Michael J Burgess
@beitmenotyou.online
I'm Michael Burgess, a decentralisation advocate and owner of SwapPulse.org, a Pokémon TCG collector with AI card scanning. I create content about privacy, Linux, and self-hosting. Co-founder of Two Blokes One Lobby gaming. Always curious, exploring tech.
The UK under-16 social media ban lands by 2027: platform bans, live-streaming limits for teens, and device-level rules that could affect FaceTime and messaging. Age checks mean ID checks. Worth watching closely. www.youtube.com/watch?v=fX7D... #Privacy #DigitalFreedom
UK ANNOUNCE SOCIAL MEDIA BAN!
YouTube video by CYBER WAFFLE
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Reports allege Anthropic tracks activists as "threats," with software watching protests in real time. Dissent recast as a security problem. That's not safety; it's a control system. If confirmed, it should worry everyone. www.youtube.com/watch?v=sqSz... #Privacy #PreCrime #DigitalRights #AI
They're Using AI to Arrest You Before You Do Anything.
YouTube video by Loyal Moses
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I warned you this was coming: client-side scanning puts a filter inside your encryption and checks your files against secret databases. One false positive and armed police visit your home. UK, EU, and US are all pushing it now. Watch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=qWQM... #Privacy #Encryption
THIS is Coming to Your Phone NEXT... I Warned You
YouTube video by The Infographics Show
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Always-listening arrives on the wrist. Apple Watch's Live Rewind and Siri Recap record and transcribe the Room around you. Record a courtroom in England or Wales, and you risk criminal contempt. Once it's stored, you can demand it. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZF4o... #privacy
This is How They Will Spy on You!
YouTube video by BlackBeltBarrister
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The panopticon went open source. God's Eye View puts live flights, ships, fires and quakes on a photorealistic globe anyone can run. www.youtube.com/watch?v=GRJa... www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_FJ... #OSINT #OpenSource
We Got Open Source Palantir Before GTA 6
YouTube video by Bilawal Sidhu
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Meta tracks people who never signed up: SDKs in apps, Pixels on websites, WhatsApp metadata, smart glasses feeding AI. Shadow profiles follow you even after you leave. Individual opt-out is not enough. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Akj4... #Privacy #Meta #Surveillance #DigitalRights
We Built A World Humans Aren't Designed For | Johann Hari
YouTube video by The Peter McCormack Show
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Australia's "switch off algorithms" law sounds harmless. The fine print says otherwise: universal age verification (ID for everyone) and feeds that powerful people get to shape. The under-16 ban already flopped. www.youtube.com/watch?v=tFxo... #DigitalRights #Privacy
The Stupidest Internet Law Ever
YouTube video by CYBER WAFFLE
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New Video essay: UK industrial decline was chosen, not inevitable. Sky-high industrial energy prices, job taxes hitting workers (per the OBR), and emissions cuts that outsourced the problem. www.youtube.com/watch?v=vOEr... #UK #Energy #SelfSovereignty
The UK Can't Afford To Work
YouTube video by Fine Print
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A ban ruled unconstitutional in France may resurface as EU-wide law. Macron wants a social media ban for those under 15. Protecting kids sounds right, but age checks mean ID checks for all. Watch this closely. www.youtube.com/watch?v=jDTW... #DigitalRights #Privacy
The EU Could Ban Social Media
YouTube video by CYBER WAFFLE
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"They are deploying the control grid." Simon Dixon on CBDCs, programmable money, and why self-custody matters: If your money lives in someone else's database, they set the terms. Hold your own keys. www.youtube.com/watch?v=lcsD... #Bitcoin #CBDC #SelfCustody #FinancialSovereignty
“They are Deploying the Control Grid” | Simon Dixon
YouTube video by The Peter McCormack Show
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Meta builds shadow profiles on people who never used its apps. Pixel trackers, SDK snooping, WhatsApp metadata. Seven tools to push back: GrapheneOS, Qubes, Tor, Organic Maps, RSS, F-Droid, Cape. www.youtube.com/watch?v=5mq_... #privacy #decentralisation
Seven Tools To Stay Invisible Online
YouTube video by Proton
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Digital ID wallets, age verification laws, automated checks via government APIs. The pieces of a verified-only internet are being assembled under the banner of convenience and child safety. The anonymous web deserves better. www.youtube.com/watch?v=YteF... #DigitalID #Privacy #DigitalRights
It's Over. They Just Banned Anonymous Browsing.
