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At least 3 gay bars in the historic LGBTQ+ district in San ...

2026-06-15T18:16:52+02:00

At least 3 gay bars in the historic LGBTQ+ district in San Francisco are using face scan tech, often without patrons knowing.

This data collection, especially as Trump admin are pushing to generate ‘lists’ of trans people, is highly dangerous.

https://gomag.com/article/san-francisco-gay-bars-are-scanning-patrons-faces-and-collecting-their-data/

We’ve been pouring an immense amount of our scarce policy ...

2026-06-01T21:56:12+02:00

In reply to nevent1q…u736
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We’ve been pouring an immense amount of our scarce policy advocacy resources into blocking the worst of these efforts on the state & national level but we are running out of steam.

So we launched our Pride 2026 page
with a fundraising goal of $15K! Can you help fuel the fight?✊ https://www.fightforthefuture.org/pride2026?tag=socials

This past year, we’ve seen a wave of proposed ID check ...

2026-06-01T21:55:05+02:00

In reply to nevent1q…kfmt
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This past year, we’ve seen a wave of proposed ID check mandates, VPN bans, AI-powered surveillance & censorship bills targeting the LGBTQ+ community on a scale we have never seen.

#Pride #pride2026

🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️HAPPY PRIDE! Did you know that ...

2026-06-01T21:50:50+02:00

🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️HAPPY PRIDE! Did you know that Fight for the Future [Unofficial] (npub1q29…fna5) is one of the only queer & trans-led groups throwing down to defend our communities at the intersection of LGBTQ+ rights & tech justice?

#Pride #pridemonth

40+ tech and justice orgs demand lawmakers take swift action to ...

2026-01-20T23:24:47+01:00

40+ tech and justice orgs demand lawmakers take swift action to stem the tide on ICE violence and the tech and data spending that help it spread!

https://www.fightforthefuture.org/news/2026-01-19-40-tech-justice-orgs-call-to-defund-ice/

We helped the UC Berkeley Cybersecurity Clinic to organize risk ...

2025-11-05T15:18:08+01:00

We helped the UC Berkeley Cybersecurity Clinic to organize risk assessments for mutual aid groups.

Now, here’s the report with digital security recs for orgs + for projects that want to build mutual aid tools:

https://cltc.berkeley.edu/publication/securing-mutual-aid-cybersecurity-practices-and-design-principles-for-financial-technology/

Big Tech app store censorship bolsters government surveillance ...

2025-10-16T20:08:41+02:00

Big Tech app store censorship bolsters government surveillance efforts & puts real people in danger, setting a terrible precedent when they should really be focused on resisting authoritarianism & protecting users' rights.

TELL THEM 👉 fftf.link/stopappcensorship

Calling all artists & musicians: 🔈 🎶 🎨 There’s a ...

2025-10-15T21:57:12+02:00

Calling all artists & musicians: 🔈 🎶 🎨 There’s a mass movement of people just like you around the globe that are pushing the music industry to divest from genocide & fossil fuels- we’re calling on you to spread the word & take the pledge!

https://fftf.link/noart4genocide

Tech & Palestine justice movements have always known that Big ...

2025-08-07T16:28:10+02:00

In reply to nevent1q…3lpx
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Tech & Palestine justice movements have always known that Big Tech’s complicity in Israel’s violence is much deeper + more widespread than isolated contracts or companies.

We've mobilized over the past two months to pressure Meta, Google + Paypal to end their complicity in genocide and we're building momentum. Stay tuned for next steps in the campaign here: https://www.bigtechfuelsgenocide.com/

#palestine #meta #microsoft #bigtech #genocide

BREAKING: New investigation exposes Microsoft for enabling ...

2025-08-07T16:26:08+02:00

BREAKING: New investigation exposes Microsoft for enabling surveillance + killing of Palestinians.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/aug/06/microsoft-israeli-military-palestinian-phone-calls-cloud

✈️ Some numbers from Algorithmic Justice League's recent ...

2025-08-06T01:33:40+02:00

✈️ Some numbers from Algorithmic Justice League's recent report on passenger experiences with opting out of invasive biometric face-scans at the airport:

- 67% that requested to opt-out received negative treatment for doing so
-56% of people didn’t see opt-out info
-74% weren’t notified of TSA use of facial recognition
-99% weren't notified of their right to opt-out
- 87% shared concerns with facial recognition
- 33% were concerned with the handling of data

The Senate is voting on this dangerous bill THIS WEEKEND. Make ...

