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Jon Snow

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<p>Posting mostly about the enshittification of tech &amp; gaming industries, breaches of privacy laws and the looming age of dystopia.</p>

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  • Post #4483478

    Amazon’s new 7.65GW Texas AI data center power plant could become the largest source of CO₂ pollution in the US — Custom 35-turbine gas plant permitted to emit 33 million tons of annual greenhouse gases https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/data-centers/amazons-new-7-65gw-texas-ai-data-center-power-plant-could-become-the-largest-source-of-co2-pollution-in-the-us-custom-35-turbine-gas-plant-authorized-to-emit-33-million-tons-of-annual-greenhouse-gases #Amazon #datacenter #AI #pollution #en...

  • Post #4348050

    Apple engineer says he was fired after refusing to send customer device IDs to AT&amp;T A 16-year employee alleges Apple’s carrier team shared IMEI numbers through unsecured email without required customer releases. https://runtimewire.com/article/exclusive-apple-engineer-says-he-was-fired-after-refusing-to-send-customer-devic #Apple #iPhone #privacy #technology

  • Post #4255002

    &#39;Ban on Meta Smart Glasses possible&#39; in Germany https://www.reddit.com/r/privacy/comments/1vb0erp/ban_on_meta_smart_glasses_possible_in_germany/ #Meta #Facebook #RayBan #surveillance #privacy #technology #Germany

  • Post #4199341

    Windows 11 is quietly installing OneDrive Photos, and it wants to scan your photos for faces https://www.windowslatest.com/2026/07/29/windows-11-is-quietly-installing-onedrive-photos-another-image-viewer-that-nobody-asked-for/ #Microslop #Microsoft #Windows11 #OneDrive #spyware #malware #enshittification #privacy #surveillance #software #technology

  • Post #4147545

    The huge Xbox outage that has been going on for over 16 hours is not only stopping users from playing their digital downloaded games, it&#39;s also stopping them from playing their physical discs https://www.theverge.com/games/971545/xbox-outage-disc-physical-games #Microslop #Microsoft #Xbox #outage #enshittification #gaming #physicalmedia #technology

  • Post #4015673

    Xbox Paid More Than It Cost to Make STALKER 2 to Keep It Off PS5 for a Year https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2026/07/xbox-paid-more-than-it-cost-to-make-stalker-2-to-keep-it-off-ps5-for-a-year #Microslop #Microsoft #Xbox #PS5 #Sony #gaming #Stalker

  • Post #3990361

    Andy Burnham Scrapped Digital ID. His Internet Plans Say Otherwise. The applause for scrapping digital ID arrived before anyone checked what survived it. https://reclaimthenet.org/andy-burnham-scrapped-digital-id-his-internet-plans-say-otherwise #UK #idVerification #AgeVerification #privacy #surveillance #dystopia #technology #government

  • Post #3918950

    #Sony #PlayStation #PS5 #PS6 #enshittification #physicalmedia #gaming #technology

  • Post #3835058

    &quot;There are no benefits to being owned by Microsoft,&quot; says Doom dev: &quot;They have destroyed immense amounts of value that I don&#39;t even think that they&#39;re aware of&quot; Xbox layoffs hit id Software one day before releasing the acclaimed Dark Ages DLC https://www.gamesradar.com/games/fps/there-are-no-benefits-to-being-owned-by-microsoft-says-doom-dev-they-have-destroyed-immense-amounts-of-value-that-i-dont-even-think-that-theyre-aware-of/ #Microslop #Microsoft #Xbox #gaming...

  • Post #3624768

    Data Center Emits Constant Screeching Noise Directly Into People’s Houses They are suing. https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/data-center-emits-constant-screeching-110100280.html #HyperscaleData #AI #datacenters #noisepollution #pollution #dystopia #technology

  • Post #3445338

    Tech firms are blaming AI for mega device and console price rises ... while simultaneously being responsible for the AI drive 🤷🏻‍♂️ https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cd95k584pzqo #Microslop #Microsoft #Xbox #Apple #AI #enshittification #RAMshortage #RAMageddon #technology #gaming

  • Post #3397828

    Meta gave 6 executives options worth up to $921M each, then cut 8,000 jobs after a record $56.3B quarter https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/meta-gave-6-executives-options-worth-up-to-921m-each-then-cut-8000-jobs-after-a-record-563b-quarter-162000923.html #Meta #technology #socialmedia

  • Post #3349056

    Nobody needs AI to search the Internet, court says in ruling against Google Google AI Overview court loss in Germany could spell doom for AI search industry. https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/06/nobody-needs-ai-to-search-the-internet-court-says-in-ruling-against-google/ #Google #AI #AISlop #technology #Germany

  • Post #3349055

    #Xbox planning major #layoffs next month, could involve a studio closure Employees shocked by Gears of War&amp;#39;s cancellation on #PS5 https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2026/06/xbox-planning-major-layoffs-next-month-could-involve-a-studio-closure #Microslop #Microsoft #gaming #Sony #PlayStaion #technology

