simli
@simli.bsky.social
privacy, labour, online moderation (he/him)
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December 12, 2025 at 6:22 PM
The Danish PM, Mette Frederiksen, and British PM, Keir Starmer, want to legalize discrimination on the basis of ethnicity, in The Guardian.
Instead of reading their slop, read the EU ruling against Denmark the last time they tried it.
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Instead of reading their slop, read the EU ruling against Denmark the last time they tried it.
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www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
EU Advocate General’s Opinion in Case C-417/23:
"The Danish legislation on public housing in transformation areas constitutes direct discrimination based on an ethnic criterion"
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"The Danish legislation on public housing in transformation areas constitutes direct discrimination based on an ethnic criterion"
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![Excerpt of press release from the Court of Justice of the European Union in the linked PDF:
"PRESS RELEASE No 18/25
Luxembourg, 13 February 2025
Advocate General’s Opinion in Case C-417/23 | Slagelse Almennyttige Boligselskab, Afdeling
Schackenborgvænge
AG Ćapeta: The Danish legislation on public housing in transformationareas constitutes direct discrimination based on an ethnic criterion
The Danish legislation on public housing distinguishes between several types of neighbourhoods with unfavourable socio-economic situations in terms of their levels of unemployment, crime, education, and income. The areas in which, in addition to an unfavourable socio-economic situation, the proportion of immigrants from non-Western countries and their descendants has exceeded 50% for the last five years have then been categorised as ‘transformation areas’ (formerly known as ‘hard ghettos’). The law requires the public housing associations owning such areas to draw up a development plan setting out how the proportion of public housing units in the transformation areas is to be reduced to 40% by 1 January 2030. This may include the sale of properties to private developers, demolition, or conversion of family housing into housing for young people. In such cases, the leases of the previous tenants must be terminated.
Tenants who found themselves in such a situation in two transformations areas — the Schackenborgvænge estate in Slagelse, and Mjølnerparken estate in Copenhagen — are challenging the legality of development plans adopted on the basis of the Danish legislation on public housing.
The Eastern Regional Court, Denmark harbours doubts as to whether the Danish legislation is compatible with the Race or Ethnic origin Directive.[1]
**In today’s Opinion, Advocate General Tamara Ćapeta finds that the division between ‘Western’ and ‘non-Western’ immigrants and their descendants is based on ethnic origin.** (...)](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:pyzsmkggdmgcje5yucr6txoy/bafkreiaqk2zylxuoshkmlzngiwma6cw2fkh2fqv2o2kwn7jxj4ysngy5ue@jpeg)
December 12, 2025 at 1:36 PM
The Danish PM, Mette Frederiksen, and British PM, Keir Starmer, want to legalize discrimination on the basis of ethnicity, in The Guardian.
Instead of reading their slop, read the EU ruling against Denmark the last time they tried it.
bsky.app/profile/siml...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Instead of reading their slop, read the EU ruling against Denmark the last time they tried it.
bsky.app/profile/siml...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
charles lu's collection looks like a good fit if you're a bomb devil who's got beef with chainsaw man
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December 11, 2025 at 11:08 PM
charles lu's collection looks like a good fit if you're a bomb devil who's got beef with chainsaw man
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KOSA is back along with 17 other dangerous censorship and surveillance laws that congress is trying to ram through.
CALL UR REPRESENTATIVE TODAY AND TELL THEM
—no KOSA
—do not repeal Section 230
—no online digital ID laws
—no age verification laws
CALL NOW!!!! We are about to lose the internet
CALL UR REPRESENTATIVE TODAY AND TELL THEM
—no KOSA
—do not repeal Section 230
—no online digital ID laws
—no age verification laws
CALL NOW!!!! We are about to lose the internet
December 10, 2025 at 7:02 PM
KOSA is back along with 17 other dangerous censorship and surveillance laws that congress is trying to ram through.
