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Special shoutout to the repair site iFixit who are now on the Fediverse, you can follow them at:

➡️ @iFixit

They provide repair forums and free repair guides for phones, computers, consoles, kitchen equipment, tools, medical devices, cars etc. They also review and tear down new gadgets to see how repairable they are.

Repairing your existing stuff is much, much better for the environment than buying replacements.

#Repairs#Electronics#DIY
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Open Rights Group

When it comes to blogs, Ofcom says one thing, the UK Online Safety Act says another.

This lack of clarity over whether blogs with comments are exempt will push small sites to shut down completely.

We need the UK government to tighten up the definitions and exemptions in the Act.

Read our explainer for more detail ➡️ openrightsgroup.org/blog/save-

Open Rights GroupSave our Sites: Deadline 17 MarchIncredible as it may seem, thanks to the Online Safety Act, dozens of harmless, safe, small websites are closing down by 17 March, rather than face threats of fines that could lose their operators their homes.
#fediverse#onlinesafetyact#ofcom
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Open Rights Group

Under the UK Online Safety Act, small blogs, forums and fedi instances are faced with disproportionate requirements to:

⚫️ Check if they have UK users

⚫️ Do a risk assessment on whether kids might access the content, or if CSAM or terrorist material might be posted in the comments

⚫️ Put themselves at the risk of fines, and even prison sentences, if they fail to comply with Ofcom’s future directives

#SaveOurSites 🌐

#fediverse#onlinesafetyact#ofcom
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Open Rights Group

The UK Online Safety Act burdens small sites with duties and penalties that they can't shoulder. They'll shut down instead, stripping us of net plurality.

There’s a simple solution:

✅ Exempt small, safely run blogs, forums and fedi instances
✅ The government can do this now

The duties start TOMORROW – Write to your MP ⬇️

#SaveOurSites 🌐

action.openrightsgroup.org/sav

Open Rights GroupSave our sites - Write to your MPSmall UK websites, user-to-user services and even computer games that are completely safe and well managed, are faced with difficult paperwork, risks assessments, registration and fines thanks to the Online Safety Act. Even personal blogs with comments are forced to undergo these difficult tests and compliance tasks. Getting it wrong or ignoring them could cost an operator their house – as fines can be imposed for failing to do them. As a result, many small websites in the UK are deciding to close down.
#onlinesafety#onlinesafetyact#fediverse
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Total Sonic Media

A reminder that your ability to avoid any potential "enshittification" or discontinuation of the instance or service on the Fediverse you might be using, relies on whether you have a local BACKUP of your Fediverse's account profile (as well as posts & posted media, if you want to have a guarantee of accessing these into the future too). The Fediverse's promise of easy migration of your account still needs you to take a second to EXPORT. #fediverse #socialmedia #tech #activitypub

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ProPublica

We identified 35 crimes linked to Terrorgram, including bomb plots, stabbings and shootings.

Each case involved someone who posted in Terrorgram chats, followed Terrorgram accounts or was a member of a group whose leaders participated in the Terrorgram community.
propublica.org/article/rise-an

ProPublicaThe Rise and Fall of Terrorgram: Inside a Global Online Hate Network
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#News#Extremism#Terror
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