I’ve posted a long FAQ with everything you need to know about a kids’ social media ban. Key takeaway: it is an ineffective and harmful policy that raises privacy concerns for tens of millions of Canadians through mandated age verification requirements.
The absolute absurdity of Anthropic putting out a policy document about stopping authoritarian AI while taking money from Abu Dhabi. "We believe that responsibility should rest with democratically elected governments, not authoritarian regimes" is an actual quote from that document.
Matt Taibbi's defamation case against Rep Kamager-Dove has been tossed. He sued her because she asked why the Republicans, in yet another hearing about the CeNsoRshIp iNDusTriAl cOmPlex (which doesn't exist) kept inviting a "serial sexual harasser".
Here, relive and savor the moment:
Kudos to @kate-ro.bsky.social @cyn-k.bsky.social @digitalprivacy.ca for their remarkable analysis of Bill C-22. It's essential reading. Please read it and share it widely in your network.
bass-raman will actually be an *interesting* race for mayor of LA. angelenos get to choose between two very substantive candidates, with different visions/approaches on the left. this is cool.
🚨 unbelieveable 🚨
why did NSO Group think they could do this, and get away with it? 🤔
nobody knows this space like @jsrailton.bsky.social @rondeibert.bsky.social & colleagues at @citizenlab.ca (and whatsapp tbh). and this strikes me as where the answer is
fwiw i suspect bass will win and might win easily. lots of justifiable anger over the fires, no doubt, & she's never had serious support in the valley, but the barriers for raman are much higher outside her current base of support.
we really just dodged the trumpy reality tv guy, didn't we, avoiding an ugly & trolling race. still depressing that so many on the westside & valley went for him, but not altogether shocking either.