Paddy66

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Want that data, but... ah. in c/leopardsatemyface@lemmy.world
[–] Paddy66@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 month ago

🤦🏼‍♂️

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Want that data, but... ah. (thehill.com)
UK: Under-16s to be banned from social media, Starmer announces in c/technology@lemmy.world
[–] Paddy66@lemmy.ml 6 points 1 month ago

70% of Australian children get around the ban. And besides: https://blog.rebeltechalliance.org/sm-ban-bad-idea/

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Monthly Mosh Pit - May 26 - Big Tech crime file (blog.rebeltechalliance.org)
 

Catch up on all the horror stories from big tech - from May. And some tech, film, blog and book tips.

URGENT: UK Gov Social Media Consultation - protest vote with this text! in c/privacy@lemmy.ml
[–] Paddy66@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 months ago

Fair. Or just fill it in with full answers - even better!

Either way we need to let them know that there is opposition to a ban. The questions are worded to herd you towards saying yes to age verification for all 🤬

Crowd-sourcing the best parent tech tips: Rebel Tech Alliance in c/privacy@lemmy.ml
[–] Paddy66@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 months ago

thank you for this- we included that front ends link on the page 😁

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URGENT: UK Gov Social Media Consultation - protest vote with this text! (blog.rebeltechalliance.org)
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Please make a protest by filling in this anonymous survey (doesn't matter what country you're in) with the text below. Deadline tonight (26th).

Paste the text (or even better, slight variations of it):

REGULATE THE TECH COMPANIES, NOT THE PUBLIC. THIS IS A DEFECTIVE PRODUCT ISSUE, NOT A BAN

into every text field. N.B. many questions have a "Other (please specify)" field - that is where you enter the free text.

Reasons in the blog post.

Please share!

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Boulder Bros! - 8 bit mobile game - runs in your browser (www.rebeltechalliance.org)
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A bit of fun: throw boulders at the tech bros!

What high score can you get? (It gets progressively harder - they appear for shorter and shorter times - and the game finishes when they are too fast). You can play it on your mobile phone too.

We don't condone violence! This is just a bit of 8-bit fun.

Crowd-sourcing the best parent tech tips: Rebel Tech Alliance in c/privacy@lemmy.ml
[–] Paddy66@lemmy.ml 1 points 3 months ago

thank you! I like that you suggested irl activities like https://upperstory.com/en/turingtumble/

The point about games is a good one. Free games apps are terrible for collecting location data. Do you (or anyone here) know of a place/collection of open source games? They don't have to be free (£$ money free) but they would have to be open source to know they're not data harvesters.

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Crowd-sourcing the best parent tech tips: Rebel Tech Alliance (www.rebeltechalliance.org)
 

hi everyone, We're on a mission to get as many people off Big Tech products as we can, and as many people away from the surveillance economy. And since that starts early we've made this page for parents to find the best tech tips to keep their children safe.

[Note on social media: we do not support a ban for social media, we think the tech companies should fix their products instead. But since that will probably never happen, and the best option - never use social media - is probably not practical for many families, we've listed alternatives on this page.]

We welcome any tips that parents here can share - stuff that's worked for you to keep your children safe from big tech. It doesn't have to be app alternatives - it can be habits / mindset stuff too. Or it could be stuff that's not worked / pitfalls.

Please also let us know if anything currently on the page looks wrong or misleading.

Be mindful that this is aimed at totally non-technical-minded parents.

Thank you!

Resisting Big Tech Empires - event with Cory Doctorow in c/privacy@lemmy.ml
[–] Paddy66@lemmy.ml 2 points 3 months ago

I'm not sure - you'd have to ask the organisers 😀

Resisting Big Tech Empires - event with Cory Doctorow in c/privacy@lemmy.ml
[–] Paddy66@lemmy.ml 5 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

It's a FREE event!

We (Rebel Tech Alliance) will be there too! https://www.rebeltechalliance.org/

We'll going through alternatives that people can switch to.

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Resisting Big Tech Empires - event with Cory Doctorow (www.globaljustice.org.uk)
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pirate shit in c/lemmyshitpost@lemmy.world
[–] Paddy66@lemmy.ml 30 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Don't stop there! Replace all Big Tech apps:

https://www.rebeltechalliance.org/stopusingbigtech.html

"Cancel ChatGPT" movement goes mainstream after OpenAI closes deal with U.S. Department of War — as Anthropic refuses to surveil American citizens in c/technology@lemmy.world
[–] Paddy66@lemmy.ml 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Thank you! Any ideas you have about how we can get the word out are very welcome....

"Cancel ChatGPT" movement goes mainstream after OpenAI closes deal with U.S. Department of War — as Anthropic refuses to surveil American citizens in c/technology@lemmy.world
[–] Paddy66@lemmy.ml 9 points 5 months ago (3 children)

I would assume that Anthropic's stance is mostly performative. But while people are in boycotting mood they could solve the surveillance problem by quitting ALL big tech products. Here’s our site that lists all the ethical, non-spyware alternatives:

https://www.rebeltechalliance.org/stopusingbigtech.html

(Please share with your friends and family - we have zero marketing budget - thank you!)

A “QuitGPT” campaign is urging people to cancel their ChatGPT subscriptions— Backlash against ICE is fueling a broader movement against AI companies’ ties to President Trump. in c/technology@lemmy.world
[–] Paddy66@lemmy.ml 1 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

While people are at it they could quit ALL big tech. Here's our site (that was not AI generated!):

https://www.rebeltechalliance.org/stopusingbigtech.html

(Please share with your friends and family - we have zero marketing budget - thank you!)

Yunohost, the *arr stack and VPN in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world
[–] Paddy66@lemmy.ml 1 points 6 months ago

Thank you! Mystery solved... Is there another container that couples Transmission and Wireguard?

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The Big Tech Walkout 2026 (blog.rebeltechalliance.org)
 

Here's a year-long programme to get yourself off Big Tech products, step-by-step.

Many here will already have done this, but please share with your friends and family who are still yet to take that journey.

Let's stop feeding the (data) beast! This movement requires huge numbers of people to do it, to be really effective, so all upvoting is appreciated 😀

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Full list of alternatives to Big Tech - Rebel Tech Alliance - please share (www.rebeltechalliance.org)
 

We have no marketing budget and are trying to get as many people away from Big Tech surveillance as possible. Please share this link with friends and family, and on social media.

It contains a full link index of all our Alternatives pages, as well as links to our Big Tech Walkout programme, and a Quick Start section for those who just want to grab the top choices.

Thank you!

Patrick (Rebel Tech Alliance)

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Ways to convince people to take online privacy seriously - common objections debunked (blog.rebeltechalliance.org)
 

Our latest blog post is aimed at people who 'get it' about online privacy, but who struggle to convince friends and family to take it seriously. We hope it helps!

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Sign this petition to get Ursula von BigTech to stop drinking US big tech kool-aid (peoplevsbig.tech)
 

The Digital Omnibus needs to be defeated.

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Proof that Musk is pushing far right narratives in UK politics (news.sky.com)
 

Great data visualisation on this - new accounts on X and the extreme content the algorithm pushes at them.

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Billionaire opinion is not news (mastodon.social)
 

It's Media Liberation Day today! https://mediarevolution.org/cover-story/

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