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Hungary could copy Poland in sanctioning social media firms
Atlantico and 6 others reacted to Alan Turing for a topic
Good, countries are finally fighting back.7 points -
Hungary could copy Poland in sanctioning social media firms
Southern Patriot and 5 others reacted to MateerL for a topic
all the major social media platforms have become active political influencers: selectively promoting some voices and suppressing others, providing a biased newsfeed to psychologically influence users, allowing spying on and profiling of users(particularly politically active ones), etc. While they are directly to blame, they alone hold the power in this, there's little we can do to solve the problem: treating them as private platforms that have complete authority over what happens on their platform will allow them to continue to abuse this large influential power to sway political opinion in a country in their interests. OTOH, if we let governments govern what goes and what doesn't on the platforms, corrupt governments can abuse this power in similar ways.6 points -
Hungary could copy Poland in sanctioning social media firms
freedonX and 5 others reacted to felrefordit for a topic
Hungary's prime minister, Orban and his corrupt party has bought up using taxpayer money virtually all of the press and media in country (with the exception of a few independent stations and publications), where they spread lies about their opposition and do not allow the latter to appear by any means and express their point of view. Because of that the majority of Hungarian people and the opposition is now using Facebook to communicate and to distribute and share information about Orban's corrupt government and the possible forms of opposition. That's why Orban and his similarly corrupt minister Varga want to also somehow moderate Facebook, Twitter and other media channels, so, their corrupt dealings won't be exposed there either. They invoke "free speech" but in reality they're the one who are the greatest enemy of that concept, and who are trying to silence their opposition by any and all means possible. This is just their latest attempt at going one more step further in that direction.6 points -
Hungary could copy Poland in sanctioning social media firms
felrefordit and 3 others reacted to WinMacLin Guy for a topic
Nah...right-wing/far-right parties are just virtue signalling to their supporters.4 points -
Samsung introduces the 870 Evo SATA SSD with faster speeds
wingliston and 2 others reacted to MS Bob 11 for a topic
Yawn SATA. We need an affordable 4 TB NVMe since Sabrent Rocket has it but for ridiculous price. At least something which will lower 2 TB NVMe's prices.3 points -
Indian government asks WhatsApp to backtrack on privacy policy
Biglo and 2 others reacted to Tuskd for a topic
I am surprised how unpopular this policy change has become. We've watched Instagram and Oculus become Facebook-ified right before our eyes despite the outcry. Guess, it takes a WhatsApp to actually make an impact. All major companies, not just Facebook, have been encroaching on our privacy for many years and consumers at large have been indifferent. People are now at least aware of that. I am happy.3 points -
CBS All Access is becoming Paramount+ on March 4, coming to more markets
nathanm and 2 others reacted to shockz for a topic
Well, that's one way to get rid of the comments about, "I already pay for CBS though my cable, why do I have to pay more for *CBS* All Access?". I still think Paramount+ is a silly name, Paramount is defined as supreme, the end all be all, but apparently a plus is even more Paramount. lol. But at least it's inline with all the other streaming services.3 points -
Hungary could copy Poland in sanctioning social media firms
felrefordit and 2 others reacted to Fleet Command for a topic
Nah...right-wing/far-right parties are just virtue signalling to their supporters. Signalling that they're doing what left wing/ socialist/ communist should actually do. Do what? Taking the freedom of speech under the guise of giving it? We've seen it before. If these rich politicians truly wanted an unmoderated platform, they'd set up their own web presence.3 points -
Hungary could copy Poland in sanctioning social media firms
MateerL and 2 others reacted to Fleet Command for a topic
Judit Varga's post says no such thing. The word "Poland" doesn't appear in her post and she isn't speaking about forming a review committee consisting of non-political experts. She is speaking of an ad-hoc Digital Freedom Committee that is to be formed and discuss immediate hostile action specifically against Facebook and Twitter. At least, Poland feigned interest in the citizen's rights. Varga isn't even pretending; she is explicitly naming political demographics. Please note the overt presence of Catholic Christianity here. This religious group is the biggest proponent of censorship. They are the influence behind the notorious American Motion Picture Production Code, better known as the Hays Code.3 points -
InterPlanetary File System support added to Brave
zikalify and one other reacted to Ndragonawa for a topic
Pied Piper IRL without Hendrick's compression algorithm.2 points -
InterPlanetary File System support added to Brave
dustojnikhummer and one other reacted to Brandon H for a topic
I'm not generally this out of the loop. this is the first I've heard of IPFS. anyone got any examples of it being used anywhere? I'm guessing it's basically an evolution of FTP now that browsers don't support it anymore?2 points -
Indian government asks WhatsApp to backtrack on privacy policy
+E.Worm Jimmy and one other reacted to adrynalyne for a topic
We have. We had the courage to switch platforms.2 points -
Indian government asks WhatsApp to backtrack on privacy policy
Vishwal and one other reacted to d5aqoëp for a topic
Finally the Indian Govt has the courage to say the right thing on Zuckerberg’s face. America, your turn.2 points -
CBS All Access is becoming Paramount+ on March 4, coming to more markets
shockz and one other reacted to Mobius Enigma for a topic
"Star Trek+" would be a more appropriate name. Anyone subscribe for anything else? There are several older paramount and CBS owned TV shows that I would pay to stream, yet the only ones online/digital are on mostly on other services, and not CBS All Access. I get the licensing deals, but there are ton of shows nobody is streaming they should be retooling for digital streaming and it doesn't seem like they are doing this. Just seems a bit crazy.2 points -
CBS All Access is becoming Paramount+ on March 4, coming to more markets
Ghostdraconi and one other reacted to +primortal for a topic
Disney+ effect? AMC (TV) has a subscription streaming service also called AMC+2 points -
Create a folder on my Andoid phone desktop?
