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I for one welcome Bluesky, the ATmosphere, BTS ARMY, millions of Brazilians, Black Twitter, and sex worker Twitter to the fediverses! (UPDATED)
Now also welcoming Black Twitter and sex worker Twitter!
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UPDATED: I for one welcome Bluesky, the ATmosphere, BTS ARMY, millions of Brazilians, Black Twitter, and sex worker Twitter to the fediverses!
privacy.thenexus.today/bluesky-atmo...
Yeah it's a long title, Black Twitter and sex worker Twitter are hugely important -- and should be recognized!
privacy.thenexus.today/bluesky-atmo...
Yeah it's a long title, Black Twitter and sex worker Twitter are hugely important -- and should be recognized!
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Colleagues and I recently completed a study (to be published in the next few months in the Yale Journal of Law and Technology) in which we evaluated data brokers’ claims: we acquired several million rows from data brokers selling data they claimed to be anonymous and collected with consent.
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January 3, 2026 at 3:51 PM
Colleagues and I recently completed a study (to be published in the next few months in the Yale Journal of Law and Technology) in which we evaluated data brokers’ claims: we acquired several million rows from data brokers selling data they claimed to be anonymous and collected with consent.
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We're thrilled to welcome three new privacy experts to our Board of Directors: @dbrody.bsky.social, @rcalo.bsky.social, and Katherine Strandburg! We're looking forward to their guidance as we continue fighting to protect the fundamental right to privacy in 2026. epic.org/press-releas...
PRESS RELEASE: EPIC Welcomes Three Distinguished Members to its Board of Directors
epic.org
January 5, 2026 at 7:02 PM
We're thrilled to welcome three new privacy experts to our Board of Directors: @dbrody.bsky.social, @rcalo.bsky.social, and Katherine Strandburg! We're looking forward to their guidance as we continue fighting to protect the fundamental right to privacy in 2026. epic.org/press-releas...
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What are you looking for in social media?
privacy.thenexus.today/what-are-you...
Your perspectives welcome!
- as replies here
- in the pol.is conversation at pol.is/7xjmwmuxnt?r...
- in the CryptPad form at cryptpad.fr/form/?ref=pr...
I'll write up the results later this month
privacy.thenexus.today/what-are-you...
Your perspectives welcome!
- as replies here
- in the pol.is conversation at pol.is/7xjmwmuxnt?r...
- in the CryptPad form at cryptpad.fr/form/?ref=pr...
I'll write up the results later this month
privacy.thenexus.today
January 2, 2026 at 1:00 AM
What are you looking for in social media?
privacy.thenexus.today/what-are-you...
Your perspectives welcome!
- as replies here
- in the pol.is conversation at pol.is/7xjmwmuxnt?r...
- in the CryptPad form at cryptpad.fr/form/?ref=pr...
I'll write up the results later this month
privacy.thenexus.today/what-are-you...
Your perspectives welcome!
- as replies here
- in the pol.is conversation at pol.is/7xjmwmuxnt?r...
- in the CryptPad form at cryptpad.fr/form/?ref=pr...
I'll write up the results later this month
What are you looking for in social media?
privacy.thenexus.today/what-are-you...
Your perspectives welcome!
- as replies here
- in the pol.is conversation at pol.is/7xjmwmuxnt?r...
- in the CryptPad form at cryptpad.fr/form/?ref=pr...
I'll write up the results later this month
privacy.thenexus.today/what-are-you...
Your perspectives welcome!
- as replies here
- in the pol.is conversation at pol.is/7xjmwmuxnt?r...
- in the CryptPad form at cryptpad.fr/form/?ref=pr...
I'll write up the results later this month
privacy.thenexus.today
January 2, 2026 at 1:00 AM
What are you looking for in social media?
privacy.thenexus.today/what-are-you...
Your perspectives welcome!
- as replies here
- in the pol.is conversation at pol.is/7xjmwmuxnt?r...
- in the CryptPad form at cryptpad.fr/form/?ref=pr...
I'll write up the results later this month
privacy.thenexus.today/what-are-you...
Your perspectives welcome!
- as replies here
- in the pol.is conversation at pol.is/7xjmwmuxnt?r...
- in the CryptPad form at cryptpad.fr/form/?ref=pr...
I'll write up the results later this month
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Garrett Langley, CEO of Flock Safety, is oblivious. This man cares more about selling a product than actual community safety or anything that might resemble democracy.
