RE: https://freeradical.zone/@funnymonkey/116759400088154273

and to add to this

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rWEcewY-jP0

A company or a person can sue Google for misinformation in their AI overview. But when the AI overview says that Lasius myops is a social parasite when this ant is clearly being confused with Lasius interjectus who can sue on her behalf?

If it says that Lasius brunneus is "invasive" and so someone wipes out their colonies (even though they are a helpful native species) who can bring a case of defamation for the ants?

Lies cause harm, but there is only a way to protect capital from this harm.

The UK government's plan to teach 10 million British children how to use VPNs may be one of the most ambitious IT education projects ever launched. Experts have praised the scheme, saying that a deft combination of incentives and peer education make it more likely to succeed than other, comparable initiatives.

"With the rise of autocratic governments worldwide, VPN-literacy is more essential than ever.” said one expert, “This bold project definitely comes at the right time.”

#UKSocialMediaBan

Occasionally I am reminded that some people need to use Windows and I feel bad for them.

I will say, the one useful thing about Keir Starmer's shitshow of a social media ban and surveillance ploy is that it's a great filter for showing who the aspiring fash are.

High profile person applauding Starmer's move? Either an uninformed grifter, fash, or both!

Seriously though - fuck all these people sanctimoniously claiming "for the children" as they choke off the internet with pervasive surveillance.

I miss Web 1.0. You click a link, you get to the website, you read the content. What a concept.

I would have made the algae reappear for the low low price of 2 million.

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/15/climate/reflecting-pool-algae-green.html

For everyone asking how close the Trump Phone is to the HTC U24 Pro, here’s the inside view.

The answer is: very.

The internals line up almost part for part, down to the board layout, cameras, shields, cables, and battery placement. This is what a rebrand looks like when the back cover comes off.

https://www.ifixit.com/News/117789/teardown-confirms-the-trump-phone-is-a-gold-painted-htc-u24-pro

OMFG let's move aside and make room for the cockroaches.

Traps

Trump and his team of geniuses really fixed the algae in the reflecting pool.

Its a pretty perfect metaphor for the Republican assault on truth, science, and reality.

Just waiting for them to blame Joe Biden, and to let us all know algae is woke.

https://www.usatoday.com/picture-gallery/news/nation/2026/06/14/lincoln-memorial-reflecting-pool-green-photos/90552113007/

We are, again, blaming kids and harming kids because of the failures and greed of adults.

Re-upping this for the Nth time:

99% of the harm inflicted on children as a result of social media comes from their parents[' generation] using it, not children using it.

Keir Starmer out here giving gifts to the surveillance state.

new windows feature will just shoot you in the left shoulder

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/13/us/politics/trump-white-working-class-voters-economy.html?unlocked_article_code=1.qFA.NIkD.2w_vmuuBmSjs&smid=url-share

Worlds first trillionaire?

World's most sociopathic nepo baby?

Worlds most obvious policy failure?

…'the digital funnel is closing' giving publishers no control over their distribution....So we will own our distribution, and we could strengthen our communities."

🔗 https://www.gxpress.net/article/8413/ressa-explains-app-plan-for-a-shared-reality 🧵 2/2

From Nobel Prize Winning journalist #MariaRessa:

"The Rappler co-founder and chief executive, and 2021 Nobel laureate, called for collective action 'This is existential for the planet – if journalism doesn’t survive, democracy dies,' she said....'We realised there is no future for digital news unless we build our own tech, because there are only three ways a digital news site, or any digital site, gets traffic: direct, search or social search.... With the roll-out of AI search,… 🧵 1/2