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Why repealing or weakening Section 230 is a very bad idea
Section 230 is vital to free speech on the internet, and its critics are often misguided or wrong about the law.
Why repealing or weakening Section 230 is a very bad idea
Twitter puts free speech and transparency at risk if it fails to publish government takedown requests
For the past decade, Twitter has published biannual reports detailing takedown requests and legal demands the company received, including from governments around the world, as well as Twitter’s responses to those requests.
However, according to an update yesterday in Rolling Stone, Twitter failed to publish its most recent transparency report and has yet to respond to media requests about the oversight.
Twitter puts free speech and transparency at risk if it fails to publish government takedown requests
The Supreme Court Could Destroy Everything Good About The Internet
Next Week, The Supreme Court Could Destroy Everything Good About The Internet
This is the thing that so many haters of Section 230 don’t understand. They seem to think that getting rid of it will somehow benefit speech. But, it will not. It will benefit government officials attempting to control speech.
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How Twisted Sister Outclassed Congress
Rock & roll was under attack during the mid-’80s. As the music got more theatrical and provocative and MTV gave it a national platform, America’s youth screamed for more. It was obvious that pop music was experiencing a revolution it hadn’t seen since Elvis swiveled his hips on The Ed Sullivan Show. Enter Dee Snider and his band, Twisted Sister.
How Twisted Sister Outclassed Congress
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1985 PMRC/Senate Hearings: Then and Now
YouTube: Dee Snider’s PMRC Senate Hearing Speech (Full)
YouTube: 1985- John Denver – Congressional PMRC Hearing Full Testimony
Anti-abortion zealots, federal judge conspire to ban abortion pill mifepristone
A coalition of religious anti-abortion organizations has filed a lawsuit in Amarillo, Texas, aimed at overturning FDA approval for mifepristone, a medication used in medical abortions. The lawsuit is unprecedented, with no previous cases having sought to overturn FDA approval for a drug.
Anti-abortion zealots, federal judge conspire to ban abortion pill mifepristone
Censorship Operations: Covid, War, and More
Wednesday, Congress held a hearing on Twitter’s censorship of The New York Post and its coverage of Hunter Biden’s laptop. While House Republicans focused on issues like shadowbanning and government collusion with Big Tech, Rep. Jamie Raskin and other Democrats advocated for increased censorship from Silicon Valley companies
Censorship Operations: Covid, War, and More
A third of Americans are Christian nationalists and most are white evangelicals + Democrats pass resolution condemning ‘white religious nationalism’
A new PRRI survey finds that 10% of Americans are avowed Christian nationalists and an additional 19% are sympathetic to its ideals. Among both groups combined, nearly two-thirds are white evangelicals.
A third of Americans are Christian nationalists and most are white evangelicals
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Democrats pass resolution condemning ‘white religious nationalism’
Incessant, Bonkers Anti-Paul Hastings Protest Continues
One court order didn’t do the trick. Another issued this month doesn’t seem to be doing much either. No matter how many times the justice system tries to clamp down on the goofy ongoing protest campaign targeting Paul Hastings, the placards keep showing up.
Incessant, Bonkers Anti-Paul Hastings Protest Continues
U.S. Press Starts To Figure Out College TikTok Bans Are A Dumb Performance
U.S. Press Starts To Figure Out College TikTok Bans Are A Dumb Performance
One, the bans are generally designed to agitate a xenophobic base and give the impression the GOP is “doing something about China.” But the party that couldn’t care less about rampant corruption or privacy violations isn’t doing much of anything meaningful to thwart China. In fact, letting adtech, telecom, and app companies run rampant with little oversight runs contrary to any such goal.
Two, the bans distract the public and press from our ongoing failure on consumer privacy and security issues. Banning TikTok, but doing nothing about the accountability optional free for all that is the adtech and data-hoovering space, doesn’t actually fix anything. China can just obtain the same data from a universe of other international companies facing little real oversight on data collection.
Three, the ban is really just about money. Trump gave the game away with his proposal that TikTok be chopped up and sold to Oracle and Walmart. That cronyistic deal fell through, but it’s pretty clear that this moral panic is designed to either help TikTok’s competitors (Facebook lobbyists are very active on this front), or force the sale of the most popular app in modern history to GOP-allies. At which point they’ll engage in all the surveillance and influence efforts they pretend to be mad about.
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