+Biscuits Brown and one other reacted to Brandon H for a topic
yes most launchers support folders now but the main concern I have with the OPs inquiry is wanting to have individual pictures in the folder like you would do on say Windows/macOS/Linux which I don't think many (if any) Android launchers support.2 points -
StoreDot creates car battery that can charge in 5 minutes
Tuskd and one other reacted to ZipZapRap for a topic
surprised they're not spruiking graphene. Not a year goes by when we get some amazing claims about graphene's potential.2 points -
WinSlap 1.4
Matthew S. and one other reacted to devHead for a topic
So, you can remove all the telemetry sending to Microsoft, which is anonymous, but then you get the option to install Google Chrome? What is this, Idiotware?2 points -
Huawei is refreshing its AppGallery with a new UI
dead.cell and one other reacted to DramaInc for a topic
Looks like apples App Store.2 points -
Google Chrome 88 (offline installer)
devHead reacted to spaceship9876 for a topic
The big change in v88 is that Adobe Flash Player has been removed.1 point -
Qualcomm acquires Nuvia, a startup founded by former Apple chip engineers
adrynalyne reacted to shockz for a topic
Yeah, maybe someday Qualcomm will finally produce a SoC that can only run one OS. /s There is no reason Windows 10 (arm) and Linux cannot also run on bare metal with M1. Apple artificially prevents it. Thanks for confirming the M1 chipset can only run one OS. LOL That’s not what I said, nor is it true. Reading is hard I guess. You have already used the "reading is hard" bit int he past. Please get new material. Thanks. The M1 chipset runs ONE OS (natively) which is MacOS. TRUE! You have said nothing that contradicts that so we are moving on here. You said and I quote, it can only run one OS. That’s not because of the M1 hardware. That is because of UEFI and access restrictions Apple has in place. Read more carefully and I won’t have to use my old material. Yes, the M1 chipset can only run one OS! LOL Guess what? The Apple Axx series chips can only run iOS. Everybody knows Apple locks down their hardware. Did you think someone needed that explanation? My point was very simple... The M1 chipset can only run one OS. Please try reading my words. I know you seem to enjoy these endless comment loops but I am done now. Feel free to carry on... Some people refuse to learn. If you want to remain incorrect, that’s your prerogative. But let me ask this. What part of the M1 prevents other OSes from running on it. Read carefully. What part of the M1 prevents it? That means hardware. Stop acting like you are gonna run off when you come back for the last word. My prediction: you don’t have an answer, just a sorry repeat of what you said before. Who said the M1 is not able run other operating systems? Why are refusing to read my comments hypocrite? Do you not really understand the difference between what something is capable of doing and what it can actual do? Let me know when Apple decides to unlock their devices or licenses their chipsets to other OEMs. Until than... This time sing it loud and proud! The M1 chipset can only run one OS! One OS! One OS! it will happen whether Apple wants it to or not. it will just take a lot longer without Apple opening up but Linux will be able to run on the M1 natively at some point. here's a good article about the situation https://www.zdnet.com/article/...to-the-apple-m1-chip/" rel="external nofollow">https://www.zdnet.com/article/...to-the-apple-m1-chip/" rel="external nofollow">https://www.zdnet.com/article/...to-the-apple-m1-chip/" rel="external nofollow">https://www.zdnet.com/article/...inux-to-the-apple-m1-chip/" rel="external nofollow">https://www.zdnet.com/article/...to-the-apple-m1-chip/" rel="external nofollow">https://www.zdnet.com/article/...to-the-apple-m1-chip/" rel="external nofollow">https://www.zdnet.com/article/...inux-to-the-apple-m1-chip/" rel="external nofollow">https://www.zdnet.com/article/...linux-to-the-apple-m1-chip/ Maybe, maybe not... I am sure someday Linux will be able to be hacked on a M1 device at some point. My point simply still is the M1 chipset can just run one OS. lol, so much contradiction from you. Care to explain? No. I see the feedback loop you're in with adrynalyne, I'm not going to join that mess. You've plainly contradicted yourself. All I'll say: You: My point simply still is the M1 chipset can just run one OS. You again: Who said the M1 is not able run other operating systems? You got called out, split hairs, and there's nothing more to be said.1 point -
Qualcomm acquires Nuvia, a startup founded by former Apple chip engineers
adrynalyne reacted to Brandon H for a topic
