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Telegram temporary blocked in France

Telegram temporary blocked in France

The 13th of May, Telegram, a popular messaging application, got blocked by the French Government under the child abuse and terrorism fighting enforcement laws. Following their procedure, the Police requested the French ISP to block some URLs tagged as “child porn” as the law requires it. The procedure is : the Police asks the hosting provider to remove the contents. If the hosting does not comply under a legal delay, the URL is blocked.

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Guys, it's OK to be on social medias

Guys, it's OK to be on social medias

There’s a behavior I’ve often observed during a discussion about the major social medias. Some people are trying to justify why they’re using them as it would be a problem to use them. – “I’m just using them to keep contact with people I know” – “I don’t use them a lot” – “I just have a read profile to follow some people” – “I just use them for the games”

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Big Tech Corp dependency evaluation - Round 2

Two years ago, I’ve made a self evaluation of my dependency regarding the Big Tech Companies (article in French). I think it would be nice to re-evaluate it regularly to see how is it evolving, or possibly regressing regarding various online services usage. Legend Each item will be marked with one of the following icons : ✅ : I’m completely independent of a Big Tech Corporation ❎ : I’m partially dependent of a Big Tech Corporation ❌ : I’m dependent of a Big Tech Corporation 🚫 : I don’t use this service anymore Personal definition I don’t like the “GAFAM” acronym because it’s reducing to a small variety of corporations and ignore others who may still be preeminent in their respective domain.

- 5 minutes read time

Evaluation d'indépendance face aux géants du Web

Evaluation d’indépendance face aux géants du Web On lit par-ci par-là de nombreuses listes de services ou promotions pour se “désintoxiquer de Google” tant l’hégémonie des géants du Web est présente dans notre quotidien. Il est évident que l’effet de masse est l’un des plus grands catalyseurs d’audience pour ces services. On va sur Machin parce que son entourage y est, et c’est le cercle vicieux. Et quand on veut quitter Machin pour une raison X ou Y, l’entourage ne suit pas et la crainte de l’isolement arrive alors, et donc on se désiste.

- 8 minutes read time