CALL UR REPRESENTATIVE TODAY AND TELL THEM
—no KOSA
—do not repeal Section 230
—no online digital ID laws
—no age verification laws
CALL NOW!!!! We are about to lose the internet
CALL UR REPRESENTATIVE TODAY AND TELL THEM
—no KOSA
—do not repeal Section 230
—no online digital ID laws
—no age verification laws
CALL NOW!!!! We are about to lose the internet
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Disney sends Google a cease-and-desist, accusing Google of copyright infringement on a "massive scale" and using AI to "exploit and distribute" the content (Todd Spangler/Variety)
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
December 11, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Disney sends Google a cease-and-desist, accusing Google of copyright infringement on a "massive scale" and using AI to "exploit and distribute" the content (Todd Spangler/Variety)
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
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Disney and OpenAI sign a deal to bring 200+ Disney characters to Sora; Disney makes a $1B investment in OpenAI and will become a "major" OpenAI customer (OpenAI)
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
December 11, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Disney and OpenAI sign a deal to bring 200+ Disney characters to Sora; Disney makes a $1B investment in OpenAI and will become a "major" OpenAI customer (OpenAI)
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
not a huge fan of these profiles, especially as a danish person
european orientalism where people are privileged enough to ignore the entire political situation in the country they move to
one of the worst things about europe is that we hyperfocus on america's issues instead of facing our own
european orientalism where people are privileged enough to ignore the entire political situation in the country they move to
one of the worst things about europe is that we hyperfocus on america's issues instead of facing our own
G.T.F.O. Tours, a relocation service that helps aggrieved U.S. citizens start new lives in the Netherlands, attempts to acclimate Americans to a Dutch way of life. www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
December 11, 2025 at 3:57 PM
not a huge fan of these profiles, especially as a danish person
european orientalism where people are privileged enough to ignore the entire political situation in the country they move to
one of the worst things about europe is that we hyperfocus on america's issues instead of facing our own
european orientalism where people are privileged enough to ignore the entire political situation in the country they move to
one of the worst things about europe is that we hyperfocus on america's issues instead of facing our own
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Piers Morgan’s interview with neo-Nazi Nick Fuentes became another boost for the Groyper movement. As Fuentes turns each appearance into a win, the media’s failure to confront his white nationalist rhetoric is normalizing extremist ideas and accelerating the radicalization of young audiences.
Mainstream Media Aids Neo-Nazi Nick Fuentes’ Growing Popularity
Piers Morgan’s interview with neo-Nazi Nick Fuentes became another boost for the Groyper movement, offering a committed Holocaust denier uncritical mainstream exposure. As Fuentes turns these appearan...
globalextremism.org
December 11, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Piers Morgan’s interview with neo-Nazi Nick Fuentes became another boost for the Groyper movement. As Fuentes turns each appearance into a win, the media’s failure to confront his white nationalist rhetoric is normalizing extremist ideas and accelerating the radicalization of young audiences.
@tailscale.com Any reports of issues of Windows 10 with the latest version of your app?
Just updated to 1.92.1, reauthed, and Tailscale is stuck on "Starting ..."
$ tailscale bugreport --diagnose
BUG-601ea1dd26e651080497412f5c634fe2acfb0dd08ee87c2978ab9c754946db69-20251211002432Z-39d17e5eccc8d1ae
Just updated to 1.92.1, reauthed, and Tailscale is stuck on "Starting ..."
$ tailscale bugreport --diagnose
BUG-601ea1dd26e651080497412f5c634fe2acfb0dd08ee87c2978ab9c754946db69-20251211002432Z-39d17e5eccc8d1ae
December 11, 2025 at 12:28 AM
@tailscale.com Any reports of issues of Windows 10 with the latest version of your app?
Just updated to 1.92.1, reauthed, and Tailscale is stuck on "Starting ..."
$ tailscale bugreport --diagnose
BUG-601ea1dd26e651080497412f5c634fe2acfb0dd08ee87c2978ab9c754946db69-20251211002432Z-39d17e5eccc8d1ae
Just updated to 1.92.1, reauthed, and Tailscale is stuck on "Starting ..."
$ tailscale bugreport --diagnose
BUG-601ea1dd26e651080497412f5c634fe2acfb0dd08ee87c2978ab9c754946db69-20251211002432Z-39d17e5eccc8d1ae
> According to two sources familiar with this year’s show, a 60-second trailer during the 2025 ceremony can cost up to $450,000. A three-minute trailer costs over $1 million.
The Game Awards is bigger and more expensive than ever. Even some nominated developers are getting priced out. Our report: https://kotaku.com/game-awards-geoff-keighley-tickets-trailers-clair-obscur-2000652243
The Game Awards Is Bigger Than Ever But Doesn't Come Cheap
The annual awards ceremony tries to celebrate game developers and hype up fans, to varying degrees of success
kotaku.com
December 10, 2025 at 10:21 PM
> According to two sources familiar with this year’s show, a 60-second trailer during the 2025 ceremony can cost up to $450,000. A three-minute trailer costs over $1 million.
is there a word for enshittification where companies clearly know how to make great stuff for chinese consumers, but now their own customers at home?
www.bitauto.com/global/news/...
www.bitauto.com/global/news/...
December 10, 2025 at 9:10 PM
is there a word for enshittification where companies clearly know how to make great stuff for chinese consumers, but now their own customers at home?
www.bitauto.com/global/news/...
www.bitauto.com/global/news/...
