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Moody’s Microblog Daily Digest https://moodysmdd.blogspot.com/2019/03/190317.html yesterday’s tweets as a single page

The 2012 Web Blackout Helped Stop SOPA/PIPA And Then ACTA; Here Comes The 2019 Version To Stop #rticle13 - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20190315/10110141799/2012-web-blackout-helped-stop-sopa-pipa-then-acta-here-comes-2019-version-to-stop-article-13.shtml we did it then, we can do it now

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Moody’s Microblog Daily Digest https://moodysmdd.blogspot.com/2019/03/160316.html yesterday’s tweets as a single page

#Brexit: Labour set to endorse a plan to put May’s deal to a public vote - https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/mar/17/labour-plan-commons-vote-second-referendum promising move from @UKLabour

getting v. urgent now: This Could Be The Most Important Email You Will Ever Send To Your MEP - https://opendotdotdot.blogspot.com/2019/03/this-could-be-most-important-email-you.html EU people: we must stop the worst aspects of the #eucopyright directive becoming law. here’s why, & how to do it. please write to your MEPs today & RT #article13

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Moody’s Microblog Daily Digest https://moodysmdd.blogspot.com/2019/03/190315.html yesterday’s tweets as a single page

"Betrusted is a cryptoprocessor with a dedicated display and keyboard. It’s a protected place for your private matters." - https://betrusted.io/ another brilliant #opensource project from @bunniestudios

The 2012 Web Blackout Helped Stop SOPA/PIPA And Then #ACTA; Here Comes The 2019 Version To Stop #Article13 - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20190315/10110141799/2012-web-blackout-helped-stop-sopa-pipa-then-acta-here-comes-2019-version-to-stop-article-13.shtml we need this to be big to grab the public’s attention; if you have a site, why not join in?

Don’t be fooled: the main beneficiary of Mark Zuckerberg’s apparent embrace of #privacy is #Facebook, not you - https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/blog/2019/03/why-facebooks-supposed-embrace-of-privacy-ignores-all-the-real-problems/ it’s a trick #wechat

Germany considers amendment to law which makes it illegal to run a Tor node or website - https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/blog/2019/03/germany-considers-amendment-to-law-which-makes-it-illegal-to-run-a-tor-node-or-website/ come on, #Germany, this is a very bad idea

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Moody’s Microblog Daily Digest https://moodysmdd.blogspot.com/2019/03/190314.html yesterday’s tweets as a single page

#Wikipedia schaltet sich ab – für das freie Internet - https://blog.wikimedia.de/2019/03/15/wikipedia-protest/ " Wir setzen uns für ein insgesamt freies Netz ein, damit Wissen möglichst ungehindert geteilt werden kann." #artikel13 #artikel11

EU-U.S.: Call for proposals for regulatory cooperation activities - http://trade.ec.europa.eu/doclib/docs/2019/march/tradoc_157722.pdf this is the trojan horse approach to deregulation, forcing US rules on EU as part of #TTIP 2.0

Australian media broadcast footage from Christchurch shootings despite police pleas - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/mar/15/australian-media-broadcast-footage-from-christchurch-shootings-despite-police-pleas totally irresponsible; will inevitably help to fuel further murders

New Zealand gun laws face scrutiny after Christchurch attack - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/mar/15/new-zealand-gun-laws-face-scrutiny-after-christchurch-attack “Unlike UK and Australia there is no ban on semi-automatic military-style weapons”: well, there’s part of your problem… #guns

Mystery Spill At Mosul Lake: Analyzing Potential Causes Of Pollution - https://www.bellingcat.com/news/mena/2019/03/15/mystery-spill-at-mosul-lake-analyzing-potential-causes-of-pollution/ great use of open source information for environmental analysis

News Organization Like @Reuters Supporting The EU #Copyright Directive Is A Shameful Support For #Censorship - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20190312/11481641785/news-organization-like-reuters-supporting-eu-copyright-directive-is-shameful-support-censorship.shtml shame on them

Do UK politicians support the climate strike? Party leaders respond - https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/mar/15/uk-politicians-climate-change-party-youth-strikers well: “The Conservative party was invited to participate, but declined.” says it all, really…

‘Deal or No Deal?’ Businesses’ Views on the Endgame of the Brexit Negotiations - https://www.hks.harvard.edu/centers/mrcbg/publications/awp/awp101 "the vast majority believe a “No Deal” outcome would be extremely damaging, and is a “worst-case scenario”

wichtig: Der Bundesdatenschutzbeauftragte Ulrich Kelber warnt vor den Folgen der EU-Urheberrechtsreform - https://www.sueddeutsche.de/digital/ulrich-kelber-datenschutz-upload-filter-1.4366777 “Um den Anforderungen von #Artikel13 zu entsprechen, benötigt es Upload-Filter.”

