The line between helpful tech and quiet surveillance is blurring — and our devices no longer feel fully under our control.

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    5 hours ago

    Repost: The power and influence of billionaire tech companies over the government is enormous. Ofcourse workers/users don’t get any (privacy) rights in america, none is lobbying for them lol, nobody in Washington is fighting for us

    • A measure you would normally impose on convicted criminals or terrorist leaders is now being used by the U.S. against these three people:
      • former EU Commissioner Thierry Breton, who was responsible for European legislation including on social media;
      • Imran Ahmed, chief executive of the Centre for Countering Digital Hate, who researches online hate, A US judge has temporarily blocked the detention of this British social media campaigner Imran Ahmed, who took legal action against the US government over having his visa removed. Mr Ahmed, a US permanent resident, had warned that being detained and possibly deported would tear him away from his American wife and child. 😳;
      • and Clare Melford, who maps disinformation with her organization.

    All three are now banned from entering the United States because they criticize and restrict American social media platforms such as X and Facebook.

    • Trumps inauguration lmao