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Your phone is about to stop being yours
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Keep Android Open

Your phone is about to stop being yours. In September 2026, Google will block every Android app whose developer hasn't registered with them.

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June 21, 2026 at 11:12 PM

Fusion Party Australia

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Peter Thiel's Palantir is a tool so powerful and so unscrupulous that it's destroying digital privacy as we know it.
This is an unlocked episode from a paid Podcast Popular Front covering conflicts
Article: podcasts.apple.com/a...
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Is Palantir the War on Terror's Final Form? [UNLOCKED]

Podcast Episode · POPULAR FRONT · 29 May · 1hr 7min

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June 3, 2026 at 11:23 AM

Fusion Party Australia

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Age verification being forced into open source software is not a good thing. Some good news at least here.
Article: www.youtube.com/watc...
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Linux Is Too Powerful For Age Check Laws

In this video I discuss changes made to age verification laws as a result of the open source nature of Linux and free software. My merch is available at https://based.win/ Subscribe to me on Odysee.com https://odysee.com/@AlphaNerd:8 ₿💰💵💲Help Support the Channel by Donating Crypto💲💵💰₿ Mone

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June 4, 2026 at 3:32 AM

Fusion Party Australia

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Changes made to age verification laws towards linux as a result of the push back by the open source community
youtu.be/zQ0iVWUvvDM
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Linux Is Too Powerful For Age Check Laws

In this video I discuss changes made to age verification laws as a result of the open source nature of Linux and free software. My merch is available at https://based.win/ Subscribe to me on Odysee.com https://odysee.com/@AlphaNerd:8 ₿💰💵💲Help Support the Channel by Donating Crypto💲💵💰₿ Mone

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June 11, 2026 at 5:29 AM

Mike Masnick's Twitter Archive

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Beyond everything that Karl says here, the fact that @GroverNorquist, @taxreformer are supporting Simington, whose sole qualification for the FCC is that he wants to dismantle #Section230, goes against everything that ATR pretends to stand for. (cc: @DigitalLiberty)....

January 15, 2025 at 12:18 PM

Exotaur

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Android is cooked. this is a very worrying trend. #Android #technology #digitalliberty

Google: 'Your $1000 phone needs our permission to install apps now'".

https://youtube.com/watch?v=QBEKlIV_70E&si=jIPaRS4GyT8MlMnR

September 1, 2025 at 10:52 AM

Fusion Party Australia

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Cyber problem beyond the ballot box... don't forget the media ecosystem!
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The 2026 U.S. Midterms Have a Cyber Problem, But it’s Not at the Ballot Box - Check Point Blog 2026 U.S. Midterms Under Cyber Siege: Disinformation, Phishing Surge

As the U.S. approaches the 2026 elections in November, the greatest threat to voting integrity will likely not be from hackers targeting voting machines %Check Point research reveals 2026 U.S. midterm cyber risks driven by phishing, fake news sites, domain abuse, and AI-powered disinformation targeting voter trust—not ballots.

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June 10, 2026 at 3:17 AM

Fusion Party Australia

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This is about who in social media or internet site, can be held liable for defamatory or hate speech made by others on their site.
Article: youtu.be/yAfZHJlu4qQ
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Can you be held liable for online comments made by others?

This video addresses whether a person who has a YouTube channel or a Facebook page, or another social media or internet site, can be held liable for comments made by others on their site, if those comments are viewed by other people and breach the law by being defamatory, or inciting hatred on the b

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June 7, 2026 at 11:37 AM

Fusion Party Australia

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The pope has released his encyclical entitled MAGNIFICA HUMANITAS regarding how AI should serve Humanity
Article: www.vatican.va/conte...
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Encyclical Letter of His Holiness Leo XIV Magnifica Humanitas (15 May 2026)

ENCYCLICAL LETTER MAGNIFICA HUMANITAS OF HIS HOLINESS POPE LEO XIV ON SAFEGUARDING THE HUMAN PERSON IN THE TIME OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE [ Multimedia ] ___________________________

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June 3, 2026 at 1:20 AM

Fusion Party Australia

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Is a robot dog still man's best friend?
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Civil + Digital Liberties - Fusion Party

In the modern world the public square has largely been destroyed - most spaces open to the public, both physical and digital, are now owned by corporations rather than society. For freedoms to matter they must extend across society, rather than be limited to the shrinking confines of public space.

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June 1, 2026 at 12:38 AM

Pirate Party UK

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Legislation like the Investigatory Powers Act 2016 grants state agencies broad authority to collect and retain digital data—with oversight that many argue falls short. We must demand transparent, accountable surveillance practices to protect our personal freedoms. #SurveillanceState #DigitalLiberty

February 10, 2025 at 2:03 PM