Yeah, maybe someday Qualcomm will finally produce a SoC that can only run one OS. /s There is no reason Windows 10 (arm) and Linux cannot also run on bare metal with M1. Apple artificially prevents it. Thanks for confirming the M1 chipset can only run one OS. LOL That’s not what I said, nor is it true. Reading is hard I guess. You have already used the "reading is hard" bit int he past. Please get new material. Thanks. The M1 chipset runs ONE OS (natively) which is MacOS. TRUE! You have said nothing that contradicts that so we are moving on here. You said and I quote, it can only run one OS. That’s not because of the M1 hardware. That is because of UEFI and access restrictions Apple has in place. Read more carefully and I won’t have to use my old material. Yes, the M1 chipset can only run one OS! LOL Guess what? The Apple Axx series chips can only run iOS. Everybody knows Apple locks down their hardware. Did you think someone needed that explanation? My point was very simple... The M1 chipset can only run one OS. Please try reading my words. I know you seem to enjoy these endless comment loops but I am done now. Feel free to carry on... Some people refuse to learn. If you want to remain incorrect, that’s your prerogative. But let me ask this. What part of the M1 prevents other OSes from running on it. Read carefully. What part of the M1 prevents it? That means hardware. Stop acting like you are gonna run off when you come back for the last word. My prediction: you don’t have an answer, just a sorry repeat of what you said before. Who said the M1 is not able run other operating systems? Why are refusing to read my comments hypocrite? Do you not really understand the difference between what something is capable of doing and what it can actual do? Let me know when Apple decides to unlock their devices or licenses their chipsets to other OEMs. Until than... This time sing it loud and proud! The M1 chipset can only run one OS! One OS! One OS! it will happen whether Apple wants it to or not. it will just take a lot longer without Apple opening up but Linux will be able to run on the M1 natively at some point. here's a good article about the situation https://www.zdnet.com/article/...linux-to-the-apple-m1-chip/ edit: the biggest quote from the article is the following "Apple allows booting unsigned/custom kernels on Apple Silicon macs without a jailbreak! This isn't a hack or an omission, but an actual feature that Apple built into these devices. That means that, unlike iOS devices, Apple does not intend to lock down what OS you can use on Macs (though they probably won't help with the development)."1 point -
Gmail on the web now lets you resize the Chat and Rooms sections
wingliston reacted to darkpuma for a topic
Now if only they'd let me resize the to-do list so it doesn't take up 1/4 of the screen... I really miss the old compact display.1 point -
Hungary could copy Poland in sanctioning social media firms
felrefordit reacted to Fleet Command for a topic
I couldn't have said it better. 👍 Gathering up on someone else's private property to exchange free speech has given them the wrong idea. They are now feeling entitled to gather in that place. They are just freeloaders with a false sense of entitlement. And you know what else? Blind too. There is an insurrection in the U.S.; people are dying. Facebook takes action to alleviate it, but this blind Angela Merkel says "it is problematic." They have parrotted their political rhetorics so many times, they don't realize that life itself is more important than FoS, or any other freedom.1 point -
InterPlanetary File System support added to Brave
Brandon H reacted to zikalify for a topic
I have not used it but knew about it for a few years, you can find more info on their site https://ipfs.io/. It's pretty niche atm but as it gets added to browsers like this the barriers will come down.1 point -
CBS All Access is becoming Paramount+ on March 4, coming to more markets
Mobius Enigma reacted to dustojnikhummer for a topic
"Star Trek+" would be a more appropriate name. Anyone subscribe for anything else? There are several older paramount and CBS owned TV shows that I would pay to stream, yet the only ones online/digital are on mostly on other services, and not CBS All Access. I get the licensing deals, but there are ton of shows nobody is streaming they should be retooling for digital streaming and it doesn't seem like they are doing this. Just seems a bit crazy. This is why I hope it stays out of Europe, keep Trek on Netflix!1 point -
UK's NHS using blockchain tech to store COVID-19 vaccines
wingliston reacted to architect1337 for a topic
Blockchain is just a technology looking for an application. Immutability has been available in databases for years. Marketing hype.1 point -
Microsoft increases OneDrive file size limit to 250GB
MateerL reacted to dontbeevil for a topic
I really hope for Planner1 point -
Create a folder on my Andoid phone desktop?
Brandon H reacted to Nick H. for a topic
So I don't know if the following is specific to my setup, but I've just tried the following: Go in to My Files (file explorer) and find the picture that I want. Select it, and select the three dots icon. Select the option, "add to home screen." Place the icon on my home screen. Repeat for a second picture, but when moving the icon on the home screen hover it over the first picture. This will put them both in to a folder (like Biscuits Brown said above). So the file explorer is My Files which I believe is Samsung's default file explorer, and I'm using the Lawnchair 2 launcher.1 point -
foobar2000 1.6.3
Squuiid reacted to protocol7 for a topic
It happens all the time when there's an update. The installer isn't signed so it takes a while for Smartscreen to see enough installs to trust it.1 point -
Hungary could copy Poland in sanctioning social media firms
Null_Pointer reacted to Neonix1 for a topic
Good1 point -
Huawei is refreshing its AppGallery with a new UI
Tuskd reacted to Elliot B. for a topic
Wait, isn't Realme an Oppo brand? Or did you mean Honor? Realme and Huawei stopped allowing split screen when using Nova Launcher in the latest version of EMUI. No idea which of their other brands it affects. It's an artificial barrier and it's frustrating.1 point -
Windows server 2019 and active directory
Bruinator reacted to Circaflex for a topic
I am under the asumption this is a homelab you have setup for the sole intention of learning new things? Here is a short list of AD subjects I focused on while hunting for job a few years back: FSMO Roles - know and explain Understanding Group Policy Precedence Understand sites and how to configure DNS is where I struggled, things like DHCP integration, delegation, etc Learn the common advanced features and how you would enable them Domain levels Tools like dcdiag This was a Reddit post I had saved:1 point -
Any bird experts?
hellowalkman reacted to techbeck for a topic
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Uber will give Brits a free trip to vaccination centres
+Dick Montage reacted to Good Bot, Bad Bot for a topic
You do you... I will, I prefer to use local taxi companies, where the drivers are vetted. You have no idea who the Uber drivers are, they are not vetted and could be an axe murderer for all I know. Uber will put local taxi companies out of business, thankfully they are not here, and I don't think they will come here or any other taxi company like them. It is bad enough we get cabs here for another city not so far away. You have no idea who the taxi driver is either. Guess what? The Uber driver doesn't know who I am either. LOL BTW Uber drivers go thru a background check. I am pretty sure drivers are more likely to be assaulted than the rider.1 point -
Huawei is refreshing its AppGallery with a new UI
dustojnikhummer reacted to +Warwagon for a topic
Looks like the play store.1 point -
Polish government eyeing free speech social media law
xrobwx71 reacted to willgill for a topic
ToS can be whatever the company wants them to be (as long as they pass legal muster), but they should apply the terms equally. Social media giants are not. They have and continue to ignore hate speech and violence from the Left. Meanwhile, they use a sampling of information from the Right to apply far-reaching bans and silencing techniques. There is no law against hypocrisy, but there is also no immunity from the public condemnation of arbitrary enforcement. In related news, Twitter and FB stock took a sharp decline.1 point -
The U.S. government has revoked more Huawei licenses
AussieAnon reacted to naap51stang for a topic
Not to worry. On Wednesday, Biden/Harris will undo everything. Can't keep ticking of their masters in China. $$$$$1 point -
Skagen Jorn Hybrid HR smartwatch unboxing and first impressions
Mateus reacted to Prjmanius for a topic
For those of us that just want to be able to see their notifications, along with having some basic fitness tracking capabilities, the Fossil HR based watches are terrific. Killer battery life, and lots of nice little features to play with. Android Wear is great, if you want to have yet another phone strapped to your wrist with terrible better life. The HR watches are eminently more practical, and much more stylish, IMO.1 point -
Control hits the Xbox Game Pass for PC subscription on January 21
cleverclogs reacted to chaos mage for a topic
do eet1 point -
Brazilian government allows Huawei to take part in 5G auction
