My philosophy:

Modern big tech (Apple, Google, Microsoft), along with mainstream platform is chaotic with manipulative algorithms; all for the purpose of exploiting the user with data collection, pushing ads, wasting the user's time by keeping them constantly engaged. Smartphones most of all are fragile, high maintenance, dopamine slot machines. What I have laid out cuts out all forms of big tech algorithmic manipulation. Suffice to say, my own process actually saved my sanity and I no longer have anxiety as I once did. It's been freeing. And it's like, once you filter out all the time wasting slop, what exactly does the vast majority of the Internet and the mainstream online services even offer? In the end, what I have detailed gave me a lot of clarity on how much people waste their lives online; especially when out in public holding a phone in their face, letting life pass them by.

Tools:

• Linux distros on all desktops and servers
• RSS Guard
• Librewolf/Floorp/Mullvad browsers (With extensions, Ublock, Libredirect, Noscript)
• SearXNG (with blacklist)
• PiHole
• Proton Mail
• Dropped smartphone for an XP3 Plus Flip phone (WIFI and Mobile data disabled; no apps stores, or any Google service present and only used for calling or notes)
• AGPTEK MP3 player

• Odysee
• Bitchute
• Peertube instances
• feeds.feedburner.com
• anchor.fm
• feeds.megaphone.fm
• feeds.fireside.fm

• https://v.firebog.net/hosts/Easyprivacy.txt
• https://raw.githubusercontent.com/MajkiIT/polish-ads-filter/master/polish-pihole-filters/ublock_hosts.txt
• https://v.firebog.net/hosts/Prigent-Crypto.txt
• https://v.firebog.net/hosts/AdguardDNS.txt
• https://raw.githubusercontent.com/bigdargon/hostsVN/master/hosts
• https://v.firebog.net/hosts/Easylist.txt
• https://github.com/gieljnssns/Social-media-Blocklists/blob/master/pihole-facebook.txt
• https://github.com/gieljnssns/Social-media-Blocklists/blob/master/pihole-instagram.txt
• https://raw.githubusercontent.com/StevenBlack/hosts/master/alternates/fakenews-gambling-social/hosts
• https://raw.githubusercontent.com/StevenBlack/hosts/master/hosts
• https://github.com/jelayeb/pihole/blob/master/pihole-cat/manage/categories/Drugs
• https://raw.githubusercontent.com/laylavish/uBlockOrigin-HUGE-AI-Blocklist/main/noai_hosts.txt
• http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hosts.txt
• https://raw.githubusercontent.com/crazy-max/WindowsSpyBlocker/master/data/hosts/spy.txt
• https://raw.githubusercontent.com/DandelionSprout/adfilt/master/Alternate%20versions%20Anti-Malware%20List/AntiMalwareHosts.txt
• https://gitlab.com/quidsup/notrack-blocklists/raw/master/notrack-malware.txt
• https://raw.githubusercontent.com/HorusTeknoloji/TR-PhishingList/master/url-lists.txt
• https://adaway.org/hosts.txt
• https://raw.githubusercontent.com/anudeepND/blacklist/master/adservers.txt
• https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jdlingyu/ad-wars/master/hosts
• https://pgl.yoyo.org/adservers/serverlist.php?hostformat=hosts&showintro=0&mimetype=plaintext
• https://gitlab.com/quidsup/notrack-blocklists/raw/master/notrack-blocklist.txt
• https://raw.githubusercontent.com/anudeepND/blacklist/master/facebook.txt
• https://raw.githubusercontent.com/gieljnssns/Social-media-Blocklists/master/pihole-instagram.txt
• https://raw.githubusercontent.com/gieljnssns/Social-media-Blocklists/master/pihole-tiktok.txt
• https://raw.githubusercontent.com/gieljnssns/Social-media-Blocklists/master/pihole-whatsapp.txt
• https://raw.githubusercontent.com/gieljnssns/Social-media-Blocklists/master/pihole-facebook.txt
• https://raw.githubusercontent.com/JackCuthbert/pihole-twitter/master/pihole-twitter.txt
• https://raw.githubusercontent.com/sfoerster/block-windows-telemetry/master/pihole-windows-block-telemetry-domains.txt
• https://www.github.developerdan.com/hosts/lists/dating-services-extended.txt
• https://www.github.developerdan.com/hosts/lists/facebook-extended.txt
• https://www.github.developerdan.com/hosts/lists/tracking-aggressive-extended.txt
• https://www.github.developerdan.com/hosts/lists/ads-and-tracking-extended.txt
• https://raw.githubusercontent.com/danhorton7/pihole-block-tiktok/main/tiktok.txt
• https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nickoppen/pihole-blocklists/master/blocklist-discord.txt
• https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nickoppen/pihole-blocklists/master/blocklist-myspace.txt
• https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nickoppen/pihole-blocklists/master/blocklist-snapchat.txt
• https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nickoppen/pihole-blocklists/master/blocklist-ubisoft.txt
• https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nickoppen/pihole-blocklists/master/blocklist-badoo.txt
• https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nickoppen/pihole-blocklists/master/blocklist-roblox.txt
• https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nickoppen/pihole-blocklists/master/blocklist-blizzard.txt
• https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nickoppen/pihole-blocklists/master/blocklist-ea.txt
• https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nickoppen/pihole-blocklists/master/blocklist-epicgames.txt
• https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nickoppen/pihole-blocklists/master/blocklist-rockstargames.txt
• https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nickoppen/pihole-blocklists/master/blocklist-activision.txt
• https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nickoppen/pihole-blocklists/master/blocklist-minecraft.txt
• https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nickoppen/pihole-blocklists/master/blocklist-messenger.txt
• https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nickoppen/pihole-blocklists/master/blocklist-reddit.txt
• https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nickoppen/pihole-blocklists/master/blocklist-yy.txt
• https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jelayeb/pihole/master/pihole-cat/manage/categories/Gambling
• https://raw.githubusercontent.com/UncleRoger33/adobe-blocklist/main/AdobeBlocklist.txt
• https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nickspaargaren/no-amazon/master/parsedamazon
• https://raw.githubusercontent.com/crpietschmann/pi-hole-blocklist/main/social-media/blocklist-social-snapchat.txt
• https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nickoppen/pihole-blocklists/master/blocklist-deviantart.txt
• https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jmdugan/blocklists/master/corporations/microsoft/all
• https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jmdugan/blocklists/master/corporations/apple/all
• https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nickoppen/pihole-blocklists/master/blocklist-zynga.txt
• https://github.com/nickoppen/pihole-blocklists/raw/master/blocklist-warthunder.txt
• https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nickoppen/pihole-blocklists/master/blocklist-telegram.txt
• https://blocklistproject.github.io/Lists/alt-version/porn-nl.txt

