I do have some concerns about how the DSA and OSA can be used by censorial bureaucrats to try to suppress speech. But I also don't think that a Congressional hearing led by Jim Jordan would ever actually explore that issue in a way that matters. RE:
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Kate Klonick (@klonick.bsky.social)
I watched the DSA and OSA "Censorship" Hearing in the House Judiciary Committee today so you don't have to. I have some questions. A 🧵 of my ...
Wrote about how the governmental health agencies are headed by censorial individuals who spent years screaming falsely about how they were being censored when people just didn't want to promote the nonsense they were pushing. But now THEY are actually censoring critics. RE:
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The Censorship Crybabies Are Now The Censors: FDA’s Vinay Prasad Uses Copyright Claims To Silence Critic It's always fascinating to watch suppo...
Russ Vought admitting that MAGA is now proud of their racism rather than hiding it Cool cool. RE:
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Oldham not putting to rest the belief that everything he does is designed to position himself to get a SCOTUS spot from Trump. RE:
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Kyle Cheney (@kyledcheney.bsky.social)
BREAKING: 5th circuit panel rejects Trump's invocation of the Alien Enemies Act to expel Venezuelan nationals, saying there has been no "invasion" ...
This should be an interesting discussion... RE:
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FOLCS (@folcs.bsky.social)
🚫 Shadowbanned. 🔒 Shut down. What does free speech look like in the digital age? Join @92ndstreety.bsky.social + FOLCS Sept 30 for a powerful...
I recognize that this might not go over well among some folks here, but I worry about the reaction people had last week to the story of a guy who used ChatGPT as part of his suicide plans. The rush to blame the tech only leads to bad places, as we're already seeing. RE:
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OpenAI’s Answer To ChatGPT-Related Suicide Lawsuit: Spy On Users, Report To Cops When you read about Adam Raine's suicide and ChatGPT's role in...
It's so weird how Greenwald and Nate Silver and the like—who aren't even here—keep insisting that Bluesky is pro-DNC, when I've yet to see anyone here ever say anything nice about the DNC at all. Also, evaporating? Lol. Bluesky now sends WAY more traffic to [@techdirt.com](
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A good old fashioned blog that has been covering tech, law, policy, and democracy for almost three decades now.
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Razzball (@razzball.bsky.social)
Bluesky: Catch the vapors
Beyond this being... weird, the editing is atrocious. RE:
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Drew Harwell (@drewharwell.com)
The White House just posted this https://youtu.be/SXGIN7Er9Y0?si=G7scVSQ1Kxr9YygR
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Good question. That he doesn't answer. RE:
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Jay Rosen (@jayrosen.bsky.social)
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Thing is... I don't think I'd be able to resist trying this and I haven't eaten bacon (or, for that matter, Cinnamon Toast Crunch) in years. RE:
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Matthew Haughey (@mathowie.xoxo.zone.ap.brid.gy)
Your scientists were so preoccupied with whether or not they could, they didn't stop to think if they should.
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