The crazy thing about principles RE:
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Steve Vladeck (@stevevladeck.bsky.social)
I don't really care what the "political consequences" are of fighting for the proposition that *everyone* is entitled to due process before they ar...
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Do Dems not think they can do two things at once? RE:
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Sahil Kapur (@sahilkapur.bsky.social)
NEW: A deportation case exposes a rift among Democrats over how to take on Trump One camp sees a pivotal moment to lean in and fight a lawless mov...
New Ctrl-Alt-Speech! "Why Can't We De-Friend" [podcast.ctrlaltspeech.com/2315966/epis...](
Buzzsprout
Why Can't We De-Friend - Ctrl-Alt-Speech
In this week's round-up of the latest news in online speech, content moderation and internet regulation, Mike and Ben cover:Inside Mark Zuckerberg...
 ) This week, we talk about Meta's antitrust trial, including the revelation that Zuck considered unfriending literally everyone on Facebook... [Why Can't We De-Friend - Ctrl-...](
Buzzsprout
Why Can't We De-Friend - Ctrl-Alt-Speech
In this week's round-up of the latest news in online speech, content moderation and internet regulation, Mike and Ben cover:Inside Mark Zuckerberg...
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Will be talking about this a bit on Ctrl-Alt-Speech later today, but @npub1uueq...nap2 pointed me to ClrSky today, which is a Bluesky overlay (it looks just like Bsky...) but with the added feature of telling you if your posts are getting too... toxic. [cyber.harvard.edu/story/2025-0...](
Berkman Klein Center
ASML Fellow Launches CLR:SKY
I am grateful to have been part of the first cohort of fellows at the Applied Social Media Lab at Harvard's Berkman Klein Center for Internet ...
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Berkman Klein Center
ASML Fellow Launches CLR:SKY
I am grateful to have been part of the first cohort of fellows at the Applied Social Media Lab at Harvard's Berkman Klein Center for Internet ...
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The fact that Wilkinson wrote this is notable. He's a big name in conservative FedSoc circles... RE:
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Joshua J. Friedman (@joshuajfriedman.com)
NEW: The Fourth Circuit REJECTS the Trump admin's appeal of Judge Xinis's orders to "facilitate" Kilmar Abrego Garcia's release: "We shall not micr...
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I wrote a thing about how decentralization and democracy don't just go hand in hand. They're necessary components of the same system. For there to be true democracy there must be true decentralization. [www.techdirt.com/2025/04/17/t...](
Techdirt
The “De” In “Decentralization” Stands For “Democracy”
There’s a certain dark irony in watching tech billionaires who built their empires on the “democratizing power of technology” now...
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Techdirt
The “De” In “Decentralization” Stands For “Democracy”
There’s a certain dark irony in watching tech billionaires who built their empires on the “democratizing power of technology” now...
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This is insane. RE:
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Dan Bauman (@danbauman77.bsky.social)
DHS Secretary Noem threatens to terminate Havard's Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) certification if it doesn't turn over student records.
I see Fox News is going with the "he's no angel" standard GOP playbook of victim blaming. https://oyster.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:cak4klqoj3bqgk5rj6b4f5do&cid=bafkreieyvbxb7twyhpvg6x35lcmhnjdkwpkyo4u4tonp6znczueun6idwq
The ecosystem is growing... RE:
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TechCrunch (@techcrunch.com)
Bluesky feed builder Graze raises $1M, rolls out ads https://tcrn.ch/42Lypcm
I like it when I help make good law. RE:
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rahaeli (@rahaeli.bsky.social)
The @mmasnick.bsky.social "is Techdirt widely recognized or not" argument made it into the ruling, yay! Is it good when the judge calls your badly ...