• (^|\.)snapchat\.com$
• (\.|^)tiktok\.com$
• (\.|^)tiktokcdn\.com$
• (\.|^)tiktokv\.com$
• (\.|^)threads\.net$
• (^|\.)apple\.com$
• (^|\.)icloud\.com$
• (^|\.)microsoft\.com$
• (^|\.)live\.com$
• (^|\.)office\.com$
• (^|\.)msn\.com$
• (^|\.)live\.net$
• (^|\.)windowsupdate\.com$
• (^|\.)skype\.com$
• (^|\.)bytedance\.com$
• (^|\.)microsoft365\.com$
• (^|\.)windows\.com$
• (^|\.)hp\.com$
• (^|\.)hpconnected\.com$
• (^|\.)hpsmart\.com$
• (^|\.)samsung\.com$
• (^|\.)canon\.com$
• (^|\.)canon\.ca$
• (^|\.)hp\.ca$
• (^|\.)photoshopessentials.com\.ca$
• (^|\.)adobepress\.com$
• (^|\.)bing\.com$
• (^|\.)azure\.net$
• (^|\.)msftconnecttest\.com$
• (^|\.)msftncsi\.com$
• (^|\.)msedge\.net$
• (^|\.)msauth\.com$
• (^|\.)onedrive\.com$
• (^|\.)sharepoint\.com$
• (^|\.)outlook\.com$
• (^|\.)yammer\.com$
• (^|\.)visualstudio\.com$
• (^|\.)lync\.com$
• (^|\.)windows\.net$
• (^|\.)office365\.com$
• (^|\.)microsoftstore\.com$
• (^|\.)microsoft\.net$
• (^|\.)skypeforbusiness\.com$
• (^|\.)azure\.com$
• (^|\.)wizzapp\.com$
• (^|\.)facebook\.com$
• (^|\.)fbcdn\.net$
• (^|\.)openai\.com$
• (^|\.)spotify\.com$
• (^|\.)scdn\.co$
• (^|\.)adobe\.com$
• (^|\.)lg\.com$
• (^|\.)roku\.com$
• (^|\.)roku\.tv$
• (^|\.)deviantart\.com$
• (^|\.)bethesda\.net$
• (^|\.)bsky\.app$
• (^|\.)bsky\.social$
• (^|\.)deepseek\.com$
• (^|\.)indeed\.[a-z\.]+$
• (^|\.)ziprecruiter\.[a-z\.]+$
• (^|\.)monster\.[a-z\.]+$
• (^|\.)glassdoor\.[a-z\.]+$
• (^|\.)threads\.[a-z\.]+$
• (^|\.)fbcdn\.[a-z\.]+$
• (^|\.)tiktokpangle-b\.[a-z\.]+$
• (^|\.)mellow\.[a-z\.]+$
• (^|\.)mellowtel\.[a-z\.]+$
• (^|\.)tiktokpangle\.[a-z\.]+$
• (^|\.)pangle\.[a-z\.]+$