2025-06-26T19:28:33+02:00

In reply to nevent1q…wt5h
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The Senate is voting on this dangerous bill THIS WEEKEND. Make some noise and urge your Senators to stop this backdoor AI moratorium + protect our civil rights over tech companies’ profits. Respond ‘AI needs regulation’ if you agree! https://www.fightforthefuture.org/actions/stop-the-ai-regulation-moratorium

This 10-year AI regulation moratorium that Republican Senators ...

2025-06-26T19:28:04+02:00

In reply to nevent1q…27y3
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This 10-year AI regulation moratorium that Republican Senators are pushing as part of their “One Big, Beautiful Bill” budget package would not only block new state + local rules protecting us from AI discrimination in housing, employment, and healthcare but this could also erase years of hard work passing bans on privacy-invading AI tech like facial recognition. The same tech being actively used by police, ICE + military to target vulnerable people, especially black and brown communities.

One Big, Beautiful Backdoor: AI Moratorium CALL YOUR SENATORS TO ...

2025-06-26T19:27:17+02:00

One Big, Beautiful Backdoor: AI Moratorium

CALL YOUR SENATORS TO OPPOSE: 813-213-3989

https://techcrunch.com/2025/06/22/moratorium-on-state-ai-regulation-clears-senate-hurdle/

Yet another fascist crackdown on masking and mask distribution-- ...

2025-06-13T02:02:58+02:00

Yet another fascist crackdown on masking and mask distribution-- further criminalizing people for exercising their right to health and privacy.

What is clear is that, based on his previous threats, Trump will ...

2025-05-14T21:13:23+02:00

In reply to nevent1q…9zf7
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What is clear is that, based on his previous threats, Trump will use this law to revoke the tax-exempt status for groups he views as political foes.

#nonprofitkillerbill #resistTrump #nonprofits #freespeech #resistfascism

https://apnews.com/article/trump-tax-exempt-crew-environmental-groups-harvard-5e1e0ffacfa040ccdeaf4e43fb72b5fe

‼️Language from the 2024 nonprofit killer bill was approved ...

2025-05-14T21:11:45+02:00

‼️Language from the 2024 nonprofit killer bill was approved in House budget-reconciliation this morning 👎

We name some of the risks of this "terribly thought-out" legislation to vulnerable communities:

https://apnews.com/article/congress-nonprofits-tax-exempt-terrorism-trump-f9f5cfad4ea64c0745313a0b8a84fccf

Real ID's are now required for entry to federal buildings + ...

2025-05-08T15:46:36+02:00

Real ID's are now required for entry to federal buildings + domestic flights. This is another stretch of the state surveillance arm that is placing yet more burden on everyday people while also placing more risk on vulnerable communities. https://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/amp/rcna204996

One recent memory of Skype is how Microsoft shut down accounts of ...

2025-05-06T03:14:45+02:00

One recent memory of Skype is how Microsoft shut down accounts of Palestinians without explanation, cutting them off from crucial lifelines amidst the genocide. #skype

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cger582weplo

Texas bill SB 2880 will ban abortion pills and criminalize ...

2025-05-05T18:01:47+02:00

Texas bill SB 2880 will ban abortion pills and criminalize hosting abortion information online. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/04/texass-war-abortion-now-war-free-speech

Dozens of activists who helped organize protests this year ...

2025-04-17T19:38:55+02:00

Dozens of activists who helped organize protests this year against Elon Musk’s company Tesla are calling on Democratic leaders in Congress to drop efforts to repeal Section 230, arguing the statute protects their activism efforts.
https://thehill.com/policy/technology/5253431-tesla-takedown-organizers-call-on-democrats-to-shield-section-230/

While Mahmoud + others kidnappings are disturbing, they’re not ...

2025-03-26T21:31:34+01:00

While Mahmoud + others kidnappings are disturbing, they’re not flukes! These surveillance apparatuses and censorship systems are operating AS DESIGNED.
Use these resources to minimize risk + stay as safe as possible ✅
https://touchgrass.fightforthefuture.org/protesting-under-fascism/

Google’s newly acquired company, founded by a former Israeli ...

2025-03-26T17:42:01+01:00

Google’s newly acquired company, founded by a former Israeli army cyber-espionage/surveillance unit, does little to quell concerns about their complicity in the ongoing Palestinian genocide…https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/google-playing-fire-acquiring-israeli-company-founded-unit-8200-veterans

Join the Microsoft workers organizing to cut ties with the IDF + ...

2025-03-04T18:57:00+01:00

In reply to nevent1q…tjl7
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Join the Microsoft workers organizing to cut ties with the IDF + demand that Microsoft sever ties with Israel’s genocide: https://tinyurl.com/Mcrsftcomplicity

Last week, Microsoft workers w/ the No Azure for Apartheid ...

2025-03-04T18:48:56+01:00

In reply to nevent1q…ff34
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Last week, Microsoft workers w/ the No Azure for Apartheid campaign petitioned Microsoft’s CEO for answers at an “employee town hall.” Despite standing silently with shirts reading “Does our code kill kids?” the workers were kicked out of their own town hall. Microsoft leadership’s inability to answer their question is chilling.

These docs show that Microsoft has supplied a range of tech ...

2025-03-04T18:46:49+01:00

In reply to nevent1q…te60
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These docs show that Microsoft has supplied a range of tech tools, from cloud systems to millions of dollars in engineering support, to the IDF as they carried out genocide.

https://tinyurl.com/455zpan3

The truth has finally come to the surface: leaked docs from ...

2025-03-04T18:43:40+01:00

The truth has finally come to the surface: leaked docs from January confirm a clear partnership b/t Microsoft + Israel’s military ops throughout the latters’ assault on Gaza.

https://tinyurl.com/nt8vcaku

Their goal is to confuse, disorient + demobilize us by doing ...

2025-02-26T18:43:47+01:00

In reply to nevent1q…mzsf
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Their goal is to confuse, disorient + demobilize us by doing this. We must stay focused and fight back by protecting federal workers. One way to do that is flood Musk’s inbox: https://tinyurl.com/35nmkxav

Trump + Musk’s ‘flood the zone’ strategy means hijacking ...

2025-02-26T18:39:00+01:00

Trump + Musk’s ‘flood the zone’ strategy means hijacking government agencies, cutting valuable programs + surveilling federal employees all while accessing our private data.
https://tinyurl.com/36s82jph

One of the many reasons we ride for the Internet Archive 👏 ...

2025-02-18T22:46:30+01:00

One of the many reasons we ride for the Internet Archive 👏

https://www.cnn.com/2025/02/18/tech/internet-archives-deleted-websites-wayback-machine/index.html?Date=20250218&Profile=cnnpolitics&utm_content=1739880498&utm_medium=social&utm_source=instagram

We’re committed to combatting the harmful influence of tech ...

2024-12-23T01:55:43+01:00

We’re committed to combatting the harmful influence of tech billionaires by supporting antitrust regulations + privacy laws. In 2025, we'll continue defending encryption, uphold the right to code + expose financial surveillance targeting marginalized communities.

Reality: copyright is broken for most musicians. It's mostly ...

2024-12-16T23:11:50+01:00

In reply to nevent1q…chmx
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Reality: copyright is broken for most musicians.

It's mostly used by giant corporations to amass enough rights and power that they can generally successfully bludgeon musicians into saying whatever they want, or at least, suffering in silence.

But the worldview in here is pretty old and unimpressive. ...

2024-12-16T23:11:13+01:00

In reply to nevent1q…ljwr
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But the worldview in here is pretty old and unimpressive. Basically: copyright system = only option for artists to ever make a living. (Despite the fact that most aren't making a dignified living anymore, only record and DSP execs are, see the letter.)

You can tell from the subheader, where the author concedes that ...

2024-12-16T23:09:54+01:00

In reply to nevent1q…snvx
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You can tell from the subheader, where the author concedes that the Internet Archive does important work, that industry execs are on their back heel way more than last time, when they sued to destroy the right to own and preserve surveillance-free digital books.

So that feels good.

If you can't, it breaks down to: "SCANDAL: a nonprofit ...

2024-12-16T23:09:18+01:00

In reply to nevent1q…0h70
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If you can't, it breaks down to:

"SCANDAL: a nonprofit devoted to preservation advocates for the right to preserve history and culture—and the right to access it"
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"We don't actually *mean* to destroy the Archive, it's just a suit!"
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"AI is scary"

As they always do whenever artists organize to say "hey giant ...

