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Mike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · 5d

History repeats.

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Justin Hendrix @justinhendrix.bsky.social · 5d

Macron remarks are notable- some quotes: "We have been incredibly naive in entrusting our democratic space to social networks that are controlled either by large American entrepreneurs or large Chinese companies, whose interests are not at all the survival or proper functioning of our democracies."

Defend Democracy @defenddemocracy.bsky.social · 5d

President Macron: “Europeans, let's wake up!

We have been incredibly naive in entrusting our democratic space to social networks.”

defenddemocracy.eu/macron-democ...

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Courtney R @courtneyr.bsky.social · 5d

My statement on this act of censorship, capitulation and perversion by the world's most powerful #BigTech companies. www.linkedin.com/posts/radsch...

Google, Apple drop ICE agent tracking apps from stores after Trump admin complaints | Courtney Radsch, PhD

In yet another act of censorship, capitulation and perversion, both Apple and Google have succumbed to pressure from the Trump administration to remove ICE tracking apps from the app stores they monop...

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Courtney R @courtneyr.bsky.social · 5d

And now @Google has joined in calling ICE Agents a Vulnerable Group (despite the fact that they embody the state’s monopoly over the use of force and regularly target the most vulnerable) and Removes ICE-Spotting App ‘Red Dot’
www.404media.co/google-calls...

Google Calls ICE Agents a Vulnerable Group, Removes ICE-Spotting App ‘Red Dot’

The move comes as Apple removed ICEBlock after direct pressure from U.S. Department of Justice officials and signals a broader crackdown on ICE-spotting apps.

www.404media.co

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Courtney R @courtneyr.bsky.social · 6d

In addition to censorship, the Trump Administration is speaking FOR people. Partisan Language Inserted Into Education Dept. Workers’ Automated Emails blaming Democrat Senators for government shutdown www.nytimes.com/2025/10/02/u...

Partisan Language Inserted Into Education Dept. Workers’ Automated Emails

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Courtney R @courtneyr.bsky.social · 6d

Apple Takes Down ICE Tracking Apps in response to Trump Pressure Campaign in yet another attack on #freespeech. I’m deeply disappointed to see yet another corporation cave without resisting. This censorship is particularly problematic given its App Store monopoly.

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/02/u...

Apple Takes Down ICE Tracking Apps Amid Trump Pressure Campaign

www.nytimes.com

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 14d

The richest man on earth owns X.

The second richest man on earth is about to be a major owner of TikTok.

The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.

The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.

See the problem here?

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Courtney R @courtneyr.bsky.social · 14d

Amid threats to EU sovereignty & digital regulation, what was the EU ambassador to the US’ message to #BigTech? “We love you” & “We will continue to love you” & Europe has more Google search users than we have citizens. No mention of its illegal monopoly, censorial threats against trade & DST. #fail

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Courtney R @courtneyr.bsky.social · 17d

I wish I were subscribed to @disneyplus and @hulu so I could unsubscribe

Kathleen Bachynski @bachynski.bsky.social · 18d

Tatiana Maslany posted an image on Instagram “with text overlaid that says “cancel your @disneyplus @hulu @espn subscriptions!”

Marisa Tomei, who played Aunt May in Spider-Man movies distributed by Sony & Avengers movies from Disney, reposted a call to “unsubscribe and boycott” Disney platforms.”

Even Disney stars are joining calls to boycott the media giant after ABC suspended Jimmy Kimmel's show | Fortune

The internet was already lighting up with users sharing screenshots of canceled subscriptions to Disney-owned streaming services or canceled vacations at Disney properties.

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Courtney R @courtneyr.bsky.social · 17d

So now the Trump administration is trying to equate peaceful sidewalk chalk messages with terrorism? Wow.
www.arlnow.com/2025/09/19/c...

Chalk messages at Arlington home of top White House official strike a nerve with GOP heavyweights | ARLnow.com

A sidewalk chalk protest at the North Arlington home of a top Trump administration official became a talking point for powerful Republican voices this week. The Sunday demonstration around the home of...

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Center for Journalism and Liberty @cjl4news.bsky.social · 21d

CJL Director @courtneyr.bsky.social joined the @dawnnews.tv DigiPod team to discuss the real world harms caused by our reliance on "self-regulation" from the makers of AI chatbots.

Catch the full conversation here: youtu.be/Wt_sbumFGPo?...

AI Chatbots Causing Real-World Harm: What About Big Tech Accountability? | Dawn News English

YouTube video by DawnNews English

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Courtney R @courtneyr.bsky.social · 21d

Another late night show goes off air after ABC caves to FCC pressure to cancel @jimmykimmel.com

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ABC Pulls Jimmy Kimmel Off Air for Charlie Kirk Comments After F.C.C. Pressure | Courtney Radsch, PhD

ABC’s abrupt suspension of Jimmy Kimmel Live just hours after FCC Chair Brendan Carr publicly threatened the network’s license over Kimmel’s on-air remarks about Kirk and Trump’s ballroom—marks the l...