\#Social Media Trash
      - '(.*\.)?beams.fm$'
      - '(.*\.)?bitmoji.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?bsky.app$'
      - '(.*\.)?bsky.social$'
      - '(.*\.)?byteapp.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?byte.co$'
      - '(.*\.)?byte.co$'
      - '(.*\.)?chingari.io$'
      - '(.*\.)?clashapp.*$'
      - '(.*\.)?clubhouse.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?deviantart.*$'
      - '(.*\.)?deviantartsell.*$'
      - '(.*\.)?deviantartsupport.*$'
      - '(.*\.)?discord.*$'
      - '(.*\.)?discordapp.*$'
      - '(.*\.)?disqus.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?douyin.*$'
      - '(.*\.)?dubsmash.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?ello.co$'
      - '(.*\.)?facebook.*$'
      - '(.*\.)?firework.tv$'
      - '(.*\.)?friendster.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?harmonic.fm$'
      - '(^|https?://)(.*\.)?fb\.*(/.*)?'
      - '(^|https?://)(.*\.)?t\.co(/.*)?'
      - '(^|https?://)(.*\.)?t\.me(/.*)?'
      - '(^|https?://)(.*\.)?x\.com(/.*)?'
      - '(.*\.)?instagram.*$'
      - '(.*\.)?kik.*$'
      - '(.*\.)?kikhelpcenter.zendesk.*$'
      - '(.*\.)?kuaishou.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?kwai.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?lemmy.*$'
      - '(.*\.)?lemon8-app.*$'
      - '(.*\.)?likee.video$'
      - '(.*\.)?line.me$'
      - '(.*\.)?linkedin.*$'
      - '(.*\.)?mastodon.*$'
      - '(.*\.)?meetup.*$'
      - '(.*\.)?messenger.*$'
      - '(.*\.)?messengerkids.*$'
      - '(.*\.)?meta.*$'
      - '(.*\.)?metacareers.*$'
      - '(.*\.)?mewe.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?mitron.tv$'
      - '(.*\.)?mix.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?mocospace.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?musical.ly$'
      - '(.*\.)?myspace.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?nextdoor.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?odnoklassniki.ru$'
      - '(.*\.)?patreon.*$'
      - '(.*\.)?pinterest.*$'
      - '(.*\.)?plurk.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?poparazzi.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?qq.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?quora.*$'
      - '(.*\.)?reddit.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?redditforbusiness.*$'
      - '(.*\.)?reddithelp.*$'
      - '(.*\.)?reddithelp.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?redditinc.*$'
      - '(.*\.)?redditstatus.*$'
      - '(.*\.)?reels.*$'
      - '(.*\.)?rizzle.tv$'
      - '(.*\.)?shots.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?snackvideo.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?snapchat.*$'
      - '(.*\.)?snapkit.*$'
      - '(.*\.)?snapmaps.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?supernova.xyz$'
      - '(.*\.)?tagged.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?tangi.co$'
      - '(.*\.)?telegram.*$'
      - '(.*\.)?threads.*$'
      - '(.*\.)?tikdecentral.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?tiktok.*$'
      - '(.*\.)?tiktokshop.*$'
      - '(.*\.)?tokchain.net$'
      - '(.*\.)?triller.*$'
      - '(.*\.)?truthsocial.*$'
      - '(.*\.)?tumblr.*$'
      - '(.*\.)?twitch.*$'
      - '(.*\.)?twitter.*$'
      - '(.*\.)?viber.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?vine.co$'
      - '(.*\.)?vk.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?vskit.tv$'
      - '(.*\.)?wechat.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?weibo.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?weixin.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?whatsapp.*$'
      - '(.*\.)?wizzapp.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?yammer.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?youtu.*$'
      - '(.*\.)?youtube.*$'
      - '(.*\.)?zynn.com$'
   
\#Trash Dating Sites
      - '(.*\.)?20.dating$'
      - '(.*\.)?29secrets.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?agegap.app$'
      - '(.*\.)?amateurlocator.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?ashleymadison.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?asiandate.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?badoo.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?bearwww.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?biggercity.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?biggercityapp.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?blackdatingforfree.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?blackpeoplemeet.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?breeze.social$'
      - '(.*\.)?bumble.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?bumpy.app$'
      - '(.*\.)?caffmoscommunity.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?cambridgeblog.org$'
      - '(.*\.)?chasabl.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?christianconnection.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?christianmingle.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?cloudromance.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?clover.co$'
      - '(.*\.)?coffeemeetsbagel.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?cupid.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?datemyage.*$'
      - '(.*\.)?dating.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?datingnews.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?dentalvibe.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?doublelist.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?eharmony.ca$'
      - '(.*\.)?eharmony.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?elitesingles.ca$'
      - '(.*\.)?elitesingles.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?elmaz.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?elovedates.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?farmersonly.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?feeld.co$'
      - '(.*\.)?flirt.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?freeandsingle.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?freemeet.net$'
      - '(.*\.)?freshsingle.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?gaydar.net$'
      - '(.*\.)?gaystryst.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?glamour.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?grindr.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?grommr.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?growlrapp.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?happn.*$'
      - '(.*\.)?heftynet.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?hinge.co$'
      - '(.*\.)?hornet.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?how-to-germany.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?iamclinic.org$'
      - '(.*\.)?interracialmatch.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?jaumo.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?jdate.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?jewishfriendfinder.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?lovearts.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?lovoo.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?match.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?meetme.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?meetville.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?mingle2.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?money.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?mysinglefriend.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?ncoa.org$'
      - '(.*\.)?okcupid.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?onlinedating.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?onluxy.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?onlylads.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?ourtime.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?parship.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?pinaheart.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?pof.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?quackquack.in$'
      - '(.*\.)?romeo.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?scruff.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?seeking.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?silversingles.ca$'
      - '(.*\.)?simplegermany.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?singleandshy.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?smooch.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?sniffies.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?spaceo.ca$'
      - '(.*\.)?squirt.org$'
      - '(.*\.)?sugardaddy.ca$'
      - '(.*\.)?taimi.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?teaforguys.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?teaforwomen.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?theechelonscene.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?theinnercircle.co$'
      - '(.*\.)?tinder.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?top10.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?topface.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?u4bear.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?urbanette.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?urbanette.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?vidaselect.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?wanderu.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?welovedates.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?zoosk.ca$'
      - '(.*\.)?zoosk.com$'
      
\#Undesirable Corporations and Organizations

\#Microshit
      - '(.*\.)?microsoft.*$'
      - '(.*\.)?app.powerbi.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?bing.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?bingplaces.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?live.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?microsoft.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?microsoft365.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?msn.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?office.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?onenote.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?sharepoint.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?skype.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?visualstudio.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?windows.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?xbox.com$'

\#CrApple
      - '(.*\.)?apple.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?icloud.com$'

