Update on this. Apparently the bill just passed the House... 409-2. So, uh, yeah. A ton of Dems just gave the Trump FTC more power to censor the internet. Great job guys. RE: View quoted note →
Had seen the news about [@thedispatchmedia.bsky.social]( ) acquiring [@scotus-blog.bsky.social]( ), but had missed this tidbit, which is extremely disappointing. Would hope The Dispatch would reconsider. Embracing open access to knowledge is important, especially for something like SCOTUSblog. https://oyster.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:cak4klqoj3bqgk5rj6b4f5do&cid=bafkreib2fl2rbtvvpwunwhgsdqtpgxyjziiuwszwbuycgbhabgbs6jfxby
Also, I compare how The Free Press covered the (misleading-to-false) story of the Biden admin "censoring" social media, to how they handled the (leaked directly to them) very real censorship attack on Wikipedia by Ed Martin. Spoiler: there are some differences. [www.techdirt.com/2025/04/28/g...]( ) [Government Actually Threatens ...]( )
Take It Down Act is a total censorial mess. And yet, a ton of "progressive" Dems are supporting it, even as it will enable the highly politicized and weaponized FTC to go after websites and demand content be removed from the internet. [www.techdirt.com/2025/04/28/c...]( ) [Congress Moving Forward On Unc...]( )
Katsas voting this way is big news... and very unexpected. RE:
Everything Radley said. Except he means "censorial" not "censorious." And, yes, this is the most pedantic hill I will die on. But, Brendan Carr, who Trump declared was a "free speech warrior" is the most anti-free speech FCC commissioner ever. RE: View quoted note →
One more thought on this. Smith's piece notes that the chats he describes are almost all dudes, with just a few token non-dudes. Every active group chat I'm in is significantly more diverse, which likely plays a part in them not descending into adolescent stupidity. RE: View quoted note →
Yeah. I'm in a few too many group chats myself, and while I have seen memes show up in some, none of gone towards what Marc describes. The ones I'm in that involve memes tend to focus on obscure in-jokes and such, not anything offensive. RE:
So does this mean JournoList can reform as a Signal group chat?
Jason called it. RE: