Born in Buenos Aires in 1968, studied biology in the UBA, dedicated father and husband, works in research and design of complex socio-technological systems.

Freenet / Hyphanet build 1502/1503: fix vulnerability and visibility, add animated webp, convenience, and optimization

https://www.hyphanet.org/freenet-hyphanet-build-15021503-fix-vulnerability-and-visibility-add-animated-webp-convenience-and-optimization.html

1502 fixed an inserter tracing vulnerability and added several features, 1503 fixes regressions in 1502.

- fix vulnerability
- reduce visibility on the network
- support animated webp and more modern HTML and CSS
- enable direct linking to Freemail’s “New Message” page
- dismiss alerts and convenience
- substantial routing optimizations
- bug fixes

Remember when “social media” was “social networking”?

What changed? That second word: media. It’s all about capturing your attention and selling you stuff.

Humans are social and want to connect with one another. That’s what makes the #fediverse special to me - authentic connection. We haven’t forgotten the social part.

@futurebird @crazypedia I don’t think this is about the youth at all. If you look at what’s required to comply with these “youth protection” laws, it’s all pointing to removing anonymity online.

If you wanted to push towards knowing which people have which political and social opinions, this is exactly how you’d start. If you want to suppress dissent by making sure that everyone online is strongly identified, this is how you’d start.

Does anyone know if there are lobbying groups or any actors pushing this? Who are they?

No one likes it but we all just assume some faceless prudes did this... but they are innocent this time.

Who is excited and happy about these useless new rules?

I was reading about the "new wave of child protection laws" and suddenly the reason this issue has been nagging at me came into sharp focus.

The religious right? The people who normally get worked up about online safety are NOT the ones pushing for these laws.

And isn't that odd?

Why are we seeing a near global wave of "online safety" laws, but nobody is lobbying for it?

Or rather? Why don't I know who is lobbying for this? Why are they invisible?

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