Wrote up something about Techdirt's recent coverage, and why (whether we like it or not) we need to be a "democracy blog" now, rather than just a "tech" blog (not that we've ever been just a tech blog). This story is *the* story and it impacts everything else. [www.techdirt.com/2025/03/04/w...]( ) [Why Techdirt Is Now A Democrac...]( )
Lol. Apparently I'm on John Oliver's show tonight. I haven't seen it yet. Had no idea this was happening. But, um, gonna go watch now. RE: View quoted note →
Incredible. RE: https://oyster.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:cak4klqoj3bqgk5rj6b4f5do&cid=bafkreidl45afnn5iai6zxycqz3dm7rzkq7ud5ldrbnbg7c6uooz6wdupzm View quoted note →
See here's how to do a headline. [fortune.com/2025/02/13/e...]( ) https://oyster.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:cak4klqoj3bqgk5rj6b4f5do&cid=bafkreia3pnrwmhcsf7bntreg6sr42ctakceyrot6iy6xyfg3kvr3tnf4ja
Again, Twitter WON this case (decisively) at the district court level. The 9th Circuit made it clear that Twitter would win on appeal at oral args. And now it decided to just hand over $10 million to Trump. [www.cnbc.com/2025/02/12/e...]( ) [Elon Musk's company X settles ...]( )
Wrote a response to the Musk/Trump supporters who keep yelling jubilantly at me "the people voted for this so shut up" [www.techdirt.com/2025/02/10/n...]( ) [No, The People Didn’t Vote For...]( )
Dear media: if you can't bother *to post the actual court opinion* could you at least *name the case* clearly so I can pay the PACER fees to post it for you?
Just wrote about the UK Apple encryption mess. This is a BIG deal. It doesn't just apply to the UK. It would be an absolute disaster for online privacy and security. [www.techdirt.com/2025/02/07/u...]( ) [UK Orders Apple To Break Encry...]( )
More people building alternatives on ATprotocol is important! It helps protect against enshittification and an evil takeover. Exciting to see more people embrace an "I can build it" approach. Also this is why open protocols are so important. RE: View quoted note →
It remains astounding that the President of the United States does not understand what a trade deficit actually means and thinks it means that something unfair is happening RE: