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Written by Cory Doctorow on 2025-01-25 at 17:28

Tech's core regulatory proposition is "it's not a crime if we do it with an app." It's not an unlicensed taxi if we do it with an app. It's not an illegal hotel room if we do it with an app. It's not an unregistered security if we do it with an app. It's not wage theft if we do it with an app.

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Written by Bob Tregilus :tux:📷:copyleft: on 2025-01-26 at 00:30

@pluralistic And, even without reading this thread (which I will), your introduction is exactly why I have so few apps on my phone. And any apps that I installed on my phone are open source, ad free, and free. I so wish there was a ready for prime time mobile Linux OS.

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