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Defective by Design (dbd)'s status on Thursday, 14-Nov-2019 20:48:38 UTC 
Defective by Design
Congratulations to FSFE on their victory over DRM in Portugal! Here's their writeup, and more on how you can conquer it, too. https://u.fsf.org/2yh+ -
Defective by Design (dbd)'s status on Tuesday, 12-Nov-2019 17:41:47 UTC
Defective by Design
Netflix #DRM finds yet another way to limit your choices: older Samsung and Panasonic "smart" televisions and Roku devices will no longer work with the Netflix app. We weren't kidding when we said that DRM makes software and devices defective by design. https://u.fsf.org/2yd -
Defective by Design (dbd)'s status on Wednesday, 06-Nov-2019 22:40:08 UTC
Defective by Design
Best Buy has quietly shut down the mobile app that controls their Insignia wall plugs, light switches, camera, and... Wi-Fi freezer. Just another way that depending on software you can't control can go awry: https://u.fsf.org/2yb -
Defective by Design (dbd)'s status on Friday, 01-Nov-2019 18:51:53 UTC
Defective by Design
Fight #DRM with these conversation-starting book dust jackets, now also available in Dutch, Italian, and Portuguese! To print or contribute a translation in your native language, visit: https://u.fsf.org/2y5 #dbd #DayAgainstDRM https://status.fsf.org/attachment/1457020 -
Defective by Design (dbd)'s status on Thursday, 31-Oct-2019 15:20:15 UTC
Defective by Design
Congratulations to @FSFE on the launch of Software Freedom Podcast, which is off to an incredible start with their interview of @doctorow on the subject of #DRM and the #DayAgainstDRM! #dbd https://u.fsf.org/2y4 -
Defective by Design (dbd)'s status on Saturday, 12-Oct-2019 19:10:59 UTC
Defective by Design
The fight against unjust ebook #DRM continues in Boston. Don't let your textbooks expire: refuse digital handcuffs! #dbd #DayAgainstDRM #IDAD https://status.fsf.org/attachment/1462250 -
Defective by Design (dbd)'s status on Saturday, 12-Oct-2019 18:56:22 UTC
Defective by Design
Reminder that the hackathon on fully shareable textbooks begins this evening at 17:00 EDT (21:00 UTC) at the FSF office, or remotely on #dbd on Freenode! -
André Ockers (ao)'s status on Thursday, 10-Oct-2019 17:30:57 UTC 
André Ockers
In the run up to International Day Against #DRM (#idad) I've freed my audio collection to lossless #FLAC - https://www.defectivebydesign.org/action - cc @dbd
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Defective by Design (dbd)'s status on Friday, 11-Oct-2019 21:03:08 UTC
Defective by Design
For our French followers: listen to and share the APRIL podcast about #DRM's digital handcuffs and how it threatens our digital freedom. #dbd #IDAD https://u.fsf.org/2xd -
Defective by Design (dbd)'s status on Friday, 11-Oct-2019 21:00:38 UTC
Defective by Design
Print and share these special dust jackets to let the world know about the horrors of ebook #DRM, and join us *tomorrow* for the International Day Against DRM 2019! #IDAD #dbd https://u.fsf.org/2xe https://status.fsf.org/attachment/1460225 -
Defective by Design (dbd)'s status on Wednesday, 02-Oct-2019 15:45:03 UTC
Defective by Design
Boston-area supporters: we're gearing up for the International Day Against #DRM #idad, and we've got some activities planned -- join us to make signs and to protest Pearson's digital handcuffing of college textbooks: https://u.fsf.org/2x5 https://status.fsf.org/attachment/1432020 -
Defective by Design (dbd)'s status on Monday, 30-Sep-2019 17:16:20 UTC
Defective by Design
If you want to develop a temporary eye twitch, read the paragraph about pricing schemes libraries have to cope with for #DRM encumbered ebooks: https://u.fsf.org/2ws Join us to fight against #DRM on October 12: https://u.fsf.org/2wo https://status.fsf.org/attachment/1425748 -
Defective by Design (dbd)'s status on Tuesday, 24-Sep-2019 14:39:54 UTC
Defective by Design
A fascinating longread about how Google figured out how to monetize your clicks by watching your every move: https://u.fsf.org/2wu Learn more about how Google is defective by design: https://u.fsf.org/2ww -
Defective by Design (dbd)'s status on Wednesday, 11-Sep-2019 17:46:49 UTC
Defective by Design
Join us to defend the right to read on October 12! This International Day Against #DRM #IDAD we're focusing on the digital handcuffs Pearson is placing on their textbooks: https://u.fsf.org/2wo https://status.fsf.org/attachment/1050237 -
Free Software Foundation (fsf)'s status on Monday, 09-Sep-2019 15:48:41 UTC 
Free Software Foundation
#DRM-encumbered devices and media are defective by design -- join us this International Day Against #DRM #IDAD, October 12! https://u.fsf.org/2wo -
Defective by Design (dbd)'s status on Wednesday, 04-Sep-2019 16:28:31 UTC
Defective by Design
#DRM never delivered a world of flexible consumer choice, but it was never supposed to: https://u.fsf.org/2wl -
Defective by Design (dbd)'s status on Friday, 19-Jul-2019 14:19:37 UTC
Defective by Design
Cory Doctorow's new book, "Radicalized," opens with the story "Unauthorized Bread," a clever and compelling fable about #DRM, and the grim future we face if we don't fight back today. Read our review here: https://u.fsf.org/2vl -
Defective by Design (dbd)'s status on Tuesday, 02-Jul-2019 19:34:37 UTC
Defective by Design
FSF's John Sullivan in @WIRED on the Microsoft ebook apocalypse: “This is why we call #DRM media and devices defective by design, or broken from the beginning. There’s self-destruction built into the whole concept.” https://u.fsf.org/2v4 https://u.fsf.org/dbd -
Defective by Design (dbd)'s status on Thursday, 27-Jun-2019 16:11:45 UTC
Defective by Design
The first Apple iPhone was introduced 12 years ago this week, making today a good day to remind you how much Apple loves to stomp on privacy rights and software freedom: https://u.fsf.org/2mz See resources at https://u.fsf.org/1w8 https://status.fsf.org/attachment/1197034 -
Defective by Design (dbd)'s status on Thursday, 04-Apr-2019 19:46:13 UTC
Defective by Design
Microsoft is shutting down their DRM-locked ebook store, and taking away every book that every one of its customers acquired effective July 1. DRM ebooks are never safe! https://u.fsf.org/2sj Learn more about our fight against #DRM: https://u.fsf.org/1
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