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ThinkingSapien @thinkingsapien.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Oral arguments happening now. One of the claims is that because a white supremacist streamed content on Twitch thst Amazon is liable for a mass shooting in Buffalo NY. www.youtube.com/live/Sz1t7_2... #section230 #amazon #socialMedia

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New York State Court of Appeals Oral Arguments

YouTube video by New York State Court Of Appeals

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ThinkingSapien @thinkingsapien.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

If it is IP theft, §230 explicitly does not defend that.

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ThinkingSapien @thinkingsapien.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

No one is talking about the epstein files now! This also fits into the "flood the zone" strategy.

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ThinkingSapien @thinkingsapien.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

I find the glasses concerning. I am not sure how someone would effectively ban them. They are not the only portable unnoticeable camera out there. But they are a very popular one.

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ThinkingSapien @thinkingsapien.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

For that to be the case, congress would have to change the law. Not that §230 is specific to social media. It has been used to defend from liability for forwarding an email or to defend from liability from a person leaving a comment on a website.

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Senator Ron Wyden @wyden.senate.gov · 07/03/2025

I wrote section 230 to protect the little guys and the upstarts like Bluesky. Repealing section 230 only helps Meta, Musk, and Donald Trump.

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ThinkingSapien @thinkingsapien.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

I keep typing v instead of C. Schlep has a C&D on accessing Roblox from August 2025.

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ThinkingSapien @thinkingsapien.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

The the compurer with the account was handed to him by someone that has a V&D to not interact with the platform is also significant. Arguably, the V&D was being violated by puppetering Chris.

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ThinkingSapien @thinkingsapien.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

In addition to not being truthful, stating that Roblox specifically banned Chris Hansen may lead some to falsely believe they have taken a public stance against him absent of them doing so. I think there is plenty to condemn Roblox for that there is no need to exaggerate or misrepresent to do so.

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ThinkingSapien @thinkingsapien.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Took a nap in the middle of the work day. I was up past midnight doing things for work. I should step out early today. #work

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ThinkingSapien @thinkingsapien.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

No, thry suspended the account on thr computer Schlep had. Chris was unfamiliar with the account.

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ThinkingSapien @thinkingsapien.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

No, Roblox banned Schlep in August 2025. Schlep handed Chris Hansen a computer with an account last week and moments later that account was banned. Christ wasn't familiar with the account.

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ThinkingSapien @thinkingsapien.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

It is worth noting Chris Hansen wasn't banned. It wasn't his account. (Schlep has been banned for a year. He handed Chris the computer with the account). Note that if Chris made a Roblox account, his interactions would be limited to only being able to speak with 18+ y/o players.

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ThinkingSapien @thinkingsapien.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

This project is a mess. I told him about a woman that almost cried on the call yesterday. He told me she should take her issues to the project manager. I told him that she is the project manager. #work #projects

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ThinkingSapien @thinkingsapien.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Yeah, this teen is at eye-level with me. I'm glad I didn't have to deal with this stuff as a Kid. At the age of 13 I was breifly on TV for winning some nickelodeon contest and felt out of place because I was the only kid with facial hair. Age Estimation would not have been kind to me.

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ThinkingSapien @thinkingsapien.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Swips an ID, gets an older sibling to face scan for them,... There are bypasses. This just ads friction. If the kid wishes to play with their peers though they will want an account that is in their friend's age group. Would not be surprised if some kid has multiple accounts for mult. ages.

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ThinkingSapien @thinkingsapien.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Yeah, when my niece saw the only way she could be put in the same age group as her friends if she sent them a govt ID, she stopped playing. It was no fun to be left out of the conversation and not know what is going on. She is also trained to emphasize security more than her peers.

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ThinkingSapien @thinkingsapien.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

I think it was FB that started publishing their stats on reports to NCMEC. One bad effect of publishing such reports is if when they add new tools and techniques for detecting criminal activity, it actually makes them look worst. More effective detection = higher numbers.

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ThinkingSapien @thinkingsapien.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Though removing advocates just gives them the Stiesand Effect, bringing attention to the issue and the person.

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ThinkingSapien @thinkingsapien.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

I don't know the answers for what they should do. But there is a tension at play. A company (not just Roblox) may have interest in quietly removing problem elements. Advocates have an interest in giving high visibility to removes, which may generally be bad PR for the company.

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ThinkingSapien @thinkingsapien.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

I feel like protecting the kids will eventually lead to just not letting the kids interact online (or as close to it as people can get). That is what some other countries are doing. Filtering out bad actors perfectly is near impossible. They are part of community and can hide in plain site.

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ThinkingSapien @thinkingsapien.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

The most charitible interpretation that I can come up with was that it was a poor way of expressing that they are up to taking on the challenge of making their environment safer. Roblox provides many great examples of awful communication to the public.

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ThinkingSapien @thinkingsapien.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

It was a move that invited more bad PR. If they could rewind time, I am sure they would have taken a different course of action. Though I have no clue what.

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ThinkingSapien @thinkingsapien.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

It isn't perfect. My niece stopped playing because it estimated her to be an adult. In fairness, other adults also estimate her as an adult until she talks for more than 10 seconds. She was estimated as 21+, putting her well outside her friend group.