\#Scroogle
      - '(.*\.)?about.google$'
      - '(.*\.)?android.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?gmail.*$'
      - '(.*\.)?google.*$'
      - '(.*\.)?googleblog.*$'
      - '(.*\.)pki.goog$'

\#Adobe Scamware
      - '(.*\.)?adobe.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?adobepress.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?photoshop.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?photoshopessentials.com$'

\#Shit Antivirus Vendors
      - '(.*\.)?avast.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?avg.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?avira.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?bitdefender.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?comodo.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?eset.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?kaspersky.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?malwarebytes.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?mcafee.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?norton.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?pandasecurity.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?sophos.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?trendmicro.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?webroot.com$'

\#Shit OEMs
      - '(.*\.)?alienware.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?canon.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?dell.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?hp.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?hpconnected.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?hpsmart.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?lenovo.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?lg.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?samsung.com$'

\#Shit Telecommunication.companies
      - '(.*\.)?bce.ca$'
      - '(.*\.)?bell.ca$'
      - '(.*\.)?bell.mobi$'
      - '(.*\.)?bellmedia.ca$'
      - '(.*\.)?bellmts.ca$'
      - '(.*\.)?bellnet.*$'
      - '(.*\.)?rogers.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?shaw.ca$'
      - '(.*\.)?shawbroadcast.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?shawdirect.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?telus.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?telusfund.ca$'
      - '(.*\.)?telushealth.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?telusinternational.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?telussky.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?telustvplus.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?verizon.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?webmail.bell.*$'

\#Shit Streaming Platforms
      - '(.*\.)?amazon.*$'
      - '(.*\.)?crave.ca$'
      - '(.*\.)?crave.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?crunchyroll.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?discoveryplus.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?disneyplus.*$'
      - '(.*\.)?disneyplus.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?funimation.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?hbo.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?hbomax.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?hulu.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?imdb.*$'
      - '(.*\.)?netflix.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?paramountplus.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?peacocktv.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?primevideo.*$'
      - '(.*\.)?roku.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?spotify.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?vudu.com$'

\#Other Shit.organizations
      - '(.*\.)?aliexpress.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?balena.io$'
      - '(.*\.)?bytedance.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?chewy.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?e-bay.*$'
      - '(.*\.)?ebay.*$'
      - '(.*\.)?ebayadvertising.*$'
      - '(.*\.)?ebayclassifieds.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?ebayinc.*$'
      - '(.*\.)?floatplane.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?linusmediagroup.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?linustechtips.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?lttstore.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?mercari.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?newegg.*$'
      - '(.*\.)?paypal-community.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?paypal-community.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?paypal-corp.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?paypal.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?petsmart.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?pypl.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?shopify.*$'
      - '(.*\.)?wish.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?yahoo.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?yahooinc.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?yorku.ca$'
   
\#Shit Journalism sites/Game Journalism and forum sites
      - '(.*\.)?91mobiles.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?adventuregamehotspot.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?aftermath.site$'
      - '(.*\.)?animenewsnetwork.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?areajugones.*$'
      - '(.*\.)?atomix.vg$'
      - '(.*\.)?beebom.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?bleacherreport.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?bleepingcomputer.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?boundingintocomics.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?bustle.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?butwhytho.net$'
      - '(.*\.)?carolequintaine.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?cbr.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?cgmagonline.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?checkpointgaming.net$'
      - '(.*\.)?cinelinx.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?cnet.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?cogconnected.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?comicbook.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?culturedvultures.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?destructoid.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?dexerto.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?digitalchumps.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?digitaltrends.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?dualshockers.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?empireonline.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?engadget.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?eurogamer.*$'
      - '(.*\.)?fextralife.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?fivestargames.*$'
      - '(.*\.)?forbes.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?frankgamer.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?futurefive.co$'
      - '(.*\.)?game8.co$'
      - '(.*\.)?gamedeveloper.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?gamefaqs.gamespot.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?gamefile.news$'
      - '(.*\.)?gamegrin.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?gameinformer.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?gameliner.nl$'
      - '(.*\.)?gameover.gr$'
      - '(.*\.)?gamepro.*$'
      - '(.*\.)?gamer.nl$'
      - '(.*\.)?gamerant.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?gamereactor.*$'
      - '(.*\.)?gamerescape.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?gamerguides.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?gamesfinest.*$'
      - '(.*\.)?gameshub.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?gamesindustry.biz$'
      - '(.*\.)?gamespew.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?gamespot.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?gamesradar.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?gamestar.de$'
      - '(.*\.)?gamestop.*$'
      - '(.*\.)?gametyrant.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?gameworld.gr$'
      - '(.*\.)?gamezone.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?gamingbible.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?gamingbolt.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?gamingboulevard.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?gamingnexus.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?gamingrespawn.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?gamingtrend.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?gbatemp.net$'
      - '(.*\.)?gizmodo.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?godisageek.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?hardwarezone.com.sg$'
      - '(.*\.)?heypoorplayer.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?hobbyconsolas.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?icon-era.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?ign.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?iis.net$'
      - '(.*\.)?impulsegamer.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?independent.ie$'
      - '(.*\.)?indiatimes.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?infobae.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?intelligentrelations.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?inverse.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?itvision.altervista.org$'
      - '(.*\.)?jeuxactu.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?junkee.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?kakuchopurei.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?kotaku.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?kwtx.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?laptopmag.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?lifehacker.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?lootpots.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?mashable.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?meridiem-games.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?metacritic.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?mmorpg.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?monstervine.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?muckrack.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?mynockmanor.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?n4g.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?nag.co.*$'
      - '(.*\.)?neogaf.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?newgamenetwork.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?nichegamer.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?noisypixel.net$'
      - '(.*\.)?onlycomicuniverse.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?opencritic.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?pcgamer.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?pcgames.de$'
      - '(.*\.)?pcgamesn.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?pcinvasion.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?pcmag.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?pfangirl.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?phenixxgaming.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?pixelbandits.org$'
      - '(.*\.)?play-verse.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?playstationbit.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?playstationtrophies.org$'
      - '(.*\.)?polygon.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?press-start.com.*$'
      - '(.*\.)?psu.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?psxbrasil.com.*$'
      - '(.*\.)?pu.nl$'
      - '(.*\.)?pushsquare.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?quora.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?radiotimes.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?resetera.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?restart.run$'
      - '(.*\.)?rgj.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?rockpapershotgun.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?rollingstone.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?rpgamer.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?rpgfan.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?rpgsite.net$'
      - '(.*\.)?salon.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?screengeek.net$'
      - '(.*\.)?screenrant.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?seasonedgaming.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?shacknews.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?si.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?siliconera.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?slate.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?society-reviews.com$'   
      - '(.*\.)?soundspheremag.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?sportskeeda.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?stackup.org$'
      - '(.*\.)?steamdeckhq.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?stuff.co.nz$'
      - '(.*\.)?substack.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?techcrunch.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?techraptor.net$'
      - '(.*\.)?thefpsreview.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?thegamer.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?thehindu.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?thejimquisition.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?thekoalition.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?theouterhaven.net$'
      - '(.*\.)?thesixthaxis.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?thesixthaxis.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?theverge.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?tierragamer.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?tomsguide.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?tomshardware.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?topgear.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?torontoguardian.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?trueachievements.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?twinfinite.net$'
      - '(.*\.)?twinfinite.net$'
      - '(.*\.)?ungeek.ph$'
      - '(.*\.)?upthrust.co$'
      - '(.*\.)?useapotion.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?userbenchmark.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?venturebeat.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?vg247.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?vice.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?videogameschronicle.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?wccftech.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?windowscentral.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?windowslatest.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?wired.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?xboxera.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?xboxtavern.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?xgn.*$'

