Olives @olives@qoto.org
Software Engineer. Psy / Tech / Sex Science Enthusiast. Controversial?
Free Expression. Human rights / Civil Liberties. Anime. Liberal.
Joined May 2023
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Do you remember this?
Arlanda Airport in Stockholm is covered by anti-#ChatControl billboards.
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"Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) is suing five Texas cities over their decriminalization of marijuana.
In a Wednesday press release, the office of the attorney general (OAG) said it was suing the cities for “instructing police not to enforce Texas drug laws concerning possession and distribution of marijuana.""
I don't see how culture warring over this issue is going to end particularly well for him. #CriminalJustice
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https://reason.com/2024/01/31/disney-cant-prove-desantis-retaliated-against-it-federal-judge-rules/
"A federal judge dismissed Disney's lawsuit against Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on the grounds that the entertainment giant did not have sufficient standing to bring the First Amendment challenge.
In the lawsuit, Disney argued that DeSantis had unconstitutionally retaliated against the company by organizing a state takeover of the special taxing district that had been created in 1967 and covered the 25,000-plus acres now occupied by the Walt Disney World resort's theme parks, hotels, and various other facilities. Disney claimed that DeSantis had engaged in a "relentless campaign to weaponize government power against Disney" in response to Disney's then-CEO Bob Chapek publicly criticizing DeSantis' approval of a law that restricted discussion of sexual orientation and gender identity in schools.
In Wednesday's ruling, federal Judge Allen Winsor wrote that Disney fell short of proving the retaliation claim. Disney, he wrote, "has not alleged any specific actions the new board took (or will take) because of the governor's alleged control.""
"Meanwhile, Disney has vowed to appeal the ruling."
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"A federal judge on Wednesday tossed Disney’s lawsuit against Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) that accused him and other officials of unconstitutionally retaliating against the company for political reasons.
U.S. District Judge Allen Winsor, an appointee of former President Trump, ruled Disney lacked legal standing to sue DeSantis and that the company’s free speech claims also failed on the merits."
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https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/01/eff-and-access-now-submission-un-expert-anti-lgbtq-repression EFF and Access Now warn United Nations Human Rights Council of the dangers of bills like #KOSA (and some other types of bills too).
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https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/bill-indiana-senate-age-verification-adult-websites/
"Indiana residents may soon have to verify their ages before going on adult websites.
A bill aimed at keeping children off pornographic websites passed overwhelmingly in the Indiana State Senate, and will soon be headed to the state House of Representatives. But the measure is not without its critics.
Some of those critics argue the bill violates the U.S. Constitution, and worry what will happen to the data these websites would be collecting."
"Ruane also argues the requirements could violate the access rights of some adults.
Some examples of such adults, she said, are "people without a without a government-issued ID, people with certain disabilities, people whose faces are not properly assessed by the facial recognition technology that might be that might be used by some of these services.""
https://petapixel.com/2023/06/05/museum-wins-lawsuit-over-photo-of-500-year-old-sculpture-of-david/
"An Italian museum has won a lawsuit against a magazine publisher which used a photo of Michelangelo’s sculpture David without permission — despite the 500-year-old artwork belonging in the public domain."
"A related law enables the country’s public institutions, such as museums, to request concession fees for commercial reproductions of artworks of cultural heritage, regardless of their #copyright status."
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Calling all migrants, refugees, or asylum seekers with the right to work in the UK!
The #ChallengeTheChecks campaign fights the Home Office's use of automated digital Right to Work checks.
And we want to hear from you! Complete the survey by 5 February.
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Stop KOSA https://www.stopkosa.com/ Reject online censorship. Tell lawmakers to oppose KOSA!
#privacy #internet
I remember criticism of the bland outfits in this game.
Kotobukiya revealed the colored prototype of Florian with Fuecoco figure✨ What do you think?
"On a Friday in March 2020, a dozen or so sheriff's deputies wearing bulletproof vests descended upon Waylon Bailey's garage at his home in Forest Hill, Louisiana, with their guns drawn, ordered him onto his knees with his hands "on your fucking head," and arrested him for a felony punishable by up to 15 years in prison. The SWAT-style raid was provoked by a Facebook post in which Bailey had made a zombie-themed joke about COVID-19. Recognizing the harm inflicted by that flagrantly unconstitutional arrest, a federal jury last week awarded Bailey $205,000 in compensatory and punitive damages."
"This verdict is a clear signal that the government can't just arrest someone because the officers didn't like what they said."
https://www.cnbc.com/2024/02/01/mastercard-launches-gpt-like-ai-model-to-help-banks-detect-fraud.html I guess you can expect more legitimate transactions to be inexplicably rejected because of their "state of the art" "AI" engine. #AI
"AI" thought control troubles?
Bard now does images but refuses to make any with the word "lemur" for me #aiart #ai
https://reason.com/2024/02/01/nsa-purchases-internet-metadata-to-spy-on-you-without-a-warrant/
"The National Security Agency (NSA) is the latest intelligence agency spying on Americans without a warrant by buying access to their data.
That revelation comes from a letter released last week from Sen. Ron Wyden (D–Ore.) to Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines. "As you know," Wyden wrote, "U.S. intelligence agencies are purchasing personal data about Americans that would require a court order if the government demanded it from communications companies.""
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Hatsune Miku NEO TOKYO Series Kimono Figure - Coming Soon!
#Vocaloid #HatsuneMiku #Miku
What happened to the art style.
3rd ‘Laid-Back Camp’ #Anime Season Reveals New Ena Key Visual http://dlvr.it/T2BXmj
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I thought #KOSA was dead. Guess it was merely... resting there for a while. Those kinds of bills, like #FOSTA and #SESTA, are a problem and I hate that they pretend that it's about protecting kids online when it's not, it's about control and #censorship, particularly of info kids (or anyone else) may need.
@glynmoody https://qoto.org/@olives/111191543236620885 I wrote this many months ago and it remains true.
@alecmuffett https://qoto.org/@olives/111853578250172533 I'm also seeing people who don't seem to know what they're talking about.
Blunt instruments are harmful (and they don't seem to be effective).
Are those bendable joints?
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Software Engineer. Psy / Tech / Sex Science Enthusiast. Controversial?
Free Expression. Human rights / Civil Liberties. Anime. Liberal.
Joined May 2023