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Courtney R @courtneyr.bsky.social · 27d

This proposal should be blocked by the FCC, if it ever does materialize. Its approval will only lead to further erosion of antitrust laws, freedom of the press, and dangerously shrink media plurality and diversity in America.

www.wsj.com/business/med...

Exclusive | Paramount Skydance Prepares Ellison-Backed Bid for Warner Bros. Discovery

The bid will be for the entire company, including its cable networks and movie studio, according to people familiar with the situation.

www.wsj.com

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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 27d

The oligarchs are consolidating all of the legacy media. This would leave David Ellison, son of Oracle founder Larry Ellison, in control of CBS News and CNN. On top of that, 2 major studios in Paramount and Warner Bros. This is a hostile takeover of the information space.
www.wsj.com/business/med...

Exclusive | Paramount Skydance Prepares Ellison-Backed Bid for Warner Bros. Discovery

The bid will be for the entire company, including its cable networks and movie studio, according to people familiar with the situation.

www.wsj.com

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Martin Austermuhle @maustermuhle.bsky.social · Sep 8

Interesting: The director of D.C. government operations for the D.C. National Guard emailed the city's 300+ Advisory Neighborhood Commissioners today to ask for suggestions on projects where Guard can help on "neighborhood beautification efforts."

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Courtney R @courtneyr.bsky.social · 28d

Wondering how your newsroom can navigate the AI economy? Are you in NOLA for #ONA25? Join us @CJL4News for "From RAGS to Riches: Revenue Opportunities in the Emerging AI Content Licensing Market" & hear from @TollbitOfficial, @sphere_labs & @scalepostai. More at ona25.journalists.org/schedule

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Jay Rosen @jayrosen.bsky.social · 29d

The "ombudsman" forced upon CBS news by its regulator, the Federal Communication Communication, has spent years championing right-wing causes, lavishing praise on Trump-friendly media figures, and railing against the 'liberal media.''

www.status.news/p/cbs-news-o...

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Matthew Gertz @mattgertz.bsky.social · 29d

What’s happening to CBS News is neither complicated nor subtle.
www.mediamatters.org/cbs/how-cbs-...

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Leonard Lloyd @leonardlloyd.bsky.social · Sep 3

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Pawel Popiel @ppopiel.bsky.social · Sep 3

"FTC chair Andrew Ferguson last week accused Google of designing its Gmail spam filters to have a partisan effect ... claiming Gmail had “been caught this summer flagging Republican fundraising emails as ‘dangerous’ spam.”

Isn't that how e-trash is supposed to work?

www.pymnts.com/cpi-posts/ft...

FTC Chair Warns Google Over Alleged Bias Against Republicans by Gmail Spam Filters | PYMNTS.com

Federal Trade Commission chair Andrew Ferguson last week accused Alphabet’s Google of designing its Gmail spam filters to have a partisan effect. In a

www.pymnts.com

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Joseph Jerome @joejerome.com · Sep 2

After 5 long years, a federal court found that Google had an unlawful monopoly and then did little to address it. Here’s DuckDuckGo’s statement from the other site:

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Courtney R @courtneyr.bsky.social · Sep 2

Disappointing but better than nothing. Judge Orders Google to Share Search Results to Help Resolve Monopoly but fallls ahort of meaningful structural remedies and adressing Google’s anticompetitive data advantage www.nytimes.com/2025/09/02/t...

Judge Orders Google to Share Search Results to Help Resolve Monopoly

www.nytimes.com

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Joseph Jerome @joejerome.com · Aug 28

Except we don’t regulate Google…

www.cnbc.com/2025/08/27/g...

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Courtney R @courtneyr.bsky.social · Aug 29

“the 2,300 or so troops deployed to stem the “magnitude of the violent crime” in the nation’s capital, where threats of high-priced coffee, spandex-clad cyclists and more salmon pants than a Ralph Lauren factory loom around every pothole-riddled corner”
www.militarytimes.com/off-duty/mil...

The National Guard, DC landscaping and the great pursuit of lethality

Few training methods guarantee a better fighting force than boredom-induced annoyance.

www.militarytimes.com

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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · Aug 21

The process for issuing these subpoenas was so irregular, the prosecutor for El Chapo declined to sign them after expressing grave concerns.

news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...

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"Excerpt from an article titled 'Subpoena Strategy.' It explains that Brett Shumate, the new head of DOJ’s civil division, signed a subpoena shortly after being sworn in on June 11. Normally, Amanda Liskamm, former director of the consumer protection branch, would have signed it, but she had resigned in May. Before leaving, Liskamm declined to sign subpoenas targeting children’s hospitals, citing concerns about collecting children’s health data and questioning the necessity for the investigation. Liskamm and her deputy, who both resigned the same day, warned DOJ leaders that pursuing doctors prescribing gender-related treatments like puberty blockers was unlikely to result in successful prosecution."

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