AI Crackdown Used to Push KOSA and Section 230 Repeal
They’re trying to ram through KOSA, a full Section 230 repeal, and a slew of other censorship and surveillance provisions under the guise of “cracking down on AI” and a tom of dumbass leftists are falling for it.
Arizona Law Makes Posting Trump Parody Illegal without Consent
A new "kids online safety" law in Arizona would make posting the South Park clip of Trump and Satan having sex illegal, unless the social media user was able to upload Trump's government ID and a consent form from him...
Media Firms Lag Behind Creator‑centric Networks in Attention Economy
These media companies also have no understanding of how to work w creators well or navigate the online attention economy. Look at the creator roster at Studio71, Dear Media, or any creator-focused network…. then look at the roster for one...
Government Pressure Drives Rising Creator Bans on Platforms
Sadly more and more creators are having their accounts banned or restricted as the government pressures social media platforms to censor online speech.
AI Chatbots Face Surge of Diverse Liability Lawsuits
"Over the past year we’ve seen a wave of high-profile lawsuits against AI companies blaming chatbots for everything from bad driving to delusions of grandeur to a man’s death after he tripped and fell in a parking lot." https://t.co/zj97A2rj08
Journalist Refutes Billionaire Influence, Cites Transparent Fellowship
I’ve reported on this topic for a decade for NYT, WaPo, etc. To claim I’m receiving “unknown guidance” from a billionaire I’ve never interacted w is insane. The journalism fellowship I did last year is transparently funded, granted full editorial...
New Laws Threaten LGBTQ and Abortion Content Online
Part of how they want to enact this is by rolling out mass censorship and surveillance online through things like “reforming” section 230 and laws like KIDS Act/KOSA which would remove LGBTQ, abortion content etc from the internet (and “leftists”/liberals...
Kat Abughazaleh: Age‑Verification Laws Aren’t About Kids
“None of this is about protecting kids.” So phenomenal to see @KatAbughazaleh speaking out about age verification laws and the efforts to repeal Section 230 https://t.co/F09qjnp3AI
CDT and ACLU Defend Anthropic Against DoD Supply-Chain Risk Label
CDT Joins ACLU in Amicus Brief in Support of Anthropic as it Challenges its DOD Designation as a “Supply-Chain Risk” https://t.co/yGYmri0D7d
Mike Masnick Debunks Myths Behind Section 230 Vilification
Mike Masnick joined my section 230 mini series this week to break down how this one law became so villainized and debunk the most common myths about it https://t.co/vongG0sjkZ
Over a Third of College Women Avoid OnlyFans
40% of college aged women absolutely do not do OnlyFans. OF would love to have that many MAUs. Does this guy just go online and make stuff up all day?
Story’s Claims Remain Unchallenged After a Year of Scrutiny
Every single claim in our story is substantiated and there are zero corrections. Half a dozen people at least worked on this story, in the year since it published not a single fact in the piece has been disproved. WIRED...
Omidyar Network Public; Chorus Linked to Dark Money Scheme
I know the entire internet has explained this to you, but Omidyar Network is not a dark money group. The funding is public and my non partisan journalism fellowship was disclosed. Chorus DID work w a dark money group (1630...
Influencer Earnings Depend on Pleasing the Powerful
As someone who has reported on the influencer industry for 15 years and wrote a bestselling book on it, let me educate you: none of that matters. Ultimately, you get paid as an influencer in direct correlation to how willing...
Micro‑influencer Claims Kat Abughazaleh Linked to Dark
Elizabeth Booker Houston, a micro influencer who took part in Chorus’ undisclosed dark money influence scheme, is now implying that @KatAbughazaleh was ALSO involved with the dark money influence scheme. She cites Kat’s own filings, but that’s not what the...
