Post AQmcg8y7jit0TM9Bmy by strypey@mastodon.nzoss.nz
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(DIR) Post #AQmcg8y7jit0TM9Bmy by strypey@mastodon.nzoss.nz
2022-12-20T01:56:52Z
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Those of us setting up #Indymedia in 99/2000 imagined exactly this..."The successive waves of borderless internet access, user generated content, ultra-fast broadband and smartphones have fundamentally changed the way most New Zealanders consume media. We are now much more likely to create media ourselves, and view content from all around the world, in a way which was unimaginable at the start of the millennium."#Duncan Greivehttps://thespinoff.co.nz/media/07-12-2022/what-is-the-governments-plan-for-tvnz-rnz-and-the-tech-platforms#media #PublicBroadcasting #SocialMedia
(DIR) Post #AQmdhIU3wdeuE8CTbs by BigD@mastodon.nz
2022-12-20T02:08:15Z
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@strypey Remember Radio with Pictures? I see RNZ has made the move.
(DIR) Post #AQme5Wr2AQUnkKV1we by fracturedopal@mastodon.nz
2022-12-20T02:12:37Z
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@strypey Huh! I was the custodian of the AK indymedia projector for a wee while. And put on a couple of events at the Classic.
(DIR) Post #AQmfGRhnkcPSutwzj6 by strypey@mastodon.nzoss.nz
2022-12-20T02:25:51Z
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@fracturedopalNice one. If that was early 2000s we probably met. If it was late 2000s, or we may have met. I'd moved on from any active involvement by the end of the decade.
(DIR) Post #AQmfJy8Fe76CM40CDg by strypey@mastodon.nzoss.nz
2022-12-20T02:26:29Z
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"Legislation requiring the big digital players to share revenue with local publishers is directly inspired by examples in Australia and Canada. Toby Manhire looks at the history and the stakes."https://thespinoff.co.nz/politics/05-12-2022/may-be-forced-the-global-battle-nz-just-joined-against-meta-and-google#theSpinoff #SocialMedia #LinkTax #journalism
(DIR) Post #AQmg10C3rDQRCUIuZM by strypey@mastodon.nzoss.nz
2022-12-20T02:34:15Z
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Huge corporate platforms hoovering up the ad revenue that used to fund journalism is a real and serious problem. But link taxes - however they're structured - are not a real or lasting solution. What's needed is effective regulation of internet industries, and especially the online ad industry. Cory Doctorow wrote a compelling piece on how we got here and what governments can do to solve the problem at its root:'Big Tech Isn’t Stealing News Publishers’ Content':https://scribe.rip/p/a97306884a6b
(DIR) Post #AQmhIjobaeIjZRLzPM by strypey@mastodon.nzoss.nz
2022-12-20T02:48:40Z
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"Every nation’s copyright system has “limitations and exceptions” like Fair Use and Fair Dealing: these are policies that establish some uses of copyrighted work that can take place without the rightsholder’s permission or consent. Foremost among these rights is quotation for the purpose of discussion, analysis and criticism (putting rightsholders in charge of who can criticize their work is a bad idea, for reasons I hope are obvious to you)."#CoryDoctorow, 2022
(DIR) Post #AQmhSqfkwwm7jZ2HAG by strypey@mastodon.nzoss.nz
2022-12-20T02:50:29Z
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"Quoting the news isn’t a copyright violation, and we should hope that it never is.But the news is in trouble, and Big Tech has everything to do with it. What is the nature of that trouble, and how do we fix it?Put bluntly, the problem isn’t Big Tech stealing publishers’ content; it’s that Big Tech is stealing publishers’ money.The online ad market has been cornered by two companies... [who have] have taken over the market through a series of illegal actions..."#CoryDoctorow, 2022
(DIR) Post #AQmhv0Dn2ZqbSRNaym by strypey@mastodon.nzoss.nz
2022-12-20T02:55:35Z
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Perhaps the most important of Doctorow's recommendations is..."Ban surveillance-based “behavioral advertising,” forcing a switch to “contextual ads” (based on the content of articles, not the traits of readers), which will nullify tech giants’ data advantages"... which would be a huge boon for online privacy, as well as levelling the playing field on which media companies compete for ad revenue.#privacy #SurveillanceCapitalism
(DIR) Post #AQmnGvqeTpcC2Ipi8O by fracturedopal@mastodon.nz
2022-12-20T03:55:33Z
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@strypey Oh wow. I was involved with these https://info.scoop.co.nz/Auckland_Indymedia Just reading through that synopsis of McLibel and realising now that Helen was stuck between a multinational, Keir Starmer and an undercover cop, Jesus.
(DIR) Post #AQmp9yfvlq1OgYd7Ro by socrates1024@cryptodon.lol
2022-12-20T04:16:25Z
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@strypey we need a customers union that can hold the news organizations accountable but pay them for news, advertising only when works when it's invasive
(DIR) Post #AQnEGYmAxYNjF1moqm by polezaivsani@chaos.social
2022-12-20T08:57:59Z
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@strypey My 2c from a land where quoting the news can land you in jail, there are more parties wishing to claw a foothold away from public than just ad tech.While driving away any one perpetrator, it's also prudent to heed the original ideas and institutes.
