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Court Rules That Ripping YouTube Clips Can Violate the DMCA(2026-02-05 20:00:09)

A federal court in California has ruled that YouTube creators who use stream-ripping tools to download clips for reaction and commentary videos may face liability under the DMCA's anti-circumvention provisions -- a decision that could reshape how one of the platform's most popular content genres ope...
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Automattic and the Internet Archive Team Up To Fight Link Rot(2026-02-05 15:00:19)

Automattic and the Internet Archive have released a free, open-source WordPress plugin that automatically detects broken outbound links on a site and redirects visitors to archived Wayback Machine copies instead of serving them a 404 error. The Internet Archive Wayback Machine Link Fixer, which la...
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FBI Couldn't Get Into Reporter's iPhone Because It Had Lockdown Mode Enabled(2026-02-05 10:00:07)

The FBI has been unable to access a Washington Post reporter's seized iPhone because it was in Lockdown Mode, a sometimes overlooked feature that makes iPhones broadly more secure, according to recently filed court records. 404Media: The court record shows what devices and data the FBI was able to u...
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Munich Makes Digital Sovereignty Measurable With Its Own Score(2026-02-05 05:00:04)

alternative_right writes: The city of Munich has developed its own measurement instrument to assess the digital sovereignty of its IT infrastructure. The so-called Digital Sovereignty Score (SDS) visually resembles the Nutri-Score and identifies IT systems based on their independence from individual...
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BMW Commits To Subscriptions Even After Heated Seat Debacle(2026-02-05 00:00:09)

BMW may have retreated from its controversial plan to charge monthly fees for heated seats, but the German automaker is pressing ahead with subscription-based vehicle features through its ConnectedDrive platform. A company spokesperson told The Drive that BMW "remains fully committed" to Connected...
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