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Brian Fung

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Googler and former tech policy reporter for CNN, The Washington Post, The Atlantic & National Journal. A few things I enjoy: 🎮 🚴🏕️🍳🖖 Streaming at @BrainFungi on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/brainfungi

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Brian Fung @brianfung.me · 1d

Friday is #battlefield6 launch day. Let’s check it out!

10/10/25 8pm ET here: twitch.tv/brainfungi

(If the game servers aren’t melting, that is)

Some footage from the beta earlier this year:

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Brian Fung @brianfung.me · 13h

There's no magic wand you can wave and guarantee the security of anything stored online. Even large institutions regularly disclose breaches and leaks. Security is a cat-and-mouse game that's constantly evolving. It's never "over" or "solved."

Data protection is good. Data minimization is better.

Brian Fung @brianfung.me · 15h

The idea is that faulty policy that incentivizes or enshrines a method of compliance with inherent dangers you can never 100% mitigate leads to lots of businesses suddenly exposing users and themselves to a swath of all-new risks that weren’t previously in play.

Brian Fung @brianfung.me · 16h

When people warn about the privacy and security risks of mandating digital age verification, this is exactly what they mean. It’s not hypothetical www.bbc.com/news/article...

BBC article text: “Discord, a messaging platform popular with gamers, says official ID photos of around 70,000 users have potentially been leaked after a cyber-attack.
The platform, which has more than 200 million users worldwide, says hackers had targeted a firm that helped to verify the ages of its users but the Discord platform itself was not breached.
People can provide ID photos to verify their age on Discord - a networking hub for players to chat and share files with others in the gaming community.
The leaked data may involve personal information, partial credit card details and messages that were exchanged with Discord's customer service agents, the San-Francisco-based company says.”

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Brian Fung @brianfung.me · 1d

Battlebit was a hoot. I still go back there from time to time.

My impressions of the BF6 beta were that it was a big improvement over the 2042 beta, but that it didn’t feel like it was about to unseat BF3 and 4. We’ll see what things look like on full release.

Brian Fung @brianfung.me · 1d

BC1 and 2 were incredible for their time. BC2’s destruction physics especially!

Brian Fung @brianfung.me · 1d

Yeah man! Been playing since BF1942. The only ones I skipped were Hardline and 2042. GLHF

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Brian Fung @brianfung.me · 1d

Friday is #battlefield6 launch day. Let’s check it out!

10/10/25 8pm ET here: twitch.tv/brainfungi

(If the game servers aren’t melting, that is)

Some footage from the beta earlier this year:

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Brian Fung @brianfung.me · 15d

First stream since starting the new job. Let’s get this rust off with a new early access space game! twitch.tv/BrainFungi

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Rianamator 🦇🎃👻 @riana.bsky.social · 16d

My podcast with @mmasnick.bsky.social and @berinszoka.bsky.social is up now! Listen to me nerd out about the Fourth Amendment, Berin nerd out about the history of the FTC, and all three of us complain about this terrible, terrible FTC order with Aylo.

Techdirt @techdirt.com · 16d

Techdirt Podcast Episode 431: The Many Problems With The FTC’s Pornhub Settlement

Support us on Patreon » Last week, we published three separate posts that looked at the FTC's recent settlement with Aylo, the parent company of multiple adult websites including, most famously, Pornhub. Those posts,…

Techdirt Podcast Episode 431: The Many Problems With The FTC’s Pornhub Settlement

Support us on Patreon » Last week, we published three separate posts that looked at the FTC's recent settlement with Aylo, the parent company of multiple adult websites including, most famously, Pornhub. Those posts, written by Stanford HAI policy fellow Riana Pfefferkorn, examined the legally complicated but very important issues that arise from the settlement forcing Aylo to scan for CSAM.

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Brian Fung @brianfung.me · 26d

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Brian Fung @brianfung.me · 26d

Condition: “Used — Good”

Uh, ok buddy

Screenshot of a Facebook Marketplace listing offering for sale a 12” wasp nest. The listing includes a photo of said nest beside a measuring tape, for proof. The seller’s asking price is $40. Out of frame, the item’s condition is listed as “Used — Good”

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Brian Fung @brianfung.me · 29d

Now, in this exciting new chapter, I get to be even more involved in the important discussions that produce the technology we use every day.

A huge thank-you to Lara, Ned and rest of the team at Google. Let’s go!

Brian Fung @brianfung.me · 29d

For fans of the channel, worry not: the stream isn't going anywhere, though the schedule and format will likely need to flex going forward. (If you’re not a follower yet, come join the fun at twitch.tv/BrainFungi.)

BrainFungi - Twitch

Former CNN and Washington Post reporter, now covering tech policy on Twitch. Streaming FPS, survival and strategy games Monday, Wednesday and Friday mornings US Eastern time! Contact: brainfungi.strea...

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Brian Fung @brianfung.me · 29d

This year I got to combine both those interests by becoming a creator and launching my own channel on Twitch, an experiment in new media many of you graciously supported.

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Brian Fung @brianfung.me · 29d

I’m immensely proud of my reporting at world-class newsrooms like CNN and The Washington Post, where I helped millions grasp how technology, and technology policy, can influence our daily lives. I care deeply about the future of journalism, and about the decisions that shape the internet.

Brian Fung @brianfung.me · 29d

Having spent the last decade covering dialogues on internet policy, I’m excited for the chance to be a part of one. The conversation unfolding now is urgent, nuanced, and vitally important to everyone who relies on the internet for knowledge. There’s no better time to jump in.

Brian Fung @brianfung.me · 29d

Both tech and media are in a season of disruption. In my new role, I’ll be thinking and communicating about Google’s involvement in some of these monumental changes, looking to build bridges and a better understanding of the shifts that are transforming the web.

Brian Fung @brianfung.me · 29d

On Lara Levin and Ned Adriance's team, I’ll apply more than a dozen years of journalism experience to help Google address novel, challenging questions about what AI means for news and the broader information ecosystem.