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Open source NodeTube allows users to beat censorship and deploy their own YouTube alternative
More YouTube alternatives are finally popping up.
Activists in China detained for bypassing censorship using GitHub
The activists had been archiving the articles that the Chinese government had been suppressing.
Chinese citizens turn to GitHub to archive coronavirus outbreak events in a bit to avoid censorship
Volunteers are working to archive the truth.
Fraidycat, a tool that pulls websites and social networks into one algorithm-free feed, gets an update
Fraidycat goes beyond RSS.
Subscription Score is a new way to avoid online junk mail, and only get the good stuff
Mailing lists are giving a rating so you know which ones to avoid.
New tool “De-Mainstream” allows YouTube users to blacklist mainstream media for a more authentic experience
The extension blocks certain media outlets from YouTube search and recommendations while also making YouTube Trending showcase the most popular videos based on view counts.
Monero accused of failing to warn website users its download page was compromised with crypto stealing malware
A member of Monero’s core team posted warnings to Twitter, Reddit, and GitHub but there are no warnings on the official website or download page from which the malware was served.
GitHub Sponsors is now available in 30 countries and developers hope it could help grow open-source projects
Open-source projects often fail to flourish as they’re not properly funded. GitHub thinks this will change that.
GitHub is censored in Spain as the government attempts to silence Catalan protestors
It shows a worrying precedent that governments are willing to shut down access to valuable tools for businesses in their country in order to try and crush any organized display of democracy.
GitLab commits to working with all companies, regardless of politics or values
GitLab is taking a different stance to some of its competitors.
Boostnote is an easy to use open-source, cross-platform note-taking app in active development
Other features include Markdown auto-formatting and drag-and-drop embedding of images.
Amazon cuts off service to Iran, preventing citizens from using proxies and VPNs, citing US Sanctions
Since much of Iran’s internet is locked down, citizens were relying on US tech companies to run VPNs and proxies to open the free and open internet.