Shameless plug but we're starting a session of SASSI School focused on Techno-Fascism in January. Garrett may be discussed.
Shameless plug but we're starting a session of SASSI School focused on Techno-Fascism in January. Garrett may be discussed.
December 20, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Garrett Langley, CEO of Flock Safety, is oblivious. This man cares more about selling a product than actual community safety or anything that might resemble democracy.
Shameless plug but we're starting a session of SASSI School focused on Techno-Fascism in January. Garrett may be discussed.
Shameless plug but we're starting a session of SASSI School focused on Techno-Fascism in January. Garrett may be discussed.
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NEW: CBP is doubling down on a surveillance strategy built around small, human-portable drones, pushing border enforcement toward a distributed surveillance network that can operate in harsh climes and mixed terrain to rapidly cue agents.
Border Patrol Bets on Small Drones to Expand US Surveillance Reach
Federal records show CBP is moving from testing small drones to making them standard surveillance tools, expanding a network that can follow activity in real time and extend well beyond the border.
www.wired.com
December 17, 2025 at 6:21 PM
NEW: CBP is doubling down on a surveillance strategy built around small, human-portable drones, pushing border enforcement toward a distributed surveillance network that can operate in harsh climes and mixed terrain to rapidly cue agents.
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I have been reliably informed that recording a voice note is "creepy." So. If you have a question about surveillance at work, you can now
(1) send us an email
(2) record it directly at TheFairFightPod dot com OR
(3) send us a creepy voice note
(1) send us an email
(2) record it directly at TheFairFightPod dot com OR
(3) send us a creepy voice note
December 17, 2025 at 4:06 PM
I have been reliably informed that recording a voice note is "creepy." So. If you have a question about surveillance at work, you can now
(1) send us an email
(2) record it directly at TheFairFightPod dot com OR
(3) send us a creepy voice note
(1) send us an email
(2) record it directly at TheFairFightPod dot com OR
(3) send us a creepy voice note
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Even though we work on KOSA everyday, we didn’t know what bills would be in last weeks’ markup until 48 hours before the hearing.
This is the strategy- ram bills through before the public has had time to know what’s going on.
But you can always count on us to sound the alarm 🚨
This is the strategy- ram bills through before the public has had time to know what’s going on.
But you can always count on us to sound the alarm 🚨
December 17, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Even though we work on KOSA everyday, we didn’t know what bills would be in last weeks’ markup until 48 hours before the hearing.
This is the strategy- ram bills through before the public has had time to know what’s going on.
But you can always count on us to sound the alarm 🚨
This is the strategy- ram bills through before the public has had time to know what’s going on.
But you can always count on us to sound the alarm 🚨
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Section 230 has no useful purpose??
Section 230 IS THE REASON THE INTERNET EXISTS.
ARE YOU KIDDING ME @judiciarydems.senate.gov @whitehouse.senate.gov ???
Who wrote this bill?? Why are you all supporting this? You should be ashamed of yourselves!!
Section 230 IS THE REASON THE INTERNET EXISTS.
ARE YOU KIDDING ME @judiciarydems.senate.gov @whitehouse.senate.gov ???
Who wrote this bill?? Why are you all supporting this? You should be ashamed of yourselves!!
December 12, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Section 230 has no useful purpose??
Section 230 IS THE REASON THE INTERNET EXISTS.
ARE YOU KIDDING ME @judiciarydems.senate.gov @whitehouse.senate.gov ???
Who wrote this bill?? Why are you all supporting this? You should be ashamed of yourselves!!
Section 230 IS THE REASON THE INTERNET EXISTS.
ARE YOU KIDDING ME @judiciarydems.senate.gov @whitehouse.senate.gov ???
Who wrote this bill?? Why are you all supporting this? You should be ashamed of yourselves!!
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If Congress’ goal is truly to protect kids online, the best way to do so is through a federal data-privacy standard that prioritizes their safety today and can adapt to the technologies of tomorrow.
This version of KOSA doesn't come close to meeting the mark.
This version of KOSA doesn't come close to meeting the mark.
December 11, 2025 at 6:49 PM
If Congress’ goal is truly to protect kids online, the best way to do so is through a federal data-privacy standard that prioritizes their safety today and can adapt to the technologies of tomorrow.
This version of KOSA doesn't come close to meeting the mark.
This version of KOSA doesn't come close to meeting the mark.