# Dumbass celeb bullshit
      - '(.*\.)?awardsdaily.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?buzzfeed.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?capitalfm.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?celebuzz.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?cinemablend.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?clickhole.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?collider.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?comicbookmovie.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?cosmopolitan.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?dailybeast.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?dailymail.co.uk$'
      - '(.*\.)?deadline.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?eonline.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?famousbirthdays.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?fandango.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?hollywoodlife.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?huffpost.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?indiewire.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?lifeandstylemag.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?lofficielusa.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?moodmagazine.co$'
      - '(.*\.)?mtv.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?numeromag.nl$'
      - '(.*\.)?okmagazine.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?out.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?people.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?perezhilton.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?popcrush.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?radaronline.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?schonmagazine.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?starcasm.net$'
      - '(.*\.)?teenvogue.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?them.us$'
      - '(.*\.)?theonion.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?thepinknews.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?thesun.co.uk$'
      - '(.*\.)?thethings.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?tmz.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?tvinsider.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?usmagazine.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?variety.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?viecc.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?wwd.com$'

# American/UK/Other news site BS
      - '(.*\.)?abc.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?abcnews.go.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?aljazeera.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?aol.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?apnews.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?axios.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?bbc.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?bloomberg.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?bostonglobe.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?cbsnews.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?chicagotribune.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?cnbc.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?cnn.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?contentmode.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?dallasnews.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?denverpost.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?foxnews.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?houstonchronicle.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?latimes.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?legit.ng$'
      - '(.*\.)?miamiherald.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?msnbc.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?nbcnews.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?newsbreak.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?newsweek.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?newyorker.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?nottinghampost.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?nypost.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?nytimes.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?reuters.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?sfchronicle.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?sky.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?talkbusiness.net$'
      - '(.*\.)?theatlantic.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?theguardian.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?thehill.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?time.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?usatoday.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?usnews.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?voanews.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?vox.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?washingtonpost.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?wsj.com$'
   
# Shit job search sites
      - '(.*\.)?angel.co$'
      - '(.*\.)?careerarc.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?careerbuilder.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?civicjobs.ca$'
      - '(.*\.)?durham.ca$'
      - '(.*\.)?durhamworkforceauthority.ca$'
      - '(.*\.)?eluta.ca$'
      - '(.*\.)?employmenthamilton.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?fiverr.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?flexjobs.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?freelancer.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?getwork.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?gigster.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?glassdoor.ca$'
      - '(.*\.)?glassdoor.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?hired.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?indeed.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?jobboom.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?jobcase.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?jobhat.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?jobillico.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?jobisjob.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?jobrapido.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?joinhandshake.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?jooble.org$'
      - '(.*\.)?knighthunter.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?linkedin.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?markham.ca$'
      - '(.*\.)?monster.ca$' 
      - '(.*\.)?monster.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?montreal.ca$'
      - '(.*\.)?payscale.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?recruit.net$'
      - '(.*\.)?simplyhired.ca$'
      - '(.*\.)?simplyhired.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?snagajob.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?talent.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?taskrabbit.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?theladders.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?upwork.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?usajobs.gov$'
      - '(.*\.)?wayup.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?workopolis.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?wowjobs.ca$'
      - '(.*\.)?yesmontreal.ca$'
      - '(.*\.)?ziprecruiter.com$'
   
