https://www.forbes.com/sites/the-wiretap/2025/09/09/how-ice-is-using-fake-cell-towers-to-spy-on-peoples-phones/

Recent news revealed that Spotify’s CEO Daniel Ek has been investing heavily in military tech companies, which adds another ethical layer to a platform already criticized for how little it pays musicians !

Spotify only pays artists about $3–5 per 1,000 streams, using a pro-rata model that directs most money toward major stars...
By contrast, Qobuz (≈$18–20 per 1,000 streams) and Tidal (≈$12–13) pay far more fairly!

However Tidal is far from ethical. Most of its revenue is controlled by private investors and founders and small artists still earn very little...

More fair-minded platforms like Bandcamp, Resonate, Ampled, or SoundCloud’s fan-powered royalties prioritize musicians over investors.

With these more ethical alternatives available, why do we keep using Spotify?

https://www.wired.com/story/far-right-reactions-charlie-kirk-shooting-civil-war/

https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/charlie-kirk-shot-utah-09-10-25#cmferaxnq00003b607l47wqty

https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/09/09/brics-reiterates-its-resolve-to-fight-for-multilateralism-and-democratic-global-trade/

As part of its unprovoked invasion, Russia has been firing massed waves of drones and missiles into Ukraine for years, though the tempo has been raised dramatically in recent months. Barrages of 700-plus drones now regularly attack Ukraine during overnight raids. Russia also appears to have upped the ante dramatically by sending at least 19 drones into Poland last night, some of which were shot down by NATO forces.

Many of these drones are Shahed/Geran types built with technology imported from Iran, and they have recently gained the ability to fly higher, making shootdowns more difficult. Given the low cost of the drones (estimates suggest they cost a few tens of thousands of dollars apiece, and many are simply decoys without warheads), hitting them with multimillion-dollar missiles from traditional air defense batteries makes little sense and would quickly exhaust missile stocks.

So Ukraine has adopted widespread electronic warfare to disrupt control systems and navigation. Drones not forced off their path are fought with mobile anti-aircraft guns, aircraft, and interceptor drones, many launched from mobile fire teams patrolling Ukraine during the night...

Ukraine’s killer interceptors take aim at Russia’s Shahed drones

Ukraine is developing fast and cheap interceptors to knock down incoming Russian drones, forcing Moscow to react.

^{Veronika Melkozerova (POLITICO)}

cross-posted from: programming.dev/post/37230653

Pro

2025-09-10 23:27:41

Do chatbots have a moral compass? Researchers turn to Reddit to find out.

Do chatbots have a moral compass? Researchers turn to Reddit to find out. - Berkeley News

By challenging AI chatbots to judge thousands of moral dilemmas posted in a popular Reddit forum, UC Berkeley researchers revealed that each platform appears to follow its own set of ethics.

^{Kara Manke (Berkeley News)}

cross-posted from: programming.dev/post/37228898

• Meta uses an array of influence tactics to try to shape the public narrative around kids and social media. The goal is to counter growing concerns that sites like Instagram can be harmful to teens’ health and safety.
• Meta funds a collection of parent and child safety groups, including the National PTA, that go to bat for its initiatives involving kids. This gives a sheen of expert approval to the company’s efforts to keep young users engaged on its platforms.
• Meta has also created something called the Trust, Transparency & Control Labs that publishes reports in support of its kid-focused products. Meta has at times framed these “labs” as a separate organization to regulators and others.
• Meanwhile Meta has funded an array of academic research projects that foster a more benign view of Instagram, helping to support the company’s contention that academic research is inconclusive on the topic of social media’s impact.

Pro

2025-09-10 22:45:08

Inside Meta’s Spin Machine on Kids and Social Media

• Meta uses an array of influence tactics to try to shape the public narrative around kids and social media. The goal is to counter growing concerns that sites like Instagram can be harmful to teens’ health and safety.
• Meta funds a collection of parent and child safety groups, including the National PTA, that go to bat for its initiatives involving kids. This gives a sheen of expert approval to the company’s efforts to keep young users engaged on its platforms.
• Meta has also created something called the Trust, Transparency & Control Labs that publishes reports in support of its kid-focused products. Meta has at times framed these “labs” as a separate organization to regulators and others.
• Meanwhile Meta has funded an array of academic research projects that foster a more benign view of Instagram, helping to support the company’s contention that academic research is inconclusive on the topic of social media’s impact.

TTP - Inside Meta’s Spin Machine on Kids and Social Media

As Meta comes under growing pressure over its impact on teens, it’s using a range of tactics to move the public narrative in a friendlier direction.

^{www.techtransparencyproject.org}

cross-posted from: programming.dev/post/37228854

Pro

2025-09-10 22:43:20

Instagram Points Teen Users to Brutal Fight Videos

TTP - Instagram Points Teen Users to Brutal Fight Videos

Meta says its ‘Instagram Teen Accounts’ protect minors from inappropriate content, including people fighting. But there’s a big hashtag loophole.

^{www.techtransparencyproject.org}

The historic program, which starts November 1, will save families an estimated $12,000 per child every year.