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House E+C hearing takeaways:
- Dems voted against KOSA due to the duty of care + against COPPA 2.0 due to preemption of state laws.
- With KOSA, the House is concerned with FTC overreach to police online free speech. This is a good thing + a sign that your advocacy is working!
- Dems voted against KOSA due to the duty of care + against COPPA 2.0 due to preemption of state laws.
- With KOSA, the House is concerned with FTC overreach to police online free speech. This is a good thing + a sign that your advocacy is working!
December 12, 2025 at 1:45 AM
House E+C hearing takeaways:
- Dems voted against KOSA due to the duty of care + against COPPA 2.0 due to preemption of state laws.
- With KOSA, the House is concerned with FTC overreach to police online free speech. This is a good thing + a sign that your advocacy is working!
- Dems voted against KOSA due to the duty of care + against COPPA 2.0 due to preemption of state laws.
- With KOSA, the House is concerned with FTC overreach to police online free speech. This is a good thing + a sign that your advocacy is working!
Wow, in the subcommittee hearing, all the Democrats voted "no" on KOSA -- I think it was a straight party-line vote.
December 11, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Wow, in the subcommittee hearing, all the Democrats voted "no" on KOSA -- I think it was a straight party-line vote.
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Happy spooky month and reminder to people to call your democratic senators and republicans and house democratics and republicans to oppose kosa and make sure the bill doesn't pass
www.stopkosa.com
sign this petiton as well!
#savespeech
www.stopkosa.com
sign this petiton as well!
#savespeech
Stop KOSA
KOSA is a censorship bill that won’t make kids safe. Instead, it'll put all internet users at risk, especially youth. If you believe in a free and open internet, tell your lawmakers to reject #KOSA!
www.stopkosa.com
October 1, 2025 at 5:07 AM
Happy spooky month and reminder to people to call your democratic senators and republicans and house democratics and republicans to oppose kosa and make sure the bill doesn't pass
www.stopkosa.com
sign this petiton as well!
#savespeech
www.stopkosa.com
sign this petiton as well!
#savespeech
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🚨🚨
Tomorrow, a House Energy & Commerce subcommittee is voting on passing KOSA & several other age verification bills.
We need to spread mass opposition now. We cannot allow this to pass. We have to drive mass calls into congress NOW
Call 202-224-3121
www.badinternetbills.com
Tomorrow, a House Energy & Commerce subcommittee is voting on passing KOSA & several other age verification bills.
We need to spread mass opposition now. We cannot allow this to pass. We have to drive mass calls into congress NOW
Call 202-224-3121
www.badinternetbills.com
Bad Internet Bills
All of the bad internet bills. One website.
www.badinternetbills.com
December 10, 2025 at 3:58 PM
🚨🚨
Tomorrow, a House Energy & Commerce subcommittee is voting on passing KOSA & several other age verification bills.
We need to spread mass opposition now. We cannot allow this to pass. We have to drive mass calls into congress NOW
Call 202-224-3121
www.badinternetbills.com
Tomorrow, a House Energy & Commerce subcommittee is voting on passing KOSA & several other age verification bills.
We need to spread mass opposition now. We cannot allow this to pass. We have to drive mass calls into congress NOW
Call 202-224-3121
www.badinternetbills.com
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Sure.
Start here: www.vice.com/en/article/e...
then here: www.bostonglobe.com/2025/05/29/o...
here: www.transparentsletter.com
academic study: citap.pubpub.org/pub/cosl/rel...
letter from MA-based LGBTQ orgs delivered to Warren last month: www.fightforthefuture.org/news/2025-09...
Start here: www.vice.com/en/article/e...
then here: www.bostonglobe.com/2025/05/29/o...
here: www.transparentsletter.com
academic study: citap.pubpub.org/pub/cosl/rel...
letter from MA-based LGBTQ orgs delivered to Warren last month: www.fightforthefuture.org/news/2025-09...
Elizabeth Warren Just Backed an ‘Online Safety’ Bill That Will Harm LGBTQ Youth
The Kids Online Safety Act has gained support from right-wing groups that want to crack down on LGBTQ content, and now Senator Elizabeth Warren.
www.vice.com
December 10, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Sure.
Start here: www.vice.com/en/article/e...
then here: www.bostonglobe.com/2025/05/29/o...
here: www.transparentsletter.com
academic study: citap.pubpub.org/pub/cosl/rel...
letter from MA-based LGBTQ orgs delivered to Warren last month: www.fightforthefuture.org/news/2025-09...
