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Wen<p>Bringing water in England back into public ownership</p><p>There was an interesting letter in the Gruaniad that argues (concisely) that the government is being deliberately misleading about the cost of nationalising the water ‘industry’ - that well known monopoly designed to fleece English house holds and tax payers.</p><p><a href="https://www.thepeoplescommissiononthewatersector.co.uk/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">thepeoplescommissiononthewater</span><span class="invisible">sector.co.uk/</span></a></p><p>Duplicate image to include all alt.text<br><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Water" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Water</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Nationalisation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Nationalisation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/England" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>England</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Monopoly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Monopoly</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Valuation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Valuation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Labour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Labour</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Ofwat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Ofwat</span></a></p>
Europe Says<p><a href="https://www.europesays.com/2298564/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">europesays.com/2298564/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> Royal Family ‘banned’ from playing popular and ‘vicious’ board game | Royal | News <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Andrew" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Andrew</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/beatrice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>beatrice</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/BoardGameBanned" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BoardGameBanned</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/BritishRoyalFamily" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BritishRoyalFamily</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/DukeOfYork" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DukeOfYork</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Eugenie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Eugenie</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/monopoly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>monopoly</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/PrinceAndrew" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PrinceAndrew</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/PrinceAndrewMonopoly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PrinceAndrewMonopoly</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/PrinceAndrewNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PrinceAndrewNews</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/PrinceWilliam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PrinceWilliam</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/PrinceWilliamNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PrinceWilliamNews</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/PrincessBeatrice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PrincessBeatrice</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/PrincessEugenie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PrincessEugenie</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/QueenElizabeth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>QueenElizabeth</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/QueenElizabethBan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>QueenElizabethBan</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/QueenElizabethMonopoly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>QueenElizabethMonopoly</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/RoyalBoardGames" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RoyalBoardGames</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/RoyalFamilies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RoyalFamilies</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/RoyalFamily" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RoyalFamily</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/RoyalFamilyTraditions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RoyalFamilyTraditions</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/RoyalGames" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RoyalGames</span></a></p>
PaulaToThePeople 😷<p>Monopoly is when you switch between monogamy and polyamory, right?<br>:PolyamoryFlag: </p><p><a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/monopoly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>monopoly</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/monogamy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>monogamy</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/MonoNormativity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MonoNormativity</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/PolyAmory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PolyAmory</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/queer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>queer</span></a></p>
readbeanicecream<p>Microsoft bans LibreOffice developer's account without warning, rejects appeal </p><p><a href="https://www.neowin.net/news/microsoft-bans-libreoffice-developers-account-without-warning-rejects-appeal/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">neowin.net/news/microsoft-bans</span><span class="invisible">-libreoffice-developers-account-without-warning-rejects-appeal/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>technology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tech</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/opensource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>opensource</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/foss" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>foss</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/libreoffice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>libreoffice</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/microsoft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>microsoft</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/monopoly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>monopoly</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bigtech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bigtech</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/techbros" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>techbros</span></a></p>
Flipboard Tech Desk<p>Apple slams U.S. Department of Justice lawsuit, saying it "threatens the very principles that set iPhone apart."</p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.online/@9to5Mac" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>9to5Mac</span></a></span> reports "the DOJ’s antitrust lawsuit focuses on five major aspects of the iPhone experience: super apps, cloud streaming games, third-party messaging apps, third-party smartwatches, and third-party digital wallets."</p><p><a href="https://flip.it/SmFH_H" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">flip.it/SmFH_H</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Apple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Apple</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Antitrust" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Antitrust</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Monopoly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Monopoly</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/iPhone" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>iPhone</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/SmartPhone" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SmartPhone</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Technology</span></a></p>
