Last Ctrl-Alt-Speech of the year is coming out shortly, but with this new trend of EVERY DAMN SERVICE on the internet doing a year-end "wrapped" here's our podcasting service, Riverside, showing that @benwhitelaw.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy and I laugh a lot. It's... kinda creepy. https://oyster.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:cak4klqoj3bqgk5rj6b4f5do&cid=bafkreiefsijdzlwikmxs3oy2d4crqa5kcgicjm3raoti6ovxwgczr5w3bu

As both the House & Senate look to repeal Section 230, I'm curious who they think should be held liable for the comments they've left open on the Epstein photo dump...? Them? Dropbox? Do they have a trust & safety team watching the comments? View quoted note →

Really great piece by @charlottewillner.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy & @davidsullivan.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy highlighting how at the very same time Congress was claiming to want to "protect the children online," the White House was announcing that it's blocking visas for trust & safety workers who actually help kids be safe State Dept. Visa Misstep Will ...

It's possible I spend too much time listening to podcasts. https://oyster.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:cak4klqoj3bqgk5rj6b4f5do&cid=bafkreidrcljrdl5nvbx6ugfhrmzzlc5myx3klsbj4n5b77cmczemgquv3m

And, yes, many people asked for it. The number one complaint from people who joined and then bailed was the inability to find their friends.

Instead, Bluesky spent quite some time refusing to do that because they know how user unfriendly that can be. Instead, they came up with a very thoughtful and privacy-protecting, double opt-in method of doing it... and people insist that it's the same thing they refused to do for years. 🙄

I spend a ton of time debunking fundamentally factually incorrect takes on Section 230, at a time when "the paper of record," the NYT has had to run multiple corrections admitting it totally misrepresented 230. I detailed some of our best 230 coverage: www.techdirt.com/2025/12/17/s... Section 230 Faces Repeal. Supp...