Thing is, when Mamdani does something early next year that challenges some Trump admin nonsense, you *know* that Trump is going be extra angry and suggest it's a backstabbing, noting how "nice" he was to him in the Oval Office as if that means Mamdani should now agree to all of Trump's demands.
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I've interacted with plenty of EU lawmakers recently, and it's not universally true (of course) but it is striking how many seem to take the fact that some companies are bad to mean the entire internet concept was bad. It doesn't need to be! We can build a better internet! View quoted note →
Speaking of upsetting everyone, we talk about a few new lawsuits by tech companies challenging state laws in the US that seek to limits kids on social media. Then how TikTok wants to give users the ability to turn off AI slop in their feeds. And we close out with...
... with a picture of the Kremlin, talking about her trip to Moscow, and its differences from London. It does not appear the postcard was ever sent. But @benwhitelaw.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy is trying to see if the internet can track down "Linda" who went to Moscow 40 years ago.
New Ctrl-Alt-Speech: You Can't Antitrust Anyone These Days. podcast.ctrlaltspeech.com/2315966/epis... I'm going to talk about the various stories we discussed this week, but make sure you read to the end as @benwhitelaw.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy and I are giving a task to the internet... You Can't Antitrust Anyone The...
Anyway, you can hear all about that by listening to the podcast wherever you get your favorite podcasts: podcast.ctrlaltspeech.com/2315966/epis... And if anyone knows Linda, let Ben know... You Can't Antitrust Anyone The...
... "the most frustrating word in trust & safety" which you'll have to listen to find out. BUT, in our opening Ben showed me a postcard he found inside a frame he picked up in a thrift shop from someone named Linda (likely from the UK) who travelled to Moscow in 1984. She wrote out a postcard...
We kicked off this week talking about the antitrust lawsuit that Meta won and why market definitions matter more than "I don't like this company" in an antitrust battle. Then we talk about the EU exploring how it might update and adjust some of its regulations, which seems to have upset everyone.
Reaching last stop of this train ride and conductor gets on the PA and says "well, that was fun, folks" Seemed like an ordinary uneventful ride to me but I'm wondering what I missed