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European ISPs are ignoring net neutrality laws, new report shows
ISPs are using something called “deep packet inspection”
Google is not letting YouTube function on Microsoft Edge, another examples of Google’s hostility to open standards
It’s not the first time Google hasn’t played nice with other browsers.
GitHub Sponsors will help to fund open source projects
Developers believe that GitHub’s new sponsorship feature will help open source project flourish.
Anti-censorship rally is set to take place at Facebook’s annual shareholder meeting
People are annoyed at Facebook’s rampant censorship and they want their voice to be heard.
Twitter permanently bans another journalist: this time, Nick Monroe
Many journalists, commentators, and YouTubers relied on Monroe’s tweet threads which focused on breaking news and debunking fake news.
New Zealand could be kicked out of the Five Eyes after it’s revealed Jacinda Ardern’s party receives funding from China’s Communists
Jacinda Ardern’s party says accepting donations from China is “completely legal”.
Australians who use free public WiFi in McDonalds of coffee shops could be giving data over to police
Australia’s attitude to public surveillance is second only to China.
On the 30th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre, Chinese censorship by AI is at an all time high
It’s been 30 years since the fateful event.
Chinese developers fear being locked out of GitHub, and losing access to open source software if the trade war continues
Much of the internet’s software relies on open source code.
Despite the founder saying it would never happen, Facebook just announced ads are coming to WhatsApp
Now’s a good of a time as any to switch apps.
Is the .io domain name going away? Not likely
The favorite domain name of the modern startup was thought to be under threat after a UN vote. But the vote’s not that important.
Report reveals that some of the code that’s holding Baltimore City hostage has origins at the NSA
Once again, it’s NSA code that got into the wrong hands that’s causing a lot of trouble.