Read: Websites clamp down as creepy AI crawlers sneak around for snippets | The Register

Link: ‘Google says I’m a dead physicist’: is the world’s biggest search engine broken? | The Guardian

Link: UK’s only free-roaming bison herd thriving in Kent | BBC

#rewilding

Link: A Beginner’s Guide to the Fediverse, for Threads Users (Updated July 3rd, 2024) | We Distribute

Link: Finding the indie web is hard | Delyo’s garden

#indieweb

Link: Inside the Mafia of Pharma Pricing | BIG by Matt Stoller

Link: Rabbit r1 AI assistant has secretly been storing user chats that can’t be deleted | ZDNET

However: a fix is on the way in an update.

Link: What makes smoky, charred barbecue taste so good? | The Coversation

Link: Declare your AIndependence: block AI bots, scrapers and crawlers with a single click | Cloudflare Blog

To help preserve a safe Internet for content creators, we’ve just launched a brand new “easy button” to block all AI bots. It’s available for all customers, including those on our free tier.

Lots of interesting stuff about AIbots in that post. Also, IMO this kicks off the AI Wars.

Link: Ladybird Web Browser becomes a non-profit with $1 Million from GitHub Founder | Lunduke

The “From Scratch” browser is preparing to take on Mozilla & Google

Link: Add Mojeek to Your Browser | Mojeek

Link: How tech went from free love to pay-per-click | The Register

FOSS, AI, blockchain, and the cycle of empty nonsense

Or, how we got here.

Link: Republicans Hate America | Undamned One

Link: Dark forest of the web | Manton Reece

Link: RSS: The forgotten protocol that still matters | Joan Westenberg

In a cycle of polarization, filter bubbles, and alternative facts, being proactive and intentional about your information diet is an antidote to bullshit.