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Jon Snow

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<p>Posting mostly about the enshittification of tech &amp; gaming industries, breaches of privacy laws and the looming age of dystopia.</p>

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    GTA VI launch trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rz1B4B2yBZY #Rockstar #GTAVI #GTA6 #gaming

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    Meta cut off No Kings’ access to Instagram account on key protest day https://www.newsweek.com/no-kings-protest-mets-12584351 #Meta #Instagram #censorship #fashism #sociamedia #technology

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    &amp;quot;Hopefully things will get better in November. That’s when Grand Theft Auto 6 comes out.&amp;quot;

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    You can no longer see the actual URL of a search result on Google search results page https://www.reddit.com/r/privacy/comments/1xaafcz/google_now_tracks_your_serp_clicks_even_harder/ #Google #enshittification #privacy #surveillance #technology

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    Spotify introduces QR code checks for Family plans, missing verification could mean a year-long ban Both the plan manager and the member need to be in the same location to complete the verification. A music player that needs to know where you are... https://www.firstpost.com/tech/spotify-introduces-qr-code-checks-for-family-plans-missing-verification-could-mean-a-year-long-ban-14053965.html #Spotify #enshittification #privacy #surveillance #technology #music

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    Xbox continues laying off thousands more people this month, November, and January https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2026/10/xbox-to-slash-even-more-jobs-this-month-with-further-cuts-in-november-and-january #Microslop #Microsoft #Xbox #gaming #technology #layoffs

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    Anthropic logged net loss of over $80 billion in first half of 2026 https://www.reuters.com/business/anthropic-recorded-net-loss-over-80-billion-first-half-this-year-wsj-reports-2026-10-20/ #Anthropic #Claude #AI #AIbubble #technology

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    Xbox wants you to pay 24 to 40 cents per hour to stream games you already bought https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2026/10/xbox-wants-you-to-pay-24-to-40-cents-per-hour-to-stream-games-you-already-bought/ #Microslop #Microsoft #Xbox #gaming #streaming #enshittification #technology

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    YouTube is testing hiding the dislike button entirely and users aren’t happy https://www.dexerto.com/youtube/youtube-is-testing-hiding-the-dislike-button-entirely-and-users-arent-happy-3420822/ #Google #Youtube #enshittification #technology #streaming

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    Just 3 more Thursdays to #GTAVI!

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    ‘Pure arrogance’: anger in Finland as Google illegally fells 250,000 trees for datacentre https://www.theguardian.com/environment/ng-interactive/2026/oct/22/finland-google-felling-trees-datacentre #Google #AI #datacenters #environment #technology

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    NBA 2K25 Is Getting Delisted After Just 2 Years, and Single Player Story Mode Will Become Unplayable https://www.ign.com/articles/nba-2k25-is-getting-delisted-after-just-2-years-and-single-player-story-mode-will-become-unplayable #2K #NBA #NBA2K25 #gaming #enshittification #StopKillingGames #technology

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    People are asking ChatGPT to help them decide how to vote in the midterms https://www.npr.org/2026/10/05/nx-s1-5977852/ai-chatbots-midterm-election #OpenAI #ChatGPT #AI #technology #dystopia #USA #midterms

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    8.8 Million Impacted by Data Breach at Denmark’s Central Person Register Hackers abused a company’s lawful access to the CPR system to steal the personal information of registered citizens. https://www.securityweek.com/8-8-million-impacted-by-data-breach-at-denmarks-central-person-register/ #databreach #hacking #dataleak #personalinformation #IDverification #ageverification #technology #Denmark

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    Meta&amp;#39;s Muse Is Building Dossiers on Your Friends and Family, Even If They Never Signed Up, Internal Files Reveal Muse&amp;#39;s instructions call for hourly profiles of users&amp;#39; contacts, even non-users, using their chats, messages, and emails. https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/meta-muse-ai-profiles-users-social-circles-1824205 #Meta #Muse #AI #Facebook #Instagram #WhatsApp #privacy #surveillance #dystopia #technology

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    Hope you like RCS, because Google Messages plans to remove this easy way to turn it off https://www.androidauthority.com/messages-rcs-disable-3719799/ #Google #GoogleMessages #messaging #technology #enshittification #KilledByGoogle