ID10T reacted to babyjesus for a topic
You might think cheap equipment is the only thing that will happen, but look at Africa, how they're pretty much colonies of China now with no way out. Do you ever post anything factual? Actually, the part about China's activities in Africa is correct. China has heavily invested in African countries buying mines, farming land and natural resources and they have been doing so for more than a decade. Several of these countries have become reliant on Chinese investment to prop up what is often a struggling economy. They are not anything like Chinese colonies though. Only if "colony" in your mind is strictly about a bunch of Englishmen and Frenchmen sticking a flag in the desert and forcing the natives to go to Europe and fight Germans in WW1, sure. But China lending money to an increasing and ultimately impossible interest, claiming all valuable resources in the ground and leaving them bare, and building towns and shopping malls with only Chinese people in them, is pretty much a colony by 21st century standards.1 point -
Control hits the Xbox Game Pass for PC subscription on January 21
cleverclogs reacted to +Sledge for a topic
Only if you want brown pants1 point -
Amazon is discounting the Echo Show 5 by £30 and Echo Auto by £20 in the UK
Nogib reacted to Ryster for a topic
The Show 5 is nice on paper, but the microphones are pretty terrible, especially if the device is going to be on a shelf with another shelf above it. Voice pickup is really poor. In my experience of course, individual experiences may vary1 point -
Control hits the Xbox Game Pass for PC subscription on January 21
Tuskd reacted to cleverclogs for a topic
I still need to play Alan Wake 😅1 point -
Brazilian government allows Huawei to take part in 5G auction
ID10T reacted to babyjesus for a topic
You might think cheap equipment is the only thing that will happen, but look at Africa, how they're pretty much colonies of China now with no way out. Do you ever post anything factual? I've not seen any. He's a big fan of conspiracy theory though. https://www.forbes.com/sites/w...-in-africa/?sh=553430e55930 https://www.theatlantic.com/ma.../05/the-next-empire/308018/ Smearing "conspiracy theories" is a pretty cheap debating technique, especially since the Chinese exploitation of Africa is very well documented. Africans are so wary of their old colonial overlords, that they're too preoccupied to notice the new colonial overlords are moving in.1 point -
Signal confirms service outage, restoration efforts underway
wingliston reacted to MS Bob 11 for a topic
My single requirement that's absolutely must-have before switching to Signal messenger is a lean, full-featured desktop app of Telegram's caliber. Not bloated and based on Electron or any framework that uses a multi-process architecture with lots of RAM and Chromium's bulky payload, excessive use of JavaScript or Node.js runtime. Messaging apps that don't treat Windows Desktop as top priority with a quality app are not serious efforts. Try building an app as good as Telegram in less than 25 MB and taking less than 100 MB RAM and with such rich and amazing features, power user control. No one will be able to for the foreseeable future. And before all the people comment arguing that disk space doesn't matter and memory doesn't matter either as both are cheap, it matters unless you are willing to buy me free RAM and free MLC NVMe SSDs.1 point -
Signal confirms service outage, restoration efforts underway
greensabath reacted to +Warwagon for a topic
Should be considered anti-competitive.1 point -
Qualcomm's answer to Apple's M1 could be the SC8280
jolly jumper reacted to GSDragoon for a topic
What's it going to cost, an arm and a leg?1 point -
Qualcomm acquires Nuvia, a startup founded by former Apple chip engineers
dontbeevil reacted to Good Bot, Bad Bot for a topic
Yeah, maybe someday Qualcomm will finally produce a SoC that can only run one OS. /s not sure what your point is. you suggesting apples stuff isn't faster than qualcomms from a hardware perspective? Ummmm I thought my comment (while sarcastic) was pretty clear.1 point -
How did you find Neowin?
hellowalkman reacted to Carlos Sanchez for a topic
Back in the day when I searched Google / Altavista for trivial answers on tech issues I always seemed to find the threads on Neowin, so finally I thought to myself that it was about time to create my own account, and perhaps share some wisdom!1 point