Olives @olives@qoto.org

I remember criticism of the bland outfits in this game.

https://reason.com/2024/02/01/he-was-arrested-for-making-a-joke-on-facebook-a-jury-just-awarded-him-205000-in-damages/

"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."

#FirstAmendment

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?

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.""

#privacy

What happened to the art style.

Are those bendable joints?

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.""

#AgeVerification #privacy

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).

I'm seeing some misleading information about one of Turdbook's sites. For instance, it is alleged that Turdbook's "child porn warning" message only appeared when someone "searched for that", and they could have just "blocked it entirely". That is not true. Not remotely. They used a very fuzzy heuristic that would otherwise block a lot of legitimate content (and I doubt would even really have an impact on that other thing). It is known that there are a number of such cases.

Unfortunately, Turdbook appears to be really bad at communicating what is going on, so I guess I have to do their job for them <_< #kosa

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."

#FirstAmendment

https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/4440955-texas-ag-paxton-sues-cities-marijuana-decriminalization/

"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

https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/4440578-judge-tosses-disneys-lawsuit-against-desantis-alleging-political-retaliation/

"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."

#FirstAmendment

I have to say that seeing the events of the past few days, although with knowledge of the past six years, with social media really does not fill me with confidence that the "everything app" is the right way to go.

Do you remember this?