You might’ve noticed a familiar face showing up in profile pictures all over the internet lately…
Clippy, the old Microsoft Office paperclip.
Here’s how it became a symbol for anti-Big Tech sentiment:
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It started when ‘right-to-repair’ advocate Louis Rossmann suggested people change their profile pics to Clippy, as a form of protest.
Why? Because Clippy represents a version of tech we’ve lost.
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The free internet is dying — or maybe it’s just the beginning of the end. Where the state is strong, censorship and surveillance follow. Power always seeks control. No avatar or honest company will change that: for every honest one, ten greedy will rise — and they will win.
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Looks like you're informing people about anti big tech... Lol XD
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Yet, Proton has a "chatbot" now 🙄
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www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_Dt...
Change your profile picture to clippy. I'm serious
YouTube video by Louis Rossmann