# Shit game studios/game companies
      - '(.*\.)?activision.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?activisionblizzard.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?battle.net$'
      - '(.*\.)?bethesda.net$'
      - '(.*\.)?bethesdagamestudios.*$'
      - '(.*\.)?bioware.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?blizzard.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?blizzard.gamespress.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?bsn.boards.net$'
      - '(.*\.)?bungie.net$'
      - '(.*\.)?callofduty.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?epicgames.*$'
      - '(.*\.)?fortnite.*$'
      - '(.*\.)?forums.ea.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?genshin.hoyoverse.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?humblebundle.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?leagueoflegends.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?nintendo.*$'
      - '(.*\.)?playstation.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?playvalorant.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?pro.sony$'
      - '(.*\.)?pubg.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?pubgmobile.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?redthreadgames.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?research.sony$'
      - '(.*\.)?riotgames.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?roblox.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?rockstargames.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?sony.*$'
      - '(.*\.)?sonyinteractive.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?sonyjobs.*$'
      - '(.*\.)?sonymusic.ca$'
      - '(.*\.)?sonypictures.*$'
      - '(.*\.)?sonypremiumhome.*$'
      - '(.*\.)?thesonyshop.*$'
      - '(.*\.)?ubi.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?ubisoft.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?ubisoftconnect.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?warthunder.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?www.ea.com$'

# AI Bullshit
      - '(.*\.)?ai.google$'
      - '(.*\.)?animeai.app$'
      - '(.*\.)?artbreeder.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?artstation.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?assemblyai.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?canva.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?canva.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?chatgpt.*$'
      - '(.*\.)?craiyon.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?craiyon.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?creator.nightcafe.studio$'
      - '(.*\.)?dall-efree.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?deepai.org$'
      - '(.*\.)?deepdreamgenerator.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?deepseek.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?etsy.*$'
      - '(.*\.)?fiverr.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?flickr.*$'
      - '(.*\.)?fotor.*$'
      - '(.*\.)?hiwaifu.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?huggingface.*$'
      - '(.*\.)?huggingface.co$'
      - '(.*\.)?img2go.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?kawaiiai.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?magicstudio.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?mellow.*$'
      - '(.*\.)?mellowtel.*$'
      - '(.*\.)?midjourney.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?openai.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?perchance.org$'
      - '(.*\.)?pictorem.*$'
      - '(.*\.)?runwayml.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?social-ai.*$'
      - '(.*\.)?socialai.*$'
      - '(.*\.)?stable-diffusion.*$'
      - '(.*\.)?stabledifffusion.*$'
      - '(.*\.)?stablediffusion.*$'
      - '(.*\.)?stablediffusionweb.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?stablediffusionxl.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?starryai.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?waifulabs.com$'
      
# Shitty porn sites
      - '(.*\.)?anyporn.*$'
      - '(.*\.)?boy18tube.*$'
      - '(.*\.)?boyfriendtv.*$'
      - '(.*\.)?brutalgays.*$'
      - '(.*\.)?chaturbate.*$'
      - '(.*\.)?eporner.*$'
      - '(.*\.)?faphouse.*$'
      - '(.*\.)?findgaytube.*$'
      - '(.*\.)?fuq.*$'
      - '(.*\.)?gayfuckporn.*$'
      - '(.*\.)?gayfuror.*$'
      - '(.*\.)?gaymaletube.*$'
      - '(.*\.)?gaymenring.*$'
      - '(.*\.)?gayporn.*$'
      - '(.*\.)?gayporno.*$'
      - '(.*\.)?gold-gay.*$'
      - '(.*\.)?hdgaytube.*$'
      - '(.*\.)?heavy-r.*$'
      - '(.*\.)?icegay.*$'
      - '(.*\.)?machotube.*$'
      - '(.*\.)?mrdeepfakes.*$'
      - '(.*\.)?mygaysites.*$'
      - '(.*\.)?myvidster.*$'
      - '(.*\.)?onlyfans.*$'
      - '(.*\.)?porn.*$'
      - '(.*\.)?porn300.*$'
      - '(.*\.)?pornhub.*$'
      - '(.*\.)?pornmd.*$'
      - '(.*\.)?pornone.*$'
      - '(.*\.)?redtube.*$'
      - '(.*\.)?spankbang.*$'
      - '(.*\.)?stripchat.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?superporn.*$'
      - '(.*\.)?theporndude.*$'
      - '(.*\.)?thisvid.*$'
      - '(.*\.)?thumbzilla.*$'
      - '(.*\.)?tik.*$'
      - '(.*\.)?tube8.*$'
      - '(.*\.)?tube8live.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?xgroovy.*$'
      - '(.*\.)?xhaccess.*$'
      - '(.*\.)?xham.live$'
      - '(.*\.)?xhamster.*$'
      - '(.*\.)?xhamsterlive.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?xhopen.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?xnxx.*$'
      - '(.*\.)?xnxxvideo.com$'
      - '(.*\.)?xvideos.*$'
      - '(.*\.)?youporn.*$'
      
# Removed TLDs
      - '.*\.ai$'
      - '.*\.art$'
      - '.*\.au$'
      - '.*\.br$'
      - '.*\.ch$'
      - '.*\.dating$'
      - '.*\.eu$'
      - '.*\.google$'
      - '.*\.gr$'
      - '.*\.nz$'
      - '.*\.se$'
      - '.*\.uk$'
      - '.*\.vg$'

\#Youtube Block
127.0.0.1   www.youtube.com
127.0.0.1   www.m.youtube.com
127.0.0.1   accounts.youtube.com
127.0.0.1   youtube.com
127.0.0.1   m.youtube.com
127.0.0.1   youtube-nocookie.com
127.0.0.1   www.youtube-nocookie.com
127.0.0.1   img.youtube.com
127.0.0.1   i.ytimg.com
127.0.0.1   yt3.ggpht.com

Invidious Clean View with List View of Thumbnails, and Threshold Control

And this other script takes filtering a step further:

Invidious: Remove ALL CAPS + $ + MrBeast + Keyword + Channel Filter (with exclusions) + Redirect

Kind of off topic, but the venn diagrams overlap between networking and privacy. All of the subs here on Lemmy that deal with networking seem abandoned with posts 2 years old and older.