Michael Brandtner<p><a href="https://gruene.social/tags/Monopoly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Monopoly</span></a> hat mich in dem Glauben aufwachsen lassen, dass es irgendwann einen Bankirrtum zu meinen Gunsten geben würde und ich das Geld dann einfach behalten darf. Wann ist es denn endlich so weit?</p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@thelobdegg" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>thelobdegg</span></a></span> np.</p><p>I just think it's important to know that <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Valve" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Valve</span></a> is in a better negotiation position than the payment processors.</p><ul><li>They managed to improve <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/LinuxGaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LinuxGaming</span></a> for similar reasons; as <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Microsoft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Microsoft</span></a>'s <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/WindowsStore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WindowsStore</span></a> threatened their bottom line and <em>de-facto <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/monopoly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>monopoly</span></a></em>.</li></ul><p>They could've easily used their captive clientele and moved to <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/NowPayments" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NowPayments</span></a> but they <em>chose not to</em> becaise <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/GabeN" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GabeN</span></a> doesn't give a damn about <em>"<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/FreezePeach" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FreezePeach</span></a>"</em> bbut only <em>his bottom line</em>…</p><p><a href="https://nowpayments.io" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">nowpayments.io</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://infosec.space/tags/sarcasm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sarcasm</span></a></p>
WordofTheHour<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/monopoly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>monopoly</span></a> : the exclusive power, or privilege of selling a commodity</p><p>- French: monopole</p><p>- German: das Monopol</p><p>- Italian: monopolio</p><p>- Portuguese: monopólio</p><p>- Spanish: monopolio</p><p>------------</p><p>Report an incorrect translation @ <a href="https://wordofthehour.org/r/translations" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">wordofthehour.org/r/translatio</span><span class="invisible">ns</span></a></p>
Asbestos<p><a href="https://pnw.zone/tags/nestle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nestle</span></a> can go eat a bag of shit. They are a horrible company and have been doing shitty stuff for decades.<br><a href="https://pnw.zone/tags/corpoategreed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>corpoategreed</span></a> <a href="https://pnw.zone/tags/monopoly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>monopoly</span></a><br><a href="https://pnw.zone/tags/abuseofpower" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>abuseofpower</span></a><br><a href="https://seattle.eater.com/restaurant-news/87186/seattle-strong-nestle-seattles-best-coffee-trademark-dispute" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">seattle.eater.com/restaurant-n</span><span class="invisible">ews/87186/seattle-strong-nestle-seattles-best-coffee-trademark-dispute</span></a></p>
Bytes Europe<p>Cyprus seed bank battles agribusiness monopolies – People’s World <a href="https://www.byteseu.com/1200333/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">byteseu.com/1200333/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Agribusiness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Agribusiness</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Agriculture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Agriculture</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/ClimateChange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateChange</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Colonialism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Colonialism</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Cyprus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Cyprus</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>environment</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/imperialism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>imperialism</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/monopoly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>monopoly</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/World" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>World</span></a></p>
Andii אַנדִֽי<p>''it isn't the state ... pushing people into situations where they can't afford to live. The private sector is doing that.<br>...pushing up rents... property costs... interest charges on mortgages and car loans... price on ... mobile phone contracts, electricity, gas prices, and water... pushed up because they are supplied by private monopolies... fueling the excess profits of these businesses"<br><a href="https://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/07/16/is-the-uk-really-living-beyond-its-means/or" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/0</span><span class="invisible">7/16/is-the-uk-really-living-beyond-its-means/or</span></a><br><a href="https://mas.to/tags/inequality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>inequality</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/monopoly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>monopoly</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/inequality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>inequality</span></a></p>
mfuhrmann<p>Ich erbitte das große <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/brettspiele" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>brettspiele</span></a> Orakel um Rat 🙇 Wo genau muss ich dafür mein <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/monopoly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>monopoly</span></a> in die Flammen des Schicksals werfen? 😂 </p><p>Ich suche nach kleinen Solospielen oder 2 Spieler aber Koop, die man auf Wanderungen gut mitnehmen könnte. Sie sollten schon wirklich kleinformatig sein.</p>
IT News<p>Long Live RSS! - While we know that many of you are reading Hackaday via our Really Simple Syndicat... - <a href="https://hackaday.com/2025/07/10/long-live-rss/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">hackaday.com/2025/07/10/long-l</span><span class="invisible">ive-rss/</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/enshittification" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>enshittification</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/computerhacks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>computerhacks</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/monopoly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>monopoly</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/comic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>comic</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/art" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>art</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/rss" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rss</span></a></p>
oleschri@chaos.social<p>Leistung zahlt sich aus.<br><a href="https://chaos.social/tags/Monopoly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Monopoly</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/Erben" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Erben</span></a></p><p>"Käufer ist der junge Linzer Immobilienunternehmer Lorenz Prenneis (27) aus der bekannten Unternehmer- und Arztfamilie gemeinsam mit einem Partner."</p><p><a href="https://www.nachrichten.at/wirtschaft/prenneis-kauft-71-wohnungen-in-linz-von-der-erste-immobilien-kag;art15,4067243#ref=rss" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nachrichten.at/wirtschaft/pren</span><span class="invisible">neis-kauft-71-wohnungen-in-linz-von-der-erste-immobilien-kag;art15,4067243#ref=rss</span></a></p>
Wu Evar 🇪🇺🇺🇦<p>Ein <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/Monopoly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Monopoly</span></a> D-Day Edition bzw. 1914-1918 ist aber auch nah dran an der Geschmacklosigkeit, oder? Was darf man da erwarten? Schlossallee als Omaha Beach bzw. Verdun? <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/Boardgames" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Boardgames</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/brettspiele" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>brettspiele</span></a></p>
Pauline von Hellermann<p><a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/FollowTheMoney" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FollowTheMoney</span></a> 🧵64/n The article made me think once again about Monopoly, and how perfectly it captures what the world is like. Originally called “the Landlord Game”, it was invented in 1903 by left-wing feminist Lizzie Magie who wanted to expose how rentier capitalism works through a game. She more than succeeded but - this being capitalist US - never got the credit for it. Interesting piece about it all here. </p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2015/apr/11/secret-history-monopoly-capitalist-game-leftwing-origins" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2</span><span class="invisible">015/apr/11/secret-history-monopoly-capitalist-game-leftwing-origins</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/privateequity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>privateequity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/Assets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Assets</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/Monopoly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Monopoly</span></a></p>
