Oh, just one of the most famous VCs investing billions into AI saying it *can't* be a bubble because people are asking if it's a bubble. "The fact that it's a question means we're not in a bubble... in order to get to a bubble everyone has to believe it's not a bubble." [youtu.be/Y7dwbJ0AtUA?...]( ) [Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowi...]( )
Not trying to call out Tony & Devin here, but they are (somewhat confidently) reinforcing a very common, but exactly wrong myth about Section 230 and being a "publisher." Let's use this as an opportunity to do some educating around Section 230 and the idea of being "a publisher." https://oyster.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:cak4klqoj3bqgk5rj6b4f5do&cid=bafkreieywzxcl3bfs73ijyjexlcr2tbuumpkvgsfxa225yjlcf2rlrs46m
I get where this is coming from, but I've also been testing out a pair of display glasses (basically create a giant monitor in the glasses) that *don't record* but do have little cameras on the side in order to pin the monitor to a specific spot. I worry if I used them in public I'd get yelled at RE:
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Hi Senator. Glad you're posting to Bluesky. But kinda weird that you're trying to kill Section 230 at the same time which would make it very difficult for Bluesky to exist. Maybe think through that a bit more carefully? RE:
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Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (@whitehouse.senate.gov)
What possible use could there be to adding these two bozos to that conversation? More gangster gong show? Just what Ukraine needs, right? So shamin...
Watch this. RE:
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Robin Ince (@robinince.bsky.social)
Here is a bit of my resignation speech from last night [contains quote post or other embedded content]
Even UNICEF is like "yo, Australia, this social media ban for kids is a terrible fucking idea." [www.unicef.org/press-releas...](https://www.unicef.org/press-releases/age-restrictions-alone-wont-keep-children-safe-online ) RE:
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Gabi ι›ͺ (@gabimccauley.bsky.social)
The thing is, social media is a lifeline for rural kids like my youngest, who never, ever fit in at school. At least with social media, they could...
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This evening was middle school entrepreneur fair. Kid & friends started a business selling spicy tortilla chips. Very spicy. At the last minute they decided to also sell water. And then a gift from the heavens: school watermain broke so the water fountains were out. They cleaned up on water sales. https://oyster.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:cak4klqoj3bqgk5rj6b4f5do&cid=bafkreiebeuxyhrrda3lfmuwwpwqh7zqiy5kkzwpb6avbubugkpe3lwkjym https://oyster.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:cak4klqoj3bqgk5rj6b4f5do&cid=bafkreic5zaznuoo5mtwzmkua66rmpertzjbte5hqvxj2n5lewp525xlcmy
Because this has already been shown to be a complete fucking disaster in Australia where the same policy went into effect 3 days ago... John Cornyn wants to bring it to America. RE:
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Carl Quintanilla (@carlquintanilla.bsky.social)
PUNCHBOWL: Cornyn β€œsaid he plans to introduce a bill β€œsoon” that would ban users under age 16 from social media.” @punchbowlnews.bsky.soci...
Oh. Cool. Just as the President is using every power he can to suppress dissent and stifle speech, [@whitehouse.senate.gov@bsky.brid.gy](
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Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (@whitehouse.senate.gov)
U.S. Senator from Rhode Island, the Ocean State. https://linktr.ee/senwhitehouse
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Senate Judiciary Democrats πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ (@judiciarydems.senate.gov)
Defending freedoms. Advancing equality. Ensuring justice for all. News from the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee Democrats, led by Ranking Member @d...
 ) are trying to hand Trump a new tool to suppress speech online. What a joke. RE:
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Senate Judiciary Democrats πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ (@judiciarydems.senate.gov)
Sen. WHITEHOUSE: We finally are moving to file a bipartisan Section 230 repeal bill. Waiting any longer serves no useful purpose.
A point I find myself raising repeatedly: people focus on tech policy within a silo (privacy, speech, safety, copyright, competition, etc.), without understanding the actual impact on the system, where you push on just one of those levers and don't realize it's disastrous for the other ones. RE:
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Julian Sanchez (@normative.bsky.social)
A vital point here, first driven home to me by Cory Doctorow in the context of copyright policy, is that many forms of tech regulation that strike ...
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