Ahmad Bilal

A big reason I prefer BlueSky over other social media platforms is its moderation system 🛡️. Although other platforms have moderation tools, BlueSky’s approach is far more effective and reliable. That’s why it remains my favorite 💙
@bsky.app Thank you so much for giving us such a wonderful platform 💙

Voice to Text feature using Open AI As I was reading the Murena’s terms of use I discovered that the voice to text feature introduced with e/OS/ 3.0 is using the Open AI API. That means our voice is sent to Open AI so they can translate...

Apple and Google both provide support for offline speech-to-text using local models. Users can configure it to be fully offline.

The Murena Voice to Text service in /e/OS sends the user's audio to OpenAI which is hidden away in their terms of service:

community.e.foundation/t/voice-to-t...

Bluesky 1.103. A screenshot of a post by Bluesky that says “Hello world!” The share button has a line pointing to it that says “Share post!”

📢 App Version 1.103 is rolling out now

Share posts via DMs or other apps! There’s now a “Share” button on every post so you can quickly send them to friends.

Bluesky profile with “live now” indicator

We’re testing a new feature! Starting this week, select accounts can add a livestream link to sites like YouTube or Twitch, and their Bluesky profile will show they’re live now.

📢 App Version 1.102 is rolling out now with a bunch of bugfixes and minor improvements. Also:

• On Android, photos are now saved to the "Bluesky" folder
• New application language: Frisian

OpenBSD 7.7 Released Longtime Slashdot reader me34point5 writes: OpenBSD quietly released the new version (7.7) of its "secure by default" operating system. This is the 58th release. Changes include improved hardware and VMM support, along with many kernel improvements. This release brings several specific improvements,...

OpenBSD 7.7 Released

https://bsd.slashdot.org/story/25/04/29/0456227/openbsd-77-released?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed

Hate speech of Sabine Sterk, founder of Time to Stand Up for Israel.

Manifestation ‘Stop the hate against Israel’, Dam Square, Amsterdam, yesterday.

English translation.
©️iAnnet all rights reserved #gaza #israel #zionism

We're back from a bit of downtime — thanks for your patience just now!

Our team is working to investigate the root cause. We share downtime updates at status.bsky.app.

Wait, how did a decentralized service like Bluesky go down? | TechCrunch Apparently, decentralized social networks can go down, too. On Thursday evening, the decentralized social network Bluesky experienced a significant

Wait, how did a decentralized service like Bluesky go down?

Man died after airline delayed medical help until others left plane, suit says The lawsuit, filed by John William Cannon’s son, says staff delayed seeking medical attention until other passengers disembarked the regional carrier for American Airlines.

A 62-year-old man who was in a medical crisis died after a flight crew delayed calling for assistance until the plane had landed and all the passengers had disembarked, according to a lawsuit filed by the man’s family.

The Pope Has Died, And The Palestinian People Have Lost An Important Advocate Notes From The Edge Of The Narrative Matrix

I don't know who the cardinals will pick to replace him, but I do know with absolute certainty that there are transnational intelligence operations in the works to make sure they select a more reliable supporter of Israel.
www.caitlinjohnst.one/p/the-pope-h...

France can and must do more than recognising Palestinian statehood The French government has the moral and legal obligation to act against the genocide in Gaza and the Israeli occupation.

"If France is interested in being a broker of peace in the Middle East, it needs to do more than just recognising Palestinian statehood. It must act in accordance with its obligations under the UN Charter and the Rome Statute."

— #AJOpinion by Xavier Abu Eid ⤵️

Signal sees its downloads double after scandal Encrypted messaging app Signal continues to see spiking downloads in the wake of the messaging scandal, which saw The Atlantic’s editor in chief Jeffrey Goldberg added to a group chat where high-ranking officials in the Trump administration were discussing an attack on Houthi rebels in Yemen. The resulting press coverage around the leak of these […]

Signal sees its downloads double after scandal

We 💙 links!

Starting this week, we've made it even easier for newsrooms and more to track how much traffic Bluesky is sending to their sites.

For those setting up analytics, Bluesky's referrer is go.bsky.app.

