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Some of us are old enough to remember when Reddit cared about the open web and recognized the DMCA shouldn’t be used as a hack around fair use. x.com/lehogg/statu...
Luke Hogg on X: "Hey @Reddit, this you arguing for reforms to the DMCA so that companies can't abuse it to prevent people from "using their electronic devices in lawful, non-infringing ways?" What changed? https://t.co/9Gbshj6DOK" / X
Hey @Reddit, this you arguing for reforms to the DMCA so that companies can't abuse it to prevent people from "using their electronic devices in lawful, non-infringing ways?" What changed? https://t.co/9Gbshj6DOK
x.com
October 22, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Some of us are old enough to remember when Reddit cared about the open web and recognized the DMCA shouldn’t be used as a hack around fair use. x.com/lehogg/statu...
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it’s a terrible argument that people have been making for years and, policy aside, the piece is full of factual mistakes (and legal ones)
Really provocative, interesting argument from @wertwhile.bsky.social on what it would look like to really regulate the platforms.
www.theargumentmag.com/p/treat-big-...
www.theargumentmag.com/p/treat-big-...
Treat Big Tech like Big Tobacco
The problem with TikTok and Facebook isn't their size
www.theargumentmag.com
October 21, 2025 at 4:09 PM
it’s a terrible argument that people have been making for years and, policy aside, the piece is full of factual mistakes (and legal ones)
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Public Knowledge is pleased to announce the promotion of @natpurser.bsky.social, formerly a Government Affairs Policy Advocate, to Senior Policy Advocate for her work championing consumers on Capitol Hill. Congrats, Nat! 🎉
publicknowledge.org/public-knowl...
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Public Knowledge Promotes Nat Purser to Senior Policy Advocate To Support Growing AI Portfolio
Public Knowledge promotes freedom of expression, an open internet, and access to affordable communications tools and creative works. We work to shape policy.
publicknowledge.org
October 6, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Public Knowledge is pleased to announce the promotion of @natpurser.bsky.social, formerly a Government Affairs Policy Advocate, to Senior Policy Advocate for her work championing consumers on Capitol Hill. Congrats, Nat! 🎉
publicknowledge.org/public-knowl...
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this argument for staying on twitter from @jerusalem.bsky.social is spot on. unlike targeted, coordinated boycotts, the primary effect of deplatforming yourself on twitter is ceding ground to right wingers and others who are happy to shape the political narrative without you.
August 22, 2025 at 11:41 AM
this argument for staying on twitter from @jerusalem.bsky.social is spot on. unlike targeted, coordinated boycotts, the primary effect of deplatforming yourself on twitter is ceding ground to right wingers and others who are happy to shape the political narrative without you.
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I am thrilled to see that competitive app markets are still a priority in Congress. Many thanks to Reps. Cammack and Trahan for leading the charge in the House on this with the App Store Freedom Act. You can read information on the bill, along with my quote here: trahan.house.gov/news/documen...
Trahan Co-Leads New Bill to Open App Market, Protect Consumer Choice
trahan.house.gov
August 5, 2025 at 6:48 PM
I am thrilled to see that competitive app markets are still a priority in Congress. Many thanks to Reps. Cammack and Trahan for leading the charge in the House on this with the App Store Freedom Act. You can read information on the bill, along with my quote here: trahan.house.gov/news/documen...
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Last year, the FCC said it would eventually update its definition of "broadband" to require service providers offer Gig-speed Internet.
Now, under a new administration, the FCC is poised to reverse course, saying current speeds are, you know, just fine.
Now, under a new administration, the FCC is poised to reverse course, saying current speeds are, you know, just fine.
FCC looks to undo long-term, Gig-speed broadband goal
The FCC next month could unwind a long-term goal to support Gig-speed broadband service for every American over the next few years.
thedesk.net
July 25, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Last year, the FCC said it would eventually update its definition of "broadband" to require service providers offer Gig-speed Internet.
Now, under a new administration, the FCC is poised to reverse course, saying current speeds are, you know, just fine.
Now, under a new administration, the FCC is poised to reverse course, saying current speeds are, you know, just fine.
