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@terminaltilt@climatejustice.social · 2 weeks ago

🚨 New Video: AI Is Not A Tool. It’s A Weapon.

Silicon Valley is racing to automate your life. They want you to write without reading and code without thinking. They call it progress, but the reality is built on a foundation of theft, exploitation, and deceit.

In this video, I talk about why I refuse to use generative "AI" on Terminal Tilt. We look at the human cost in the Global South, the industrial-scale theft of creative work, and the environmental reality of a plagiarism machine.

100% Human made. No AI.

▶️ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cGD27wtF4Rg

📺 PeerTube: https://gnulinux.tube/w/rPQ7FpsjyEv4AQxoiDnWTB

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#TerminalTilt #NoAI #YouTube #PeerTube #Video #AI #GenerativeAI #ArtificialIntelligence #Ethics #Privacy #Environment #ClimateChange #HumanRights #LaborRights #FOSS #Linux #HumanMade #SmallCreator #QueerCreator #DisabledCreator #DigitalSovereignty #TechEthics #GNULinux #GNU #Linux #OpenAI #ChatGPT #Microsoft #CoPilot #Google #Gemini #Antropic #Claude #ClaudeCode

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@kathimmel@mstdn.social · 3 days ago

when you witness the complete impunity with which the wealthy/ruling classes behave & the widespread harm that goes hand-in-hand with it, to see the punishment meted out against those of conscience & compassion just rips you apart.
#dogs #rescue #vivisection #animalRights #animals #ethics
https://www.animalrising.org/post/second-guilty-verdict-for-beagle-puppy-rescuers-in-watershed-legal-case

Animal Rising

Second Guilty Verdict For Beagle Puppy Rescuers In Watershed Legal Case

Second Guilty Verdict For Beagle Puppy Rescuers In Watershed Legal Case • After a 7-day trial at Peterborough Crown Court, four defendants have been convicted of burglary after deliberation lasting approximately 5 hours. The trial came after they rescued 18 beagle puppies from MBR Acres, a site breeding animals for testing, in December 2022 [1]. • The defendants are due to be sentenced tomorrow morning, also at Peterborough Crown Court. • This is the third of four trials in this case. The first

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@kathimmel@mstdn.social · 3 days ago

Animal Rising

Second Guilty Verdict For Beagle Puppy Rescuers In Watershed Legal Case

Michael T Babcock

@mikebabcock@floss.social · 2 years ago

@passenger the write-up in the register a few years back seems sufficient: https://www.theregister.com/2018/10/22/sqlite_code_of_conduct/

SQLite creator crucified after code of conduct warns devs to love God, and not kill, commit adultery, steal, curse...

Database creator explains Christian-based rules to El Reg

Gerardo Lisboa

@gvlx@masto.pt replied · 3 days ago

@mikebabcock @passenger It was meant as an ethical pledge, but the language is so overloaded that it reads as an introduction to a cult.

Having worked on the #ContributorConvenant v3 @ethicalsource and knowing a few profissional codes of ethic, maybe it is time I work on some like time.

#ethics #technologyEthics #SoftwareDeveloment

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RonSupportsYou

@RonSupportsYou@mastodon.social · 3 days ago

RonSupportsYou

@RonSupportsYou@mastodon.social · 3 days ago

Jeet Heer: "In the first term, Trump did a lot of penny ante grifting, but for his second term he's really figured out how to monetize the presidency into making billions."

RE: https://mastodon.social/@RonSupportsYou/116006930498493579

If Trump would have been quickly prosecuted by Attorney General Merrick Garland, Trump could be in prison now. Instead, as a re-elected president, Donald Trump is reportedly behaving far more corruptly than he ever had been in the past.
#crime #ethics #values #politics #crypto

RonSupportsYou

@RonSupportsYou@mastodon.social · 3 days ago

RonSupportsYou

@RonSupportsYou@mastodon.social · 3 days ago

Jeet Heer: "In the first term, Trump did a lot of penny ante grifting, but for his second term he's really figured out how to monetize the presidency into making billions."

RE: https://mastodon.social/@RonSupportsYou/116006930498493579

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Jen Sorensen

@jensorensen@mastodon.social · 5 months ago

Latest comic on the convenience of making less ethical choices

#comic #cartoon #journalism #academia #ethics #socialmedia

In America we make it
EASY TO DO THE WRONG THING, HARD TO DO THE RIGHT THING

EASY TO ORDER ONLINE FROM AN OLIGARCH-OWNED, MONOPOLISTIC, UNION-BUSTING CORPORATION

CLICK! DING!

