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Stop posting news as unsourced screenshots!! Please, I beg!!
Include the link to the source or it didn't happen!!!
And preferably include the source (website) name and date/year in the post too!!!
This has been a very loud, but very humble beseechment from your local media professional, thank you for your time
Seriously though, the spread of misinformation and disinformation is higher than ever, thanks to AI, botnets, 4chan, fascists, psyops, etc. Please use good sourcing!!! This is legit a way to help keep your communities safe.
If you see something and you don't know if it's true, or if the source is reliable, the two best/most comprehensive places to check are:
Snopes - to check if something is true/real, including social media posts and images/videos
Media Bias/Fact Check - to check if a website, news outlet, or other source is reliable. They rate outlets on accuracy of reporting and on political bias, and maintain detailed fact-checking records
I encourage you to check them whenever you're not sure about something important - the bigger and more upsetting it is, the more important it is to check! And I also encourage you to bookmark them for whenever are worried you might be reblogging something untrue or made by AI!
Stay safe out there, yall. Keep each other safe. By adding source links!!!
If you are in the UK please sign this petition to ban paywalling the option to reject advertising cookies, if not please share! This is an increasingly common exploitation of the requirement for companies to obtain consent from users before using their information for advertising purposes, and consent as the result of coercion via a monetary ransom is not real consent.
Make it illegal for websites to charge users for rejecting tracking cookies. Businesses should not exploit consent by forcing users to choos
well the house (aka big techs best friends) passed the bill let's make sure the Senate doesn't!
but my message is still this to anyone who supports this bill and anyone trying to pass it:
"Well I won't back down,
Gonna stand my ground,
won't be turned around,
You can stand me up at the gates of hell
But I won't back down
"Well I know what's right
I have just one life
In a world that keeps on pushing me around
But I stand my ground
And I won't back down"
- Tom Petty, I won't back down 1989.
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please call your congressman do whatever you have to do just call them email them right to them whatever you have to do but for the love of God don't let this pass if you do we've lost and I refuse to lose my freedom because that is what is at stake that in our children safety they want to say think of the children while I'm thinking that they aren't but I am thinking that we should since they won't and the only way we can really think of them in good conscience is to know that if we stop this bill we save them and ourselves if we let it pass we're no better than the house that passed this godforsaken bill,.. just think about that.
Online Actions, Real Consequences
Hi everyone. I wanted to share some thoughts about how what we do online can have real-world consequences. Digital evidence and legal rules have evolved quickly, and the line between the online world and the real world is much thinner than most people realize. A lot of people still assume that if you delete a post, change your username, or hide behind a persona, you're safe from accountability, but that's not always the case.
If you're dealing with harassment online, here's what that can look like today:
✑ How digital footprints reveal intent
Changing names or bypassing blocks might feel private to someone causing harm, but it usually creates a clear, time-stamped pattern that can show a broader course of conduct. In many legal systems, consistent unwanted contact or attempts to get around boundaries can support a finding of harassment or stalking, depending on the context and evidence.
✑ How evidence is uncovered online
Modern digital investigations go far beyond screenshots. Investigators often rely on archived material, account records, metadata, and behavioral patterns gathered through legal process. Trying to view profiles through alternative accounts or third-party services doesn't necessarily mean anonymity, since platforms may keep access logs or technical data that can be disclosed if legally required.
✑ Defamation and online accusations
Using labels that imply criminal misconduct, like calling someone "predatory" or "a thief" without a factual basis, can sometimes amount to defamation or libel. Whether that applies depends on the law, intent, and the actual impact. Platforms may comply with court orders or disclosure requests related to harassment or defamation investigations when legal standards are met.
✑ Why deletion rarely resolves the situation
Deleting posts or stepping away from an account doesn't automatically remove potential liability for past conduct. Platforms often keep records for a limited time under their data policies, and that material can be requested later during civil or criminal investigations. These processes can take time, so the lack of visible action doesn't always mean nothing’s happening behind the scenes.
✑ How cross-border action happens
For cross-border harassment cases, including those involving EU countries and the UK, frameworks like the Budapest Convention on Cybercrime allow authorities to request assistance across countries. Legal mechanisms such as mutual legal assistance requests or letters rogatory can be used to collect evidence internationally. If there’s enough evidence, online activity may be linked to real identities under national laws, such as the Protection from Harassment Act 1997 or similar statutes in other regions. This can lead to prosecution.
✑ When things become formal
At some point, online disagreements can move from heated words to documented records. When you shift from debating in public to calmly collecting evidence, what matters most is what can be verified, not just what people say online.
If you want to learn more about how these legal frameworks work, here are some useful resources:
Council of Europe - Budapest Convention on Cybercrime
UK Government - Protection from Harassment Act 1997
Europol - Cyberharassment and Online Stalking Reporting
To everyone reading: If someone keeps contacting you in ways you don't want, avoiding escalation and keeping a record can be much more effective than arguing publicly. Careful documentation and using formal reporting channels can help move online conflicts toward a real resolution.
If you need support or want to explore your options, the resources above are a good place to start. They explain reporting steps, legal rights, and ways to protect yourself online. Take care out there.
hey more tech savvy punks than I can you advise, trying not to become victim to any sort of scam here.
one of my followers here informed me that they were scammed by an account pretending to be me. they reported my account by mistake. this account disappeared when they went to check it. they then reported their own report of me as fraudulent and told what seems to be an official tumblr employee that the report was a mistake. The employee (samuel york) is now contacting me via discord.
I don't know if I'm just an incredibly paranoid person but here are the following reasons I am suspicious
the email my follower recieved said I needed to contact mr samuel york in 12 hours or my account would be deleted (sense of urgency)
texts seem largely automated
without prompting provided a Tumblr Certificate of Employment as "proof of legitimacy"
the certificate looks weird
the certificate provides this man's passport number??
the photo from the discord is the exact same as the photo from the linkedin profile
the certificate addresses him as Mr Shrock? he said that was a nickname? what is a nickname doing in official documentation
I am advised to replace my account email with a different email ?
This: "To ensure your account is placed under Tumblr protection custody. This will help safeguard your account from any potential issues. The purpose of this action is to prevent the possibility of your account being permanently suspended while we are scanning it. If such a suspension occurs, we will not be able to reverse it. Please confirm once you have updated your Tumblr email so that our database can verify it. Is this clear? Simply go to your Tumblr settings, then click edit email then just simply copy and paste the whole email provided and then put your password to confirm it. Please let me know if you are done with it, so I'll confirm it to our Database email."
basically it seems like a scam within a scam within a scam, but sure, I could be wrong. If anyone has had an experience with this process and it was actually legitimate please inform me. If not, I'm ignoring this guy, and if my account gets deleted, it's happened to less punk people than me
Senator Mike Lee has introduced the Shielding Children's Retinas from Egregious Exposure on the Net (SCREEN) Act, a step toward safeguarding
That acronym is egregious, Mike.
Masked federal agents patrol downtown Chicago, but the surveillance did not begin when they arrived and will not end when they pass.
"Every smartphone contains a Mobile Advertising ID, or MAID, a unique alphanumeric identifier. When an app displays an advertisement with location services enabled, it transmits that MAID along with precise GPS coordinates to thousands of private bidders. The federal government purchases this information. ICE avoids the Supreme Court’s 2018 Carpenter ruling, which required warrants for access to cell tower location records, by asserting that commercially purchased location feeds differ from subpoenaed records. No warrant is required. No judge authorizes access. Personal devices perform the tracking automatically."
Turn off location services.
Use an ad blocker.
If you can use the desktop/browser version of a website, consider doing so.