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"transparency" about how a moderation decision was made (i.e. was it an algorithm?) is probably nice but it is no substitute for a platform not censoring you.

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It's interesting how Ylva claimed the "interim regulation" would "expire", if they did not pass her awful one, and the moment her efforts faltered, they rushed to pass a new "interim regulation".

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insidehighered.com/news/quick-
"The Indiana University Board of Trustees unanimously agreed Friday to jettison a controversial proposal to spin off part of the Institute as a nonprofit.

The proposal came after the Republican-dominated Indiana General Assembly passed a state budget in spring 2023 banning the historic sex research institute from receiving state funds."

"But faculty members publicly expressed fears that such a change might mean losing their affiliations with the institute and could threaten, among other things, the institute’s extensive sex, gender and erotica collections, which span more than 2,000 years of history."

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reason.com/2024/03/06/after-17
"Seventeen years ago, the federal government raided Charlie Lynch's medical marijuana dispensary in Morro Bay, California, and charged him with five drug felonies. Lynch, whose business complied with state and local regulations, has been fighting to stay out of prison ever since, and last month he finally won that battle.

The Department of Justice (DOJ), which had been insisting since the first iPhone was released that Lynch should be incarcerated for at least five years, suddenly agreed to a deal that will spare him that punishment and erase his criminal record."

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What Nintendo seems to miss is that things like emulators have historically been tools someone uses to make it easier to, say, record / upload video footage, so they might actually be harming themselves by depriving themselves of publicity.

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natlawreview.com/article/us-de
"The proposed rule requires all U.S. providers of U.S. IaaS products to create, implement, and maintain an appropriately tailored, written CIP—akin to the “know your customer” (“KYC”) information that banks maintain. The primary purpose of the CIP is to verify whether potential customers and beneficial owners are foreign or U.S. persons, and to verify the identities of potential foreign customers and their beneficial owners."
This sounds like a huge invasion of with flimsy pretences.

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web.archive.org/web/2024013016 A Vermont book ban banning bill?

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reclaimthenet.org/court-confir
"A court has ruled that the reaction (in this case, YouTube) video “genre” represents fair use under rules"

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If something can be done locally on a device, it shouldn't be done remotely in a "cloud". Good heuristic for better privacy, security, and to avoid surprising users in nasty ways.

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ij.org/press-release/victory-v

"Today, regulators at the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (VDACS) clarified that home bakers are free to advertise their products online. VDACS’ reversal comes after the Institute for Justice (IJ) sent a letter to the department, on behalf of Virginia home baker Kelly Phillips, calling on them to lift their ban against home bakers advertising their products online.

Last month, IJ confronted VDACS about its ban after regulators told Kelly, the owner of KP’s Kake Pops & Treats, that she couldn’t use her website or social media accounts to advertise her business without being permitted as a food establishment."

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techdirt.com/2024/03/01/ridicu

"It appears that the FBI falsely believed that Chen was a Chinese spy and investigated her, but let it go when they couldn’t support that claim. However, someone (likely in the FBI) leaked the info to Herridge, who reported on it. Chen sued the FBI, who won’t reveal who leaked the info."

"If a ruling like this stands, it means that no journalist can promise confidentiality, when a rush to court can force the journalist to cough up the details. And the end result is that fewer whistleblowers will be willing to speak to media, allowing more cover-ups and more corruption. The impact of a ruling like this is immensely problematic."

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washingtonpost.com/style/media

"In a case that has worried press advocates, veteran journalist Catherine Herridge was held in contempt on Thursday and ordered to pay $800 per day until she reveals the source for stories she wrote about Chinese American scientist Yanping Chen."

"Herridge’s attorney, Patrick Philbin, said he and his client “disagree” with the judge’s decision and intend to appeal it.

“Holding a journalist in contempt for protecting a confidential source has a deeply chilling effect on journalism,” Fox News said in a statement. “Fox News Media remains committed to protecting the rights of a free press and freedom of speech and believes this decision should be appealed.”"

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ij.org/press-release/public-in

"Today, the Institute for Justice (IJ) sent a letter to city officials in Honolulu, Hawaii, calling on them to change a city ordinance that’s driving several popular restaurants in Honolulu’s Waikiki District out of business.

One of those restaurants is EbiNomi, which was opened by Stewart Chung and his brother Andy. The brothers opened the restaurant just before the COVID-19 pandemic began in 2020. The restaurant’s comfort-style cuisine helped it survive the pandemic, but EbiNomi is now weeks away from closing due to a city ban on portable signs. Since opening, Stewart has relied on a small A-frame sign (also known as a menu board sign) to help guide customers to his restaurant, which is tucked away in a private courtyard, nearly invisible to pedestrians from the street.

However, last September a city inspector told Stewart he could no longer use his sign because Honolulu bans certain businesses from using portable signs, even if they’re on private property near sidewalks."

"In a letter to Honolulu city leaders, IJ warned that Honolulu’s ban is almost certainly unconstitutional."

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aclu.org/cases/commonwealth-v-
"“Reverse searches” are a novel surveillance technique where the police can obtain records reflecting everyone who used a search engine to look up a particular word or phrase. In this case, the lower court approved the police using a reverse search, ruling that people do not have a reasonable expectation of privacy for any query they enter into a search engine. The ACLU’s Speech, Privacy, and Technology Project and State Supreme Court Initiative along with the ACLU of Pennsylvania filed an amicus brief in the Pennsylvania Supreme Court urging the court to reverse the lower court’s decision and hold that search history data is protected by the state and federal Constitution."

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Big Snack Is Watching You.

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https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/feb/23/vending-machine-facial-recognition-canada-univeristy-waterloo "A malfunctioning vending machine at a ...
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reason.com/2024/03/04/oregon-l He makes a compelling argument here against the decision.

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eff.org/deeplinks/2024/03/voti
"San Francisco’s ballot initiative Proposition E is a dangerous and deceptive measure that threatens our privacy, safety, and democratic ideals. It would give the police more power to surveil, chase, and harm. It would allow the police to secretly acquire and use unproven surveillance technologies for a year or more without oversight, eliminating the hard-won protections backed by a majority of San Franciscans that are currently in place. Prop E is not a solution to the city’s challenges, but rather a threat to our rights and freedoms."

"Police only have to present a use policy after a year of free and unaccountable use, and absent a majority vote of the Board of Supervisors rejecting the policy, this unaccountable use could continue indefinitely. Worse still, some technologies, like surveillance cameras and drones, would be exempt from oversight indefinitely, putting the unilateral decision about when, where, and how to deploy such technology in the hands of the SFPD."

"Despite what Prop E proponents would have you believe, the city’s surveillance ordinance has not stopped police from acquiring new technologies. In fact, they have gained access to broad networks of live-feed cameras."

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reason.com/2024/03/04/desantis Interesting development.

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netzpolitik.org/2024/chatkontr
The Belgian Council Presidency is asking to look into encrypted messages while simultaneously not breaking the encryption. A farcical notion.

They also speak of "risk categorizations" which they won't define and which could be changed on a whim later, to be mitigated via unspecified measures which themselves could be oppressive.

Still, member states remain divided.

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aclu.org/cases/hm-florida-orl-
"On January 24, 2024, the ACLU and ACLU of Florida filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit supporting HM Florida-ORL, which operates the restaurant and bar Hamburger Mary’s in Orlando, in its lawsuit alleging that a Florida law infringes upon minors’ First Amendment rights by prohibiting them from attending drag performances."

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