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ThinkingSapien @thinkingsapien.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

The 16-17 group can speak in their group and to the 18-20 group. The 18-20 group can speak to the 16-17 group and the 21+ group. People that know each other in real life can exchange "keys" that will allow them to speak. I can speak to my nephew because of this though we are in diff groups.

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ThinkingSapien @thinkingsapien.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

The age restriction isn't based on self-declaration. When a person opens account, it has no access to chat. To access chat, the person must do a facial scan or send in a govt ID. That puts them i to an age group. They can speak to people in adjacent age groups...

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ThinkingSapien @thinkingsapien.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

I am referring to the title referenced in the OP, Ro-Meet. Micheal handed Chris a computer with an account and in that title. I have not seen that the company is running by people persuing purient interest in children.

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ThinkingSapien @thinkingsapien.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Start at 7 minutes 54 seconds for the interview in which he made thst comment. youtu.be/XpIXRgMlPo4?...

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We Asked Roblox's C.E.O. About Child Safety. It Got Tense. | EP 163

YouTube video by Hard Fork

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ThinkingSapien @thinkingsapien.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

...and said they were not doing enough to prevent adults from speaking to children. This was before Roblox implemented face scanning and age estimation.

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ThinkingSapien @thinkingsapien.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

It was August 2025 that he was permanently suspended and sent a cease and desist. I watched some of his videos. They do not make clear how he initially encountered the people in question (did he meet thrm on discord and then go to Roblox or Vice Versa). In any case, he labeled Roblox negligent...

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ThinkingSapien @thinkingsapien.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Roblox, Inc did not make the game in question. Roblox user's make games and upload them, just as on YouTube users make videos and upload them. The game in question was age-restricted to 16+.

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ThinkingSapien @thinkingsapien.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

It seams inaccurate to say Chris was banned. The account in question was on a computer handed to him by Micheal. Micheal is banned and got a C&D. Chris didn't appear to know what he was looking at and had questions about the account.

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ThinkingSapien @thinkingsapien.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

I saw such a comment yesterday. When I asked for an explanation, the person said that the violators he found were found on discord, and that he brought them over to Roblox and attributed the interactions to Roblox. In Schlep's videos, the initial point of contact is not made clear.

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ThinkingSapien @thinkingsapien.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

After all, if someone "wins" but then ends up with a 200,000 USD legal bill, would we actually call that a "win"?

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ThinkingSapien @thinkingsapien.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

§230 still might be a defense for them yet. I think the loss of the early dismissal removes one of the advantages of §230 - cases that drag on cost more, and could destroy smaller entities. FB has the money to survive and still could get a dismissal. But smaller parties could be ruined.

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ThinkingSapien @thinkingsapien.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Are you the same person as BenjaminVein? bsky.app/profile/benj...

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ThinkingSapien @thinkingsapien.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Everything a computer does is through the implementation of some algorithm. There is no algorithm-free option. I also don’t think people want to experience their newsfeeds and email without some form of ranking, filtering, and moderating.

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ThinkingSapien @thinkingsapien.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

I logged into threads some weeks ago. I saw a video of some south-asian boys set a living dog on fire. I haven't been on threads since then and only stuck around long enough to report the video.

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Smooth Dunk @smoothdunk2.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

when someone gets dog piled on blue sky

2 panel comic

Panel 1: Blue Guy surrounded by a crowd of Purple Guys. Blue Guy screams “You buncha purple assholes!”

Panel 2: All of the Purple Guys now look mad at Blue Guy. Blue Guy folds his arms and says “Oh here we go. Mad at me for no reason”

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Zoe Tillman @zoetillman.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

New: A judge entered a nationwide order blocking the US Postal Service from carrying out Trump’s directive to overhaul mail-in voting policies before the midterms, expanding an earlier halt that covered roughly half the country www.bloomberg.com/news/article... Order: assets.bwbx.io/documents/us...

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ThinkingSapien @thinkingsapien.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Dear lord, if I thought that FB was representative of the world generally, I would think the world was a pretty horrible place. In the breif thought-experiement I had pretending that, I think I feel some sympathy for how your husband is feeling. I won't mention what I've seen on Threads.

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ThinkingSapien @thinkingsapien.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

🤷🏿‍♂️🤷🏻‍♀️ - sure. I'm not sure what the expectation is on how doing so would address some of the concerns mentioned here. With or without §230, some of the content people refer to as brainrot remains protected. But a repeal would change the landscape in chaotic ways, though.

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ThinkingSapien @thinkingsapien.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

I can think of a few. But they tend to be more closed off. After all, if you let everyone in you let **EVERYONE** in, including some very unpleasant people.

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ThinkingSapien @thinkingsapien.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Fundamentally, what people call "social media" is people interacting with each other online. Unless one is co sideline weakening Amendment One to give the govt more power over speech, I do not see that the govt could have banned it.

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ThinkingSapien @thinkingsapien.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

NetChoice v Moody has some overlap, as it also involved govt attempting to interfere with freedom of the press and claiming tjere was some substantial govt interest. Again, see thr SCOTUS response.

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ThinkingSapien @thinkingsapien.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

It is a restriction of the freedom of the press. Deciding on content arrangement is included in that freedom. The govt interfering with that freedom violates 1A. But don't take my word for it Look to the SCOTUS response when Texas tried to do something very similar (NetChoice v Paxton).

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