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consoleableon Copyright does not protect AI-generated content in EU

If copyright does not protect AI-generated content, then AI should not be restricted from generating content that falls under copyright protection; yet, the reality is otherwise.

consoleableon EU Parliamentary Research Service calls VPNs "a loophole that needs closing"

The world is becoming like China.

consoleableon New iPhone age and identity checks restrict internet freedom in the UK

Why have Western countries introduced so many laws that look like China’s? The government controls more and more individuals

consoleableon A decentralized peer-to-peer messaging application that operates over Bluetooth

Hopefully, the browser Bluetooth API will receive more support (https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Web_Bluetoo...). Web-based PWAs are more suitable because apps are subject to app store censorship.

consoleableon Nightshade: An offensive tool for artists against AI art generators

The naive idea of wanting to protect artists is actually protecting the monopoly of big companies.

Some projects against this behavior:

https://github.com/syncblob/Obey-AI-Luddites