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 his name on it? https://t.co/588hpGcyl1
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
People Mistakenly Think Politico Mirrors Complex's Publishing Schedule
The fact that people honestly believe POLITICO coordinates their editorial calendar based off Complex’s web publishing schedule. I worry for our nation
Cyabra Mislabels Real Palestinian Accounts as Bots
If we want to talk about manipulation I think it's important to note Cyabra (company POLITICO's story is based on) is an Israeli AI startup that does not have a good record of identifying who is and who isn't bots....
Hollywood Writers Deny AI Acceptance, Call It Misinformation
He’s just flat out lying. Hollywood writers hate AI and have been fighting against it. They want you guys to think this stuff is being normalized by the masses when it’s not
Alt‑right Moral Panic Threatens Reproductive and LGBTQ Internet Freedoms
Why are we listening to an alt right Christian fundamentalist, who thinks selfies are moral decay and women’s bodies should be regulated by the government, feed a moral panic that is being used to strip repro rights content, LGBTQ ppl...
Cynical Support Aims for Top‑Down Control of Speech
They do understand it, they just cynically support that mission because they want top down control over our information landscape and online speech.
Ro Khanna Pushes Censorship, Backs Heritage’s Section 230 Repeal
Once again @RoKhanna is calling for mass censorship and surveillance. Here he says a bunch of good sounding things abt big tech then ends w boosting Heritage Foundation tech policy of ending Section 230. Politicians need to be called out...
Support for Data Rights Contradicted by Backing KOSA
Would LOVE a data bill of rights. But if that’s what you actually believe in then why do u support surveillance legislation like KOSA that strips anonymity from the internet and forces companies to collect far MORE data, making it...
Privacy Experts Warned: Digital ID Age Checks Inevitable
This was inevitable and it’s what EVERY SINGLE PRIVACY advocate said would happen. Not even a week in and this is the norm. There is no safe and private digital ID system, ban age verification of the internet now
Digital ID Tracking Has Been Power's Goal Since 2017
I've been reporting on this legal effort since 2017 in the U.S. (and it started far before that). Whitney Webb is 1000% correct that the goal of Digital ID and tracking everything every person says/consumes online has long been the...
Fake ICE Tip Line Reveals Widespread Fear and Paranoia
This @drewharwell_ story about a man who set up a fake ICE tip line, and the sheer range of people who called in, is gutting https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2026/02/20/fake-ice-tip-line-viral/
Privacy Sacrificed Under the Pretext of Child Protection
When are people going to wake up and realize that they're trying to obliterate all privacy in the name of "protecting children"??
Kids' Chats Aren't Gambling: Regulation Misconstrues Communication
Comparing kids messaging other human kids (which is the primary way young ppl use social media) to online gambling and chatbots is dirty work. Speech/communication is fundamentally different than gambling, but you’re trying to conflate the two so you can...
Open‑source, Audited, Decentralized Tools Succeed without Government Control
“The tools that actually work in this space work because they’re open source, independently audited, decentralized, and not run by any government.” 🎯
History Repeats: Same Censorship Debates Across All Media
No, bc speech and content is nothing like alcohol. We have literal exact 1-1 parallels of what’s happening w the internet now and what happened before w comic books, TV, video games, novels, even the telephone. The EXACT groups and...