[13:56] <zxmpi_> bad news for facebook https://m.independent.ie/world-news/facebook-to-pay-french-publishers-for-news-content-40971407.html
[14:13] <daftykins> yay
[14:13] <zxmpi_> once france gets a penny every other country will pile on
[15:38] <diddledani> so does that mean random blog owners are due money, too?
[15:38] <daftykins> heh
[15:39] <diddledani> hah "Google signed a similar framework deal with the alliance this year, but talks over licensing payments got bogged down, leading French regulators to slap Google with a hefty fine for not negotiating in good faith with publishers." <-- give us money, or we'll make you give us money until you give us moeny
[15:39] <diddledani> that smacks of extortion
[15:41] <daftykins> i reckon that's really what a lot of countries have been doing, "hmm we spent a lot in the pandemic propping up businesses, let's recoup some by hitting big tech!"
[16:51] <zxmpi_> are they paying taxes or are they taking the piss? break out the thumb screws
[16:55] <zxmpi_> first post! :-P https://www.newsweek.com/trump-truth-social-hacked-within-hours-announcement-1641137
[16:55] <daftykins> \o/
[16:56] <zxmpi_> god bless those hackers :')
[16:58] <daftykins> ah, a very loose definition of 'hack' by the looks
[16:59] <zxmpi_> well noobs have to start somewhere and sony doesn't want to play anymore :-P
[17:02] <diddledani> shoit on ipwn: https://youtu.be/FJK37_tF8WM
[17:03] <daftykins> diddledani: fun unpicking that wordpress trouble yesterday, ended up having to revert to a backup 'cause my pal's "Visual Composer" plugin going from v34 -> v40 had left it with an integrated Advanced Custom Fields addon that seemed to be barfing o0
[17:04] <diddledani> aah, visual composter
[17:04] <daftykins> :D
[17:05] <daftykins> maybe it's a trap for the free version
[20:37] <diddledani> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bnm8tVqMK0s