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Frankreich: Macron wirbt für Verbot von Handys auch an Gymnasien
Der französische Präsident Macron kündigte an, dass Schülern der Oberstufe die Benutzung von Smartphones ab dem nächsten Jahr "wahrscheinlich" verboten werde.

Hey everyone,
@… and I had the honour of speaking to three families from Gaza today and we’d like to welcome them to Gaza Verified.
They are:
• eslam94 (@…)
• Hassan From Gaza 🍉🇵🇸 (

Gaza Verified
We’ve personally had video conversations on Signal with the people from Gaza whose Mastodon accounts on the fediverse are listed here and we verify that their accounts are genuine. – Joy & Aral Balkan

@… laufen eure Server mit Ökostrom?
https://www.thegreenwebfoundation.org/tools/green-web-dataset/get-verified/

Friends, I'm seeing many appeals from people in desperate need in #Gaza. If you can help, and are not yet helping, please look at Gaza Verified and choose people to support.
There may be other, better ways to get help to people on the ground in Gaza, but if so I don't know of them.
There are families who have lost parents who I think are especially vulnerable.

Gaza Verified
We’ve personally had video conversations on Signal with the people from Gaza whose Mastodon accounts on the fediverse are listed here and we verify that their accounts are genuine. – Joy & Aral Balkan

Noch einige der zuletzt hier besonders häufig geteilten #News:
Keep Android Open – Abwehr gegen Verbot anonymer Apps von Google

I’m not really sure what it means, given the state of the world, but I guess in an aspirational sense, at least, as in “against all evidence to the contrary, here’s hoping 2026 will be a…”
Here’s wishing you all a Happy New Year.
(Except the fascists. They can get fucked.)
💕
PS. You can find people in need in Gaza to donate to at https://

Gaza Verified
We’ve personally had video conversations on Signal with the people from Gaza whose Mastodon accounts on the fediverse are listed here and we verify that their accounts are genuine. – Joy & Aral Balkan

Someone kindly reached out to ask if I would consider speaking about Gaza Verified (https://gaza-verified.org/) at the Social Web Devroom being organised by the Social Web Foundation at FOSDEM.
My answer is no.
And I feel it’s important for those of us who care about such things to understand why:

Gaza Verified
We’ve personally had video conversations on Signal with the people from Gaza whose Mastodon accounts on the fediverse are listed here and we verify that their accounts are genuine. – Joy & Aral Balkan

Schweden plant Handyverbot an Schulen
Ab dem kommenden Schuljahr sollen in Schweden Handys bis zur 9. Klasse verboten werden. Das Verbot soll auch für die Nachmittagsbetreuung gelten.
https://www.heise.d…

Merz: Werden an sturem Verbrennerverbot nicht festhalten
Der Kanzler fordert von der EU-Kommission ein Umdenken beim Verbrenner-Aus. Warum Merz Verbote für den falschen Weg hält und wie er auf den Klimawandel blickt.

Zum Abend noch einige der heute besonders häufig geteilten #News:
Schweiz: Datenschützer empfehlen breites Cloud-Verbot für Behörden