Taylor Lorenz
@taylorlorenz.bsky.social
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"It’s probably not ideal that just before what might — or might not — be the moment of greatest job dispossession in history, or of democratic dispossession, or worse, or better, part of the group historically most concerned with such things is plugging its ears."
The left is missing out on AI
As a movement, it has largely refused to engage seriously with AI, ceding debate about a threat and opportunity to the right
www.transformernews.ai
February 19, 2026 at 2:37 AM
"It’s probably not ideal that just before what might — or might not — be the moment of greatest job dispossession in history, or of democratic dispossession, or worse, or better, part of the group historically most concerned with such things is plugging its ears."
"The left’s current stance leads to a focus not on dealing with AI by regulating it wisely or preparing for it but on popping the economic bubble, which here is a baked-in fact of history and not a possibility of the future."
The left is missing out on AI
As a movement, it has largely refused to engage seriously with AI, ceding debate about a threat and opportunity to the right
www.transformernews.ai
February 19, 2026 at 2:36 AM
"The left’s current stance leads to a focus not on dealing with AI by regulating it wisely or preparing for it but on popping the economic bubble, which here is a baked-in fact of history and not a possibility of the future."
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@taylorlorenz.bsky.social has been on fire explaining why Section 230 is important for everyone who wants an internet that is more than just five sites controlled by big tech.
Sen. Wyden Reveals What Big Tech Won't Tell You
YouTube video by Taylor Lorenz
youtu.be
February 17, 2026 at 7:33 PM
@taylorlorenz.bsky.social has been on fire explaining why Section 230 is important for everyone who wants an internet that is more than just five sites controlled by big tech.
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It would be at least *moderately* less maddening if Joseph Gordon Levitt was at least on the take from The Heritage Foundation (and he still might be?). But all we’re seeing here is a classic case of terminal clout demon fiending for a political photo op.
February 17, 2026 at 8:36 PM
It would be at least *moderately* less maddening if Joseph Gordon Levitt was at least on the take from The Heritage Foundation (and he still might be?). But all we’re seeing here is a classic case of terminal clout demon fiending for a political photo op.
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Anyway, @taylorlorenz.bsky.social delivers the tea here about as comprehensively as anyone will.
Joseph Gordon-Levitt made a 12-minute response video to people mad at him supporting mass surveillance and censorship, and somehow got even MORE wrong about Section 230 than his original congressional testimony.
My Response To Joseph Gordon-Levitt
YouTube video by Taylor Lorenz
youtu.be
February 17, 2026 at 8:37 PM
Anyway, @taylorlorenz.bsky.social delivers the tea here about as comprehensively as anyone will.
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Do the tech billionaires building our future actually care if the rest of us survive it?
Stream Team Human with @taylorlorenz.bsky.social wherever you get your podcasts.
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Do Tech Billionaires Want Us Dead? (w/ Taylor Lorenz)
YouTube video by Douglas Rushkoff
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February 18, 2026 at 2:46 PM
Do the tech billionaires building our future actually care if the rest of us survive it?
Stream Team Human with @taylorlorenz.bsky.social wherever you get your podcasts.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=yWEM...
Stream Team Human with @taylorlorenz.bsky.social wherever you get your podcasts.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=yWEM...
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We’re in the early stages of this age verification digital IDs bullshit but this like AI is going to get much much worse before we realize the damage we’ve done to our country and our safety.
I know @taylorlorenz.bsky.social has been extremely outspoken about this so be sure to keep up with her.
I know @taylorlorenz.bsky.social has been extremely outspoken about this so be sure to keep up with her.
February 18, 2026 at 6:36 PM
We’re in the early stages of this age verification digital IDs bullshit but this like AI is going to get much much worse before we realize the damage we’ve done to our country and our safety.
I know @taylorlorenz.bsky.social has been extremely outspoken about this so be sure to keep up with her.
I know @taylorlorenz.bsky.social has been extremely outspoken about this so be sure to keep up with her.
PLEASE WATCH LISTEN AND SHARE!!! We need to kill these mass surveillance and censorship laws being pushed under the false guise of "child safety"
How are laws like KOSA (Kids Online Safety Act) being used to kill anonymity and harvest biometric data?
@taylorlorenz.bsky.social and I discuss on Team Human.
Stream and subscribe now:
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@taylorlorenz.bsky.social and I discuss on Team Human.
