⚠️ Big Tech has free rein in Canada. Every democracy has acted, except us. AI-era online harms are no joke. Demand a platform Duty of Care now! 🇨🇦 openmedia.org/FightOnlineH... @openmedia.org
Posts by Geeky Malcölm
🚨 Bill C-22 forces every Canadian internet provider, messaging app & cloud service to build surveillance backdoors and store a year of your data. Foreign state hackers exploited similar legislation in the US. Shut the backdoor: openmedia.org/StopC22-bsky #BillC22
“Good enough is the new perfect.” ~Becky Beaupre Gillespie
The difference between my six year old Rowan and my four year old Quinn in the mornings. Quinn whispers into my ear and says "Daddy, I know you're good. I love you. " Rowan says "Bye-bye butthead" as he heads out.
🇨🇦’s political parties are using Bill C-4 to permanently exempt themselves from basic privacy law. We have days to force the House to accept the Senate’s sunset clause compromise. Tell your MP: respect voter privacy, sunset Bill C-4! openmedia.org/C4Sunset-bsky @openmedia.org
"The practice of peace and reconciliation is one of the most vital and artistic of human actions." ~ Thich Nhat Hanh
“The place to be happy is here. The time to be happy is now.” ~Robert G. Ingersoll
“Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them, humanity cannot survive.” ~The Dalai Lama
Former ‘family values’ politician who ran massage parlour staffed by his wife facing criminal trials
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
OK, so Anthropic's AI built a C compiler. That don't impress me much
www.theregister.com/2026/02/13/a...
Friday Fun Fact: There are 150 psalms in the standard Book of Psalms, which is the longest book in the Bible...so we now know that when Everlast from House of Pain rapped "I've got more rhymes than the bible's got psalms", he has at least 151 rhymes in his possession!
"To see the right and not do it is cowardice" ~ Confucius
“Speak your mind even if your voice shakes.” ~Maggie Kuhn
“Don’t let the behavior of others destroy your inner peace.” ~Tenzin Gyatso, 14th Dalai
Snowflake has been a crucial circumvention tool for censored users in many other regions!
You can help keep the internet free and open.
Run a Snowflake proxy! It's as simple as opening a tab on your browser!
snowflake.torproject.org
#censorship #snowflake #tor
🇨🇦 Canada needs real digital sovereignty NOW to secure the future we deserve. ✍️ Endorse the Digital Sovereignty Charter’s five principles today! openmedia.org/DigitalChart... @openmedia.org
@Hootsuite.com promised to cut ties with ICE in 2020. Now they’re seeking billion-dollar contracts to help ICE monitor social media. 🚩 As a B Corp, they should protect rights—not build surveillance tools. Tell them to drop the deal: #NoTechForICE openmedia.org/NoTech4Ice-b... @openmedia.org
“Accept your past without regret, handle your present with confidence, and face your future without fear.” ~Unknown
“Beauty is not in the face; beauty is a light in the heart.” ~Kahlil Gibran
“Life’s challenges are not supposed to paralyze you, they’re supposed to help you discover who you are.” ~Bernice Johnson Reagan
Fear & guilt are your only enemies. Love & awareness are your true friends. Don't confuse them. One will kill you, the other will give you life. -- Neale Donald Walsch
"We can never obtain peace in the outer world until we make peace with ourselves."~ Dalai Lama
“If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion.” - Dalai Lama
Shady crypto 💸 transfers are a threat to our democracy: keep them out of 🇨🇦 politics! Speak up - write your MP today! openmedia.org/CryptoBanCA-... @openmedia.org
Peace on Earth, goodwill to all mankind...now let's enjoy our favorite incestuous Christmas coffee ad!!!
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Shady crypto 💸 transfers are a threat to our democracy: keep them out of 🇨🇦 politics! Speak up - write your MP today! openmedia.org/CryptoBanCA-... @openmedia.org
Canada can’t afford a “buy now, regret later” AI strategy. 🚫🤖 Urge your MP to push our leaders to act now with people-first rules that actually protect our digital future. 🇨🇦 Send your message now 👉 openmedia.org/AI4Canadians... @openmedia.org
⚠️ Canada will pick its next Competition Commissioner soon! Sign by Nov 28 ✍️ to demand a leader who will #StopMonopolies and fix Canada’s competition crisis ⚖️. openmedia.org/Competition4... @openmedia.org
⚠️ Canada will pick its next Competition Commissioner soon! Sign by Nov 28 ✍️ to demand a leader who will #StopMonopolies and fix Canada’s competition crisis ⚖️. openmedia.org/Competition4... @openmedia.org