  • Post #3349054

    #funny #fashion

  • Post #3349053

    OpenAI Execs Are Panicking An AI price war is brewing. https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/openai-execs-panicking-price-anthropic #OpenAI #ChatGPT #Anthropic #Claude #AI #technology #IPO

  • Post #3349052

    Man Sues After #AI #FacialRecognition Wrongly Tags Him Child Luring Suspect in Shocking Police Blunder &amp;#39;He was arrested at his home in front of his wife. He was accused of attempting to lure a child, a charge carrying devastating social stigma and permanent reputational destruction. He was subjected to months of criminal prosecution and publicly branded with a mugshot that remains accessible online long after the charges were dropped.&amp;#39; https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/florida-man-sues...

  • Post #3349051

    Global #Meta #outage. Problems are being reported with #Facebook, #Messenger, and #Instagram, among others ❤️ https://www.reuters.com/business/metas-social-networks-down-thousands-users-2026-06-12/ #technology #socialmedia #messaging

  • Post #3349050

    Teardown Confirms the Trump Phone Is a Gold-Painted HTC U24 Pro https://www.ifixit.com/News/117789/teardown-confirms-the-trump-phone-is-a-gold-painted-htc-u24-pro #Trump #TrumpPhone #HTC #smartphone #technology #grifting

  • Post #3349049

    SpaceX demolishes IPO records - largest IPO in history Elon Musk’s company soars to the top of the initial public offering leaderboard https://www.reuters.com/graphics/SPACEX-IPO/byprdokrkpe/ #SpaceX #IPO #space #technology

  • Post #3349048

    Several police officers arrested for using controversial Flock AI license plate reader system to stalk romantic partners https://www.tomshardware.com/software/security-software/several-police-officers-arrested-for-using-controversial-flock-ai-license-plate-reader-system-to-stalk-romantic-partners-says-report-investigators-have-unearthed-at-least-18-such-cases-in-the-us-over-recent-years #Flock #AI #surveillance #privacy #technology #abuse #dystopia

  • Post #3349047

    WhatsApp is the worst app on your Windows 11 PC right now, eating 1.2GB of RAM doing nothing https://www.windowslatest.com/2026/06/13/whatsapp-is-eating-1-2gb-ram-on-windows-11-even-as-microsoft-kills-web-app-slop/ #Meta #WhatsApp #Microslop #Microsoft #Teams #Windows #technology #messaging #socialmedia #software

  • Post #3349046

    EA is Launching an In-Game Ad Service https://www.dualshockers.com/ea-is-launching-an-in-game-ad-service/ #EA #gaming #enshittification

  • Post #3349045

    Starmer’s Social Media Ban: the Reinvention of the Surveillance State Tyranny masquerading as child safety needs you to feel guilty before you feel suspicious. Downing Street is counting on it. https://reclaimthenet.org/starmers-social-media-ban-surveillance-state #UK #AgeVerification #IdVerification #privacy #surveillance #dystopia #technology

  • Post #3349044

    https://isaiprofitable.com #AI #Amazon #Google #Microsoft #Meta #Oracle #OpenAI #Anthropic #technology

  • Post #3330963

    Microslop’s new Outlook takes 10 seconds to do what Outlook Classic does instantly on Windows Clicking a Windows 11 notification for a new email is supposed to take you straight to that message. Instead, the new Outlook makes you wait, and the numbers are embarrassing. https://www.windowslatest.com/2026/06/15/microsofts-new-outlook-takes-10-seconds-to-do-what-outlook-classic-does-instantly-on-windows/ #Microslop #Microsoft #Outlook #Windows11 #enshittification #software #technology

  • Post #2399741

    Google Broke reCAPTCHA for De-Googled Android Users The company that decides whether you&amp;#39;re a bot now also requires you run its software to prove otherwise. https://reclaimthenet.org/google-broke-recaptcha-for-de-googled-android-users #Google #Android #enshittification #dystopia #privacy #surveillance #idverification #technology #antitrust

  • Post #2387559

    Clicking &amp;quot;reject cookies&amp;quot; might not actually do anything Google, Microsoft, and Meta largely ignore cookie opt-outs, independent audit says https://www.techspot.com/news/112073-clicking-reject-cookies-might-not-actually-do-anything.html #Google #Microsoft #Meta #privacy #surveillance #enshittification #dystopia #technology #socialmedia

  • Post #2341387

    Dogs smell urine marks and droppings of other dogs to get information about them. Their social media is shit and piss, just like ours. #ShowerThoughts #pets #socialmedia

  • Post #2284931

    EU calls VPNs “a loophole that needs closing” in age verification push https://cyberinsider.com/eu-calls-vpns-a-loophole-that-needs-closing-in-age-verification-push/ #EU #AgeVerification #idverification #VPN #privacy #surveillance #dystopia #technology #government