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Analysis | Elon Muskâs Starlink internet works great if hardly anyone uses it
A new analysis digs into the irony of satellite internet: The more popular it becomes, the worse speeds and reliability tend to get.
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Resurfacing this op-ed since neither DODGE nor AI Hype seem to be on the decline.
@asmelashteka.bsky.social and I discuss one of the many reasons the idea of replacing US federal workers with so-called generative AI systems should terrify us. đ§”
www.scientificamerican.coâŠ.
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Replacing Federal Workers with Chatbots Would Be a Dystopian Nightmare
The Trump administration sees an AI-driven federal workforce as more efficient. Instead, with chatbots unable to carry out critical tasks, it would be a diabolical mess
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Age verification via face scans is not safety â it's surveillance. Biometric age guessing is inaccurate, discriminatory, and creepy AF. Stop normalizing it.
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Face Scans to Estimate Our Age: Harmful and Creepy AF
Government must stop restricting website access with laws requiring age verification.Some advocates of these censorship schemes argue we can nerd our way out of the many harms they cause to speech, eq...
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Trumpâs intervention in Brazil is a clear attempt to protect far-right interests there and around the world, exposing the degree to which âfree speechâ arguments have been co-opted by the far right to preserve the ability to mislead and incite violence, writes James Görgen.
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Brazil Has a Bridge to Defending the Internet | TechPolicy.Press
Tech Policy Press is a nonprofit media and community venture intended to provoke new ideas, debate and discussion at the intersection of technology and democracy. We publish opinion and analysis.
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"Both online and in real life, 'go be provocative' always ends up meaning 'go insult some minorities'" www.washingtonpost.com/opâŠ. @monicahesse.bsky.social
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Opinion | What a poetâs death exposed about a lewd chatbot
âBabe, I hate to see you so stressed,â said Ani, a new AI companion from Elon Musk.
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Another seeming casualty of the US foreign aid freeze is the fight against human trafficking and forced labor in Southeast Asia, writes Laura Scherling. This includes the battle against scam compounds, hubs for organized crime, and forced labor. www.techpolicy.press/how-âŠ.
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How Technology and Regulatory Gaps Fuel Scam Compounds | TechPolicy.Press
Despite growing attention to scam compounds, counter trafficking efforts in Southeast Asia have been slowed down, Laura Scherling writes.
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Here's this week's premium newsletter - a guest post from @mrnikli.bsky.social of "I Will Piledrive You If You Mention AI Again" - about the Remarkable Incompetence of CEOs and Engineers at the heart of the tech industry.
www.wheresyoured.at/the-râŠ.
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The Remarkable Incompetence At The Heart Of Tech
Hello premium subscribers! Today I have the first guest post I've ever commissioned (read: paid) on Where's Your Ed At - Nik Suresh, one of the greatest living business and tech writers, best-known fo...
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The State Department's dismantling of its cyber diplomacy bureau and firings of more than a dozen people will set back efforts to combat foreign hackers and promote U.S. security interests, experts told me.
My Cybersecurity Dive story with new details: www.cybersecuritydive.comâŠ.
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White House Partners With PragerU to Make AI-Slopified Founding Fathers
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White House Partners With PragerU to Make AI-Slopified Founding Fathers
John Adams says "facts do not care about our feelings" in one of the AI-generated videos in PragerU's series partnership with White House.
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Enacting age verification laws with the purported goals of stopping bots and protecting children reflects ânot a lot of deep thinking about the nature of the problem,â and impacts all usersâ privacy and free speech, EFFâs @davidgreene.bsky.social told @fastcompany.com.
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Internet regulation is entering its hall pass era
Sweeping new age verification laws in the U.K. and U.S. aim to protect childrenâbut critics warn they could undermine privacy, harm vulnerable users, and end the last remnants of online anonymity.