2024-12-16T23:08:31+01:00

In reply to nevent1q…3fep
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As they always do whenever artists organize to say "hey giant corporations with tons of $$ and PR, don't destroy the thing we love", industry titans are now responding.

Go ahead and read it if you can get past the paywall: https://www.billboard.com/pro/300-musicians-fighting-effort-protect-copyright-why/

BREAKING: 750+ musicians are now calling on major labels to drop ...

2024-12-16T23:07:39+01:00

BREAKING: 750+ musicians are now calling on major labels to drop their $621 million lawsuit against internetarchive (npub1umd…wfr7) — a suit that could destroy the entire nonprofit.

Letter sign ons remain open until Wednesday at https://SaveTheArchive.com

More surveillance doesn't make our communities safe. Open ...

2024-12-16T15:05:17+01:00

In reply to nevent1q…ztdq
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More surveillance doesn't make our communities safe. Open source projects like DeFlock are one of the ways people are pushing back: https://www.404media.co/the-open-source-project-deflock-is-mapping-license-plate-surveillance-cameras-all-over-the-world/

ALPR (automatic license plate reader) surveillance tracks much ...

2024-12-16T15:01:49+01:00

ALPR (automatic license plate reader) surveillance tracks much more data than your license plate info- all of which is made available to police through companies like Flock 'Safety'. Here's a helpful explainer: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DDdKsglTpNJ/?igsh=Z2hoOGlia2R6aGh2

Big record labels claim to be helping musicians by destroying the ...

2024-12-12T15:40:30+01:00

Big record labels claim to be helping musicians by destroying the internetarchive (npub1umd…wfr7) !

We organized a letter with over 500 musicians who are speaking out about how this couldn't be further from the truth:

They're also demanding that the music industry realign their ...

2024-12-09T18:47:28+01:00

In reply to nevent1q…d7g6
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They're also demanding that the music industry realign their actions with the interests of working artists. Sign their open letter now to show your support!

https://www.savethearchive.com

Over 350 musicians are speaking out to demand that major labels ...

2024-12-09T18:44:49+01:00

Over 350 musicians are speaking out to demand that major labels drop a lawsuit aimed to destroy the Internet Archive.

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/tegan-sara-kathleen-hanna-internet-archive-lawsuit-letter-1235195841/

The push to ban masking in public is a threat to free speech and ...

2024-12-06T20:43:32+01:00

The push to ban masking in public is a threat to free speech and disability rights.
https://truthout.org/articles/progressive-dems-are-handing-trump-a-weapon-against-dissent-with-mask-bans/

...and the same hacker-for-hire ring implicated in the ...

2024-12-05T23:58:49+01:00

In reply to nevent1q…8qym
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...and the same hacker-for-hire ring implicated in the investigation was caught red-handed targeting Fight for the Future and other activists who helped win net neutrality protections in the US in 2017.

A bit 'phishy' if you ask us.

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2017/09/phish-future

The report focuses on environmental activists who appear to have ...

2024-12-05T23:56:19+01:00

In reply to nevent1q…vw5g
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The report focuses on environmental activists who appear to have been targeted at the behest of ExxonMobil, one of DCI Group’s largest clients. But one of DCI Group’s other highest-paying clients is Verizon...

https://readsludge.com/2024/12/03/big-oils-cybermercenary-lobbyists-exposed/

Reuters reports that the FBI has been investigating DCI Group, a ...

2024-12-05T23:53:25+01:00

Reuters reports that the FBI has been investigating DCI Group, a DC based lobbying + PR firm, for allegedly hiring hackers to break into activists’ emails. https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/exxon-lobbyist-investigated-over-hack-and-leak-environmentalist-emails-sources-2024-11-27/

BREAKING: ACTIVISM IS WORKING. DO NOT LET UP!! Reps that voted ...

2024-11-19T23:13:26+01:00

BREAKING: ACTIVISM IS WORKING. DO NOT LET UP!!

Reps that voted for #HR9495 are getting so many calls that they're publicly withdrawing their support of the nonprofit-killer bill.

Don't let Dems pre-comply with fascism. Keep calling until the vote on Thursday 11/21: https://fftf.link/no9495

The Crypto industry cheering for authoritarianism is peak irony ...

2024-11-07T16:56:37+01:00

The Crypto industry cheering for authoritarianism is peak irony and reflects a woeful disconnect from decentralization and open-source values.

https://www.wired.com/story/trump-crypto-support/

AI tech is being used as a voter suppression tool to challenge ...

