Mark Hurst
@markhurst.bsky.social
Writer and radio host in NYC.
- Host, Techtonic on WFMU: https://techtonic.fm
- Tech criticism: https://creativegood.com/blog
- Newsletter: https://creativegood.com/newsletter
Encouraging better tech, and resisting Big Tech.
- Host, Techtonic on WFMU: https://techtonic.fm
- Tech criticism: https://creativegood.com/blog
- Newsletter: https://creativegood.com/newsletter
Encouraging better tech, and resisting Big Tech.
agree. i sort of lost it at the end of this week's show - saying pretty much the same thing
techtonic.fm/episodes/202...
techtonic.fm/episodes/202...
January 14, 2026 at 11:08 PM
agree. i sort of lost it at the end of this week's show - saying pretty much the same thing
techtonic.fm/episodes/202...
techtonic.fm/episodes/202...
and I guess that one is chewin' tu-bacca
January 14, 2026 at 8:48 PM
and I guess that one is chewin' tu-bacca
4/ Good quote about Section 230 from @jtlg.bsky.social in the BBC piece below. As @lorak.bsky.social & I discussed in our Techtonic interview (see above in thread), 230's liability shield has outlived its usefulness.
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January 14, 2026 at 8:45 PM
4/ Good quote about Section 230 from @jtlg.bsky.social in the BBC piece below. As @lorak.bsky.social & I discussed in our Techtonic interview (see above in thread), 230's liability shield has outlived its usefulness.
bsky.app/profile/jtlg...
bsky.app/profile/jtlg...
works for me.. (and thx for the inclusion!)
January 14, 2026 at 8:15 PM
works for me.. (and thx for the inclusion!)
"I am not aware of any bank being robbed," said the man in a ski mask, holding a gun, sitting on 18 burlap sacks of cash marked "BANK"
January 14, 2026 at 7:35 PM
"I am not aware of any bank being robbed," said the man in a ski mask, holding a gun, sitting on 18 burlap sacks of cash marked "BANK"
so he's saying that the detailed coverage with specific examples from you and others was... made up? wow
January 14, 2026 at 7:28 PM
so he's saying that the detailed coverage with specific examples from you and others was... made up? wow
There is a crisis of impunity. The Musk/Grok stuff is just one f many examples of people who are counting on there never being any consequences. And it all makes me just incandescently mad.
Elon Musk Cannot Get Away With This
If there is no red line around AI-generated sex abuse, then no line exists.
www.theatlantic.com
January 14, 2026 at 3:03 AM
2/ I mentioned on the show that according to Musk, people opposed to his chatbot's sexualized images just "hates free speech."
Now he says it's all about "truth" and "beauty."
bsky.app/profile/anna...
Now he says it's all about "truth" and "beauty."
bsky.app/profile/anna...
I wrote about Elon Musk's highly specific way of defending Grok amidst the nonconsensual sexual imges scandal, which is to take on a loopy, quasi-religious tone and suggest the chatbot is a force for "truth" and "beauty." www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Elon Musk’s alternate Grok reality
Amid a scandal over nonconsensual sexual images, Musk says his AI chatbot is a force for "truth and... beauty."
www.motherjones.com
January 13, 2026 at 4:16 PM
2/ I mentioned on the show that according to Musk, people opposed to his chatbot's sexualized images just "hates free speech."
Now he says it's all about "truth" and "beauty."
bsky.app/profile/anna...
Now he says it's all about "truth" and "beauty."
bsky.app/profile/anna...
Reposted by Mark Hurst
It is a federal crime to shoot a drone in the USA.
There is no loophole, Weird Trick, or secret way to get around this.
If you shoot a drone, ESPECIALLY a drone flown by the federal government, you must be prepared for very serious legal consequences.
There is no loophole, Weird Trick, or secret way to get around this.
If you shoot a drone, ESPECIALLY a drone flown by the federal government, you must be prepared for very serious legal consequences.
I Answer Some Of Your Burning Drone Questions
Whenever drones pop up in the news, whenever they buzz unnervingly again into popular perception, people ask me what I think about these latest developments on social media. Most of the time, and rega...
little-flying-robots.ghost.io
January 12, 2026 at 8:12 PM
It is a federal crime to shoot a drone in the USA.
There is no loophole, Weird Trick, or secret way to get around this.
If you shoot a drone, ESPECIALLY a drone flown by the federal government, you must be prepared for very serious legal consequences.
There is no loophole, Weird Trick, or secret way to get around this.
If you shoot a drone, ESPECIALLY a drone flown by the federal government, you must be prepared for very serious legal consequences.