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This decision marks a missed opportunity to respect Tribal sovereignty over their spectrum resources — and comes at the cost of the much-needed spectrum Tribes could use to provide broadband access to their communities. Read our statement from Gov Affairs Policy Advocate @natpurser.bsky.social:
Public Knowledge Urges FCC To Include Tribal Priority Window in Next Spectrum Auction
Public Knowledge promotes freedom of expression, an open internet, and access to affordable communications tools and creative works. We work to shape policy.
publicknowledge.org
July 24, 2025 at 3:25 PM
This decision marks a missed opportunity to respect Tribal sovereignty over their spectrum resources — and comes at the cost of the much-needed spectrum Tribes could use to provide broadband access to their communities. Read our statement from Gov Affairs Policy Advocate @natpurser.bsky.social:
NEW from me and @jessicadine.bsky.social in @lightreading.bsky.social —
the federal government is investing $42B to connect every American. but at the same time, Congress is preparing to auction the spectrum the new networks rely on. that contradiction could undermine the entire BEAD program. 🧵
the federal government is investing $42B to connect every American. but at the same time, Congress is preparing to auction the spectrum the new networks rely on. that contradiction could undermine the entire BEAD program. 🧵
July 3, 2025 at 3:08 PM
NEW from me and @jessicadine.bsky.social in @lightreading.bsky.social —
the federal government is investing $42B to connect every American. but at the same time, Congress is preparing to auction the spectrum the new networks rely on. that contradiction could undermine the entire BEAD program. 🧵
the federal government is investing $42B to connect every American. but at the same time, Congress is preparing to auction the spectrum the new networks rely on. that contradiction could undermine the entire BEAD program. 🧵
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Among the many problems with the GOP’s Big Broken Bill: its sole AI safety provision doesn’t regulate AI — it prevents states from doing so. Congress creates a void, then blocks anyone from filling it.
June 28, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Among the many problems with the GOP’s Big Broken Bill: its sole AI safety provision doesn’t regulate AI — it prevents states from doing so. Congress creates a void, then blocks anyone from filling it.
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🚨 Today, the US Department of Commerce announced that it is reallocating the $42 billion in funds for the BEAD program in a way that steers communities away from fiber internet & towards slower, costlier tech like LEO satellite service – threatening reliable, affordable broadband for all Americans.
June 6, 2025 at 8:00 PM
🚨 Today, the US Department of Commerce announced that it is reallocating the $42 billion in funds for the BEAD program in a way that steers communities away from fiber internet & towards slower, costlier tech like LEO satellite service – threatening reliable, affordable broadband for all Americans.
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100%. Messaging needs to be clear and forceful. This is bad and it will not help workers.
April 3, 2025 at 8:55 PM
100%. Messaging needs to be clear and forceful. This is bad and it will not help workers.
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I wrote about Ezra Klein's "abundance" and how when it came to his examples in broadband, he had no idea what he was actually talking about:
Jon Stewart And Ezra Klein Help GOP Paint Infrastructure Bill Broadband Grants As A Useless Boondoggle
We’ve long noted how the 2021 infrastructure bill included $42.5 billion for broadband dubbed the Broadband, Equity, Access And Deployment (BEAD) program. Managed by the NTIA and individual s…
www.techdirt.com
April 1, 2025 at 1:21 PM
I wrote about Ezra Klein's "abundance" and how when it came to his examples in broadband, he had no idea what he was actually talking about:
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Here's a level-headed look at the consequences of giving half or more of the $42.5 billion Congress authorized for broadband to satellite. @natpurser.bsky.social lays out the stakes for ensuring universal robust connectivity if the Administration changes course. publicknowledge.org/slowing-bead...
Slowing BEAD to Speed Up Satellites: Evaluating Trade-Offs in Rural Connectivity
After years of delay, BEAD funds are finally ready for deployment — but a proposed last-minute rule change threatens to halt the program once again.
publicknowledge.org
April 1, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Here's a level-headed look at the consequences of giving half or more of the $42.5 billion Congress authorized for broadband to satellite. @natpurser.bsky.social lays out the stakes for ensuring universal robust connectivity if the Administration changes course. publicknowledge.org/slowing-bead...
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The $42B Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program is at a crossroads. States spent years crafting their broadband plans, but new proposals from the Commerce Department could rewrite the rules — and redirect billions from fiber networks to LEO services like Starlink. 🧵
Slowing BEAD To Speed Up Satellites One-Pager
publicknowledge.org
March 31, 2025 at 8:19 PM
The $42B Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program is at a crossroads. States spent years crafting their broadband plans, but new proposals from the Commerce Department could rewrite the rules — and redirect billions from fiber networks to LEO services like Starlink. 🧵
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🚨 Big SCOOP 🚨
Tax revenue could fall by as much as **10%** this year, per sources, as taxpayers and businesses see the Trump admin as less likely to challenge tax cheats.
That'd be **$500 BILLION** in lost revenue.
It'd nearly double the tax gap in a single year.