Stream and subscribe now:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=yWEM...
February 19, 2026 at 1:42 AM
PLEASE WATCH LISTEN AND SHARE!!! We need to kill these mass surveillance and censorship laws being pushed under the false guise of "child safety"
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How are laws like KOSA (Kids Online Safety Act) being used to kill anonymity and harvest biometric data?
@taylorlorenz.bsky.social and I discuss on Team Human.
Stream and subscribe now:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=yWEM...
@taylorlorenz.bsky.social and I discuss on Team Human.
Stream and subscribe now:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=yWEM...
February 18, 2026 at 6:47 PM
How are laws like KOSA (Kids Online Safety Act) being used to kill anonymity and harvest biometric data?
@taylorlorenz.bsky.social and I discuss on Team Human.
Stream and subscribe now:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=yWEM...
@taylorlorenz.bsky.social and I discuss on Team Human.
Stream and subscribe now:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=yWEM...
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A lot of the folks pushing these social media bans and age verification laws are craven and depraved enough to call this a win. It was never about protecting kids. It was satisfying their moral panic dopamine high. And they have always been foolish or willing enough to work with fascists.
February 19, 2026 at 1:37 AM
A lot of the folks pushing these social media bans and age verification laws are craven and depraved enough to call this a win. It was never about protecting kids. It was satisfying their moral panic dopamine high. And they have always been foolish or willing enough to work with fascists.
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The same decisions are being considered in France.
Social media and platforms are essential for my son, while the pandemic is still ongoing, he is at high risk, and nothing is being done to make schools and activities safe.
Social media and platforms are essential for my son, while the pandemic is still ongoing, he is at high risk, and nothing is being done to make schools and activities safe.
February 19, 2026 at 1:39 AM
The same decisions are being considered in France.
Social media and platforms are essential for my son, while the pandemic is still ongoing, he is at high risk, and nothing is being done to make schools and activities safe.
Social media and platforms are essential for my son, while the pandemic is still ongoing, he is at high risk, and nothing is being done to make schools and activities safe.
Another mass AI surveillance law being pushed under the guise of "protecting kids." The fact that Dems continue to push this moral panic garbage to enact mass surveillance & censorship is abhorrent. We need to kill these laws that harm kids and destroy privacy! spectator.com/article/ther...
Everywhere I go, parents tell me their concerns about the impact social media is having on their kids.
I’m proposing the Children’s Social Media Safety Act — a commonsense measure to reduce the harmful effects on kids, improve their safety and privacy online, and prevent scams.
I’m proposing the Children’s Social Media Safety Act — a commonsense measure to reduce the harmful effects on kids, improve their safety and privacy online, and prevent scams.
February 19, 2026 at 1:40 AM
Another mass AI surveillance law being pushed under the guise of "protecting kids." The fact that Dems continue to push this moral panic garbage to enact mass surveillance & censorship is abhorrent. We need to kill these laws that harm kids and destroy privacy! spectator.com/article/ther...
Australia’s Social Media Ban Is Isolating Kids With Disabilities—Just Like Critics Warned
Australia’s Social Media Ban Is Isolating Kids With Disabilities—Just Like Critics Warned
We’ve been covering Australia’s monumentally stupid social media ban for kids under 16 since before it went into effect. We noted how dumb the whole premise was, how the rollout was an …
www.techdirt.com
February 19, 2026 at 1:33 AM
Australia’s Social Media Ban Is Isolating Kids With Disabilities—Just Like Critics Warned
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“One large British study from last year found that schools adopting phone bans had no better student outcomes in terms of learning, behavior or mental health than those without bans. In the US, as bans have proliferated, our standardized testing scores for youth have continued to decline.”
There is no evidence that social media harms children’s mental health
Far from ‘drowning in evidence’, real researchers – not pop psychologists – are scouring a great desert looking for puddles
spectator.com
February 17, 2026 at 5:28 AM
“One large British study from last year found that schools adopting phone bans had no better student outcomes in terms of learning, behavior or mental health than those without bans. In the US, as bans have proliferated, our standardized testing scores for youth have continued to decline.”
“Teen mental health in the US and Australia had already improved even as the book came out. And there’s the irony that Haidt, who used to deride safetyism, now calls for a massive expansion of state censorship.”
