Carol

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Nitter is shutting down in c/privacy@lemmy.ml
[–] Carol@lemmy.world 6 points 5 months ago

It had this problem, but it started working again after the last update

Nitter is shutting down in c/privacy@lemmy.ml
[–] Carol@lemmy.world 12 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (3 children)

The squawker seems interesting to me. Unfortunately it's only available on android and there are some issues probably out of their reach. But since I use it for something basic (literally seeing images of some profiles I follow), it serves me well

Safest way to run pirated games? in c/piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com
[–] Carol@lemmy.world 5 points 5 months ago (7 children)

I use Lutris

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NSA Buys Americans’ Internet Data Without Warrants, Letter Says (www.reuters.com)
 

NSA Director Paul Nakasone confirmed such purchases in his letter to Wyden, saying the data collected "may include information associated with electronic devices being used outside - and, in certain cases, inside - the United States."

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Amazon Ring stops letting police request footage in Neighbors app after outcry (arstechnica.com)
 

Warrantless access may still be granted during vaguely defined "emergencies."

Sky Italia Targets Pirate Streaming App VancedFlix Through GitHub in c/piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com
[–] Carol@lemmy.world 13 points 5 months ago

I mean, it's not the first time something like this has happened. And Github is from Microsoft, so... for this type of content is not a good alternative

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Sky Italia Targets Pirate Streaming App VancedFlix Through GitHub (torrentfreak.com)
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GitHub has removed the popular pirate streaming app VancedFlix from its servers in response to a takedown notice sent by Sky Italia. The request targets a similarly named repository on the developer platform, as well as the app's APK file that's linked under the download button on the official site VancedFlix.

Invidious dragging to a halt in c/privacy@lemmy.ml
[–] Carol@lemmy.world 5 points 5 months ago

Well, I've been having slow issues on Youtube (I use adblocker) and Invidious. I think the fight against adblockers is related. After all, invidious is also a way to access content without those annoying ads.

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ACE Shuts Down Huge Football Piracy Ring, Total Destruction TBC (torrentfreak.com)
 

Right now, dozens of domains linked to live football piracy sites are redirecting to the Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment. Domains began displaying the ACE seizure banner on Saturday and the list has been growing ever since.

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Warner Bros. Wants Tumblr to Identify Beetlejuice 2 ‘Leaker’ (torrentfreak.com)
 

The image, which has since been removed, doesn’t give away too much. However. Warner Bros. is clearly alarmed by the leak. The movie studio has a history of cracking down on the unauthorized distribution of leaked material and this is no exception.

Why would Richardo do this? in c/linuxmemes@lemmy.world
[–] Carol@lemmy.world 4 points 5 months ago

awful

Russia Piracy Takedowns Up By 100%, “Western Rightsholders to Blame” in c/piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com
[–] Carol@lemmy.world 20 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Well, to be fair, some countries do something equally bad with a so-called democracy and have never had any problems

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Russia Piracy Takedowns Up By 100%, “Western Rightsholders to Blame” (torrentfreak.com)
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“If Western brands do not want to fight piracy in a particular country, it means that they are actually legalizing piracy of their content”

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Film Companies and Reddit Clash Again in Court over Anonymous Piracy Comments (torrentfreak.com)