Undisclosed Dark Money Influencers Undermine Democratic Transparency
This is exactly why influencers accepting dark money and participating in dark money campaigns without disclosure is so bad for democracy
Accusing Omidyar of Disclosure Lies May Constitute Fraud
Lying on this disclosure would be financial fraud. Ur claiming Pierre Omidyar is lying on this disclosure so that he, a billionaire known for funding journalism projects, can secretly accept outside $ to fund a non-partisan investigative journalism fellowship w...
Democrats Must Enact Privacy Laws, Not Just Tout AI Surveillance
It would be amazing if Democrats would actually pass privacy laws instead of having press conferences about how the mass AI surveillance laws Congress is passing under the guise of “child safety” aren’t invasive enough
Choosing No Mask Trades Lives for Personal Freedom
This is the exact same tradeoff people who do not mask are making with our lives and children’s lives rn. Our lives in exchange for not having to mask and stop the spread of disease. Anti vaxxers are awful, but...
Omidyar Fellowship Not Dark Money: Non‑partisan, Self‑Funded
Hutch is correct, Pierre Omidiyar’s non-partisan investigative journalism fellowship is not dark money. 1- it’s not political in nature, which it must be to be a dark money program, and 2- the funder is disclosed: Pierre Omidiyar. There are no...
Labeling Omidyar-Funded Fellowship “Dark Money” Misleads
What's so wild about Destiny calling a public, non-partisan investigative reporting fellowship funded in full by Pierre Omidiyar "dark money," is that there are so many reputable journalists who have done that fellowship. The implication is that they have ALL...
Journalist Refuses Dark Money, Cites Ethical Standards
Debate what? There's nothing to debate. I've never accepted dark money. I can't as a journalist who writes for major outlets with strict journalistic ethics standards. I'm sorry this fact has sent you into a year long crash out 🤷🏻♀️
Viral Fame Now only Pays Through Traditional Media Gigs
We're going back to the days when the only way to profit from being viral online was to spin it into some sort of traditional media job :/
Politicians Weaponize Moral Panic to Push Social Media Bans
I’ve been reporting on these legal efforts for years. Absolutely no one “controls” these ppl, these laws are simply being rammed through by politicians hungry for power under the guise of a fake moral panic about social media similar to...
COVID Infection Can Cause Lasting Immune Damage, Masks Essential
A single Covid infection can permanently destroy your immune system, (yes even if you’re fully vaxxed). That’s why it’s so crucial to actually prevent infection by wearing a respirator mask and ventilating the air
Surveillance Purity Culture Exposed via Viral Body Count App
I wrote about the viral “body count checker” app and surveillance purity culture for Playboy https://t.co/H6qGChWm7X
Media Highlights Heritage PR, Ignores 60k Youth Protest
Notice how PR letters from Heritage Foundation-affiliated grifters pushing to pass surveillance laws get written up immediately in MSM outlets, but not ONE major news outlet is covering the 60,000 young people coming together to voice opposition.
Experts Warn Age‑verification Laws Create Global Surveillance Network
371 security/ privacy academics, including a Turing Award winner, just issued a letter saying age verification laws are building global surveillance infrastructure. Every search, message, and article read would require ID verification. Democrats are working w/ Republicans to push these laws...
KIDS Act Threatens Children’s Rights, Must Be Stopped
My piece on the grave dangers of the KIDS Act that congress is trying to ram through this week is one of the top stories on The Intercept. Read it here: https://t.co/Ikr00eJA7K https://t.co/eoWgDmgCkG
Congress Pushes to End Internet Anonymity, Threatening Free Speech
I wrote about the House hearing today, how Congress is trying to strip anonymity from the Internet, and the devastating effects that has for @theintercept https://t.co/Ikr00eJA7K
Epstein Files Dominate TikTok, I Covered for Vanity Fair
I wrote about how the Epstein Files have taken over TikTok for Vanity Fair https://t.co/Qw347vWdTT
Lawmakers Threaten Free Speech, TikTok Silences Critics
Appalling. I want people to understand how much worse it will get if these lawmakers are able to ram through bills like KOSA or chip away at Section 230.