Start here: www.vice.com/en/article/e...
then here: www.bostonglobe.com/2025/05/29/o...
here: www.transparentsletter.com
academic study: citap.pubpub.org/pub/cosl/rel...
letter from MA-based LGBTQ orgs delivered to Warren last month: www.fightforthefuture.org/news/2025-09...
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#savespeech #stopKOSA
Today, I also come bearing notes from the Judiciary Committee hearing on "online child safety."
+ THE GOOD:
- No vote on any legislation.
- Anger on KOSA in the House being defanged.
- A few new bills, two of them seem ok:
+ the (ECHO) Act
+ the Stop Sextortion Act
Today, I also come bearing notes from the Judiciary Committee hearing on "online child safety."
+ THE GOOD:
- No vote on any legislation.
- Anger on KOSA in the House being defanged.
- A few new bills, two of them seem ok:
+ the (ECHO) Act
+ the Stop Sextortion Act
December 10, 2025 at 2:49 PM
#savespeech #stopKOSA
Today, I also come bearing notes from the Judiciary Committee hearing on "online child safety."
+ THE GOOD:
- No vote on any legislation.
- Anger on KOSA in the House being defanged.
- A few new bills, two of them seem ok:
+ the (ECHO) Act
+ the Stop Sextortion Act
Today, I also come bearing notes from the Judiciary Committee hearing on "online child safety."
+ THE GOOD:
- No vote on any legislation.
- Anger on KOSA in the House being defanged.
- A few new bills, two of them seem ok:
+ the (ECHO) Act
+ the Stop Sextortion Act
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SD City Council votes on Flock TODAY at 2pm downtown.
Today is the day to hold our representatives accountable.
Come to City Council. If you can’t, call in.
Action toolkit: trst.fyi/stop-flock-e
Want a reminder or tips? Dm us
Today is the day to hold our representatives accountable.
Come to City Council. If you can’t, call in.
Action toolkit: trst.fyi/stop-flock-e
Want a reminder or tips? Dm us
December 9, 2025 at 4:25 PM
SD City Council votes on Flock TODAY at 2pm downtown.
Today is the day to hold our representatives accountable.
Come to City Council. If you can’t, call in.
Action toolkit: trst.fyi/stop-flock-e
Want a reminder or tips? Dm us
Today is the day to hold our representatives accountable.
Come to City Council. If you can’t, call in.
Action toolkit: trst.fyi/stop-flock-e
Want a reminder or tips? Dm us
I've been experimenting with a feed focused on KOSA, the App Store Accountability Act, SCREEN Act and other bills currently active. It's not yet ready for prime time yet, so if you happen to find it, be aware that it's missing a lot!
December 4, 2025 at 1:06 AM
I've been experimenting with a feed focused on KOSA, the App Store Accountability Act, SCREEN Act and other bills currently active. It's not yet ready for prime time yet, so if you happen to find it, be aware that it's missing a lot!
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"Everyone on every side of KOSA and age verification... have a shared frustration in what tech companies are able to do to us every day. Congress is giving all of us crumbs rather than doing what needs to be done.” - @sarahephilips.bsky.social
www.theverge.com/policy/83712...
www.theverge.com/policy/83712...
A leading kids safety bill has been poison pilled, supporters say
App store age verification is beginning to take center stage.
www.theverge.com
December 3, 2025 at 10:56 PM
"Everyone on every side of KOSA and age verification... have a shared frustration in what tech companies are able to do to us every day. Congress is giving all of us crumbs rather than doing what needs to be done.” - @sarahephilips.bsky.social
www.theverge.com/policy/83712...
www.theverge.com/policy/83712...
Is Congress’s bipartisan child online safety coalition unraveling?
@viacristiano.bsky.social thinks so, in his coverage for @techpolicypress.bsky.social of today's hearing on KOSA, COPPA 2.0, and more than a dozen other bills.
www.techpolicy.press/congresss-bi...
@viacristiano.bsky.social thinks so, in his coverage for @techpolicypress.bsky.social of today's hearing on KOSA, COPPA 2.0, and more than a dozen other bills.
www.techpolicy.press/congresss-bi...
Congress’s Bipartisan Child Online Safety Coalition is Unraveling | TechPolicy.Press
A congressional alliance pushing for stronger federal protections for kids online is splintering, Cristiano Lima-Strong reports.
www.techpolicy.press
December 3, 2025 at 6:00 AM
Is Congress’s bipartisan child online safety coalition unraveling?
