I guess I can’t swear. But all kinds of lockdowns (without any acquisition) are happening daily for AI goldrush reasons. And (off the top of my head) I’d think that adds to incentive to acquire the alternative source of the data trove you hold?

VERY chuffed. Thank you!

5/ Bottom line: The First Amendment would mean nothing at all if the FTC could use "consumer protection" as a talisman to regulate whatever it wants.

The agency should leave speech to the discretion of speakers, where it belongs, and stick to issues within its jurisdiction.

empty and dragging?

this is some bullshit

That makes it hard to argue (as X did) that sharing the data creates big problems for users’ GDPR rights, etc.

oh yeah!

that’s a good way of putting it

I only know the litigators, so the rest is one big blind spot for me.

No, their remit has really expanded and they are focusing on a lot of current govt abuses. I thought the schools stuff was kind of silly, but their current docket/priorities/work are IMO very very smart.

Oh, would that be the NRA v. Vullo for which current Under Secretary of State Sarah Rogers was NRA counsel in the lower courts??

I truly hope that a reporter asks her about this case in her current DSA-bashing our, where she keeps accusing EU officials of censoring speech by pressuring platforms.

You're always welcome, @lilianedwards.bsky.social

We were IN a room! That's what started this whole thing!

no YOU’RE the coolest

Thanks :) I can probably loosely understand that part. Mostly I’m hoping he’ll say something snarky and political. But maybe that’s the wrong thing to hope for, and the best outcome is if he gains a new legion of football-loving fans.

I only ever watched one Super Bowl all the way through. It was the Nipplegate one, and I was convinced TiVo paid them to do it. After that it seemed like subsequent games could only disappoint.