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Milliardæren Torben Østergaard-Nielsens selskaber er blevet politianmeldt efter ny lov om krigsforbrydelser og tortur. Det er National enhed for Særlig Kriminalitet (NSK), der varetager den slags sager, men der er ikke nok ressourcer til at løfte opgaven, lyder kritik: https://danwatch.dk/?p=44103
Specialenhed skal undersøge sag om krigsforbrydelser i Syrien, men der er få ressourcer
Milliardæren Torben Østergaard-Nielsens selskaber Dan-Bunkering og Bunker Holding er blevet politianmeldt efter ny lov om krigsforbrydelser og tortur. Det er Na
danwatch.dk
December 10, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Milliardæren Torben Østergaard-Nielsens selskaber er blevet politianmeldt efter ny lov om krigsforbrydelser og tortur. Det er National enhed for Særlig Kriminalitet (NSK), der varetager den slags sager, men der er ikke nok ressourcer til at løfte opgaven, lyder kritik: https://danwatch.dk/?p=44103
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Right-wing lawmakers in Brazil were voting past midnight to cut down the punishment for Bolsonaro & others involved in 2023's coup attempt
A fight broke up in Congress and Meta simply shadow banned left-wing profiles on IG - including Brazil's president - so the right can dominate the conversation💀
A fight broke up in Congress and Meta simply shadow banned left-wing profiles on IG - including Brazil's president - so the right can dominate the conversation💀
Amanhecemos com um shadow ban generalizado contra perfis de esquerda no Instagram.
Até o perfil do presidente está inacessível.
Shadow ban é uma punição a quem não se adequa à plataforma, então o recado da Meta é bem claro: a direita é amiga, a esquerda é uma ameaça.
Até o perfil do presidente está inacessível.
Shadow ban é uma punição a quem não se adequa à plataforma, então o recado da Meta é bem claro: a direita é amiga, a esquerda é uma ameaça.
December 10, 2025 at 11:39 AM
Right-wing lawmakers in Brazil were voting past midnight to cut down the punishment for Bolsonaro & others involved in 2023's coup attempt
A fight broke up in Congress and Meta simply shadow banned left-wing profiles on IG - including Brazil's president - so the right can dominate the conversation💀
A fight broke up in Congress and Meta simply shadow banned left-wing profiles on IG - including Brazil's president - so the right can dominate the conversation💀
kick finally getting some mainstream attention, you love to see it
Crypto casinos have become a multi-billion dollar industry. One of the ways they've grown is with an unusual marketing strategy: paying millions to internet celebrities to livestream themselves gambling for hours.
New from me, @neilbedi.bsky.social, and Jenny Vrentas.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
New from me, @neilbedi.bsky.social, and Jenny Vrentas.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
How Online Crypto Casinos Use Celebrities and Livestreamers to Recruit Gamblers
Using exploitative marketing strategies, the illicit gambling websites have profited and lured in a young generation of gamblers.
www.nytimes.com
December 10, 2025 at 6:14 PM
kick finally getting some mainstream attention, you love to see it
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I’m beyond humbled to share that @spitfirenews.com just hit 10,000 subscribers 🥳 I started this little feminist internet culture newsletter this year after getting laid off and had no idea what to expect. You all showed up for me and I’m forever grateful.
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We hit 10,000 subscribers!
And we're celebrating with my first-ever discount!
spitfirenews.com
December 10, 2025 at 3:41 PM
I’m beyond humbled to share that @spitfirenews.com just hit 10,000 subscribers 🥳 I started this little feminist internet culture newsletter this year after getting laid off and had no idea what to expect. You all showed up for me and I’m forever grateful.
spitfirenews.com/p/spitfire-n...
spitfirenews.com/p/spitfire-n...
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After 3 years and 5,322 emails (and counting) our Encyclopedia of Political Communication is finally out at @elgarpublishing.bsky.social
📚 Three volumes
⭐ 431 entries
🎓 581 wonderful authors from across the world
A very short 🧵
📚 Three volumes
⭐ 431 entries
🎓 581 wonderful authors from across the world
A very short 🧵
December 10, 2025 at 4:05 PM
After 3 years and 5,322 emails (and counting) our Encyclopedia of Political Communication is finally out at @elgarpublishing.bsky.social
📚 Three volumes
⭐ 431 entries
🎓 581 wonderful authors from across the world
A very short 🧵
📚 Three volumes
⭐ 431 entries
🎓 581 wonderful authors from across the world
A very short 🧵
tech companies have generally had two options for rating systems: strict moderation or strict transparency
and valve have generally chosen to go with neither, barring sustained outside pressure from regulators and media
and valve have generally chosen to go with neither, barring sustained outside pressure from regulators and media
Valve has now rejected my complaint, confirming that "I don't like muslims" is a valid reason to leave a negative review on a game on Steam
This is where we're at now.
This is where we're at now.