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Don't lose the forest for the treesâkeep fighting for a world where tech supports people IRL with our new Motherboard Hooded Sweatshirt! eff.org/35years
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MIT Technology Review wrote about my dystopian backup plan USB stick
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Cops shouldnât be able to just get a copy of your DMs. If they want your private messages, they can come back with a warrant.
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How Cops Can Get Your Private Online Data
Can the cops get your online data? In short, yes. There are a variety of US federal and state laws which give law enforcement powers to obtain information that you provided to online services. But, th...
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When it comes to online freedom of expression, policymakers who consider the realities in their countries, develop reasonable regulations, and also invest in sustainable solutions can chart a path forward without compromising the democratic foundations they aim to protect, writes Dr. Fernanda Buril.
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What the Debate Over Differing Approaches to Online Freedom of Expression in the US and Brazil is Missing | TechPolicy.Press
Dr. Fernanda Buril is the Deputy Director of the Center for Applied Research and Learning at the International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES).
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"Asked specifically about the cuts to cybersecurity and technology workers, [Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Jim] Risch said: 'Iâm absolutely convinced that they can do the job theyâre supposed to do with what theyâve got.'" www.politico.com/news/202âŠ.
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if you try and access the Movies & TV store on Xbox it just errors out after Microsoft's sudden closure today www.theverge.com/news/709âŠ.
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On @techpolicypress.bsky.social's podcast,⏠@justinhendrix.bsky.social⏠talks to 4 contributors to our collab series on tech power and democratic crisis: D&Sâs @tamigraph.bsky.social⏠& @jakemetcalf.bsky.socialâŹ, and Reem Suleiman & âȘ@kevindeliban.bsky.socialâŹ. www.techpolicy.press/inteâŠ.
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Interrogating Tech Power and Democratic Crisis | TechPolicy.Press
A conversation with Jacob Metcalf, Reem Suleiman, Kevin De Liban, and Tamara Kneese.
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This was a really great interview by @parkermolloy.com â questions ab how public opinion works today, why influencers really matter, what antivaxxers get that the silent majority still doesnât, & why participating in online trends drives ideology
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The machinery of modern propaganda: Renée DiResta on invisible rulers and bespoke realities
The disinformation researcher explains how small communities of propagandists have transformed the rules of influence and public opinion.
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I dig into the full impact of Microsoft's recent layoffs in my Notepad đ newsletter this week. The constant cuts risk creating a culture of fear inside Microsoft, as it restructures around AI. Live for subscribers now đ www.theverge.com/notepad-âŠ.
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Microsoftâs constant layoffs risk creating a culture of fear
AI investments at Microsoft are reshaping the company.
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Hackers Can Remotely Trigger the Brakes on American Trains and the Problem Has Been Ignored for Years
đ www.404media.co/hackers-câŠ.
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Can someone explain how an EO requiring AI adopted by USG to be politically neutral could not be used IMMEDIATELY to challenge DOD's adoption of Grok, with lovely disclosure possibilities?
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White House Prepares Executive Order Targeting âWoke AIâ<br>
The order would be one of several expected to be released outlining the presidentâs vision for winning the AI race with China.
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"Joblessness among highly educated [young adults] everywhere from the US to the UK and beyond has climbed above the overall unemployment rate for the first time on record" on.ft.com/412S3zk
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Rising graduate joblessness is mainly affecting men. Will that last?
Unpicking the puzzle of increasing junior white-collar unemployment
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Tackling climate disinformation requires sustained investment, yet the counter-disinformation community remains underfunded, and regulation faces significant resistance, writes Zora Siebert.
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Why Climate Disinformation Thrives Online and How to Fight It at Scale | TechPolicy.Press
Climate change is one of the most urgent challenges, but falsehoods spread unchecked, and climate research is being defunded, writes Zora Siebert.
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Meta wonât sign EUâs Code of Practice for generative AI
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Meta wonât sign EUâs Code of Practice for generative AI
The social media giant's policy chief hits out at the Code as gold-plating the AI Act.
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