2024-11-05T19:28:35+01:00

AI tech is being used as a voter suppression tool to challenge voter registrations en masse.

https://www.404media.co/inside-the-plan-to-use-ai-to-purge-voter-rolls/

New surveillance tech from an Israeli AI company aims to root out ...

2024-11-04T20:40:55+01:00

New surveillance tech from an Israeli AI company aims to root out retail industry ‘Sweethearting’- opening up the door for more customer profiling.

https://gizmodo.com/facial-recognition-that-tracks-suspicious-friendliness-is-coming-to-a-store-near-you-2000519190

Big pubs: Ban 500,000+ books from @internetarchive ! Also Big ...

2024-10-21T19:53:56+02:00

Big pubs: Ban 500,000+ books from
@internetarchive !

Also Big pubs: Sue Florida for banning way fewer books than we literally just did!

We can help put a stop to the censorship and discrimination that ...

2024-10-16T00:17:01+02:00

In reply to nevent1q…xnlw
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We can help put a stop to the censorship and discrimination that Palestinians and Palestine advocates are facing on Meta’s platforms. https://www.fightforthefuture.org/actions/meta-let-palestine-speak/

As Palestinians in Gaza experience escalating, brutal military ...

2024-10-16T00:01:46+02:00

As Palestinians in Gaza experience escalating, brutal military assaults social media giants like Meta continue to suppress their voices: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DBKLjCoSuW5/?igsh=MWVwbGFkZGh4cXQzag==

For 12 months we’ve watched Israel carry out a genocide against ...

2024-10-08T01:24:10+02:00

For 12 months we’ve watched Israel carry out a genocide against Palestinians in Gaza. Now these atrocities continue as Israel invades Lebanon, and the systematic efforts to silence + erase Palestinian voices continues.

"Digital archiving as we know it would not exist without the ...

2024-10-04T18:31:47+02:00

"Digital archiving as we know it would not exist without the Internet Archive—without it, the world would lose its best public resource on internet history."

Read the full story: https://wired.trib.al/AM9FF6B

A $621 million suit for ~$41,000 in "damages" for ...

2024-09-30T22:01:39+02:00

A $621 million suit for ~$41,000 in "damages" for archiving thousands of musical recordings that would otherwise be lost to history.

This is nothing short of an effort to end the internetarchive (npub1umd…wfr7) from major music labels and we should all be furious.

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/internet-archive-major-label-music-lawsuit-1235105273/

“It’s the time of Orwell but with corporations." ...

2024-09-27T19:46:48+02:00

“It’s the time of Orwell but with corporations." https://www.wired.com/story/internet-archive-memory-wayback-machine-lawsuits/

This is a must-read on the existential battle of internetarchive (npub1umd…wfr7)

If you wanna take action after, we've got a list of things to do at https://www.battleforlibraries.com/

This report highlights how AI, data collection, surveillance, and ...

2024-09-25T22:50:27+02:00

This report highlights how AI, data collection, surveillance, and automation are interconnected in warfare and have an adverse impact on Palestinian digital rights in the context of Gaza https://shorturl.at/Qi7jQ

"VPNs are lifelines for journalists, activists + everyday ...

2024-09-24T16:51:25+02:00

"VPNs are lifelines for journalists, activists + everyday citizens. Apple's actions undermine the #privacy + #security of millions, setting a dangerous precedent for how #tech companies collaborate w/authoritarian regimes." Evan Greer 🏳️‍⚧️ (npub1u3y…38tr)

https://www.techradar.com/pro/vpn/apple-keeps-removing-vpn-apps-in-russia-and-the-toll-is-worse-than-we-thought

It's really concerning when parental controls are really more ...

2024-09-18T23:05:14+02:00

It's really concerning when parental controls are really more about parental surveillance, versus restricting a company’s ability to collect minors’ personal data.

https://t.co/nYmiLXwD1i

Statement on the dangerous and myopic ruling in Hachette v ...

2024-09-04T21:33:11+02:00

Statement on the dangerous and myopic ruling in Hachette v internetarchive (npub1umd…wfr7) today:

"Make no mistake, this suit is about taking away the right to own popular book formats and the right to be safe reading them."

https://www.fightforthefuture.org/news/2024-09-04-statement-photos-on-ruling-in-hachette-v-internet-archive-this-cant-stand/