Tax revenue could fall by as much as **10%** this year, per sources, as taxpayers and businesses see the Trump admin as less likely to challenge tax cheats.
That'd be **$500 BILLION** in lost revenue.
It'd nearly double the tax gap in a single year.
Tax revenue could drop by 10 percent amid turmoil at IRS
Staff cuts and disruptions related to the U.S. DOGE Service have officials bracing for a sharp loss of revenue.
www.washingtonpost.com
March 22, 2025 at 3:03 PM
🚨 Big SCOOP 🚨
Tax revenue could fall by as much as **10%** this year, per sources, as taxpayers and businesses see the Trump admin as less likely to challenge tax cheats.
That'd be **$500 BILLION** in lost revenue.
It'd nearly double the tax gap in a single year.
Tax revenue could fall by as much as **10%** this year, per sources, as taxpayers and businesses see the Trump admin as less likely to challenge tax cheats.
That'd be **$500 BILLION** in lost revenue.
It'd nearly double the tax gap in a single year.
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i’ll be honest, i think equating land use reform with neoliberal deregulation and building code reform with tenements is a clear indication that the anti-YIMBYs are not particularly interested in solving the problem of high housing costs
What I would've rebutted in this ending paragraph is that no society, even the USSR, abolished the housing market. As @unlearnecon.bsky.social argues, it's a waste trying to abolish markets rather than expanding public capacity. If you want to focus on that, good but its not impeded by zoning reform
January 13, 2025 at 6:29 PM
i’ll be honest, i think equating land use reform with neoliberal deregulation and building code reform with tenements is a clear indication that the anti-YIMBYs are not particularly interested in solving the problem of high housing costs
i would like to thank Mr Miyazaki for keeping the healthy / productive Sub vs Dub discourse active all these years
December 5, 2023 at 9:56 PM
i would like to thank Mr Miyazaki for keeping the healthy / productive Sub vs Dub discourse active all these years
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Hello! I wrote about the government's efforts to address discrimination in broadband deployment for The Verge.
Activists are thrilled the government has finally formally acknowledged the problem, but remain skeptical the FCC will ever take consistent action:
Activists are thrilled the government has finally formally acknowledged the problem, but remain skeptical the FCC will ever take consistent action:
The battle to stop broadband discrimination has only just begun
“With big ambitions, do you guys have teeth?”
www.theverge.com
December 5, 2023 at 3:19 PM
Hello! I wrote about the government's efforts to address discrimination in broadband deployment for The Verge.
Activists are thrilled the government has finally formally acknowledged the problem, but remain skeptical the FCC will ever take consistent action:
Activists are thrilled the government has finally formally acknowledged the problem, but remain skeptical the FCC will ever take consistent action:
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Digital redlining is a defining feature of broadband service. Monopoly internet service providers cherry-pick who they will serve, leaving low-income communities of color out of the picture.
How Monopolies and Maps Are Killing ‘Internet for All’
The $65 million moon shot to bring every American affordable broadband is failing low-income communities of color.
prospect.org
December 5, 2023 at 7:48 PM
Digital redlining is a defining feature of broadband service. Monopoly internet service providers cherry-pick who they will serve, leaving low-income communities of color out of the picture.
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Just look at this incredible #superstar lineup on “Antitrust, Regulation and the Next World Order” in Brussels on 31 January 2024. All welcome, free to all, a public good.
Register here: www.bruxconference2024.com
Register here: www.bruxconference2024.com
November 6, 2023 at 1:30 AM
Just look at this incredible #superstar lineup on “Antitrust, Regulation and the Next World Order” in Brussels on 31 January 2024. All welcome, free to all, a public good.
Register here: www.bruxconference2024.com
Register here: www.bruxconference2024.com
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New: WH competition policy staffer Hannah Garden-Monheit heading to the FTC in December to take on a similar role
subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2023...
subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2023...
November 3, 2023 at 2:10 PM
New: WH competition policy staffer Hannah Garden-Monheit heading to the FTC in December to take on a similar role
subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2023...
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tbh there are major perks to prosecuting guys who think they’re the smartest person in the room
November 3, 2023 at 12:19 AM
tbh there are major perks to prosecuting guys who think they’re the smartest person in the room
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the economy is far from perfect but you can’t really square “the economy is shit” with “even waffle house workers feel confident enough to strike and demand higher wages” www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023...
October 27, 2023 at 9:02 PM
the economy is far from perfect but you can’t really square “the economy is shit” with “even waffle house workers feel confident enough to strike and demand higher wages” www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023...