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MembersBackups: The Weak Link in Your “Private” Messages
The encryption promises you trust can unravel with one forgotten setting, and it’s not your app, but your habits, that decide what stays private.
Trapped in France: Telegram’s Pavel Durov Fights Shadowy Legal Battle With No Exit
France’s treatment of Durov reads less like justice and more like a warning to platforms that won’t play censor.
MembersThe Best Open Source Bookmark and Read-It-Later Tools
The best open source tools strip out the noise; just clean reading, smart tagging, and no strings attached.
Rumble and TRON Partner to Help Power a Censorship-Free Web
A decentralized internet gets a backbone as Rumble Cloud plugs into TRON’s sprawling blockchain ecosystem.
Trump Media’s Truth+ Expands to More Devices in Alternative Media Push
Trump Media expands Truth+ to Roku, Samsung, and LG connected TVs, extending its proprietary streaming platform’s device reach.
Independent Media Alliance Launches Decentralized Journalism Portal on Odysee to Bypass Big Tech Censorship
Journalists sidelined by tech giants carve out a sovereign corner of the internet to publish on their own terms.
Telegram Founder Pavel Durov Rejected Pressure to Censor Romanian Conservatives
A covert bid to muzzle Romanian conservatives collides with Telegram’s stance on free speech.
Google Reverses File Access Block on Nextcloud for Android After Public Backlash and Anti-Competitive Concerns
Google backs down after a prolonged permissions blockade left over 800,000 Android users with a neutered Nextcloud experience.
Proton Threatens to Leave Switzerland Over Proposed Surveillance Law Expansion
Proton threatens to abandon its home base as Switzerland flirts with surveillance laws resembling Russia’s.
Rumble Taps Veteran Antitrust Lawyer in Lawsuit Against Google’s Monopoly Power
Boies returns to the antitrust stage where he once helped dismantle Microsoft’s monopoly brick by brick.
Mozilla’s Google Dependence Threatens Firefox’s Survival
Mozilla’s reliance on Google payments threatens Firefox’s future as DOJ targets default search engine deals.
Murena and E Foundation Founder Gael Duval Announces New Devices, Business Tools, and Enhanced Privacy Features for /E/OS in 2025 Expansion Plan
Stripping tech to its open-source bones, Murena doubles down on the belief that privacy shouldn’t come at the cost of convenience.