December 10, 2025 at 5:57 PM
tech companies have generally had two options for rating systems: strict moderation or strict transparency
and valve have generally chosen to go with neither, barring sustained outside pressure from regulators and media
and valve have generally chosen to go with neither, barring sustained outside pressure from regulators and media
the streamer awards should still be assigned reading for anyone with children and siblings who are avid twitch and youtuber viewers though
twitch's streamer awards discourse makes me nostalgic for the days where "growth hacking" just meant growing your brand in a mildly annoying way
December 9, 2025 at 8:52 PM
the streamer awards should still be assigned reading for anyone with children and siblings who are avid twitch and youtuber viewers though
twitch's streamer awards discourse makes me nostalgic for the days where "growth hacking" just meant growing your brand in a mildly annoying way
December 9, 2025 at 8:51 PM
twitch's streamer awards discourse makes me nostalgic for the days where "growth hacking" just meant growing your brand in a mildly annoying way
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Jimmy Fallon: "And do you use ChatGPT when raising your baby?"
Sam Altman: "I cannot imagine figuring out how to raise a newborn without ChatGPT."
Sam Altman: "I cannot imagine figuring out how to raise a newborn without ChatGPT."
December 9, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Jimmy Fallon: "And do you use ChatGPT when raising your baby?"
Sam Altman: "I cannot imagine figuring out how to raise a newborn without ChatGPT."
Sam Altman: "I cannot imagine figuring out how to raise a newborn without ChatGPT."
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European game unions combine forces to protest against AI, toxic workplaces and layoffs
www.gamesindustry.biz/european-gam...
www.gamesindustry.biz/european-gam...
European game unions combine forces to protest against AI, toxic workplaces and layoffs
"Together, workers can transform their jobs, their careers, and their lives for the better"
www.gamesindustry.biz
December 9, 2025 at 5:08 PM
European game unions combine forces to protest against AI, toxic workplaces and layoffs
www.gamesindustry.biz/european-gam...
www.gamesindustry.biz/european-gam...
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BREAKING: CAIR and CAIR Florida are filing a lawsuit against Gov. DeSantis over his unconstitutional and defamatory move to label us a “foreign terrorist organization” for defending Palestinian human rights.
Read our full statement here: tinyurl.com/4vyn7z54
Read our full statement here: tinyurl.com/4vyn7z54
December 9, 2025 at 2:15 AM
BREAKING: CAIR and CAIR Florida are filing a lawsuit against Gov. DeSantis over his unconstitutional and defamatory move to label us a “foreign terrorist organization” for defending Palestinian human rights.
Read our full statement here: tinyurl.com/4vyn7z54
Read our full statement here: tinyurl.com/4vyn7z54
> The [EU] Commission has opened a formal antitrust investigation to assess whether Google has breached EU competition rules by using the content of web publishers, as well as content uploaded on the online video-sharing platform YouTube, for [AI] purposes.
ec.europa.eu/commission/p...
ec.europa.eu/commission/p...
Commission opens investigation into possible anticompetitive conduct by Google in the use of online content for AI purposes
The European Commission has opened a formal antitrust investigation to assess whether Google has breached EU competition rules by using the content of web publishers, as well as content uploaded on th
ec.europa.eu
December 9, 2025 at 3:49 PM
> The [EU] Commission has opened a formal antitrust investigation to assess whether Google has breached EU competition rules by using the content of web publishers, as well as content uploaded on the online video-sharing platform YouTube, for [AI] purposes.
ec.europa.eu/commission/p...
ec.europa.eu/commission/p...
we're already about to run this experiment early next year in the eu as the trial countries, denmark, greece, spain, france, and italy, implement national id's and eu-wide eID
www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
ec.europa.eu/commission/p...
www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
ec.europa.eu/commission/p...
Rahm Emanuel says U.S. should follow Australia's youth social media ban
The potential 2028 presidential contender doesn't want kids under 16 on popular social platforms, citing health and safety concerns.
www.politico.com
December 9, 2025 at 3:25 PM
we're already about to run this experiment early next year in the eu as the trial countries, denmark, greece, spain, france, and italy, implement national id's and eu-wide eID
www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
ec.europa.eu/commission/p...
www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
ec.europa.eu/commission/p...
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Pretty infuriating: King Gizzard quit Spotify over ethical concerns -- and now Spotify is letting AI knockoffs of its music (with all the lyrics copied verbatim) proliferate on its platform
futurism.com/future-socie...
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King Gizzard Pulled Their Music From Spotify in Protest, and Now Spotify Is Hosting AI Knockoffs of Their Songs
An impersonator appears to be using generative AI to poorly clone rock band King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard's iconic sound on Spotify.
futurism.com
December 8, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Pretty infuriating: King Gizzard quit Spotify over ethical concerns -- and now Spotify is letting AI knockoffs of its music (with all the lyrics copied verbatim) proliferate on its platform
futurism.com/future-socie...
futurism.com/future-socie...