(DIR) Post #AQnHKuLJ17Qj9Lz0Uq by strypey@mastodon.nzoss.nz
2022-12-20T09:32:24Z
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@fracturedopalI remember these, I think I even went to a couple of the screenings, maybe The Leach and the Earthworm? My username here is an online handle that became a regular nickname around that time.
(DIR) Post #AQnHimQ67oeZWnbjRQ by strypey@mastodon.nzoss.nz
2022-12-20T09:36:37Z
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@fracturedopal> Helen was stuck between a multinational, Keir Starmer and an undercover copIntriguing. How was Starmer involved? Who was the undercover cop?
(DIR) Post #AQnI4iMvrqD3KoaPK4 by strypey@mastodon.nzoss.nz
2022-12-20T09:40:44Z
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@polezaivsaniCan you expand on that?
(DIR) Post #AQnIVvvJa169ByeBd2 by strypey@mastodon.nzoss.nz
2022-12-20T09:45:39Z
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@socrates1024> we need a customers union that can hold the news organizations accountable but pay them for newsNews media as platform cooperatives would owned by their audiences would be much less centralized and simpler to organize. Positive.news, Scoop.co.nz, and SubStack, are all case studies worth looking at.> advertising only when works when it's invasiveI disagree with this on the face of it. Care to make a detailed argument for it?
(DIR) Post #AQnJdA27cOm4vyqE7M by polezaivsani@chaos.social
2022-12-20T09:58:07Z
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@strypey assuming you're interested in the jail landing quotes, in current day Russia, if you quote (broadly, quote, repost, etc.) a piece covering Russian invasion of Ukraine mentioning any information that is at odds with the official MOD briefs that amount to discrediting military forces and is a criminal offense.
(DIR) Post #AQo2t5CVqgEWW8fTUG by isaacfreeman@cloudisland.nz
2022-12-20T18:25:12Z
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@strypey You also get better ads. After decades of trying, automated online ads still aren’t noticeably better targeted to my interests than broadcast TV ads. Neither are as relevant as the ads in a specialist magazine or podcast.
(DIR) Post #AQoBV11obrUgDKGMng by fracturedopal@mastodon.nz
2022-12-20T20:01:25Z
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@strypey Well Starmer got a little bit of street cred for doing fuck all. He was a barrister but he didn't represent them in court pro-bono, just some legal advice. Helen's other story is just spine-chilling and horrific https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2014/aug/29/helen-steel-relationship-undercover-police-feel-violated
(DIR) Post #AQoCgZ4IUQx2vWUjku by fracturedopal@mastodon.nz
2022-12-20T20:15:00Z
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@strypey I think Omar inherited the machine I had, but I don't remember ever meeting him. I present as pretty middle class, but I'm a librarian, so, you know, a secret class warrior.
(DIR) Post #AQoPub8StpiCnRSxtI by freakazoid@retro.social
2022-12-20T22:43:08Z
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@strypey I say just turn the data itself into toxic waste with such high liability for leaking it that it's not worth having just for a tiny bump in ad revenue.
(DIR) Post #AQoZWpUEtDgBthxJzs by strypey@mastodon.nzoss.nz
2022-12-21T00:30:49Z
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@polezaivsaniPublic information control. Sounds broadly similar to the situation in China. But I was actually more intrigued to learn what you meant by...> While driving away any one perpetrator, it's also prudent to heed the original ideas and institutes.
(DIR) Post #AQocY6ZLABoT1sdqSW by strypey@mastodon.nzoss.nz
2022-12-21T01:04:51Z
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@fracturedopal> Helen's other story is just spine-chilling and horrificThanks for making me aware of this. Truly horrifying. It reminded me of Rob Gilchrist, who did the same scummy thing to women activists here:https://i.stuff.co.nz/national/crime/71744781/police-spys-girlfriend-i-want-answers
(DIR) Post #AQoddXLP8nwVTPHFho by strypey@mastodon.nzoss.nz
2022-12-21T01:17:01Z
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@freakazoid> turn the data itself into toxic wasteI'm intrigued. How?
(DIR) Post #AQoewo8B3KRozaqLB2 by freakazoid@retro.social
2022-12-21T01:31:33Z
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@strypey Liability and requirement for financial responsibility. $10 per email address. $10 per real name. $50 for email address + real name. $20 for leaking a SSN, $100 for SSN together with real name, $250 for SSN + real name + DOB. Something along those lines. Could use some multiple of whatever the going rate is for such things on the various data marketplaces.If you want to hold people's data, you need enough insurance to cover losing all of it.