HARDER TO SHOP LOCALLY AND SUPPORT YOUR COMMUNITY

Ye Olde Independent Shoppe

EASY FOR COLLEGES TO CAVE TO DEMANDS OF DICTATORS

PLEASE TAKE OUR MONEY AND BASIC VALUES!

HARDER FOR SCHOOLS TO STAND UP FOR ACADEMIC FREEDOM

WHAT'S THE POINT OF BEING A UNIVERSITY IF WE AREN'T FREE TO FOLLOW KNOWLEDGE AND EVIDENCE WHERE THEY LEAD?

EASY FOR MEDIA OUTLETS TO PROFIT OFF CONSPIRACY THEORIES AND INFLAMMATORY FALSE NARRATIVES

UP NEXT: IS YOUR NEIGHBOR A DEMOCRAT TERRORIST TRYING TO KILL YOU?

HARDER TO SUSTAIN SERIOUS JOURNALISM THAT SHEDS LIGHT ON DIFFICULT TRUTHS

AND NOW A SPECIAL REPORT ON CORRUPTION.

SORRY, WE'RE REPLACING YOU WITH AI.

EASY TO STAY ON SOCIAL NETWORKS RUN ВY ANTIDEMOCRATIC ACTIVISTS

SO MANY PEOPLE ARE ON HERE, IT MUST BE OKAY!

HARDER TO SWITCH TO AN INDEPENDENT ALTERNATIVE*

HMM... A SMALLER AUDIENCE, BUT LESS DISINFO AND NOT AS HITLERY!

*BUT NOT ACTUALLY THAT HARD! — In America we make it EASY TO DO THE WRONG THING, HARD TO DO THE RIGHT THING EASY TO ORDER ONLINE FROM AN OLIGARCH-OWNED, MONOPOLISTIC, UNION-BUSTING CORPORATION CLICK! DING! HARDER TO SHOP LOCALLY AND SUPPORT YOUR COMMUNITY Ye Olde Independent Shoppe EASY FOR COLLEGES TO CAVE TO DEMANDS OF DICTATORS PLEASE TAKE OUR MONEY AND BASIC VALUES! HARDER FOR SCHOOLS TO STAND UP FOR ACADEMIC FREEDOM WHAT'S THE POINT OF BEING A UNIVERSITY IF WE AREN'T FREE TO FOLLOW KNOWLEDGE AND EVIDENCE WHERE THEY LEAD? EASY FOR MEDIA OUTLETS TO PROFIT OFF CONSPIRACY THEORIES AND INFLAMMATORY FALSE NARRATIVES UP NEXT: IS YOUR NEIGHBOR A DEMOCRAT TERRORIST TRYING TO KILL YOU? HARDER TO SUSTAIN SERIOUS JOURNALISM THAT SHEDS LIGHT ON DIFFICULT TRUTHS AND NOW A SPECIAL REPORT ON CORRUPTION. SORRY, WE'RE REPLACING YOU WITH AI. EASY TO STAY ON SOCIAL NETWORKS RUN ВY ANTIDEMOCRATIC ACTIVISTS SO MANY PEOPLE ARE ON HERE, IT MUST BE OKAY! HARDER TO SWITCH TO AN INDEPENDENT ALTERNATIVE* HMM... A SMALLER AUDIENCE, BUT LESS DISINFO AND NOT AS HITLERY! *BUT NOT ACTUALLY THAT HARD!

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Nonilex

@Nonilex@masto.ai · 4 days ago

The #Trump family’s business dealings with the Emiratis have blurred the line between government & private enterprise, alarming #ethics experts & congressional #Democrats.

Sheikh Tahnoon, a member of the #UAE royal family, has been a major #ForeignPolicy intermediary with the #US for over a decade on matters varying from combating #terrorism to sharing advanced computer #tech. He runs a sprawling investment empire that includes G42, a tech firm that has become a powerhouse in #AI.

#law

Nonilex

@Nonilex@masto.ai · 4 days ago

That agreement gave the Emirati-backed firm a 49% stake in #WorldLibertyFinancial. 2 top lieutenants to the UAE’s government #NationalSecurity adviser, Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed Al Nahyan, joined the board of World Liberty.

