Pluralistic: Revenge of the Linkdumps (13 May 2023)

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Revenge of the Linkdumps: Something for the weekend, sir?
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Pluralistic: 22 Aug 2022 Gmail will call the cops on you based on the content of your emails

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Google falsely told the police that a father was a molesting his son: Filternets fail.
Hey look at this: Delights to delectate.
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Pluralistic: 15 Dec 2020

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Pornhub and payment processors: No one elected Visa and Mastercard.
Asset forfeiture is just theft: Cops steal more than robbers.
EU competition rules have real teeth: The DSA and DMA are unveiled.
Blockchain voting is bullshit: Yet another problem blockchain doesn't, can't and won't solve.
This day in history: 2005, 2010, 2015
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