Data Centers Threaten Grid Stability, Risk Blackouts
“Data centers are increasing the risk of power outages and blackouts — and electric grid operators aren't prepared to handle it.”
Dark Money Pushes Kids Online Safety Act Targeting Trans Youth
Another evil pro-mass surveillance, pro-censorship dark money group is running IG ads to push the Kids Online Safety Act, a law championed by anti-LGBTQ hate groups who Blackburn (co sponsor) claimed we must pass to “eradicate the transgender” in society....
FTC Appears Indifferent as AI/UGC Ads Flood Market
It truly feels like the FTC straight up dgaf at all because these types of AI and UGC ads are rampant and there’s quite literally zero oversight.
AI Enables Warrantless Mass Surveillance of Americans
AI is supercharging the ability to warrantlessly spy on Americans on a massive scale. https://t.co/DRUOdtx6Ji
Proposed Plan Enforces Mass Surveillance, Bans Minorities Online
The framing of this story is insane. Their “plan” is extreme mass surveillance that would effectively ban immigrants, LGBTQ people, etc from using social media and enact sweeping censorship of online speech.
Moral Panic Fuels Blind Acceptance of Unverified Bans
It's classic moral panic. These people don't care that the evidence doesn't support anything these bans claim to achieve, they're so bought into the moral panic they'll take any personal claim made by a random teacher as gospel.
User Doubts Recent Debunking of Urban Heat Islands
Wasn’t the heat island thing debunked a couple weeks ago? Please correct me if I’m wrong. I haven’t followed closely but I could have sworn I saw this refuted…
CORE Boys Back on YouTube, Nightmare Finally Ends
🚨 The CORE boys have been reinstated on YouTube 🚨 Our long national nightmare is over.
Charlie Kirk's Shooting Audio Becomes TikTok Outfit Remix
The audio of Charlie Kirk getting shot is now a TikTok sound for outfit transformations https://t.co/PIm5hCqpPH
Well‑Funded Groups Manufacture Doomer Narrative Online
Doomerism *is* inorganic though. That’s why massively well funded groups are spending millions pushing doomer messaging on social media. Here’s a WaPo piece on some of this https://t.co/ImB0mFy7yk
Funding Only Builders Aligned with Culture-First Tech
"Culture has moved upstream of technology, and I am only going to fund the builders willing to live under that code."
Naming the Trend: Walking While Working on Laptop
There was a girl on TikTok who went on a whole walk with her laptop like this, we need a name for this behavior
42 Democrats Side with Republicans to Renew Invasive Surveillance Law
42 Democrats joined 192 Republicans to reauthorize FISA Section 702, an incredibly harmful warrantless surveillance law that's being used to target Americans and immigrants. Here are the Dems who voted for this.
Stop California's Unconstitutional Social Media Ban Harming Privacy
We can’t let California lead the U.S. into an unconstitutional social media ban that destroys privacy and harms youth. https://t.co/zEYjOY57im
AI Faces Far Fewer Regulations than Sandwich Shops
These comparisons are bizarre. A communication/information platform is nothing like a sandwich shop. A closer comparison would maybe be a bookstore, but even so, often all these comparisons are meant to do is manufacture consent for extreme regulation on speech.