The livestream in question:

https://www.youtube.com/live/aPg2V5RVh7U

Yep, been using it for years now.

Moved over from RealVNC due to licensing limitations and problems with speed and I’ve never looked back.

Ok that’s very funny

I think recent events are giving a lot of motivation for these kinds of initiatives that weren’t a huge concern in the past.

There’s likely going to be a bit of a scramble as we realise we can’t rely on America and their companies anymore.

Yeah, the EU has been building out alternatives to American cloud companies like Microsoft for a while now, and it’s coming in handy for some of them. I think France in particular are working on this and launched their own alternatives to Google Docs etc.

https://www.techspot.com/news/107225-france-germany-unveil-docs-collaborative-tool-rival-us.html

TL;DR:

This bill’s proposed amendment NC21 would out trans people. It was rejected by the MPs, but the House of Lords have effectively appealed this.

However, the article claims that even if this amendment isn’t in there, the bill itself is dangerous, allowing the government to reintroduce these effects even without the amendments, by allowing itself to define how and what data needs to be shared by verification providers.

It would do so at its own discretion, without further legislative scrutiny.

Vlad the impaler

I might be whooshing here but you could also be a liberal and take action?

Protests are happening everywhere. If you aren’t too ill to do so, show up.

Yeah, but that’s because I choose the second highest plan available to me. Entry cost is lower, and I’d expect most poor families would go for that or the next tier above.

$30 discount on broadband bills

It’s wild that it costs much above $30 at all for you guys. In the UK 100Mbps starts at £22/m (~$30) and I’m comfortably at 500mbps at around £35/m ($45) and we’ve got pretty bad deals compared to other European countries!

Related graphic

I thought this was a Monster Hunter screenshot

The child was prophesied 🌞

Isn’t the whole point of Signal that it’s end-to-end encrypted?

How can it (or rather it’s fork) getting hacked result in messages being exposed?

Uhhhh republican?

“Power does not corrupt, it reveals.” John Steinbeck

Now that you mention it…

The best way to get macro plastics into your blood stream

I have a Pixel, so I have considered switching to something like GrapheneOS, but historically (with other ROMs) that meant giving up on camera quality and features.

I use Mullvad for their privacy. Not sure if they would fit your needs.

Nope. I complain when it affects me and disadvantaged people. Regardless of the party in power.

Politicians are not your friends and should be held accountable.

The rich and privileged don’t need or deserve more stuff, so I don’t feel bad for them if they are negatively impacted (within reason)