GrapheneOS was being attacked by the French government because GrapheneOS refuses to give them backdoors into GrapheneOS phones.
Since the French government is not attacking Google, Apple, Microsoft and others, you can assume this means Google, Apple and so on, have already bent the knee.
Choose carefully whom to trust
WhatsPac
WhatsPac is a new browser-based application for Packet Radio chat, that can run on desktop PC's, tablets and phones.
Unlike existing packet chat systems, WhatsPac offers much more than plain text. It allows both real-time and non-real-time chat, emojis, themed “channels”, a packet terminal, and one-to-one chats. It can even support the sending of small images, and there will be lots more features to come!
WhatsPac began in May 2024 as a collaboration between Kevin M0AHN and Paula G8PZT, the author of XRouter. It was built upon XRouter's RHP (Remote Host Protocol) and REST APIs, so WhatsPac and XRouter are a natural fit for each other.
packet:xrouter:howtos:whatspac [Online Amateur Radio Community Wiki]
alternative privacy-friendly frontends:
YouTube → Invidious, Materialious, Piped, Piped-Material, Poke, CloudTube, LightTube, Tubo, FreeTube, Yattee, FreeTube PWA, ViewTube, ytify
YT Music → Hyperpipe, Invidious, FreeTube
Twitter → Nitter
ChatGPT → DuckDuckGo AI Chat
Bluesky → Skyview
Reddit → Libreddit, Redlib, Teddit, Eddrit, Troddit
Tumblr → Priviblur
Twitch → SafeTwitch, Twineo
TikTok → ProxiTok, Offtiktok
Instagram → Proxigram
IMDb → libremdb
Bilibili → MikuInvidious
Pixiv → PixivFE, LiteXiv, Vixipy, Pixiv Viewer
Fandom → BreezeWiki
Imgur → rimgo
Pinterest → Binternet, Painterest
SoundCloud → Tubo, soundcloak
Bandcamp → Tent
Tekstowo pl → TekstoLibre
Genius → Dumb, Intellectual
Medium → Scribe, LibMedium, Small, Freedium
Quora → Quetre
GitHub → Gothub
GitLab → Laboratory
Stack Overflow → AnonymousOverflow
Reuters → Neuters
Snopes → Suds
iFunny → UNfunny
Tenor → Soprano
KnowYourMeme → MeMe
Urban Dictionary → Rural Dictionary
Goodreads → BiblioReads
Wolfram Alpha → WolfreeAlpha
Instructables → Structables, Destructables, Indestructables
Wikipedia → Wikiless, Wikimore
Wayback Machine → Wayback Classic
Pastebin → Pasted
Search → SearXNG, SearX, Whoogle, LibreY, 4get, Websurfx
Translate → SimplyTranslate, Mozhi, LibreTranslate, Translite
Maps → OpenStreetMap
Meet → Jitsi
Send Files → Send
Paste Text → PrivateBin, Pasted, Pasty
Office → CryptPad
Ultimate Guitar → Freetar, Ultimate Tab
Baidu Tieba → Rat Aint Tieba
Threads → Shoelace
DeviantArt → SkunkyArt
GeeksforGeeks → NerdsforNerds, Ducks for Ducks
Coub → Koub
Chefkoch → GoCook
Age verification isn’t about protecting children. It’s about building a surveillance infrastructure.
Governments are using “child safety” as a pretext to mandate identity checks for basic online access. Every use, regardless of age, will be forced to submit government IDs, biometric data, or financial information, creating permanent digital dossiers.
This isn’t safety. It’s mass data collection, enabling:
- Permanent tracking of online activity tied to real identities
- Censorship under vague rules about “harmful” content
- Exclusion of marginalized groups without IDs or tech access
- Massive breach risks, as seen with hacks of verification providers
- Chilling effects on free speech, journalism, and anonymity
The real goal? A controlled, traceable internet where privacy is erased, dissent is filtered, and compliance is mandatory.