(DIR) Post #AQoqdXcxO4TFktosuu by fracturedopal@mastodon.nz
2022-12-21T03:42:35Z
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@strypey Yep, gross. Wasn't even an employee! Valerie Morse - always gets to the guts of it - "instead, the police were interested in damaging and destroying legitimate social protest and democratic participation"
(DIR) Post #AQp4o1CFhdqziWDd4K by strypey@mastodon.nzoss.nz
2022-12-21T06:21:27Z
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@freakazoid> If you want to hold people's data, you need enough insurance to cover losing all of it.Hmm. Have you thought about how such a requirement would affect anyone hosting a fediverse instance? Chances are DataFarming corporations would be the only ones who could afford to do any kind of commercial hosting.
(DIR) Post #AQp9DLsMM4YIuOFXOa by strypey@mastodon.nzoss.nz
2022-12-21T07:10:51Z
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@fracturedopalAe, Valerie is bang on. Not sure how I missed this when it was happening. That depression hole I fell into in Ōtepoti in the late 2010s must have been deeper I realized.
(DIR) Post #AQp9GaijcRHfokIBnc by strypey@mastodon.nzoss.nz
2022-12-21T07:11:22Z
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@fracturedopalAe, Valerie is bang on. Not sure how I missed this at the time. That depression hole I fell into in Ōtepoti in the late 2010s must have been deeper I realized.
(DIR) Post #AQpIYyRf37KgCL99aS by fracturedopal@mastodon.nz
2022-12-21T08:55:35Z
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@strypey Oh no, I'm sorry.
(DIR) Post #AQpN3V0ovhnfhuP3my by polezaivsani@chaos.social
2022-12-21T09:45:43Z
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@strypey Didn't have any detailed plan there, but the basic premise was that it's nice to foster a strong basic instincts underpinning the society, cooperation, trust, critical thinking, etc. Concepts that could drive away any party trying to infringe, be it government, or business.Akin to focusing on establishing a properly functioning general autoimmune system rather than trying to address any particular disease by itself.Appears pretty vague even to me, sorry.
(DIR) Post #AQq9a7DBEivRFMnpSq by freakazoid@retro.social
2022-12-21T18:49:36Z
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@strypey I dunno, maybe there are just some things that shouldn't be considered PII? My instance doesn't have my street address, real name, or phone number. Maybe if we stop considering emails to be PII or at least consider them the lowest grade of PII more people will start using canary addresses (as I do).
(DIR) Post #AQqNYoOp5pdRyEWNOq by strypey@mastodon.nzoss.nz
2022-12-21T21:26:16Z
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@fracturedopalThanks. It was a tough time for a range of reasons, but compared to the last 3 years it was a walk in the park 🤪 This year was better than last year though, and I'm cautiously optimistic for 2023.
(DIR) Post #AQqOG7Su5BHNYQ5320 by strypey@mastodon.nzoss.nz
2022-12-21T21:34:08Z
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@polezaivsani> Appears pretty vague even to meGood point though. I guess it's a question of how you convert that general strategy into specific tactics, which people, organisations and governments can try. What I like about Cory's piece is the way it demonstrates this. He starts with a general strategy of defanging the DataFarms' hoarding of advertising revenue, then lays out some specific tactics.
(DIR) Post #AQqRCMlhXkz3iim6We by strypey@mastodon.nzoss.nz
2022-12-21T22:07:05Z
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What do you mean by. ..@freakazoid> canary addresses
(DIR) Post #AQqRqVO0vBxM21ppfE by strypey@mastodon.nzoss.nz
2022-12-21T22:14:20Z
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@freakazoid> My instance doesn't have my street address, real name, or phone number.Perhaps the fediverse is a bad example. Better examples of hosting businesses that would be pushed towards corporate monopolization by PII instance requirements might be student learning platforms (think Moodle), CRM platforms (think CiviCRM), and especially analytics platforms (think Matomo). I just think it's a blunt instrument and the cons outweigh the pros.
(DIR) Post #AQqSxQORz2FOWlu15M by polezaivsani@chaos.social
2022-12-21T22:26:42Z
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@strypey I don't remember whether I read that particular article, but I certainly concur with his ability to unravel otherwise messy subjects. His columns and articles helped regaining a solid even optimistic at times outlook on what needs to be done regarding tech policy and broader social aspects.Rare kind of journalism feat that has such an effect!
(DIR) Post #AQqfPgtTQaWNGEerqq by freakazoid@retro.social
2022-12-22T00:46:17Z
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@strypey I use a different email address for each site. Now through SimpleLogin but previously with Fastmail masked addresses.
(DIR) Post #AQqiCLNiOkqCdj8A4m by freakazoid@retro.social
2022-12-22T01:17:33Z
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@strypey I guess that's a good argument to not have excessively punitive liability. But it should still be up to 3x whatever we estimate actual damages to be. In which case by definition a small business that can't afford the insurance would be causing net expected harm.
(DIR) Post #AQqqCj1VIXdPb3QzEe by strypey@mastodon.nzoss.nz
2022-12-22T02:47:14Z
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@polezaivsani> I don't remember whether I read that particular articleIt's well worth a read, link there's a link in the third post in the thread.> Rare kind of journalism feat that has such an effect!Indeed. Like Richard Stallman, he has a special ability to understand and clearly explain this stuff.