Headline: Why I regret using 23andMe: I gave up my DNA just to find out I’m British

Subtitle: Why I regret using #23andMe: I gave up my #DNA just to find out I’m British
I gave away my genetic information to a now imploding company for results that inspired nothing but ambivalence

Source: www.theguardian.com...

#Privacy

I've got a bad case of the flu or covid or something; haven't really been out of the bed since Saturday other than to shower and go to the bathroom. I'm starting to pull out of it, but the worst part is not being able to breathe thru my nose a lot of the time. It's almost enough to make me panicky at times. I'm just sitting here just downing Dayquil/Nyquil a few times a day, Afrin nasal spray, keeping a breathe-right nasal strip stuck to my nose and doom scrolling the internet. Yay diseases!

The #EFJ, an organization representing nearly 300k #journalists across 44 countries, has officially stated it will stop posting to #Twitter.

Snippet: “The social media site #X has become the preferred vector for conspiracy theories, racism, far-right ideas and misogynistic rhetoric. X is a platform that no longer serves the public interest at all, but the special ideological and financial interests of its owner and his political allies”

Source: www.thelondoneconom...

#Journalism #Europe

Headline: The #Internet is Shrinking

Snippet: Now we're all just tenants in #BigTech's digital dystopia. Every click, every creation, every conversation flows through their pipes. They're not just controlling traffic - they're rewriting the internet's DNA, turning a wild frontier of human potential into a corporate shopping mall.

This isn't evolution. It's extinction - the death of the free web by a thousand convenient clicks.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

Source: www.joanwestenberg....