Reposted by Eli SugarmanMike Masnick @masnick.com · 08/03/2024I return to the point I made last year: Elon seems to be reinventing everything that Twitter was actually trying to do, but only after firing everyone who knew what they were doing, so inevitably doing it way, way worse. 2161865
Reposted by Eli SugarmanMark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 08/03/2024Today in "neither our media nor our political system is designed to deal with a far right authoritarian party" We've totally, utterly, completely lost the plot. The theater criticism is just so deeply inadequate to the moment. 24213
Reposted by Eli SugarmanLawfare @lawfaremedia.org · 08/03/2024"Its outcome could heighten legal risks for any individuals who have attempted to aid foreign fighters or their families, irrespective of the aims behind that assistance." Tia Sewell examines a trial in France related to the financing of terrorism.lawfaremedia.orgA Trial in France Raises Hard Questions about the Financing of TerrorismTwo mothers, two journalists, a lawyer, and a stepfather recently stood trial in Paris for charges related to the financing of terrorism. They argued they were trying to save lives. 1184
Reposted by Eli SugarmanKat Duffy @rightsduff.bsky.social · 26/02/2024or as I may take to calling it, "a good ole fashioned common carrying speech website." 011
Reposted by Eli SugarmanKat Duffy @rightsduff.bsky.social · 26/02/2024It's days like this that I REALLY miss Twitter. 111
Reposted by Eli SugarmanMike Masnick @masnick.com · 26/02/2024The other runner up for the "WTF of the day" award goes to Justice Alito: 123971200
Reposted by Eli SugarmanTeddy Wilson @reportbywilson.bsky.social · 22/02/2024What You Need to Know: CPAC Kicks Off Week of Right-Wing Extremismaccountable.usWHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW: CPAC Kicks Off Week of Right-Wing Extremism - Accountable USToday marks the start of the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC), the MAGA confab filled with debunked conspiracy theories, far-right extremist beliefs, and attacks on our democracy. 0113
Reposted by Eli SugarmanTiago Dias @tiagodf.bsky.social · 22/02/2024A top 20 list features older titles, including some from 2009bloomberg.comWhat's Behind the Video-Game Layoffs? Players Sticking With Old FavoritesWith video-game players increasingly sticking with the titles they’ve been hooked on for years, leaders in the $184 billion industry are cutting thousands of staffers and canceling riskier projects. 011
Reposted by Eli SugarmanEileen Clancy 🧿 @clancyny.bsky.social · 22/02/2024Mexican reporter José Díaz Briseño shares that Mexican president read aloud the personal phone number of Natalie Kitroeff during a press conference! She's NYT Bureau Chief for Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean. (Bio: "Maternity leave.") Twitter to follow this: twitter.com/diazbriseno/... 22010
Reposted by Eli SugarmanTaylor Lorenz @taylorlorenz.bsky.social · 22/02/2024“By any objective measure, the NYT seems clearly devoted to advocating against this care.” www.motherjones.com/media/2024/0...motherjones.comAnti-trans bills keep citing the New York Times“By any objective measure, the paper seems clearly devoted to advocating against this care.” 16817
Reposted by Eli SugarmanJoseph Cox @josephcox.bsky.social · 22/02/2024Here's one to round the day out, published just now. Impact from an earlier investigation that happened today. FTC fines Avast $16.5 million after mine and PCMag's investigation into how the AV harvested and sold browsing data www.404media.co/impact-ftc-f...404media.coFTC Fines Avast $16.5 Million For Selling Browsing Data Harvested by AntivirusI previously revealed that Jumpshot, part of the cybersecurity company Avast, was selling products based on users’ browsing data harvested by its antivirus software. Now the FTC has issued a multimill... 061
Reposted by Eli SugarmanBen Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 22/02/2024Fucking ridiculous.rollingstone.comJournalist Tim Burke Indicted For Leaking Tucker Carlson Clips That Embarrassed Fox NewsThe clips, which included unaired, antisemitic remarks by Kanye West, were published by Vice and Media Matters. 611226358
Reposted by Eli SugarmanMike Masnick @masnick.com · 22/02/2024Kinda gotta point out that the defining and constantly tinkering with "what is political" and therefore what won't be promoted is, inherently, a political decision 1432967
Reposted by Eli SugarmanKim Zetter @kimzetter.bsky.social · 21/02/2024I've left Substack and have moved my ZERO DAY publication to Ghost. It took a while to get it set up and move the content and subscribers, and I still need to tweak the design a bit and get a logo (anyone have a suggestion for a logo?) but this is where you'll find ZERO DAY now:zetter-zeroday.comZERO DAYStories about hackers, spies, cybercrime and the intersection between cybersecurity and national security. 68122
Eli Sugarman @elisugarman.bsky.social · 22/02/2024Very excited about Columbia SIPA's new Trust and Safety Tooling Consortium focused on building a robust #opensource #trustandsafety ecosystem! Kudos to @camillefrancois.bsky.social for leading it and @dfrlab.bsky.social for inspiration: igp.sipa.columbia.edu/news/institu... 052
Reposted by Eli SugarmanSenator Ron Wyden @wyden.senate.gov · 13/02/2024The results of my investigation are shocking. If data brokers can help extremists target misinformation to patients at Planned Parenthood, right-wing prosecutors in red states could use that same information to put women in jail. Protecting Americans' private health data has never been more urgent.politico.comA company tracked visits to 600 Planned Parenthood locations for anti-abortion ads, senator saysThe details in Wyden's letter, sent Tuesday morning, reveal what’s believed to be the largest publicly known location-driven anti-abortion ad campaign. 17796292
Reposted by Eli SugarmanCenter for Democracy & Technology @cdt.org · 13/02/2024@CenDemTech’s Samir Jain is joining FOSI’s “The GenAI Generation,” alongside Stephen Balkam on February 15th @ 11am ET. Later discussion will also feature a #GenerativeAi researcher, a parent, and a teen for added perspective on #policy implications from recent FOSI research.cdt.orgFOSI - The GenAI Generation: Shaping the FutureRegisterrong>15, 2024 Time: 11 am – 12 pm ET In the past year, AI and genAI have become increasingly prevalent in our daily lives. What does this mean for caregivers and policymakers who are working t... 011
Reposted by Eli SugarmanNYU's Center for Social Media, AI, and Politics @csmapnyu.org · 13/02/2024The Joe Biden robocall was identified quickly as a fake, but that probably won't be the case for local elections. Zeve Sanderson talks to Wisconsin Watch about the impact of AI on local politics. wisconsinwatch.org/2024/02/wisc...wisconsinwatch.orgWhat’s real and what’s not — Wisconsin lawmakers grapple with AI in electionsLawmakers in the Wisconsin Assembly are poised to vote Thursday on legislation that would require a disclosure when campaign communications feature content generated by artificial intelligence. 012
Reposted by Eli SugarmanEvelyn Douek @evelyndouek.bsky.social · 09/02/2024"Meta did not give a specific reason as to why Khamenei’s account fell under the Dangerous Orgs and Individuals Policy" [now] It's a completely different content moderation world. Meta removes heads of state, doesn't explain, and it barely breaks into the news www.cnn.com/2024/02/09/t...cnn.comMeta removes Facebook and Instagram accounts of Iran’s Supreme Leader | CNN BusinessMeta has removed the Facebook and Instagram accounts of Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. 052