I appreciate Masnick’s roundup of all the stupid things going on re: tariffs.

This is a mess of a post blending thoughts on tech policy with religious ideas and lacking the kind of obvious throughline or structure that I’d like it to have. It’s also been in my head for a couple of weeks, and it’s time to release it into the world rather than wait for it to be something better. So, here it is: I am frustrated with generative AI technology for many reasons, but one of the things at the top of that list is the knowledge that today’s kids are growing up in a world where it is possible—even likely—that their middle and high school experiences are going to involve someone using generative AI tools to produce deepfake nudes (or other non-consensual intimate imagery—NCII) of them.

Love to be living in a world where a blog I read for tech commentary—and that is more reserved than I would be on a lot of that commentary—is running articles describing current goings-on as “a coup in progress.”

Yet more to demonstrate that “free speech” often means “right-wing speech.”

Here’s Masnick saying some of my thoughts but better—and adding some observations I would not have come to on my own.

What I appreciate about coverage of this from The Verge and Techdirt is the way that it draws attention to questions of digital labor.

I’m glad I began reading Techdirt before this whole mess started… Masnick’s persective has been a helpful guide.

Intellectual property is a social justice issue.

I read Torba’s blog post last week but hadn’t been aware of the context. Interesting read.

I always appreciate Masnick’s going into the legal details that are above my head. Techdirt has proven to be one of the most helpful sources for understanding this fiasco.

Some good thoughts by Masnick on a good op-ed by Wheaton.

I have only been reading Techdirt for a short amount of time, but I increasingly appreciate Masnick’s perspectives on issues like this.