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Moody’s Microblog Daily Digest https://moodysmdd.blogspot.com/2019/03/190313.html yesterday’s tweets as a single page

A chaotic Brexit is part of Trump’s grand plan for Europe - https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/mar/14/chaotic-brexit-trump-plan-europe-president brexiters are being used to weaken the UK…

Bundesregierung rechnet mit „#Uploadfiltern“ - https://www.faz.net/aktuell/wirtschaft/diginomics/fdp-sieht-in-uploadfiltern-einen-bruch-des-koalitionsvertrags-16085484.html “Die Bundesregierung räumt knapp zwei Wochen vor der finalen Abstimmung zur EU-Urheberrechtsreform ein, dass diese auf den Einsatz umstrittener Filtertechnologien hinausläuft.” bitte RT #artikel13

Axel Voss Says Maybe YouTube Shouldn’t Exist - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20190313/10080141792/axel-voss-says-maybe-youtube-shouldnt-exist.shtml this is what #article13 is really about: destroying the Internet economy in favour of old business models

#Huawei confirms it has built its own operating system just in case US tensions disrupt use of Google’s Android - https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3001685/huawei-confirms-it-has-built-its-own-operating-system-just-case-us exactly wrong: nobody can trust proprietary operating systems…

Was Medienwissenschaftler über die EU-Reform des Urheberrechts sagen - https://netzpolitik.org/2019/was-medienwissenschaftler-ueber-die-eu-reform-des-urheberrechts-sagen/ “Eine Rundfrage unter Wissenschaftlern ergibt einen klaren Konsens: #Artikel13 führt zu #Uploadfiltern – und könnte die Infrastruktur für Zensurmaßnahmen schaffen.”

Foren: Anglerinnen und Autoschrauber protestieren gemeinsam gegen #Uploadfilter - https://netzpolitik.org/2019/foren-anglerinnen-und-autoschrauber-protestieren-gemeinsam-gegen-uploadfilter/ #artikel13

Bogus DMCA Takedown Targeting Indian Copyright Blog Demonstrates The Problems Of Notice And Takedown - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20190307/17360241761/bogus-dmca-takedown-targeting-indian-copyrigh... not to mention silent #article13 blocks

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Moody’s Microblog Daily Digest https://moodysmdd.blogspot.com/2019/03/190312.html yesterday’s tweets as a single page

No-deal Brexit: transport crisis could leave cities short of police - https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/mar/12/brexit-transport-crisis-could-leave-cities-short-of-police oh: so not just riots over food shortages, but no police to control them… #brexitchaos

UN Human Rights Expert Warns EU Not To Pass #Article13 - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20190312/11132541783/un-human-rights-expert-warns-eu-not-to-pass-article-13.shtml " Even as some content creators are supporting Article 13, the real impact on them will be incredibly damaging."

Barnier tells MPs not to believe ‘dangerous illusion’ they can have transition without withdrawal agreement - https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2019/mar/12/brexit-mps-vote-theresa-may-backstop-deal-jeremy-corbyn-politics-live?page=with:block-5c87f8dbe4b0cf92e5a55a4f#block-5c87f8dbe4b0cf92e5a55a4f #malthouse is a waste of time, of which we have precious little… #brexitchaos

Bundesregierung rechnet mit „#Uploadfiltern“ - https://www.faz.net/aktuell/wirtschaft/diginomics/fdp-sieht-in-uploadfiltern-einen-bruch-des-koalitionsvertrags-16085484.html “Die Bundesregierung räumt knapp zwei Wochen vor der finalen Abstimmung zur EU-Urheberrechtsreform ein, dass diese auf den Einsatz umstrittener Filtertechnologien hinausläuft.” pl. RT #artikel13

Orang-Utan mit 74 Gewehrkugeln im Leib entdeckt - http://www.spiegel.de/panorama/indonesien-orang-utan-mit-74-gewehrkugeln-im-leib-entdeckt-a-1257576.html sickening

#Japan Abandons Tough Anti-Downloading #Copyright Law - https://torrentfreak.com/japan-abandons-tough-anti-downloading-copyright-law-190313/ that’s a relief, it was bad; now make sure the bad bits come out

EU-Urheberrechtsreform: Experten zu Upload-Filtern - https://www.sciencemediacenter.de/alle-angebote/rapid-reaction/details/news/eu-urheberrechtsreform-experten-zu-upload-filtern/ #artikel13

"Es wird auf absehbare Zeit keine Technik geben, die Fälle wie Zitate, Satire, Kritiken und Besprechungen, Nutzungen mit eigener Schöpfungshöhe, wissenschaftliche Nutzungsweisen und so weiter automatisiert korrekt bearbeiten kann. Das sind schwierige Fragen.“ #artikel13

