Corporate Control
Please Stop Making Me Opt Out of AI
Documents how corporations exploit opt-out defaults and dark patterns to force users into AI data collection and processing, exemplifying… [more]
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Hack Reveals Suno AI Music Generator Scraped YouTube, Deezer, and Genius
Documents corporate mass data extraction without consent, algorithmic control over creative work, and exploitation of copyrighted content… [more]
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US trial could reveal who paid hackers to target Exxon climate critics: ‘on the edge of our seats’
Documents corporate use of private investigators and hackers to target climate activists and suppress damaging climate science… [more]
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European Court: Apple Can Not Shirk Off its Interoperability Requirements
Documents corporate resistance to interoperability requirements that enable monopolistic control over users' device ecosystems and… [more]
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Sony Nerfs Videogame Ownership
Documents corporate erosion of consumer ownership rights through forced digital distribution and subscription models, exemplifying… [more]
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EU threatens Meta with hefty fine over 'addictive design'
Documents corporate exploitation of algorithmic design to create addiction, particularly targeting children, representing dystopian… [more]
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‘He’s forcing higher bills’: Trump spends billions to kill clean energy and keep coal alive
Demonstrates corporate control of government policy where fossil fuel companies influence administration decisions to favor their… [more]
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NYT-led group asks court to sanction OpenAI in US copyright dispute
Qualifies as dystopian due to emerging corporate AI control dynamics: OpenAI's alleged evidence hiding in copyright litigation reflects… [more]
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European Commission Chooses to Keep EU Users Locked Up Behind Big Tech’s Gates
Documents how the European Commission failed to enforce interoperability requirements under the Digital Markets Act, allowing Big Tech… [more]
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Farmers Finally Get a John Deere Right to Repair Agreement That Doesn’t Screw Them Over
Documents corporate monopolistic practices where John Deere restricted farmer access to repair their own equipment, exemplifying how… [more]
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LinkedIn and X Are Flooded With AI Spam, Browsing Data Suggests
Massive prevalence of AI-generated spam on major social platforms represents corporate failure to control algorithmic content, enabling… [more]
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Google's New Remote Attestation Scheme is As Bad As Its Old One
Google's reCAPTCHA Mobile Verification blocks users running privacy-focused Android versions, exemplifying corporate control that locks… [more]
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Meta Now Lets Anyone Use Your Instagram Photos in AI Images—Unless You Opt Out
Meta's opt-out model for AI training on public user content represents corporate control over personal biometric and creative data,… [more]
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GB News co-owner ‘cashing in on climate chaos’ after leap in fossil fuel investments, critics say
Documents corporate monopoly control over news media to suppress climate action and maximize fossil fuel profits, exemplifying corporate… [more]
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From Manchester to Downing Street: What Burnham could mean for Palantir
Examines Palantir's expanding role in UK government infrastructure and a £330M NHS contract, raising concerns about corporate data… [more]
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‘It’s smoke and mirrors’: hope turns to fear in Scottish village chosen for AI datacentre
Documents corporate manipulation of local communities through misleading promises of AI-driven development, resulting in property… [more]
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Prediction Markets Let You Bet on Whether a Wildfire Will Burn Down Your Town
Prediction markets on wildfire disasters exemplify corporate financialization of climate catastrophes, creating perverse incentives that… [more]
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Sony Erases Digital Content From Libraries, a Reminder That You Don’t Own What You Buy
Sony's unilateral removal of purchased digital content exemplifies corporate control over consumer assets and the erosion of ownership… [more]
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EFF and Allies: X’s FTC Petition to Waive Privacy Violation Order Should be Rejected
Documents corporate attempt to evade privacy compliance through corporate restructuring, exemplifying how tech companies exploit… [more]
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Just About Anyone Can Sell You GLP-1s Online Now
Unregulated online GLP-1 drug sales through unqualified vendors represent corporate-enabled healthcare privatization and exploitation,… [more]