Today in Techrights

posted by Roy Schestowitz on Mar 17, 2026

Updated This Past Day

1. Someone at Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) is Censoring the Birthday Greetings to Richard Stallman

   Some people remember

2. Links 16/03/2026: Moscow Experiencing Cellphone Internet Outages, "Salman Rushdie Is Tired of Talking About Free Speech"

   Links for the day

3. Debian is Dying for Some of the Same Reasons IBM's Fedora is Rapidly Dying

   Prioritising CoC censorship, not communities

4. 2026 Microsoft Layoff Rumours

   Surely if we had properly-functioning media, then someone would investigate this rather than rely on official statements from Microsoft and WARN notices

   New

5. The European Patent Office (EPO) Illegally Transitioning Into 'Gig' 'Economy' Equivalent (a Shop for Patent Monopolies in Europe)

   for scabs aka SEALs

6. At Least Six EPO Strikes Next Month (Yes, Six!)

   The pressure intensifies over time

7. Several MPs Blast Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) for Inaction and Ineffective Action This Week

   "Four MPs have written to the SRA"

8. Microsofters' SLAPP Censorship - Part 14 Out of 200: The Abusive Cases of the Serial Strangler From Microsoft and His Litigation Buddy Garrett Did Cause "Serious Harm"

   claims were de facto abandoned at the trial

9. Today's Discussions About How IBM Pushes Workers Out

   The corporate media keeps trying - baselessly and in vain - to paint everything that happens with the "hey hi" brush

10. Linux Teck (linuxteck.com) and Ubuntu PIT (ubuntupit.com) Are Botspam

    now they just keep experimenting by trashing their sites and reputation

11. Links 16/03/2026: Arctic Security and 'Mr. Nobody Against Putin'

    Links for the day

12. Gemini Links 16/03/2026: KN95 Skins and CSS Surprises

    Links for the day

13. The Register MS is Again Femmewashing GAFAM (Which Makes Widows) in Exchange for Money

    This is a moral issue because they betray or harm women and prop up authoritarian regimes

14. Gemini Links 16/03/2026: AB 1043, Lagrange Android Beta 47, and Poetry

    Links for the day

15. "Slop-forking" or "Vibe-forking" as the New 'Noble' Plagiarism

    New Cloudflare Slop Project?

16. EPO "Cocaine Communication Manager" - Part VII - Cult Mentality, Mobbing, Nepotism

    Does the EPO actually believe in the law?

17. EPO Strike This Week

    contact your national representatives about it

18. Gemini Links 15/03/2026: "Create Opportunities for Good Things to Happen", DOSbook, and Bitcoin Criticism

    Links for the day

19. Over at Tux Machines...

    GNU/Linux news for the past day

20. IRC Proceedings: Sunday, March 15, 2026

    IRC logs for Sunday, March 15, 2026

21. Pirate Praveen Arimbrathodiyil & Debian denouncing volunteers, hiding romances

    Reprinted with permission from Daniel Pocock

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