I'm aware of the self hosting sub, and the Linux sub, but after those options, there doesn't seem to be other active avenues. Apparently there was a mass migration that happened to Lemmy about 2 years ago that I'm unaware of.

Anyone have any suggestions. I didn't want to junk up the privacy sub with specific questions about networking.

'presh

PM told Stellantis he is disappointed in company's decision to move production from Ontario to Illinois

Archived version: archive.is/20251017005701/cbc.…

Disclaimer: The article linked is from a single source with a single perspective. Make sure to cross-check information against multiple sources to get a comprehensive view on the situation.

A violent crackdown by Pakistan’s military on a mass pro-Palestine protest has left dozens dead and hundreds wounded, according to eyewitnesses and local sources. The massacre occurred near Lahore, as demonstrators attempted to march on the capital to protest Pakistan’s growing ties with Israel.

Archived version: archive.is/newest/middleeastmo…

Disclaimer: The article linked is from a single source with a single perspective. Make sure to cross-check information against multiple sources to get a comprehensive view on the situation.

Ratio would be highest since aftermath of second world war, with UK among G20 countries forecast to peak above

Archived version: archive.is/20251015134239/theg…

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Global government debt on course to hit 100% of GDP by 2029, IMF warns

^{Heather Stewart (The Guardian)}

A new vaccine can effectively prevent multiple types of cancer, with up to 88 percent efficacy for some forms of tumor in mouse tests.

Archived version: archive.is/newest/sciencealert…

Disclaimer: The article linked is from a single source with a single perspective. Make sure to cross-check information against multiple sources to get a comprehensive view on the situation.

Cancer Vaccine Blocks Multiple Tumors in Mice For 250 Days : ScienceAlert

^{Michael Irving (ScienceAlert)}

Kyrylo Budanov, Head of Defence Intelligence of Ukraine (DIU), believes that Ukrainian strikes on Russian oil refineries have caused greater damage to Russia's economy than any international sanctions.

Archived version: archive.is/20251017022116/prav…

Disclaimer: The article linked is from a single source with a single perspective. Make sure to cross-check information against multiple sources to get a comprehensive view on the situation.

For the first time, one of the 27 people killed in U.S. airstrikes on suspected drug vessels has been publicly identified.

Archived version: archive.is/newest/nytimes.com/…

Disclaimer: The article linked is from a single source with a single perspective. Make sure to cross-check information against multiple sources to get a comprehensive view on the situation.

UZDoom fork promises to fix other top-down leadership problems with the decades-old mod.

Open source GZDoom community splinters after creator inserts AI-generated code

^{Kyle Orland (Ars Technica)}

Major international auction house Sotheby’s is notifying customers of a data breach incident on its systems where threat actors stole sensitive information, including financial details.

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/auction-giant-sothebys-says-data-breach-exposed-customer-information/

The United States is “on a trajectory” toward authoritarian rule, according to a sobering new intelligence-style assessment by former US intelligence and national security officials, who warn that democratic backsliding is accelerating under the Trump administration – and may soon become entrenched without organized resistance.

The report, titled Accelerating Authoritarian Dynamics: Assessment of Democratic Decline, was released on Thursday by the Steady State, a network of more than 340 former officers of the CIA, the NSA, the state department and other national security agencies.

To conduct the assessment, the authors applied the same analytic methods used by US intelligence agencies to assess the fragility of democracies abroad but turned them inward for what the group called a “first-of-its-kind” analysis of domestic democratic decline.

“We wrote it because the same tools we once used to assess foreign risks now show unmistakable warning signs at home,” the group said in a statement upon its release.

It's one thing for the plebs to get bent out of shape. When you've got former spooks irritated the the ground is shifting so fast they eventually decided to just release the report while reserving the right to further updates, that's a far more serious situation.

US ‘on a trajectory’ toward authoritarian rule, ex-officials warn

A network of former intelligence and security officers says democratic decline is accelerating under Trump’s rule

^{Lauren Gambino (The Guardian)}

Hackers stole the personal information of over 17.6 million people after breaching the systems of financial services company Prosper.

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/have-i-been-pwned-warns-of-prosper-data-breach-impacting-176-million-accounts/

Vatican City (AFP) – Victims of clerical sex abuse still face "disturbing" retaliation from Catholic Church leaders for speaking out despite years of efforts to tackle the global scourge, a Vatican commission said Thursday.

In its second annual report, the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors set out how local Catholic churches can better help survivors, highlighting "cultural resistance" that hinders action in many countries.

The document was drawn up with the contributions of 40 victims, who shared their personal stories -- and who gave what the commission described as "disturbing accounts of retaliation" by Church leaders after they reported their abuse.

"My brother was a seminarian. The bishop told my family that my complaint could affect his ordination," one recalled.

Another described how a priest in the local church publicly declared their family excommunicated after they reported the abuse.

Yet another recounted that the local bishop said nothing for months after a case was reported, then sent representatives to persuade the victim it did not happen, "saying I was making trouble".

