How will Australia's ban on youth access to social media affect instances hosted in Australia?
Do they have any rule that says you need a minimum number of users on a site to fall under the law?
If servers of someinstance.co.au fine if they move to hosting in Finland?
It just feels like a nightmare.
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Why Are Some Democrats Backing MAGA's Anti-LGBTQ+ Censorship?
Some Democrats Are Helping the Trump Admin's Anti-LGBTQ+ Tech Agenda
This op-ed from Fight for the Future, a group organizing around the internet and political power, criticizes Democrats' backing of age verification laws and attacks on Section 230 as enabling a censorious MAGA agenda.Evan Greer and Janus Rose, Fight for the Future (Teen Vogue)
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'Scumbag': Texas candidate skewered for running as Republican after fundraising off Dems
'Scumbag': Texas candidate skewered for running as Republican after fundraising off Dems
A Texas candidate for state railroad commissioner sparked fury online after fundraising for her campaign as a Democrat — then filing to run as a Republican.Matthew Chapman (Raw Story)
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EU warns of 'cultural erasure' in China as human rights situation in the country shows 'no substantive sign of improvement'
Statement of the EU Delegation in China on the International Human Rights Day
On the occasion of Human Rights Day 2025, the Delegation of the European Union to China reaffirms, in line with Article 21 of the Treaty on European Union, the principles that guide the Union’s external action, including “the universality and indivis…EEAS
Taliban warn Afghans who wore 'un-Islamic' Peaky Blinders outfits
Four Afghan men were ordered to report to the Taliban government's department of vice and virtue for dressing in costumes inspired by the TV series Peaky Blinders.
The friends were told that their clothing was "in conflict with Afghan and Islamic values", a Taliban spokesman told the BBC, adding the values in Peaky Blinders went against Afghan culture.
In videos posted online, the men, who have been released, can be seen posing in flat caps and three-piece suits similar to those worn in the series set in England soon after World War One.
In an interview with YouTube channel Herat-Mic uploaded at the end of November, before they were summoned, the friends said they admired the fashion displayed in the series, adding that they had received positive reactions from locals.
Taliban warn Afghans who wore 'un-Islamic' Peaky Blinders outfits
The friends were warned their clothing was "in conflict with Afghan and Islamic values", a Taliban spokesman told the BBC.Mahfouz Zubaide (BBC News)
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Trapped by old treaties with Russia, Europeans face threat of heavy financial penalties
Trapped by old treaties with Russia, Europeans face threat of heavy financial penalties
A new report warns of the significant risk facing the European Union due to arbitration proceedings launched by Russian oligarchs and companies targeted by sanctions.Maxime Vaudano (Le Monde)
Just break the treaties.
Russia is insincere with everything they agree to.
Send weapons to Ukraine instead.
Louvre thieves escaped with just 30 seconds to spare, probe reveals
The thieves who stole crown jewels from the Louvre in October evaded police with just 30 seconds to spare due to avoidable security failures at the Paris museum, a damning investigation revealed on Wednesday, December 10.
The probe, ordered by the culture ministry after the embarrassing daylight heist, revealed that only one of two security cameras was working near the site where the thieves broke in on the morning of Sunday, October 19. Agents in the security headquarters also did not have enough screens to follow the images in real-time, while a lack of coordination meant police were initially sent to the wrong place once the alarm was raised, the report unveiled at the French Sénat's Culture Committee stated.
"It highlights an overall failure of the museum, as well as its supervisory authority, to address security issues," the head of the committee, Laurent Lafon, said at the start of a hearing.
Louvre thieves escaped with just 30 seconds to spare, probe reveals
A parliamentary inquiry into the October robbery, in which over $100 million of jewellery was stolen, revealed that several known security issues, technical failures and poor coordination allowed the thieves to escape.Le Monde with AFP (Le Monde)
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Fact check: debunking Trump’s claims on immigration and affordability in Pennsylvania
The US president made baseless claims during remarks on cost of living that meandered into racism and bigotry
Donald Trump made a series of false and baseless claims in Pennsylvania on Tuesday during a speech that was billed as an address on affordability, but quickly became a meandering, campaign-style rally.
