Fossery Tech :debian: :gnome:<p>(Linux news in previous posts of thread)</p><p>FOSS NEWS</p><p>Mastodon (official) mobile apps and mastodon.social, mastodon.online web UI will include easily dismissable donation banner:<br><a href="https://news.itsfoss.com/mastodon-in-app-donation-nudge/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">news.itsfoss.com/mastodon-in-a</span><span class="invisible">pp-donation-nudge/</span></a><br>(Some people often get mad if a project asks for donation within its software UI, but I think volunteer devs also deserve to get some payment for their work, it's fair to include a donation notice, if it doesn't annoy users with its placement.)</p><p>Brave and AdGuard will block Microsoft Recall:<br><a href="https://brave.com/privacy-updates/35-block-recall/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">brave.com/privacy-updates/35-b</span><span class="invisible">lock-recall/</span></a><br><a href="https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/7/adguard-joins-signal-and-brave-in-blocking-microsoft-recall-calling-it-a-privacy-concern-/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">alternativeto.net/news/2025/7/</span><span class="invisible">adguard-joins-signal-and-brave-in-blocking-microsoft-recall-calling-it-a-privacy-concern-/</span></a></p><p>Bluesky introduces age verification (using payment cards, ID scans, or face scans) for accessing adult content and direct messaging, and content controls for UK users:<br><a href="https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/7/bluesky-introduces-age-verification-and-content-controls-for-uk-users/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">alternativeto.net/news/2025/7/</span><span class="invisible">bluesky-introduces-age-verification-and-content-controls-for-uk-users/</span></a><br>(Yeah we're heading into a dystopian future, where you can't use social media without giving up sensitive information... Or can't send messages because a small portion of predators also use that feature... It shouldn't be the responsibility of governments and social media platforms to protect children, it's the parents' task to protect their children. If governments would really care about protecting children, they would rather push campaigns targeted towards parents to raise awareness of the importance of paying attention what their child is doing online. But nah, this "protect children" thing is only pushed for emotional manipulation, so that the governments can cover their arse, while building surveillance infrastructure.)</p><p>(more FOSS news in comment)</p><p><a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/WeeklyNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WeeklyNews</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/OpenSource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OpenSource</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/FOSSNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FOSSNews</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/OpenSourceNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OpenSourceNews</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/FOSS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FOSS</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/Firefox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Firefox</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/Firefox141" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Firefox141</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/Servo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Servo</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/Blender" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Blender</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/VirtualBox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VirtualBox</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/OrganicMaps" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OrganicMaps</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/LibreOffice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LibreOffice</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/Wireshark" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Wireshark</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/Calibre" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Calibre</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/Haiku" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Haiku</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/Browser" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Browser</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/OfficeSuite" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OfficeSuite</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/VirtualMachine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VirtualMachine</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/EbookReader" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EbookReader</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/ContentCreation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ContentCreation</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/Maps" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Maps</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/OperatingSystem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OperatingSystem</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/OS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OS</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/FosseryTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FosseryTech</span></a></p>