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Jon Stewart’s Apple TV Plus show ends, reportedly over coverage of AI and China - It's definitely not a great sign when coorporate interests over rule free speech. Apple and China are both big enough that they should be able to handle criticism. We all know the world is far from perfect, and I think most people will give some leyway as long as things are somewhat remedied as we move along. It's a real shame because they could have turned this into something positive, and they would have ended up higher in people's reguard in the long term. theverge.com #

Saudi Prince slams Hamas, Israel and the West - Prince Turki's "no heroes, only victims" summation is pretty spot on. I've been uterly appauled by the civilian deaths on both sides of the conflict. It's also devastating to see people take sides around the world as they have done. bbc.com #

Breyer on chat control investigative research: EU Commissioner as double agent of foreign interference - Breyer of the Pirate Party highlights that a network of shadowy NGOs, tech companies and government agencies have been organising policies behind the scenes that would end privacy in favour of technology that automatically scans devices. Good to see that there are still some politicians in the EU that will speak out against this kind of nightmarish Orwelian over-reach. patrick-breyer.de #