Taylor Lorenz
@taylorlorenz.bsky.social
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That’s what these social media bans are all about: parents who are livid that their child went online and found a loving and supportive community outside of their abusive home environment
I’m so sick and tired of this asshole. She absolutely hated that Brianna had a loving community and wasn’t just stuck with her.
February 19, 2026 at 7:27 AM
That’s what these social media bans are all about: parents who are livid that their child went online and found a loving and supportive community outside of their abusive home environment
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totally grieving not grifting mom: we must ban social media for minors despite my child being murdered by ppl close in real life in a hate crime, because if only the trannies hadn't managed to turn my perfect child into one over the internet and thus painting a target
February 19, 2026 at 7:11 AM
totally grieving not grifting mom: we must ban social media for minors despite my child being murdered by ppl close in real life in a hate crime, because if only the trannies hadn't managed to turn my perfect child into one over the internet and thus painting a target
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when her daughter died i think she just liked the attention she was getting
this is absolutely disgusting. she doesn't respect her at all.
this is absolutely disgusting. she doesn't respect her at all.
February 19, 2026 at 6:56 AM
when her daughter died i think she just liked the attention she was getting
this is absolutely disgusting. she doesn't respect her at all.
this is absolutely disgusting. she doesn't respect her at all.
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February 19, 2026 at 7:14 AM
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So excited for the next episode of my Section 230 mini series with @siridahl.com out Monday!! We are covering the history of SESTA/FOSTA, Facebook’s role in getting it passed, and the devastating effects of punching holes in section 230. Subscribe now 👇👇👇
Taylor Lorenz
Tech journalist Taylor Lorenz explores technology, politics, online culture, Silicon Valley, influencers, and the creator economy's impact on culture, politics, business, and more.
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February 19, 2026 at 7:00 AM
So excited for the next episode of my Section 230 mini series with @siridahl.com out Monday!! We are covering the history of SESTA/FOSTA, Facebook’s role in getting it passed, and the devastating effects of punching holes in section 230. Subscribe now 👇👇👇
So excited for the next episode of my Section 230 mini series with @siridahl.com out Monday!! We are covering the history of SESTA/FOSTA, Facebook’s role in getting it passed, and the devastating effects of punching holes in section 230. Subscribe now 👇👇👇
Taylor Lorenz
Tech journalist Taylor Lorenz explores technology, politics, online culture, Silicon Valley, influencers, and the creator economy's impact on culture, politics, business, and more.
Author of the bes...
youtube.com
February 19, 2026 at 7:00 AM
So excited for the next episode of my Section 230 mini series with @siridahl.com out Monday!! We are covering the history of SESTA/FOSTA, Facebook’s role in getting it passed, and the devastating effects of punching holes in section 230. Subscribe now 👇👇👇
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Politicians have been dying to shut up anonymous critics on the internet since the 90s. This is exactly what they need to be able to do it
February 19, 2026 at 6:25 AM
Politicians have been dying to shut up anonymous critics on the internet since the 90s. This is exactly what they need to be able to do it
Fox News is using the moral panic about kids and social media to push the Heritage Foundation’s tech policy agenda (removing anonymity from the internet and repealing section 230, both of which would harm minors and adults)
February 19, 2026 at 5:30 AM
Fox News is using the moral panic about kids and social media to push the Heritage Foundation’s tech policy agenda (removing anonymity from the internet and repealing section 230, both of which would harm minors and adults)
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February 19, 2026 at 5:21 AM
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Yeah. All of the complaining seems really strange. I watched your video last week and you made it clear what you were doing and I was absolutely fine with it. Beyond fine, I was happy with it. This all just seems like a strange attack on you for no reason.
February 19, 2026 at 5:12 AM
Yeah. All of the complaining seems really strange. I watched your video last week and you made it clear what you were doing and I was absolutely fine with it. Beyond fine, I was happy with it. This all just seems like a strange attack on you for no reason.
What is this “failed to load blob” message I keep getting on Bluesky?
February 19, 2026 at 4:55 AM
What is this “failed to load blob” message I keep getting on Bluesky?
Substack announces a partnership with Polymarket. “Journalism is better when it’s backed by live markets.”
February 19, 2026 at 4:34 AM
Substack announces a partnership with Polymarket. “Journalism is better when it’s backed by live markets.”
"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
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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
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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.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=yWEM...
Stream Team Human with @taylorlorenz.bsky.social wherever you get your podcasts.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=yWEM...
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:
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 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 …
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February 19, 2026 at 1:33 AM
Australia’s Social Media Ban Is Isolating Kids With Disabilities—Just Like Critics Warned