@britt what kind of hosting and technical assistance do you need?

(I mean, do you need a generic web server provider where you admin Mastodon yourself, or do you need a Mastodon-specific service provider similar to masto.host that is responsible for installing updates and other admin things on your behalf?)

@Lydie hm, sounds like it works for you, but could be bad news for me here in Minnesota

@Lydie how often does snow accumulate like that, do you ever have to go out and clear those off?

@paul nice you found the loophole, us tech guys always win after all

RE: https://mastodon.thenewoil.org/@thenewoil/115971195227745876

Next up will be a VPN ban. Many tech-y people will see that and think “lol yeah well that’s not going to stop *me* from using a VPN”

A VPN ban isn’t really meant stop you from using one. It means when they catch you doing so, they’ll use the fact you’re using this harmless technology itself as a *pretense* to lock you up without needing to do any “hard work” (i.e. an investigator’s job) like actually confirming whether you committed a real crime.

Don’t think you won’t be impacted just because you know how to outsmart an ISP filter! This is not a plan to protect children or stop you from consuming adult media. It is a ploy to eventually eliminate ALL freedom of expression and free access to information in the UK.

And the same goes for Chat Control and encrypted messengers, btw

#UKpol #VPNban #PornHub #ChatControl #Privacy #FreeSpeech #SocialMedia

I only found out today that American TikTok was taken over by the USA like half a week ago.

A few years ago there might’ve been more outrage from the CCP, but it’s fascinating how completely silent China has been on American affairs overall for the past year…