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...](
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Why Techdirt Is Now A Democracy Blog (Whether We Like It Or Not)
While political reporters are still doing their view-from-nowhere “Democrats say this, Republicans say that” dance, tech and legal jour...
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Why Techdirt Is Now A Democracy Blog (Whether We Like It Or Not)
While political reporters are still doing their view-from-nowhere “Democrats say this, Republicans say that” dance, tech and legal jour...
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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:
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Joé McKen (@joemcken.net)
Wow. (cc @mmasnick.bsky.social)
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Incredible. RE:
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Jason Koebler (@jasonkoebler.bsky.social)
Scoop: The databases powering DOGE.gov are insecure, and people outside the government have already pushed their own updates to the site to prove i...
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See here's how to do a headline. [fortune.com/2025/02/13/e...](
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Some federal workers are ‘getting wealthy at taxpayer expense,’ says Elon Musk, whose companies have received at least $20 billion from the government | Fortune
Musk’s DOGE wants to cut tens of thousands of federal workers, and now it’s aiming at people he thinks are too rich.
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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...](
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Elon Musk's X to pay about $10 million to settle Trump lawsuit over account suspension
Facebook and Instagram owner Meta recently said it would pay $25 million to settle a similar lawsuit by President Donald Trump.
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Elon Musk's X to pay about $10 million to settle Trump lawsuit over account suspension
Facebook and Instagram owner Meta recently said it would pay $25 million to settle a similar lawsuit by President Donald Trump.
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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...](
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No, The People Didn’t Vote For This
A stunning 54% of Americans now believe we’re in a Constitutional crisis, according to recent YouGov polling. They’re right. As a tech ...
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No, The People Didn’t Vote For This
A stunning 54% of Americans now believe we’re in a Constitutional crisis, according to recent YouGov polling. They’re right. As a tech ...
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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...](
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UK Orders Apple To Break Encryption Worldwide While World Is Distracted
In a stunning escalation that confirms our worst fears, the UK government has finally shown its true hand on encryption — and it’s even wor...
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UK Orders Apple To Break Encryption Worldwide While World Is Distracted
In a stunning escalation that confirms our worst fears, the UK government has finally shown its true hand on encryption — and it’s even wor...
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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:
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Jesse Stay (he/him) (@stay.bsky.social)
Bluesky, the product, isn’t Billionaire-proof. Your data is still stored centrally. I am determined to build the Billionaire-proof social network...
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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:
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Sahil Kapur (@sahilkapur.bsky.social)
Trump defends his controversial new tariffs: “Will there be some pain? Yes, maybe (and maybe not!). But we will make America great again, and it ...