Asked about the terms of the deal, including the board seats, the timing & the size of the investment, Wachsman said, “We made the deal in question because we strongly believe that it was what was best for our company as we continue to grow.”

#Trump #compromised #law #UAE

Nonilex

@Nonilex@masto.ai replied · 4 days ago

The #Trump family’s business dealings with the Emiratis have blurred the line between government & private enterprise, alarming #ethics experts & congressional #Democrats.

#law

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knoppix

@knoppix95@mastodon.social · 5 days ago

TikTok’s new US-based ownership is rolling out an updated privacy policy 📱
The app now collects more data — including users’ precise locations 🌎
Ownership change or not, data minimization remains the real test of accountability 🔍

🔗 https://www.wired.com/story/tiktok-new-privacy-policy/

#TechNews #Privacy #Data #Security #AI #BigTech #Surveillance #SocialMedia #Policy #Transparency #UserRights #Ethics #Consent #Regulation #OnlineSafety #TikTok #US #USA

WIRED

TikTok Is Now Collecting Even More Data About Its Users. Here Are the 3 Biggest Changes

According to its new privacy policy, TikTok now collects more data on its users, including their precise location, after majority ownership officially switched to a group based in the US.

knoppix

@knoppix95@mastodon.social · 5 days ago

🔗 https://www.wired.com/story/tiktok-new-privacy-policy/

#TechNews #Privacy #Data #Security #AI #BigTech #Surveillance #SocialMedia #Policy #Transparency #UserRights #Ethics #Consent #Regulation #OnlineSafety #TikTok #US #USA

WIRED

TikTok Is Now Collecting Even More Data About Its Users. Here Are the 3 Biggest Changes

According to its new privacy policy, TikTok now collects more data on its users, including their precise location, after majority ownership officially switched to a group based in the US.

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@kathimmel@mstdn.social · 6 days ago

'in fact, few groups in society are as universally disliked as ethical vegans, vegetarians & advocates for animal rights. one study found that of all reviled groups in society, <only drug addicts were evaluated more negatively than vegetarians>.'

wow. okay, society, but i'm still not going to be a serial killer or a pdf, thanks.
#vegan #literature #ethics #johnSanbonmatsu
https://www.forbes.com/sites/grrlscientist/2025/07/21/the-omnivores-deception-by-john-sanbonmatsu---review/

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Script Kiddie

@scriptkiddie@anonsys.net · 7 days ago

Script Kiddie

@scriptkiddie@anonsys.net · 7 days ago

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Aral Balkan

@aral@mastodon.ar.al · last week

So a little while back, @laura wrote an excellent introductory book on accessibility and inclusive design called Accessibility for Everyone for A Book Apart.

Then, A Book Apart folded and the authors managed to get their rights back.

And yesterday, after Laura put a huge amount of work adapting the book into a beautiful website she built using Kitten*, we republished the book under Small Technology Foundation Press.

You can read it for free at:
https://accessibilityforeveryone.site/

If you want to support our work that makes such things possible, please consider becoming a patron of Small Technology Foundation. We’re tiny, independent, and not for profit. We reject all types of equity investment (VC, etc.) and won’t be sponsored by or otherwise allow our legitimacy to be used to whitewash Big Tech.

https://small-tech.org/fund-us

* https://kitten.small-web.org

#accessibilityForEveryone #LauraKalbag #accessibility #a11y #inclusivity #usability #ethics #web #design #SmallTech

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RonSupportsYou

@RonSupportsYou@mastodon.social · last week

RonSupportsYou

@RonSupportsYou@mastodon.social · last week

Trump found a new way to unethically get billions of dollars from the United States government:

Donald Trump is suing the IRS and the Treasury Department for $10 billion. As president, he can tell those agencies how little resistance they should attempt against his weird lawsuit:
https://www.axios.com/2026/01/30/trump-tax-returns-irs-treasury-department
#Trump #WorstPresidentEver #lawfare #greed
#AttackingHisOwnGovernment
This is the first time Trump attacked his own government since #January6th.
copy: @renewedresistance #politics

RE: https://mastodon.social/@RonSupportsYou/115984210673090390

Ed Whelan: "This tests the limits of the unitary executive. Will Trump as president direct the United States Treasury to make massive payment to settle suit by Trump as a private person?"
#ethics #politics #greed #Trump #WorstPresidentEver