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    One of America’s Last Chestnut Groves Is About to Be Destroyed for a Data Center https://www.gadgetreview.com/one-of-americas-last-chestnut-groves-is-about-to-be-destroyed-for-a-data-center #Anthropic #Nscale #datacenters #AI #environment #technology #trees

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    #GTAVI #GTA6 #gaming #Rockstar

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    Remote Employee Fired After Refusing To Be Photographed by an AI Tool Every Three Minutes, Lawsuit Claims https://www.techtimes.co.uk/remote-worker-lawsuit-ai-webcam-monitoring-1809007 #SentinelAI #AI #privacy #surveillance #layoffs #dystopia #technology

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    Hackers steal millions of Discord IDs and email addresses in another hack Don&amp;#39;t forget to give Discord your ID 😏 https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/hackers-steal-millions-of-discord-ids-and-email-address-in-deliberate-multi-stage-attack-on-security-service-double-counter #Discord #securitybreach #privacy #ageverification #idverification #technology #hacking #security

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    Virginia Data Center Ran Diesel Generators for 24 Hours. Residents Fled Their Homes https://www.gadgetreview.com/virginia-data-center-ran-diesel-generators-for-24-hours-residents-fled-their-homes #AI #datacenters #airpollution #environment #dystopia #technology

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    Russia&amp;#39;s disinformation bot traffic nearly eliminated overnight after Ukraine drone strikes cripple multiple of &amp;#39;Russia&amp;#39;s Google&amp;#39; data centers — Ukraine intensifies bombing of Yandex data centers in response to Moscow’s strikes on Kyiv data centers https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/data-centers/russian-disinformation-bot-traffic-nearly-eliminated-overnight-after-ukraine-drone-strikes-cripple-multiple-of-russias-google-data-centers-ukraine-intensifies-bom...

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    Epic Games has delayed an unannounced shooter game featuring Star Wars &amp;amp; Marvel characters. Developers on the game have now been told to only use AI to write the code — “No more hand-written code”; All art for the game would be “generated with full AI workflows&amp;quot; https://www.reddit.com/r/gaming/comments/1x4a30j/bloomberg_epic_games_has_delayed_an_unannounced/ #EpicGames #AI #AIslop #gaming #enshittification #ensloppification

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    RE: https://social.vivaldi.net/@Vivaldi/117245482597817409 Vivaldi on Android now supports Chrome extensions! ❤️ #Vivaldi #software #technology

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    After laying off Battlefield 6 developers, EA pays its CEO $38 million because Battlefield 6 did so well https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/after-laying-off-battlefield-6-developers-ea-pays-its-ceo-usd38-million-because-battlefield-6-did-so-well/ #EA #Battlefield #gaming #layoffs

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    The Netherlands joins Europe&#39;s gradual migration from Windows to Linux on government PCs https://www.xda-developers.com/the-netherlands-joins-europes-gradual-migration-from-windows-to-linux-on-government-pcs/ #Microslop #Microsoft #Linux #technology #government #TheNetherlands

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    Amazon’s new 7.65GW Texas AI data center power plant could become the largest source of CO₂ pollution in the US — Custom 35-turbine gas plant permitted to emit 33 million tons of annual greenhouse gases https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/data-centers/amazons-new-7-65gw-texas-ai-data-center-power-plant-could-become-the-largest-source-of-co2-pollution-in-the-us-custom-35-turbine-gas-plant-authorized-to-emit-33-million-tons-of-annual-greenhouse-gases #Amazon #datacenter #AI #pollution #en...

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    Apple engineer says he was fired after refusing to send customer device IDs to AT&amp;T A 16-year employee alleges Apple’s carrier team shared IMEI numbers through unsecured email without required customer releases. https://runtimewire.com/article/exclusive-apple-engineer-says-he-was-fired-after-refusing-to-send-customer-devic #Apple #iPhone #privacy #technology

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    &#39;Ban on Meta Smart Glasses possible&#39; in Germany https://www.reddit.com/r/privacy/comments/1vb0erp/ban_on_meta_smart_glasses_possible_in_germany/ #Meta #Facebook #RayBan #surveillance #privacy #technology #Germany