Memes Could Be Filtered Out by EU #Copyright Law - https://www.dw.com/en/memes-could-be-filtered-out-by-eu-copyright-law/a-47858247 “That an algorithm in this respect can recognize all conceivable forms and contexts in criticism, satire or quotation is absolutely out of the question.” #article13

Fighting the EU meme ban with memes - https://nordvpn.com/blog/article-13-nordvpn-meme-contest/ nice idea, but not a ban - certainly a serious threat #article13

May and Corbyn will never back a second referendum – but MPs must - https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/mar/13/brexit-second-referendum-theresa-may-jeremy-corbyn-independent-group time for MPs to “take back control” etc…

German Government Confirms That #Article13 Does Mean #UploadFilters, Destroying Claims To The Contrary Once And For All - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20190313/08371241788/german-government-confirms-that-article-13-do... now we need to make sure every MEP sees and understands this…

Orbán's family values ads mocked for using 'distracted boyfriend' models - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/mar/13/viktor-orban-family-values-ads-mocked-for-using-infide... but did he pay for them...?

In der Filterblase - https://www.faz.net/aktuell/feuilleton/wikimedias-widerstand-gegen-die-urheberrechtsreform-16077203.... more tech-illiterate nonsense from desperate supporters of Big Copyright, & haters of creators and the public…

With days to go until the #CopyrightDirective vote, #Article13's father admits it requires filters and says he’s OK with killing Youtube - https://boingboing.net/2019/03/13/youtube-killer.html everyone says it: #article13 = #uploadfilters = blocking legal material

Anti-vax parents sue to keep unvaccinated kids in school during outbreak - https://arstechnica.com/science/2019/03/anti-vax-parents-sue-to-keep-unvaccinated-kids-in-school-during-outbreak/ sheer, unmitigated selfishness

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Moody’s Microblog Daily Digest https://moodysmdd.blogspot.com/2019/03/190311.html yesterday’s tweets as a single page

Top EU Court Rules Public Interest Is More Important Than Protection Of Commercial Interests - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20190308/09255941764/top-eu-court-rules-public-interest-is-more-important-than-protection-commercial-interests.shtml bad news for #monsanto, good news for us… #glyphosate

Brexit uncertainty prompts more UK firms to prepare for job cuts - https://www.theguardian.com/business/2019/mar/12/brexit-uncertainty-prompts-more-uk-firms-to-prepare-for-job-cuts #brexitchaos

UN Human Rights Rapporteur: Upload Filters “Disproportionate Response” to Copyright Infringement - https://torrentfreak.com/un-human-rights-rapporteur-upload-filters-disproportionate-response-to-copyright-infringement/ no MEP who supports human rights can support #article13

Letter to Jeremy Corbyn - https://www.weidenholzer.eu/2019/03/11/letter-to-jeremy-corbyn/ “We stand ready to work with you to gain and win a new referendum, giving the UK the public chance to put right what the right wing in the UK has got so wrong.” #brexitchaos

Gulnara Karimova: new details emerge in story of #Uzbekistan's first daughter - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/mar/12/gulnara-karimova-new-details-emerge-in-story-of-uzbekistans-first-daughter what an incredible story; I can’t wait for the book and film… #uz

Air pollution deaths are double previous estimates, finds research - https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/mar/12/air-pollution-deaths-are-double-previous-estimates-finds-research disgraceful failure

170 Years Of German Publishers Demanding Special Copyrights For The Press Because Of New Technology - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20190307/17083841759/170-years-german-publishers-demanding-special-copyrights-press-because-new-technology.shtml how not to learn from history… #article11

#Mozilla launches its free, encrypted file sharing service, #Firefox Send - https://techcrunch.com/2019/03/12/mozilla-launches-its-free-encrypted-file-sharing-service-firefox-send/

Resource extraction responsible for half world’s carbon emissions - https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/mar/12/resource-extraction-carbon-emissions-biodiversity-loss never mind about #brexitchaos, this is the real crisis…

2 weeks till Brexit and Defra, at the very least, looks set to be caught with its IT pants down - https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/03/12/brexit_border_defra_it_not_ready/ this is going to be so bad I’m almost looking forward to it… #brexitchaos

“Scheme helped wealthy Americans buy their children’s way into elite universities including Yale, Georgetown and Stanford” - https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/mar/12/us-college-admissions-fraud-scheme-charges-georgetown-southern-california-universities but sure, everyone in US has equal opportunities and chances

How To Actually Break Up Big Tech - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20190309/00004641769/how-to-actually-break-up-big-tech.shtml important thoughts on a crucial issue, from @mmasnick; bold stuff that deserves to be discussed, at the very least.