Jon Snow
jonsnow@mastodon.online
<p>Posting mostly about the enshittification of tech & 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...
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Post #4348050
Apple engineer says he was fired after refusing to send customer device IDs to AT&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
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Post #4255002
'Ban on Meta Smart Glasses possible' 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
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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
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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'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
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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
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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
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Post #3918950
#Sony #PlayStation #PS5 #PS6 #enshittification #physicalmedia #gaming #technology
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Post #3835058
"There are no benefits to being owned by Microsoft," says Doom dev: "They have destroyed immense amounts of value that I don't even think that they're aware of" 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...
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Post #3349055
#Xbox planning major #layoffs next month, could involve a studio closure Employees shocked by Gears of War&#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
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Post #3349054
#funny #fashion
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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
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Post #3349052
Man Sues After #AI #FacialRecognition Wrongly Tags Him Child Luring Suspect in Shocking Police Blunder &#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.&#39; https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/florida-man-sues...
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Post #3349044
https://isaiprofitable.com #AI #Amazon #Google #Microsoft #Meta #Oracle #OpenAI #Anthropic #technology
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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
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Post #2399741
Google Broke reCAPTCHA for De-Googled Android Users The company that decides whether you&#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
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Post #2387559
Clicking &quot;reject cookies&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
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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
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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