Fact check: Trump’s racist and false claims on immigration and cost of living
US president’s speech veered into baseless attacks on inflation, migrants and Ilhan Omar as he revived grievancesSam Levin (The Guardian)
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At least 22 killed in building collapse in Morocco
Fez: At least 22 killed in building collapse in Morocco
The two four-storey buildings that came down in Fez contained eight families, state media report.Aleks Phillips (BBC News)
At least 22 killed in building collapse in Morocco
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At least 22 killed in building collapse in Morocco
Fez: At least 22 killed in building collapse in Morocco
The two four-storey buildings that came down in Fez contained eight families, state media report.Aleks Phillips (BBC News)
Malaysia’s 5G speeds have nearly halved as network comes under strain, Ookla reports
Malaysia’s 5G speeds have nearly halved as network comes under strain, Ookla reports
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 15 — Malaysia's median 5G download speed has nearly halved from its peak in late 2023, a new report from Ookla has found, a sign that the country's...Malay Mail
It seems that OpenAI is scraping [certificate transparency] logs
benjojo:
lol. I minted a new TLS cert and it seems that OpenAI is scraping CT logs for what I assume are things to scrape from, based on the near instant response from ...benjojo.co.uk
EU weighs ban on veggie 'burger' and 'sausage' labels
EU delays decision over ban on veggie labels
European lawmakers failed to reach a deal on whether ordinary consumers would be confused by the idea of vegetarian sausages or vegan burgers. Meat producers say it's not that simple.Richard Connor (Deutsche Welle)
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Sophie Kinsella: Author of Shopaholic series of novels dies aged 55
Sophie Kinsella: Author of Shopaholic series of novels dies aged 55
The author of the Shopaholic series of novels had been diagnosed with an aggressive form of brain cancer.Steven McIntosh (BBC News)
Yeah.
It's a fucking son of a bitch cancer. Together with Pancreastumors the ones I am most afraid of.
When I had my paramedic traning one of my instructors got one. He waited till he had the first seizure - and then drove into the next town so the ambulance crew finding him would not be "one of his own", went into the woods, called the cops to tell them what he way about to do and, well, "self removed" the whold thing with a 9mm to the head.
....little did he know I was send over that day to cover for someond who got sick.
....Nevertheless I would do the same in his situation.
Trump veers off-message in economic speech, calls affordability a ‘hoax’
And money is fake so robbing billionaires isn't a crime.
What a fucking idiot.
Trump veers off-message in economic speech, calls affordability a ‘hoax’
It was 15 minutes into his Pennsylvania address before President Donald Trump first uttered the word “affordable” — and it wasn’t long before he began railing against the concept entirely.Julianne McShane (MS NOW)
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Remember, he explicitly said: "I don't care about you, I just want your vote." One of the few times he might have said the truth.
Well, he got their vote. Now he doesn't need them anymore.
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Police spot toddler steering car on German autobahn
Police officers in western Germany made a shock discovery after they noticed a woman using her phone in the driver's seat. It turned out that someone else was behind the wheel.
A police patrol in the state of Rhineland-Palatinate made a shocking discovery after they came across a driver who appeared to be typing on her mobile phone.
While such behaviour would already be hazardous, what they saw on closer inspection stunned officers. A toddler, less than two years old, was sitting on her lap with both hands on the steering wheel.
According to police, the woman showed no understanding of the risk. She insisted that the child had not been feeling well and that she was simply driving to a fast-food restaurant.
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Sensationalism.
- The woman had a car-sick two year old on her lap in the driving seat.
- The woman was still driving the car herself.
- The toddler was not steering the vehicle even if they had their hands on the steering wheel.
- The woman was not driving fast. They were just driving to a fast-food restaurant.
- The woman was not driving to the fast food restaurant because the kid was sick.
- The woman was texting and driving.
So there's really two egregious things here only:
- child not in their seat
- texting while driving
Based on the headline and first paragraph I was imagining a scenario where the toddler was driving the car with auto-pilot on while the woman was on her phone playing Balatro.
Edit: re-reading the German article, she was indeed driving to a fast food restaurant because the kid didn't feel well. Understandable though. Döner withdrawal symptoms are life threatening.
Excuse me? They were driving on the Autobahn, this type of street with speed limits between 60 (when there's building taking place) and unlimited. Also no article states that she was still steering the vehicle or even still had one hand on the wheel.
This could have ended in a horrific accident, no sensationalism about it.
Also no article states that she was still steering the vehicle or even still had one hand on the wheel.
So? No article states that she wasn't an alien from outer space steering the car with telekinesis either, but it doesn't make sense to operate under the assumption that she was.
Sperm bank sold man's cancer-linked genes across Europe
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Often institutions are held accountable and they still don't care, because they still make more money than they will be fined for breaking the laws or rules.
Also, institutions don't make decisions, people running them do. We need to start holding people running those institutions accountable and sending them to jail.
Well, small fines that let an institution continue profiting in violation of rules is hardly being held to account
But yes I agree entirely, these people need to be sent to jail and sometimes worse depending on what they do.
A manager can be responsible for the verifiable deaths of thousands of people and, if their country is willing to use the death penalty on depraved murderers in the first place, such a person should face it as well
The business is a lucrative and rapidly growing one as more medical procedures become available and women opt to have children later in life, sometimes on their own or with same-sex partners."Kjeld," a tall white man with light brown hair and brown eyes who was listed as an "M.S. Economy Student."