Wonko The Sane<p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/monopoly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>monopoly</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/pixel_dailies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pixel_dailies</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.art/@pixel_dailies" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>pixel_dailies</span></a></span></p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p>Similarly, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/consumers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>consumers</span></a> cut back on <em>"non-essential spending"</em> as well, as <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Greedflation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Greedflation</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Shrinkflation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Shrinkflation</span></a> bleeds them dry.</p><ul><li>Cuz even when they are <em>able and willing to pay</em>, they get <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OwuXF1AyKak" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">treated like shit and shafted hard</a> to the point that <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/piracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>piracy</span></a> is not just ramping up, but getting <em>socially accepted</em>.</li></ul><p>Or to put in the words of <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/GabeNewell" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GabeNewell</span></a>: <em>"Piracy is always a service problem!"</em></p><ul><li>And given how <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Valve" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Valve</span></a> turned their <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/OnlineDRM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OnlineDRM</span></a> aka. <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Steam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Steam</span></a> into something that <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/IndieDevs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IndieDevs</span></a> get <em>bullied into publishing on</em>, there's certainly some weight to it, as even <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/EpicGames" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EpicGames</span></a> struggles to get even a tiny market share from Valve's <em>de-facto <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/monopoly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>monopoly</span></a></em> despite burning through millions <em>if not billions</em> of money to give away <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/games" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>games</span></a> (after all they still need to pay the licensees/publishers/creators of the games they give away)...<br></li></ul><p>Add to that the obnoxiousness of <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/AlwaysOnlineDRM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AlwaysOnlineDRM</span></a> that makes modern Games <em>literally unplayable</em> when the <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Publishers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Publishers</span></a> decide to kill the infrastructure needed for it. </p><ul><li>Steam at least does have contingencies in place to actually remove it's <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/DRM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DRM</span></a> and allow users to get a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/DRMfree" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DRMfree</span></a> copy of their games <em>if they were to close shop</em> but that's not the norm in the industry. Otherwise <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/StopKillingGames" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StopKillingGames</span></a> would not be necessary as a petition.</li></ul>
Hans-Christoph Steiner<p>For anyone who wants to relive the <a href="https://social.librem.one/tags/Alphabet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Alphabet</span></a> <a href="https://social.librem.one/tags/DMAWorkshop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DMAWorkshop</span></a> the video has been released:</p><p><a href="https://digital-markets-act.ec.europa.eu/events-poolpage/2025-alphabet-dma-compliance-workshop-2025-07-01_en" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">digital-markets-act.ec.europa.</span><span class="invisible">eu/events-poolpage/2025-alphabet-dma-compliance-workshop-2025-07-01_en</span></a></p><p><a href="https://social.librem.one/tags/DMA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DMA</span></a> <a href="https://social.librem.one/tags/compliance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>compliance</span></a> <a href="https://social.librem.one/tags/competition" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>competition</span></a> <a href="https://social.librem.one/tags/EC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EC</span></a> <a href="https://social.librem.one/tags/EuropeanCommission" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EuropeanCommission</span></a> <a href="https://social.librem.one/tags/EU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EU</span></a> <a href="https://social.librem.one/tags/gatekeepers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>gatekeepers</span></a> <a href="https://social.librem.one/tags/monopoly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>monopoly</span></a> <a href="https://social.librem.one/tags/mobile" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mobile</span></a> <a href="https://social.librem.one/tags/Google" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Google</span></a> <a href="https://social.librem.one/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> <a href="https://social.librem.one/tags/GooglePlay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GooglePlay</span></a> <a href="https://social.librem.one/tags/GooglePlayServices" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GooglePlayServices</span></a> <a href="https://social.librem.one/tags/GoogleFree" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GoogleFree</span></a> <a href="https://social.librem.one/tags/EDRi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EDRi</span></a> <a href="https://social.librem.one/tags/FSFE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FSFE</span></a> <a href="https://social.librem.one/tags/FDroid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FDroid</span></a></p>
Hans-Christoph Steiner<p>For anyone who wants to relive the <a href="https://social.librem.one/tags/Apple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Apple</span></a> <a href="https://social.librem.one/tags/DMAWorkshop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DMAWorkshop</span></a> the video has been released:</p><p><a href="https://digital-markets-act.ec.europa.eu/events-poolpage/2025-apple-dma-compliance-workshop-2025-06-30_en" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">digital-markets-act.ec.europa.</span><span class="invisible">eu/events-poolpage/2025-apple-dma-compliance-workshop-2025-06-30_en</span></a></p><p><a href="https://social.librem.one/tags/DMA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DMA</span></a> <a href="https://social.librem.one/tags/compliance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>compliance</span></a> <a href="https://social.librem.one/tags/competition" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>competition</span></a> <a href="https://social.librem.one/tags/EC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EC</span></a> <a href="https://social.librem.one/tags/EuropeanCommission" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EuropeanCommission</span></a> <a href="https://social.librem.one/tags/EU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EU</span></a> <a href="https://social.librem.one/tags/gatekeepers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>gatekeepers</span></a> <a href="https://social.librem.one/tags/monopoly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>monopoly</span></a> <a href="https://social.librem.one/tags/mobile" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mobile</span></a></p>
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