New Mexico Becomes First State to Provide Universal Free Child Care

^{Chabeli Carrazana (Truthout)}

Obviously uncomfortable with the Banksy message, the police launched an investigation, and the courts scrubbed the artwork from the walls

Archived version: archive.is/newest/thecanary.co…

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The UK just took a harder stance on Banksy than genocide

^{Willem Moore (The Canary)}

Recording on-duty law enforcement agents is protected by the First Amendment.

DHS Says Filming, Posting Videos of ICE Agents Is “Doxxing,” Vows Prosecutions

^{Elizabeth Weill-Greenberg (Truthout)}

Poland's Prime Minister has invoked NATO Article 4 after Russia sent a wave of drones into the country's airspace on Wednesday. He said the country was "the closest we have been to open conflict since World War II."

Archived version: archive.is/newest/commondreams…

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NATO Article 4 Declaration Puts Poland 'Closest to Open Conflict Since WWII'

The decision by Prime Minister Donald Tusk came after the Polish military shot down several Russian drones that entered its airspace, marking the first time a NATO member has fired shots in the war between Russia and Ukraine.

^{stephen-prager (Common Dreams)}

As a collection of small and medium-sized powers, the EU sees itself as a world power, certainly in economic terms. But recent years do not support that claim: on trade and, particularly, defence and security, it has moved far too slowly and timidly.

Archived version: archive.is/newest/euobserver.c…

Von der Leyen: EU needs 'unity' in 'unforgiving world'

As a collection of small and medium-sized powers, the EU sees itself as a world power, certainly in economic terms. But recent years do not support that claim: on trade and, particularly, defence and security, it has moved far too slowly and timidly.

^{Benjamin Fox (EUobserver)}

Sen. Rand Paul told The Intercept the attack defied rules of engagement and came from a drone. A legal expert calls it murder.

Rand Paul Reveals Venezuela Boat Attack Was a Drone Strike

^{Nick Turse (The Intercept)}

Despite Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez’s announcements, the Spanish government delayed passing a formal arms embargo on Israel.

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As pregnancy criminalization is on the rise, Birth Behind Bars offers a rare look at what it’s like to be pregnant behind bars.

Republicans Want More Pregnant Women in Prisons. A New Book Describes What It’s Like.

^{Mother Jones}

The Zionist network has been described as a "grift" with 'confused ideology' yet it was quick to cheer on awful scenes in Switzerland

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Zionist 'hate network' celebrates BMW driving through Gaza protest

^{Willem Moore (The Canary)}

The initial attempt to scrub away the Banksy left behind a clear outline of the original that still made the original intent perfectly clear

Behind bars and erased, Banksy's art speaks louder than ever

^{Skwawkbox (The Canary)}

My bag is packed, but I have nowhere to flee. I live in fear as I watch residential towers fall around me.

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Israel Demolished 50 High-Rises in Two Days. Will My Apartment Building Be Next? | Truthout

^{britney (Truthout)}

The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) on Wednesday called on the controlling Houthi authorities in Yemen to immediately restore access to independent news platform Barran Press, following reports of a nationwide access ban on the outlet. Barran Press, which is based in the government-controlled city of Marib, east of Yemen’s capital Sanaa, first reported the issue on September 6, with users across the country unable to access its website for several days without a virtual private network (VPN).

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CPJ calls upon Yemen authorities to restore access to independent news outlet following Houthi-imposed ban

The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) on Wednesday called on the controlling Houthi authorities in Yemen to immediately restore access to independent news platform Barran Press, following reports...

^{Nova Kruijning | Erasmus School of Law, NL (- JURIST - News)}

President Claudia Sheinbaum is seeking congressional approval to implement tariffs of up to 50% on goods from countries with which it doesn't have a free trade agreement.

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Sheinbaum proposes tariffs targeting 1,371 product categories

^{MND Staff (Mexico News Daily)}

• Meta uses an array of influence tactics to try to shape the public narrative around kids and social media. The goal is to counter growing concerns that sites like Instagram can be harmful to teens’ health and safety.
• Meta funds a collection of parent and child safety groups, including the National PTA, that go to bat for its initiatives involving kids. This gives a sheen of expert approval to the company’s efforts to keep young users engaged on its platforms.
• Meta has also created something called the Trust, Transparency & Control Labs that publishes reports in support of its kid-focused products. Meta has at times framed these “labs” as a separate organization to regulators and others.
• Meanwhile Meta has funded an array of academic research projects that foster a more benign view of Instagram, helping to support the company’s contention that academic research is inconclusive on the topic of social media’s impact.

"Enough smoke and mirrors: The American people deserve clarity and the only way to get it is by releasing the files and stopping the government's stonewalling," said one advocate of the move.

Schumer to Force Vote on Releasing Epstein Files

"Enough smoke and mirrors: The American people deserve clarity and the only way to get it is by releasing the files and stopping the government's stonewalling," said one advocate of the move.

^{brett-wilkins (Common Dreams)}

“The oligarchs are panicking,” said Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders.

Billionaires Meet With Cuomo to Discuss How to Defeat Mamdani

^{Elizabeth Weill-Greenberg (Truthout)}

ATM fees for out-of-network cash withdrawals average $4.86 nationwide — the highest on record, according to aBankrate survey.

ATM fees are at a record high, a new survey finds. Here's why.

^{Mary Cunningham (CBS News)}