A screenshot of the bsky.app profile. The three-dot menu has been opened and “Search Posts” is highlighted”

A screenshot of the “Search” screen for the bsky.app account.

📢 1.98 is rolling out now (4/5)

Find posts by specific users more easily!

You can now go to their profile, tap the “…” three-dot menu, and select “Search posts.”

UNRWA USA Leads 124 Groups Urging Congress to Restore US Funding for UNRWA — UNRWA USA: Showing Palestine refugees that Americans care Refugees need you this Ramadan.

Hindus for Human Rights is proud to be a part of a coalition of 124 organizations that sent a letter to Congress urging the United States government to restore its funding to #UNRWA.

The Unfulfilled Promises of Narendra Modi’s Ayushman Bharat, the World’s Largest Health Scheme Delayed reimbursement and disputes over treatment costs have impaired Ayushman Bharat, the union government’s flagship national health insurance scheme, with rising demand not matching its claims. Wit...

The promise of health care under Ayushman Bharat, #Modi govt’s flagship national health insurance scheme, does not match its claims & the increasing demand for it, reported to Parliament last week, reveals Manu Konchady’s analysis of official data

article-14.com/post/the-unf...

18-year-old "East Asian Extremist" Nick Lee Xing Qiu has been arrested for planning a terrorist attack against Muslims in a mosque in Singapore. Far Right terrorists are not any more confined to Europe and America only.

BREAKING (2/2) 🇫🇷🇮🇱 The DANICA VIOLET explosives — denoted as “HMX prepared explosives (10 KG)” in bills of lading obtained from India — were recently seen in Jenin immediately prior to this massive home demolition.

BREAKING (1/2) 🇫🇷🇮🇱 The DANICA VIOLET — which delivered over 18,000 kg of demolition explosives from India to Israel in December alone — is docking in France now. This vessel must NOT be allowed to dock. From the Progressive International, we say: No harbour for genocide!

30M users 1B posts
🤝
bluesky milestone
achieved this week

Good to have his blatantly imperialist ambitions for the tariffs declared clearly

YouTube video by Declassified UK The SHOCKING evidence Starmer doesn't want you to see

👉NEW VIDEO -- The shocking evidence Starmer doesn't want you to see

Declassified journalist @jmcevoy.bsky.social reveals how the arms factories hit by pro-Palestine protests have been sending supplies to Israel throughout the Gaza genocide.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=s8Y6...

834 Attacks on Christians in India in 2024, 100 More Than 2023: Rights Group

834 Attacks on Christians in India in 2024, 100 More Than 2023: Rights Group

thewire.in/communalism/... #India #Modi #Hindutva #BJP #ReligiousFreedom

New—Israel denying 11 American physicians & nurses from leaving Gaza. They're from Texas, Florida, Colorado, Ohio, Arizona.

Some have surgeries for Americans back in the US they may miss.

Source says Israel gave no reason for denial—nor for doctors supposed to *enter* yesterday.

Israel’s leaders committed genocide in Gaza and must pay for it. Their political and media allies must too | Owen Jones This unprecedented slaughter could not have happened without powerful cheerleaders. Hold them to account, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones

Those who armed Israel must go to jail.

Those who used platforms to justify Israel's mass slaughter must have their reputations destroyed.

If not, we will normalise depravity which will lead to the ruin of us all.

New column 👇

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Meta says it didn't force users to follow President Trump on Facebook and Instagram The company also said it was working to resolve an issue where some words, including "Democrats" and "Republican," were blocked from Instagram search.

Social media platforms like Meta’s still have a long way to go toward being transparent and helping users understand how to adjust their own settings to avoid content they don’t want, EFF’s Corynne McSherry told CBS News.

Meta, WhatsApp win relief as India tribunal suspends data sharing ban An Indian tribunal temporarily suspended a five-year data sharing ban between WhatsApp and owner Meta Platforms , a major relief for the U.S. giant which had warned its advertising business will be affected.

An Indian tribunal temporarily suspended a five-year data sharing ban between WhatsApp and owner Meta, a major relief for the US giant which had warned its advertising business will be affected reut.rs/4g44bVy