Hackers' Pub

Syntax	Description	Examples
`"` keyword `"`	Finds the string within quotes, including spaces. Case-insensitive. (Escape quotes inside with `\"`)	`"Hackers' Pub"`
`from:` handle	Finds content written by the specified user.	`from:hongminhee` `from:hongminhee@hollo.social`
`lang:` ISO 639-1	Finds content written in the specified language.	`lang:en`
`#` tag	Finds content with the specified tag. Case-insensitive.	`#HackersPub`
condition condition	Finds content that satisfies both conditions on either side of the space (logical AND).	`"Hackers' Pub" lang:en`
condition `OR` condition	Finds content that satisfies at least one of the conditions on either side of the OR operator (logical OR).	`#HackersPub OR "Hackers' Pub" lang:en`
`(` condition `)`	Combines the operators within the parentheses first.	`(#HackersPub OR "Hackers' Pub" OR "Hackers Pub") lang:en`

Pheonix @pheonix@fosstodon.org

7/31/2025, 3:20:52 PM

Public

Age verification laws are a trojan horse, endgame is destroying anonymity.

The path seems clear: normalize checks -> ban circumvention tools (VPNs) -> roll out state-controlled digital IDs -> build a permanent record of your digital life for corporations and "pre-crime" analytics.

You are trading a free, open internet for digital chains. If there ever was a moment to defend decentralized and anonymous systems, it is this.

#enshittification #privacy #surveillance #infosec #artist #music #vpn

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