YouTube video by Loyal Moses
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Age verification is quietly becoming a surveillance tool. ID checks across the web create identity logs that get reused, leaked, or linked to ad profiles. Good intentions, dangerous design. www.youtube.com/watch?v=I5Xc... #Privacy #AgeVerification #DigitalRights
Age Verification: The Privacy Risk You Need to Know
YouTube video by David Bombal
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Kids aren't kids anymore. They're little consumers. Algorithms and influencers are farming Gen Alpha from toddlerhood, swapping toys for pricey skincare and look-maxing routines. This Video shows how, and who profits: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lcjx... #BigTech #KidsOnline #GenAlpha
Kids Aren’t Kids Anymore
YouTube video by Vanessa Wingårdh
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It happened again. Germany is pushing a social media ban for minors, using "teens support it" framing the data doesn't back up. Skewed headlines justify age verification and mass data collection. A VPN helps you access services without ID. www.youtube.com/watch?v=rlUw... #Privacy #DigitalRights
It Happened AGAIN!
YouTube video by CYBER WAFFLE
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Meloni pushed a hardline EU migration pact and got it. Now the "first entry" rules she championed burden Italy most, and her Albania hubs process almost no one at great cost. Centralised rules eventually bind their own architects. www.youtube.com/watch?v=kO4z... #EU #Migration #Politics
Has Meloni’s Immigration Policy Backfired?
YouTube video by TLDR News EU
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Milei promised Argentina a V-shaped boom. A year on, the economy is shrinking, and 2026 forecasts have been slashed. Stabilisation worked. Growth hasn't. Inflation is still 33.8%. Worth a watch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=2efo... #Argentina #Milei #Economics
No, Argentina’s Economy is Not Booming
YouTube video by TLDR News Global
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A lobbyist called private Minecraft servers "digital piracy". Your home server, your hardware, your world: rebranded as a crime so you'll pay subscriptions instead. Watch this and wake up. www.youtube.com/watch?v=9KOa... #SelfHosting #DigitalRights
They’re Banning Your Home Servers.
YouTube video by Loyal Moses
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8.7m records leaked at UK airports. Operators say money is safe, but your home address and car details are not. This proves we collect too much data. Use a VPN on public WiFi and demand less data collection from corporations. www.youtube.com/watch?v=upAQ... #Privacy #DataBreach #CyberSecurity
Total DISRESPECT for your Digital Privacy
YouTube video by CYBER WAFFLE
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Flock is losing. 93 US cities ended contracts in August. Texas cut funding. Social media is the new town square. Public pressure works where meetings fail. Swapping vendors isn't a fix. End the surveillance, not just the brand. www.youtube.com/watch?v=yUs4... #Privacy #Flock #ALPR
Flock is LOSING! Here’s the Proof!
YouTube video by Loyal Moses
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Apple Maps now has unskippable ads. You paid for the phone, but you rent the experience. Loyal Moses calls it a "digital toll booth." If they track your habits, does "privacy" mean anything? Time to rethink ownership. www.youtube.com/watch?v=8zfU... #DigitalRights #Privacy #AppleMaps
You Can't Opt-Out.
YouTube video by Loyal Moses
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Home Office warns asylum seekers about photography & non-consensual image sharing. The general filming advice is weak, but the focus on intimate image abuse is real. Why is this government guidance flying under the radar? www.youtube.com/watch?v=CiPh... #DigitalPrivacy #TechFreedom
This is Actually Insane
YouTube video by CYBER WAFFLE
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Meta tracks non-users. EU scans private chats without warrants. Microsoft has old firmware bugs. Texas pushes invasive age checks. This is the new normal unless we push back. Watch the full report: www.youtube.com/watch?v=uy_b... #Privacy #DigitalRights #Surveillance #EUChatControl #BeItMeNotYou
EU Sneakily Passed Chat Control (What You Need to Know)
YouTube video by Techlore
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US debt near $39.3T, growing $4.7B daily. Warsh's trap: hike rates and crush the government with interest, or cut them and risk inflation and the dollar. Your mortgage and savings hang in the balance. www.youtube.com/watch?v=mMf_... #FederalReserve #NationalDebt
Kevin Warsh's SECRET Plan to Print $40 Trillion
YouTube video by Finance Bureau
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When immigration debates become binary shouting matches, everyone loses. Sovereignty is not just about borders. It is about the quality of our thinking. Fear produces bad policy. www.youtube.com/watch?v=R57m... #Sovereignty #Migration #PublicDiscourse
"Look Into the Victims' EYES & Say That!" - Heated Migrant Debate
YouTube video by The New Culture Forum
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Meta clones your Instagram face with AI without asking. EU cars now watch your eyes. Discord banned 8,000+ users by accident. Your image, attention, and access are all controlled by default. Opt-outs exist, but they're hidden. Not neutral. youtu.be/ITmMIqiJwOg #Privacy #DigitalRights
Turn This Off Immediately
YouTube video by TechLinked
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The UK is secretly building a digital ID system. Advisory group meetings, minutes, and budget all hidden. Journalists barred. MPs get identical non-answers. "Merely advisory" won't wash. Trust needs openness, not secrecy. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qi3G... #DigitalID #Privacy #Transparency
SECRECY about YOUR Data?!
YouTube video by BlackBeltBarrister
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