"I think Kagi is definitely worth it for those who prize searching and privacy and have a low tolerance for enshittifiacation." - @Leisureguy@c.im
Humanizing the web with a user-centric search engine and browser - no ads, no trackers, just you and the product you love.
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This is some hideously dystopian shit from a company that we absolutely should expect better from. This isn't the first time I've heard of this happening, either.
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I had not noticed that Affinity shut down their forums but of course they did.
"THESE FORUMS ARE NOW READ-ONLY"
Okay, not "shut down" but they now prevent their users from talking to each other and tell you to fill out a form to get support.
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In the process of shifting my indieweb.social account here ... strategist, software engineer, entrepreneur, activist ... and I run the Nexus of Privacy newsletter (https://privacy.thenexus.today, @thenexusofprivacy, @thenexusofprivacy.net on Bluesky, and https://lemmy.blahaj.zone/c/thenexusofprivacyI've been on the fediverse for a long time, so you may know me from accounts like @jdp23 @jdp23, @jdp23, and @jdp23. I'm probably going to use this as my main public-facing account, although I'm still not completely sure how I'll balance this and my blahaj.zone account ... blahaj.zone is a great community, so I'm certainly not planning on leaving there, but one of the things I really like about the fediverse is the ability to have more than one account. So, we shall see!More about me in the pinned post at https://neuromatch.social/@jdp23/113914550735832491#strategy #equity #justice #technology #policy #disinfo #privacy #algorithmicJustice, #intersectionality #activism #organizing #software #startups ...And #nobot without permission. Opt-out isn't consent, but it's the only real option we have here.
Yeah, I'm not a huge fan of the the #enshittification metaphor in general (because it elides how shitty these systems always have been for people with disabilities, trans people, Black and Indigenous people etc) ... but in this case I think it's quite apt!
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Hey @pluralistic@mamot.fr , they're taking you literally now! #enshittification https://tech.lgbt/@LilahTovMoon/115653491023565487
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