AI Assistant
Proton’s Lumo goes all-in on privacy by skipping the data trade-offs baked into most AI assistants.
MembersA Google Docs Alternative That Can’t See a Word You Write
A top contender for encrypted, privacy-focused document, calendar, and spreadsheet tools.
The GENIUS Act: Stablecoins Win Big but Privacy Takes a Hit
The US just embraced crypto, but only if it reports back to the motherland.