Others cited ongoing cases of abuse in their dioceses.

One person was "aware of other priests engaging in sexual relationships with young girls and nuns", while another said that "cases of forced abortions among religious sisters are ignored by Church authorities."

The co-director of victims' rights group BishopAccountability.org, Anne Barrett Doyle, called the victim testimony "especially sobering", adding that the Church was "still failing to prioritize" the safety of children.

"The commission is to be commended for depicting how little progress the church has made in ending abuse and cover-up," she said in a statement.

The late Pope Francis set up the commission near the beginning of his pontificate in 2014, as the Catholic Church was roiled by sexual abuse scandals around the world.

After years of criticism that it was toothless, Francis integrated the panel -- which includes religious and lay experts in the field of safeguarding -- into the government of the Holy See in 2022, and requested an annual progress report.

Thursday's report emphasised the importance of listening to survivors, offering psychological and financial support, and crucially, of acknowledging and taking public responsibility for what happened.

"The Church bears a moral and spiritual obligation to heal the deep wounds inflicted from sexual violence perpetrated, enabled, mishandled, or covered up by anyone holding a position of authority in the Church," read the 103-page report, which has been shared with Pope Leo XIV.

It added: "The damage to victims'/survivors' relationship to the Church cannot be healed without the Church taking responsibility and making reparations."

Commission President Thibault Verny told AFP that, faced with "persistent systemic shortcomings", the annual report was intended as a "tool" for use across the global Catholic Church, which counts some 1.4 billion followers.

It examined in detail almost 20 countries, and highlighted cultural resistance, taboos and silence over abuse from Malta to Ethiopia, Mozambique and Guinea.

In Italy, which has strong ties to the Vatican, the report noted a "substantial cultural resistance" in addressing abuse, while reproaching its bishops for a resistance to collaborate, as only 81 dioceses responded to the commission's survey out of a total of 226.

"It is a true cry that the victims raise: they do not feel listened to, not supported, sometimes there is no empathetic relationship, nor even respect," said Bishop Luis Manuel Ali Herrera, the commission secretary, during a press conference.

Francis, who was pope from 2013 until his death in April, took numerous measures to tackle abuse, from opening up internal documents to punishing high-ranking clergy, while making it compulsory to report suspicions of sexual assault to Church authorities.

But clergy are still not required to report abuse to civil authorities, unless a country's laws require it, while any revelations made in confession remain private.

Verny said Pope Leo "took up this issue very early on" after his election in May.

However, in an interview published in September, the US pope irritated victims' associations by insisting on the need to protect priests who were falsely accused of abuse, as well as listening to survivors.

"There may be false allegations. It must be said that they are a very, very small proportion," Verny said.

Abuse victims still face 'disturbing' retaliation: Vatican commission

^RFI

cross-posted from: lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/55673186

Madrid (AFP) – The European Union's top court ruled Thursday that a dog travelling in an aeroplane's cargo hold counts as baggage, meaning airlines are not required to pay higher compensation if the animal is lost.

The ruling stems from a dispute between Spanish airline Iberia and a passenger whose dog, Mona, went missing before a flight from Buenos Aires to Barcelona in October 2019.

The dog, which had to travel in a pet carrier in the aircraft's hold due to its size and weight, escaped while being taken to the plane and was never seen again.

Mona ran across the airport runway while being chased by three vans, according to her owner, Grisel Ortiz, who said her mother watched the scene from inside the plane.

"Many people laugh because they don't understand what Mona means to me," Ortiz added during an interview published in Argentine daily Clarin in January 2020.

"Since she went missing, all I do is cry and stay glued to my phone, waiting for a miracle."

Ortiz created a Facebook page seeking information on Mona's whereabouts and offered a cash reward for the dog's return, but her efforts yielded no credible leads.

She also sought 5,000 euros ($5,400) in damages from Iberia.

The company accepted responsibility but argued that compensation should be limited to the lower amount set for checked baggage under the Montreal Convention, an international agreement that covers airline liability.

The Spanish court handling the claim referred the question to the European Union Court of Justice, which sided with the airline.

"Even though the ordinary meaning of the word 'baggage' refers to objects, this alone does not lead to the conclusion that pets fall outside that concept," the Luxembourg-based court ruled.

An animal can be considered "baggage" for liability purposes "upon the condition that full regard is paid to animal welfare requirements while they are transported", the court added.

The court noted the passenger had not made a "special declaration of interest" at check-in, an option allowing higher compensation for an additional fee with carrier approval.

Ortiz's lawyer, Carlos Villacorta Salis, told AFP this is a "false argument", saying "no airline in the world" would agree to such a declaration for a pet transported in a plane's hold.

He said he was "very disappointed" with the ruling, calling it a "missed opportunity to give visibility to the rights of animals and the people who care for them".

The judgement is advisory and leaves the final ruling to the Spanish court handling the compensation claim.

In the doghouse: flying canines count as cargo, EU court rules

^RFI

This should be helpful for people that learned Photoshop in the past (for work or in school). From what I understand, a lot of the friction with GIMP is the workflow differences, and potentially unintuitive UI/UX choices.

tldr: recovering Adobe Photoshop user shows you features in the very free and very open source gnu image manipulation program 😁

my relevant GIMP config files: github.com/BreadOnPenguins/dot…

GIMP documentation: gimp.org/docs/

dots/.config/GIMP/3.0 at master · BreadOnPenguins/dots

configs and things. Contribute to BreadOnPenguins/dots development by creating an account on GitHub.

^GitHub