So a lot of people want sperm for tall, white, well educated men and I guess not that many white, tall, well educated men are interested in donating. Limits are difficult to enforce because different countries have different laws. I don't think there's an easy solution. IVF and sperm banks will always be riskier than direct impregnation by well known, long term partner. You either have to make access to it more difficult and expensive or accept that there will be some risk involved.
My new Ximi v2
Recently assembled my first split keyboard - keycaps are from Yuzu Keycaps, and the case is 3D printed in wood PLA and then sanded, stained, and varnished.
PCB ordered from fingerpunch.xyz/
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Skavau
in reply to n7gifmdn • • •Apparently aussie.zone is asking users to DM evidence of being over 16, and the implication is that of those who don't - he'll ban/delete their accounts.
But absurdly enough, 4chan is exempt from this because all activity on there is anonymous. Not through accounts. So if the Fediverse had anonymous, non-account posting on-top of regular account-based posting then people could post anonymously happily, but anyone with an account would have to verify.
Make it make sense.
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in reply to Skavau • • •Don't think that's it, it has no footprint in Australia. Meta, &Google, X etal all do, same as piefed.social, lemmy.world etal have no Australian base. aussie.socal users can just move to another server. I'm an Aussie.
Similarly UK has tried to get 4chan, kiwifarms etc but they have no UK footprint so they just ignore them.
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in reply to hanrahan • • •No, that's a matter of enforcement. UK is still trying to fine 4chan - but failing. Australia has just outright said the law doesn't apply to them.
theguardian.com/technology/202…
4chan unlikely to be included in Australia’s under-16s social media ban, eSafety commissioner says
Josh Taylor (The Guardian)mtpender
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in reply to n7gifmdn • • •To my fellow Aussies:
The social media ban works through DNS, just change your DNS to either 8.8.8.8 or 1.1.1.1 in your router settings and browser setting. I've had no problems so far, but if that doesn't work you can always use TOR or another VPN service.
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in reply to mtpender • • •DNS Resolvers - Privacy Guides
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in reply to shems • • •Yeah.
So far, changing my DNS has worked fine for me. I've had no requests of ID from any of the socials.
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in reply to fonix232 • • •fonix232
in reply to Skavau • • •National level site blocking, suspension on any future operations, international courts... Corporations are much easier to persecute over borders than private persons.
Why do you think American companies, even ones with no legal presence in Europe, still went along with GDPR? Same principle applies here.
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in reply to fonix232 • • •Easily circumvented by changing your DNS settings or using TOR or other VPN services
fonix232
in reply to mtpender • • •Not when the specific IP addresses of services are blocked on IPS level - which would be mandated by the state.
VPN/Tor, sure, but at that point the service itself can't confirm where the visitor is from, therefore Australian laws wouldn't apply.
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in reply to fonix232 • • •The second half of your comment is redundant.
Not knowing where the user is from is THE WHOLE POINT of TOR and VPNs in general.
It just proves that this whole internet censorship thing is doomed to fail. It just forces people to find a work-around that the government doesn't control.
But hey, if the government wants to waste time and money pissing into the wind they can go for it, let's see where that gets them.
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in reply to fonix232 • • •Australia blocking 4chan in Australia doesn't compel 4chan to do anything.
They didn't want to lose custom in Europe.
fonix232
in reply to Skavau • • •Yeah sure that's why major news sites "complied" with GDPR by blocking European visitors...
Skavau
in reply to fonix232 • • •Some didn't mind the loss of service in Europe and just cut Europe off. Some did. Bottom line is that the EU wouldn't have been able to sue them because they had no assets in Europe.
What is it you imagine Australia could do to 4chan, other than blocking 4chan in Australia?
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in reply to Skavau • • •My point is that the threat of legal action was enough that major sites decided not to risk it, and blocked Europe et al.
4chan is hardly a financial/corporate entity (though they do seem to profit off traffic with ads), therefore much harder to go against, but blocking the service is still effective. It will be up to 4chan to see if they want to comply with the law and get unblocked or if they can live without Australian traffic.
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in reply to fonix232 • • •And has 4chan done the same to UK after Ofcom sent them any messages? No, they haven't. There's no meaningful difference between being blocked by a country and blocking them yourself. If we eventually block 4chan, then we do that - but no way would the current US administration accept any attempted fines against them.
Right, but that's all I mean. They can't do anything to 4chan otherwise.
(And this law, comically enough - doesn't really apply to them in the first place because they don't have account signups).
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in reply to n7gifmdn • • •On reddthat, we got this notice in an announcement back in March 2025:
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in reply to e0qdk • • •March? Over 18?
Reddthat presumably was reacting to the Online Safety ACT UK there.
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