keverets @keverets@librem.one

Great #DSA report by @bitsoffreedom about how #Snapchat manipulates its users through notifications:

"From 109 notifications we categorized 39 as misleading." They contained "false information (e.g., “check out this post from someone you follow”—even though we weren't following anyone), resembled a personal message from other users, or were incorrectly labeled as being “time-sensitive”."

https://www.bitsoffreedom.nl/2025/12/05/how-snapchat-manipulates-its-users-through-notifications/

#DigitalRights #DarkPatterns #DigitalServicesAct #BigTech #InterfaceDesign

"Any workplace surveillance should have strict limitations on its use," EFF’s @legind told Business Insider. That might include not using the technology outside the workplace or beyond work hours. https://www.businessinsider.com/employee-surveillance-how-boss-monitors-your-work-2025-12

The United Nations opts for @CryptPad, an open source alternative to #GoogleForms.

https://news.itsfoss.com/un-ditches-google-form/

#OpenSource #CryptPad #UN #UnitedNations #foss

At Fairphone, we believe that true ownership isn't just about hardware, it's also about code 💚
We're proud to be one of the few brands offering the necessary resources for users to develop and run their own software. We publish kernel sources, device trees, and work hard to maintain buildable code for our devices. We also published this week our detox feature Moments of our Gen 6.
https://www.fairphone.com/en/2025/12/04/were-big-fans-of-open-source-buildable-code-at-fairphone-heres-why/?trk=feed-detail_main-feed-card_feed-article-content

Cory Doctorow @pluralistic on how to criticise AI.

I love his writing style and the way he provides clear, understandable explanations of everything he write about. (And I love his sense of humour)

https://pluralistic.net/2025/12/05/pop-that-bubble/