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Boosted by adele@social.pollux.casa ("Adële"):
joyce@hcommons.social ("Joyce Lionarons") wrote:

This is for people over 65 only. Please boost for reach.

How often are you in pain?

Boosted by adele@social.pollux.casa ("Adële"):
fabio@manganiello.social ("Fabio Manganiello") wrote:

In order to please the requests a large publisher (Axel Springer), #Germany may be on the verge of making ad-blockers illegal - and, worse, anything that modifies a Web page before or after rendering.

Axel Springer has an open lawsuit against Eyeo (the maker of Adblock Plus).

Publishers or Big Tech companies waging war against browsers and extensions culprit of blocking their juicy ads+tracking revenues aren't anything new. But this time the argument is a very dangerous one.

The argument is that the source code of a website (its HTML, JS and CSS) is copyrighted content intended to be rendered as-is on a client's device.

Therefore ad-blockers, by intercepting or blocking requests made through this copyrighted content, or modifying the DOM it renders, are breaking copyright laws.

In 2022, the Hamburg appeal court ruled that Adblock Plus did not infringe the copyright of websites, but rather it was merely facilitating a choice by users about how they wished their browser to render the page.

Unfortunately, on July 31, the German Federal Supreme Court partially overturned the decision of the Hamburg court and remanded the case for further proceedings. The BGH (as the Federal Supreme Court is known) called for a new hearing so that the Hamburg court can provide more detail regarding which part of the website (such as bytecode or object code) is altered by ad blockers, whether this code is protected by copyright, and under what conditions the interference might be justified.

The statement that a website as a whole, including its 3rd-party integrations (such as ads/trackers SDKs), is copyrighted content intended to be rendered without modifications only on the clients supported by the author is an extremely dangerous one.

It goes against everything that HTTP and HTML have always been.

Not only it would make ad-blockers illegal, but it'd make anything that alters the flow of an HTTP session illegal.

Think of things like Greasemonkey scripts to change the style of some webpages. Or accessibility extensions that modify the contrast and font size of a page. Or things like Firefox's Reader Mode, often used by blind people to distill webpages before feeding their content to a screen reader. Or even just inspecting and manually modifying the DOM of a Web page through the browser's dev tools.

And what if I do the blocking on DNS level, through something like Pihole? Would a DNS block towards a domain I don't want to be rendered on my devices be illegal too?

If I acquired some content in a legal way (e.g. through an HTTP request to an openly accessible website), then I'm free to do whatever I can with that content, for personal usage, once it reaches my device.

Imagine a law that makes it illegal to install another OS on a computer or phone that you regularly purchased.

Or use alternative clients to render your chats.

Or use a text-based browser with a minimal JS engine to access a Website.

A law that wouldn't just imply a void warranty in these cases - just make them straight out illegal, as in "copyright infringment" illegal.

It would be the biggest blow to the way the Internet is built - around open protocols open to all kind of implementations and messages open to all kind and manipulations on each step of the route.

It would set a very dangerous precedent towards an over-reaching definition of copyright that could also mandate on what devices and under what condition some HTTP content should be rendered (and it's not such a far-fetched dystopia: look no further than the DRM implementations).

And it would violate other EU laws (like the DMA) which are exactly meant to foster accessibility, inter-compatibility, freedom of implementation and modification of online content acquired through legal means.

And what's most ironic is that blocking ads or modifying the CSS of a webpage may amount to copyright infringment, but massive scraping done by AI models may not.

https://blog.mozilla.org/netpolicy/2025/08/14/is-germany-on-the-brink-of-banning-ad-blockers-user-freedom-privacy-and-security-is-at-risk/

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MLNow@sfba.social ("Mission Local") wrote:

Venerable S.F. dive bar in Tenderloin evicted by sheriff’s deputies with ‘shields & batons’

The Tenderloin’s Edinburgh Castle Pub, a Scottish bar and music venue on Geary Street in San Francisco, has shuttered after being foreclosed on, according to the bar’s owner, Tay Kim. Sheriff’s deputies “came with shields & batons” to close the business on Aug. 6, according to Kim. When Mission Local visited the former location of the pub 10 days later, its door was ajar but the outer gate was shut, sealed by a thick chain and padlock.

https://missionlocal.org/2025/08/edinburgh-castle-pub-closed-dive-bar/

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billyjoebowers@mastodon.online ("billy joe bowers-8647") wrote:

I don't trust Gavin Newsom, but he's out there doing it.