There is no evidence that social media harms children’s mental health
Far from ‘drowning in evidence’, real researchers – not pop psychologists – are scouring a great desert looking for puddles
spectator.com
February 17, 2026 at 5:26 AM
“Teen mental health in the US and Australia had already improved even as the book came out. And there’s the irony that Haidt, who used to deride safetyism, now calls for a massive expansion of state censorship.”
Live on YouTube right now discussing Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Section 230, KOSA's revival, a new AI scheme, and MORE!! Join me!!!
Free Speech Friday: Responding to Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Discord disaster, new AI influence scheme
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February 13, 2026 at 10:27 PM
Live on YouTube right now discussing Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Section 230, KOSA's revival, a new AI scheme, and MORE!! Join me!!!
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Riding at dawn on the side of Taylor Lorenz in the battle against Joseph Gordon-Levitt.
Joseph Gordon-Levitt made a 12-minute response video to people mad at him supporting mass surveillance and censorship, and somehow got even MORE wrong about Section 230 than his original congressional testimony.
My Response To Joseph Gordon-Levitt
YouTube video by Taylor Lorenz
youtu.be
February 13, 2026 at 5:07 PM
Riding at dawn on the side of Taylor Lorenz in the battle against Joseph Gordon-Levitt.
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February 13, 2026 at 6:42 PM
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Joseph Gordon-Levitt made a 12-minute response video to people mad at him supporting mass surveillance and censorship, and somehow got even MORE wrong about Section 230 than his original congressional testimony.
My Response To Joseph Gordon-Levitt
YouTube video by Taylor Lorenz
youtu.be
February 13, 2026 at 4:50 PM
Joseph Gordon-Levitt made a 12-minute response video to people mad at him supporting mass surveillance and censorship, and somehow got even MORE wrong about Section 230 than his original congressional testimony.
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Ok, but only if you try not to push yourself so hard in the future unless you think it's absolutely necessary.
This really is a really good video about privacy laws and Levitt's questionable speech and response, though.
It's top-notch work.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=b0RR...
This really is a really good video about privacy laws and Levitt's questionable speech and response, though.
It's top-notch work.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=b0RR...
February 13, 2026 at 7:46 PM
Ok, but only if you try not to push yourself so hard in the future unless you think it's absolutely necessary.
This really is a really good video about privacy laws and Levitt's questionable speech and response, though.
It's top-notch work.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=b0RR...
This really is a really good video about privacy laws and Levitt's questionable speech and response, though.
It's top-notch work.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=b0RR...
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That JGL smirk while saying totally incorrect things is sending me.
Joseph Gordon-Levitt made a 12-minute response video to people mad at him supporting mass surveillance and censorship, and somehow got even MORE wrong about Section 230 than his original congressional testimony.
My Response To Joseph Gordon-Levitt
YouTube video by Taylor Lorenz
youtu.be
February 13, 2026 at 7:52 PM
That JGL smirk while saying totally incorrect things is sending me.
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Anyone who doesn't understand or know what section 230 is or how it enables us to have platforms like this (alternatives to FB, twitter, threads, etc) where we can freely discuss this needs to watch her videos about this topic! Then call your senators!
Please share!! I stayed up until 2am to get this out in under 24 hours 😭
Joseph Gordon-Levitt made a 12-minute response video to people mad at him supporting mass surveillance and censorship, and somehow got even MORE wrong about Section 230 than his original congressional testimony.
February 13, 2026 at 8:20 PM
Anyone who doesn't understand or know what section 230 is or how it enables us to have platforms like this (alternatives to FB, twitter, threads, etc) where we can freely discuss this needs to watch her videos about this topic! Then call your senators!
SIGN THIS AND SHARE ALL OVER!!!
www.fightforthefuture.org/actions/jose...
www.fightforthefuture.org/actions/jose...
February 13, 2026 at 6:42 PM
SIGN THIS AND SHARE ALL OVER!!!
www.fightforthefuture.org/actions/jose...
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Please share!! I stayed up until 2am to get this out in under 24 hours 😭
Joseph Gordon-Levitt made a 12-minute response video to people mad at him supporting mass surveillance and censorship, and somehow got even MORE wrong about Section 230 than his original congressional testimony.
My Response To Joseph Gordon-Levitt
YouTube video by Taylor Lorenz
youtu.be
February 13, 2026 at 6:09 PM
Please share!! I stayed up until 2am to get this out in under 24 hours 😭