@viacristiano.bsky.social thinks so, in his coverage for @techpolicypress.bsky.social of today's hearing on KOSA, COPPA 2.0, and more than a dozen other bills.
www.techpolicy.press/congresss-bi...
@viacristiano.bsky.social thinks so, in his coverage for @techpolicypress.bsky.social of today's hearing on KOSA, COPPA 2.0, and more than a dozen other bills.
www.techpolicy.press/congresss-bi...
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I think everyone in Congress wants to censor the Internet, but they can't agree on exactly how.
They cast all opposition to #KOSA as coming from "Big Tech" and either cannot or will not admit otherwise.
They cast all opposition to #KOSA as coming from "Big Tech" and either cannot or will not admit otherwise.
A contentious House hearing considering two major child online safety bills, KOSA and COPPA 2.0, signaled that the once-surging alliance of lawmakers pushing to bolster federal protections is splintering, reports Cristiano Lima-Strong.
Congress’s Bipartisan Child Online Safety Coalition is Unraveling | TechPolicy.Press
A congressional alliance pushing for stronger federal protections for kids online is splintering, Cristiano Lima-Strong reports.
www.techpolicy.press
December 2, 2025 at 11:49 PM
I think everyone in Congress wants to censor the Internet, but they can't agree on exactly how.
They cast all opposition to #KOSA as coming from "Big Tech" and either cannot or will not admit otherwise.
They cast all opposition to #KOSA as coming from "Big Tech" and either cannot or will not admit otherwise.
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A contentious House hearing considering two major child online safety bills, KOSA and COPPA 2.0, signaled that the once-surging alliance of lawmakers pushing to bolster federal protections is splintering, reports Cristiano Lima-Strong.
Congress’s Bipartisan Child Online Safety Coalition is Unraveling | TechPolicy.Press
A congressional alliance pushing for stronger federal protections for kids online is splintering, Cristiano Lima-Strong reports.
www.techpolicy.press
December 2, 2025 at 11:15 PM
A contentious House hearing considering two major child online safety bills, KOSA and COPPA 2.0, signaled that the once-surging alliance of lawmakers pushing to bolster federal protections is splintering, reports Cristiano Lima-Strong.
#GivingTuesday 2025
There are a lot of worthy organizations out there. If you've got a bit of money to spare, please consider joining me in supporting one or two of these – or similar organizations in your area. (1/N)
privacy.thenexus.today/givingtuesda...
There are a lot of worthy organizations out there. If you've got a bit of money to spare, please consider joining me in supporting one or two of these – or similar organizations in your area. (1/N)
privacy.thenexus.today/givingtuesda...
#GivingTuesday 2025
Don't limit your #GivingTuesday gifts to the non-profit industrial complex!
privacy.thenexus.today
December 2, 2025 at 11:59 PM
#GivingTuesday 2025
There are a lot of worthy organizations out there. If you've got a bit of money to spare, please consider joining me in supporting one or two of these – or similar organizations in your area. (1/N)
privacy.thenexus.today/givingtuesda...
There are a lot of worthy organizations out there. If you've got a bit of money to spare, please consider joining me in supporting one or two of these – or similar organizations in your area. (1/N)
privacy.thenexus.today/givingtuesda...
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Potential new WA legislation around #ALPR data retention & access.
However, it feels like this might only end up further normalizing this form of mass surveillance and make cities more comfortable installing such infrastructure.
Just ban ALPRs entirely! 🚫
#deflock #washington #surveillance
However, it feels like this might only end up further normalizing this form of mass surveillance and make cities more comfortable installing such infrastructure.
Just ban ALPRs entirely! 🚫
#deflock #washington #surveillance
Washington lawmakers want to regulate license plate readers • Washington State Standard
Washington state lawmakers next year hope to rein in law enforcements’ use of automated license plate readers.
washingtonstatestandard.com
December 1, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Potential new WA legislation around #ALPR data retention & access.
However, it feels like this might only end up further normalizing this form of mass surveillance and make cities more comfortable installing such infrastructure.
Just ban ALPRs entirely! 🚫
#deflock #washington #surveillance
However, it feels like this might only end up further normalizing this form of mass surveillance and make cities more comfortable installing such infrastructure.
Just ban ALPRs entirely! 🚫
#deflock #washington #surveillance