AI Companies Dominate Tech Sponsorship Landscape
As a technology content creator 99% of the companies that offer sponsorships are AI companies. It's shocking how if you want to talk about tech news on the internet, those are your advertisers barring a few sporadic exceptions.
Age Verification: Separate Parental Controls From Fraud Prevention
The CEO of Persona (leading ID verification platform), has more a more thoughtful understanding of the problems surrounding age verification than any lawmaker seems to: "Applying fraud prevention techniques to what should be a parental controls problem is overreach"
All Adults Must Verify ID on Social Media
Not "could be", all adults WILL be forced to verify their ID on social media. You can't only verify children's IDs, you have to verify everyone's to know who is children.
Top Unbiased Iranian Journalists Covering the Conflict
Who are the best Iranian journalists and content creators covering the conflict who are not just stanning the monarchy?
Today's Newsletter Dives Into Wild Pop Culture & Tech
Yapper ads, the Most Evil Gay Guy, pop culture OpenClaw, Gucci runway texts, Jim Carry conspiracies, #sendBaron, Zuck's $170M mansion, Opensource Palantir, how the AIs kill, and MORE in today's newsletter. https://t.co/cJl7zQOUi6
No Evidence Bans Improve Minors' Mental Health
"There is no scientific evidence to support the assumption that banning minors from accessing services would have a positive effect on their mental health and development." https://t.co/eOCmTZvNiE
New Surveillance Laws Threaten Free Internet, Must Resist
Once built, this surveillance infrastructure will be abused, just as every prior expansion of government surveillance and censorship power has been. We must do everything in our power to stop these laws where we can and preserve a free and...
The Internet Is Turning Into a Digital Panopticon
I have a piece out in @guardian today on how the internet is becoming a fully surveilled digital panopticon and why we need to fight back https://t.co/Nyu66hrTmC
Age‑Verification Laws Threaten Free Speech, Empower Government Control
“All lawmakers will claim that they are [enacting age verification] to protect youth from some harm, but they fail to mention the convenient power it hands to government to control and chill speech they oppose, and even punish their critics,”...
Left Ignoring Data Privacy as AI Surveillance Bills Loom
Yes but effectively NO ONE on the left is talking about data privacy & the House is abt to go into markup on a package of 19 “child safety” bills that would enact unprecedented levels of mass AI surveillance/fully remove...
Tech CEOs Shouldn’t Dictate Policy in American Government
Letting tech CEOs “play politics and dictate policy” … are you aware of how the American government functions
Seeking Date for Kids Online Safety Bill Markup
Does anyone know what day the markup of the “kids online safety” bills is supposed to start next week?
Reporter Denies Defamation Suit, Cites Rally Ejection Evidence
“Let’s get a few things straight. I’ve never been sued for defamation, let alone successfully. I did write a profile of the Rep last year that she didn’t like. Most important, I was thrown out of her rally. There is...
Censorship Targets Content, Not Platform Design, After OSA
This is how you know it’s about the CONTENT and not the “designs of the platforms” or “addictive features” as proponents of these bans claim. Immediately after OSA passed they began openly targeting and censoring specific content
Seeking Creators Pro ID Verification and Child‑Safety Censorship
Are there any content creators out there who you’ve seen defending Discord’s ID verification, criticizing Section 230 or boosting these “child safety” censorship efforts?? I’m looking to talk to creators who are pro ID verification/KOSA
KOSA and SCREEN Act Will Worsen Situation
This is going to get so so much worse if KOSA, SCREEN Act etc pass
Call Your Rep: Say No to Digital Censorship Bills
CALL YOUR REPRESENTATIVE TODAY and tell them: — NO to KOSA — NO to Section 230 reform — NO to the SCREEN Act — NO to the App Store Accountability Act —NO age verification laws —NO to digital ID systems
Stop Euphemisms: It's a Digital ID, Not Age Verification
We need to stop using industry-friendly PR terms like “age verification” and call it what it is: Digital ID https://t.co/YbejVkq46A