You don't want Gavin Newsom? Do more than him. Sitting around criticizing aint doing it.

The same people that are always screaming that Dems aren't doing anything always have a reason why it's bad when Dems do anything.

Boosted by mattblaze@federate.social ("Matt Blaze"):
mattblaze@federate.social ("Matt Blaze") wrote:

The Lincoln Memorial, an iconic DC tourist attraction, is crowded and bustling year round. But in the middle of the night, when it's empty and quiet, it becomes a very different place. It's solemn and peaceful in a way that takes you by surprise. I lingered longer than I needed to when taking this photo.

Part of my "slightly better versions of the pictures of local attractions than you might find hanging in your hotel room" series.

Boosted by mattblaze@federate.social ("Matt Blaze"):
mattblaze@federate.social ("Matt Blaze") wrote:

Captured with the Rodenstock 90mm/5.6 HR Digaron (@ f/7.1) and the PhaseOne IQ4-150 "Achromatic" back. 12mm of vertical shift kept the geometry in line. The sharp lens and achromatic back reveal a lot of detail zoomed in at full resolution (full res is downloadable on flickr).

This is a very simple composition, the frame filled with the Memorial from roughly the perspective shown on the $5 bill. The National Parks Service does a superb job lighting the site.

Boosted by mattblaze@federate.social ("Matt Blaze"):
mattblaze@federate.social ("Matt Blaze") wrote:

Lincoln Memorial, Washington, DC, 2020.

All the pixels, open 24 hours a day, at https://www.flickr.com/photos/mattblaze/50402933763/

#photography

jscalzi@threads.net ("John Scalzi") wrote:

For the record: Slavery was absolutely fucking awful

NfNitLoop ("Cody Casterline 🏳️‍🌈") wrote:

💭 Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity.
🧠 Sufficiently advanced stupidity is indistinguishable from weaponized incompetence.

Boosted by aral@mastodon.ar.al ("Aral Balkan"):
Vittoria ("Vittoria Pirone 🇪🇺") wrote:

Speaking with FRANCE 24's Mark Owen about the destruction of the Gaza strip, Israeli columnist and activist Gershon Baskin says that 'the countries of the world that have relations with Israel and that don't use their leverage to stop the Gaza #genocide [...] are complicit in it'.
#Israel #Gaza #war

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ey6u5-Q40LA

Boosted by aral@mastodon.ar.al ("Aral Balkan"):
DaveWhittle ("David Whittle") wrote:

‘A climate of unparalleled malevolence’: are we on our way to the sixth major mass extinction?
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/aug/19/a-climate-of-unparalleled-malevolence-are-we-on-our-way-to-the-sixth-major-mass-extinction?CMP=Share%5FAndroidApp%5FOther
#ClimateDiary

Boosted by ChrisWere@toot.wales ("Chris Were ⁂🐧🌱☕"):
chris@video.thepolarbear.co.uk ("Chris Were but on PeerTube") wrote:

Chris learns Vim

https://video.thepolarbear.co.uk/w/a9sijmZ4GQMA1dk2B3QVDq

Boosted by slightlyoff@toot.cafe ("Alex Russell"):
molly0xfff@hachyderm.io ("Molly White") wrote:

Justin Sun has sued Bloomberg for publishing details about his wealth that he himself provided. While Sun claims the lawsuit stems from privacy concerns, Sun seems to be trying to suppress unflattering details about his wealth and business activities as he reinvents himself in the US.

#crypto #cryptocurrency #USpol #USpolitics #JustinSun

Boosted by slightlyoff@toot.cafe ("Alex Russell"):
molly0xfff@hachyderm.io ("Molly White") wrote:

Newsletter: As he builds US power, Justin Sun fights to control his story

A crypto billionaire who once feared arrest in the US is now a Trump business adviser and White House guest. His lawsuit against Bloomberg reveals what he doesn't want Americans to know about his crypto fortune.

https://www.citationneeded.news/justin-sun-bloomberg-lawsuit/

#crypto #cryptocurrency #USpol #USpolitics #JustinSun

Boosted by jwz:
dnalounge@sfba.social ("DNA Lounge") wrote:

https://patreon.com/dnalounge

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dnalounge@sfba.social ("DNA Lounge") wrote:

♬️ Just announced: Sun Oct 5, 7:30pm: THE LOST BOYS: MOVIE SCREENING + DANCE PARTY
https://www.dnalounge.com/calendar/2025/10-05.html?utm%5Fsource=sp%5Fma
#dnalounge #thelostboys #cyberdelia #gothic #alternative #industrial #burlesque #sanfrancisco

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ComicContext@mstdn.social ("Comics Outta Context") wrote:

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atax1a@infosec.exchange ("mx alex tax1a - 2020 (5)") wrote:

gee everyone on the timeline who has done unmasked travel recently seems to be getting sick with "not covid", "probably just strep"

denschub@schub.social ("Dennis Schubert") wrote:

Oh look, your favorite Overengineer blogged again! (I mean, only if I am your favorite Overengineer...)

This time, I built a custom replacement for the old Google Location Timeline and a live location sharing thingie. If you want to read some words:

https://overengineer.dev/blog/2025/08/19/overengineering-location-history/

(that's actually technically kinda three blog posts? One main one that's very generic and doesn't talk too much about the details, but there's also two links to very detailed sub-topics. Yes, my blog posts have side-quests now. You can't stop me.)

mattblaze@federate.social ("Matt Blaze") wrote:

“We believe that every individual and family should have the freedom to decide for themselves how much Cesium to include in their diet, free from meddlesome government interference.” - new FDA spokesperson, soon, probably.

Boosted by adele@social.pollux.casa ("Adële"):
interesting@bookmarks.kvibber.com ("Interesting Links") wrote:

smolweb HTML specification
"smolweb.org promotes simple unbloated web. It provides resources to actors who want to participate."

#HTML #SmallInternet #spec #smolweb

mattblaze@federate.social ("Matt Blaze") wrote:

The silver lining here is that the FDA is, for time being at least, still opposed to radioactive shrimp. https://6abc.com/amp/post/fda-warns-public-not-eat-possibly-radioactive-shrimp-great-value-brand-sold-walmart-13-states/17586897/

jscalzi@threads.net ("John Scalzi") wrote:

He's 100% not getting into heaven.

pzmyers@freethought.online ("pzmyers 🕷") wrote:

Wheelchairs are harder to drive than I expected.

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2025/08/19/where-im-at/

Boosted by jwz:
SethRudy@c18.masto.host ("Saethelred the Unsteady") wrote:

Reporter: what are you going to do to keep your data centers from destroying the planet?
Tech bros: we have a robust set of ambitious strategies to—
Reporter: *shoots dart full of truth serum into their necks*
Tech bros: oh god, nothing, nothing at all. You’re fucked, obviously, but we’ll all be fine, so we absolutely don’t care. Not at all. If we could cool our racks for less money by liquefying your pets, we would absolutely do it. You got a cat? You look like you got a cat. Gimme your cat.

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nervous_jessica ("Jessica Rosenkrantz") wrote:

Example 2: our precious metal pieces are cast in India. which one day had a deminimus limit ($800), the next day had a 25% tariff and the next day had a 50% tariff. If I place an order for parts, the tariff situation will be different by the time they arrive and who knows what it will be.

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nervous_jessica ("Jessica Rosenkrantz") wrote:

This tariff situation is absolutely exhausting and never-ending. Example 1: we ship our wooden jigsaw puzzles to Canada. Puzzles are in the same category as all toys, which includes things like tricycles that are made of metal. Since puzzles are in the same harmonized code as tricycles, they are caught up in a 25% steel tariff, even though they’re made of wood!

Boosted by fromjason ("fromjason.xyz ❤️ 💻"):
zachleat@zachleat.com ("Zach Leatherman :11ty:") wrote:

A note from my late Grandmother about Eleventy

https://www.zachleat.com/web/history-of-eleventy-name/

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parental_guidance ("Parental Guidance") wrote:

Violence & Gore:
Brief scenes of human bodies spontaneously combusting in mid-air; no blood or gore is shown, but there is smoke and fire around the bodies and it is said that these people have been killed.

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flexghost ("flexghost.") wrote:

I hate buying a car. You’re not negotiating, you’re stuck with some guy who has the authority of a mall Santa. Every time you make an offer, he scurries off to “talk to his boss,”

This post is about Donald Trump