The problem with having a surveillance state is not that they will know everything about you. The problem is that they will assert that they know everything about you. And you’re screwed either way; no matter if they’re right or wrong.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/12/tennessee-grandmother-ai-fraud

Via @yawnbox

#privacy #humanRights #democracy #surveillance #surveillanceState #policeState

Addicted to the algorithm – New research exposes how #BigTech lobbies to keep us hooked on #SocialMedia

Olivier Hoedeman, @corporateeurope research and campaign coordinator:

> The addictive design of social media has become a major societal problem with serious impacts on public #health and endangering the future of #democracy.

05.02.2026 https://corporateeurope.org/en/2026/02/addicted-algorithm

#DiDay #ChildProtecion #SocialMediaBan #DigitalFairnessAct #DFA #Meta #Google #Bildung #FediLZ #Demokratie

Addicted to the algorithm – New research exposes how #BigTech lobbies to keep us hooked on #SocialMedia

Olivier Hoedeman, @corporateeurope research and campaign coordinator:

> The addictive design of social media has become a major societal problem with serious impacts on public #health and endangering the future of #democracy.

05.02.2026 https://corporateeurope.org/en/2026/02/addicted-algorithm

#DiDay #ChildProtecion #SocialMediaBan #DigitalFairnessAct #DFA #Meta #Google #Bildung #FediLZ #Demokratie