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🔗 linkblog: It’s Still Stupidly, Ridiculously Difficult To Buy A ‘Dumb’ TV | Techdirt'
Losing dumb TVs is not an acceptable option.
🔗 linkblog: GOP Social Media Experiments Fail (In Part) Because They Break The Troll/Amplification Cycle | Techdirt'
Insightful piece on trolling and feeding trolls.
🔗 linkblog: Facebook-Hired PR Firm Coordinated Anti-TikTok Campaign To Spread Bogus Moral Panics | Techdirt'
TikTok should not be protected from criticism, but it should not be subjected to this garbage either.
🔗 linkblog: Why Moderating Content Actually Does More To Support The Principles Of Free Speech | Techdirt'
Really appreciate Masnick’s perspective here—especially the point that EVERYONE believes in content moderation even if there are disagreements on how to do it. It’s irresponsible for so many (on the right) to describe moderation as censorship.
🔗 linkblog: Nokia Busted Helping Russia’s FSB Spy On Citizens, Activists, Journalists | Techdirt'
Do not be fooled by the headline, the article’s best contribution is its indictment of U.S. politicians and companies for their complicity in this sort of thing.
🔗 linkblog: The ‘Culture Of Free Speech’ Includes Criticism Of Others’ Speech; Get Over It | Techdirt'
I have been waiting for days to see what Techdirt would have to say on this, and it doesn’t disappoint.
🔗 linkblog: Now That White Musicians Are Getting Sued For Copyright, Lawyers Say Copyright Needs To Change | Techdirt'
Intellectual property is a social justice issue.
🔗 linkblog: Performative Conservatives Are Mad That A Search Engine Wants To Downrank Disinformation | Techdirt'
I missed most of this yesterday, but Masnick sums up my thoughts so much better than I could.
🔗 linkblog: Peloton Outage Prevents Customers From Using $2,500 Exercise Bikes | Techdirt'
Happy that my much cheaper bike does not rely on servers to function properly.
🔗 linkblog: just finished 'Missouri's Governor Still Insists Reporter Is A Hacker, Even As Prosecutors Decline To Press Charges | Techdirt'
This continues to be a dumb and worrying story.
🔗 linkblog: just finished 'Declassified Documents Shows The CIA Is Using A 1981 Executive Order To Engage In Domestic Surveillance | Techdirt'
Surveillance is a bigger problem than we think.
🔗 linkblog: just finished 'Penguin Random House Demands Removal Of Maus From Digital Library Because The Book Is Popular Again | Techdirt'
The first line is a powerful one. Libraries ought to be a constant reference point (and beneficiary) when liberalizing IP.
🔗 linkblog: just finished 'House Votes For COMPETES Act, Even With Its Problems, Almost Entirely On Party Lines | Techdirt'
This is why I want a U.S. Pirate Party
🔗 linkblog: just finished 'Senator Wyden: EARN IT Will Make Children Less Safe | Techdirt'
Surveillance is not going to help kids.
🔗 linkblog: just finished 'German Police Caught Using COVID-Tracing Data To Search For Crime Witnesses | Techdirt'
Contract tracing is good, but apps for it are scary. Ugh.
🔗 linkblog: just finished 'Sedition Prosecution Of Oath Keepers Members Shows The FBI Can Still Work Around Encryption | Techdirt'
We can prosecute criminals without weakening encryption.