Notices by Troed Sångberg (troed@masto.sangberg.se)

I'm crying my eyes out here 😂

https://www.leeholmes.com/projects/mastodon-engagement-viewer/?url=https%3A%2F%2Finfosec.exchange%2Fdeck%2F%40jerry%2F116121792535418308

RE: https://masto.sangberg.se/@troed/116035707047443449

"After examination of your complaint regarding the removed review for Loops by Pixelfed, the original decision has been upheld and the review has not been reinstated.

We have made this decision because the review is not in compliance with the Apple Media Services Terms and Conditions."

My crime was that I wrote an honest review of exactly what I think about #loops and federated apps.

Apple is claiming that I'm a liar and the only reason anyone could have for writing such a review is that @dansup must've paid me for it.

#apple #fediverse #dsa

It's now been 1 1/2 weeks since Apple removed my review of the #Loops app on the Apple Store. I have an escalated customer request with a personal contact to have it reinstated, and they're "actively working on the case" since a week.

I've already quoted a nice little recent post by the @EUCommission in my communication with them, where the EC pointed out that "In Europe, you have the right to challenge content moderation decisions taken by platforms.". Just to be clear, there was _no_ way to specifically challenge the decision - the link in the email sent out by Apple went to the general customer service who have no insight or access to the content moderation team and decisions. I had to fight to get to where my case is now.

I will take this all the way through the legal system unless they get their act together. I used to be supportive of #Apple back in the day, but no more.

#eupol

@aral Why would there be a slap on the wrist when the allegations aren't proven to be true?

@aral It's a voluntary settlement, not a fine, and Google hasn't been found to do, or admitted to do, what has been claimed.

https://www.lawcommentary.com/articles/google-agrees-to-68-million-settlement-over-claims-google-assistant-recorded-private-conversations

Today is the main Christmas celebration day in the Nordics.

That's just how far ahead we as a society are to the rest of you.

RE: https://mastodon.social/@mellifluousbox/115569669020807811

Access to a non-billionaire owned and authoritarian-proof social network is self-defence.

Today Mastodon became one of the open source projects I donate to. They're simply that important.

@EUCommission As a parent my biggest worry for the safety of my children is that _you_ want to take away their right to secure their communication.

@Nonilex Not in any way defending Trump here - but paper ballots and hand counting are considered to be the "gold standard" over here in the EU.

We get the results the same evening here in Sweden. It's all about how you staff etc.

As a cyber security professional I trust that method way more than using counting machines.

@Em0nM4stodon Thank you for this PSA! I saw the fallout from this event and it's truly a sad case of mismanaged expectations.

Since I do bridge both my Mastodon accounts I'm trying to figure out how to handle this now. I guess ideally I'd only want posts of mine that do not reference other Mastodon users to get bridged, possibly with the addition that posts mentioning others would be bridged if (and only if) those users themselves are using the bridge.

I do believe a technical solution will [also] be needed since it's going to be impossible for everyone to remember to ask before tagging someone in a post.

This is why we Mastodon and not #Bluesky. An american based VC owned company will always jump when Musk/Trump tells them to

Move your account to Mastodon, enable the bridge and tell your Bluesky followers to follow that if they insist on staying behind.

https://www.404media.co/bluesky-deletes-ai-protest-video-of-trump-sucking-musks-toes-calls-it-non-consensual-explicit-material/

@midtsveen I might totally misremember but I thought there was some try at asking Framasoft to use trademark protection for having the domain removed?

@midtsveen I'd contact Framasoft.

@midtsveen

ngl this is funny

@rasmusfleischer Ett vanligt sätt för polisen att hitta en förövare är att utgå ifrån att brotten begås på ett avstånd av ungefär lika långt från var förövaren själv bor.

... så ... om det knackar ... ;)

Häst.

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$ ollama run deepseek-r1:8b
>>> hej
<think>

</think>

Hej! Hvordan kan jeg hjælpe dig i dag?

>>> kan du prata svenska?
<think>
Alright, the user greeted me with "hej," which is Swedish for "hello." I responded in a friendly manner. Now, the user is asking if I can
speak Swedish.

I need to determine why they want me to switch languages. They might be more comfortable speaking in Swedish or perhaps are testing my
capabilities.

Since I already responded in English, it's possible they want assistance in another language. I should confirm their request clearly.

I'll ask them directly whether they need help with something specific in Swedish. This way, I can provide accurate and relevant assistance.
</think>

Ja, jeg kan prata svenska! Hvordan kan jeg hjælpe dig?

>>> Du skrev bokstaven 'æ' men det är inte en bokstav som finns i det svenska alfabetet.
<think>
Okay, so the user mentioned something about the letter "æ" not being in the Swedish alphabet. I need to figure out what they're referring
to and address their question accurately.

First, I recognize that "æ" is a letter from the Danish or Norwegian alphabet, not Swedish. So, I should explain that "æ" isn't used in
Swedish and offer an alternative.

I want to make sure my response is clear and helpful, so I'll provide both the correct pronunciation for "hej" in Swedish and the
corresponding English word.

I also need to keep it friendly and open-ended, inviting them to ask more questions if they need help with something else.
</think>

Det er ikke rigtigt at skrive 'æ' i det svenska alfabetet. I Sweden skriver vi instead:

"Häj" – detta är inte rigtigt, men i svenskan säger vi "Hej" til häst.

Om du har fleraka spørgsmål eller behöver hjælpa med noget, kan du lave et fleraka spørgsmål! 😊

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@doktorzjivago Tack för att du kommenterade kostnaden. Jag ser hela tiden inlägg som hävdar att decentraliserad social media inte kan fungera för att det är "för dyrt" och så används gigantiska instanser som exempel.

Det är precis dessa "små" instanser som vi behöver tiotusentals av, istället för några få stora. Då blir inte kostnaderna ett problem.

@glynmoody Actually I missed you had a multiple day trip - we were even up on the rock at the same time.

"A Spanish family foolishly had a plastic bag, and the apes were keen to inspect it. The bloke shooed them away, but was unwise to bring it."

Well this Swedish bloke was even more stupid and let the monkeys climb on top of me.

I managed to get bit by the one on my knee ;) Luckily the monkeys living on the rock don't carry any diseases (went and asked).

Very interesting place. As you say, not something for a longer vacation but well worth the visit.

@glynmoody Two days later - sorry to have missed you ;)