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Did Twitch Violate Texas’ Social Media Law By Removing Mass Murderer’s Live Stream Of His Killing Spree?

2 years 11 months ago
As you’ve no doubt heard, on Saturday there was yet another horrific shooting, this one in Buffalo, killing 10 people and wounding more. From all current evidence, the shooter, a teenager, was a brainwashed white nationalist, spewing nonsense and hate in a long manifesto that repeated bigoted propaganda found in darker corners of the internet… […]
Mike Masnick

Daily Deal: The 2022 CompTIA And AWS Practice Exam E-Book Bundle

2 years 11 months ago
Whether you’re just starting out your IT journey or wanting to boost your IT skills, the 2022 CompTIA And AWS Practice Exam E-Book Bundle full of practice exam questions and theory is just the right package for you! With 14 eBooks from ExamsDigest, it will give you a walkthrough of the basics to advanced aspects […]
Gretchen Heckmann

Supreme Court Asked For An Emergency Review Of Texas’ Dangerous Social Media Law

2 years 11 months ago
As you’ll recall, last Wednesday, the 5th Circuit surprised lots of people by immediately reinstating Texas’s ridiculous content moderation law that basically creates an open season to sue large social media sites for any moderation choices those sites make. The surprise wasn’t necessarily the judges’ decision, which had been telegraphed two days earlier via the […]
Mike Masnick

Broadband Giant Frontier Dinged Yet Again For Lying About Crappy Broadband Speeds

2 years 11 months ago
We’ve long discussed how if you really want to understand how the highly monopolistic U.S. broadband industry really works, you should look at regional phone monopoly Frontier Communications. Especially in states like West Virginia, where the company has spent decades lagging on fiber upgrades and DSL and phone repairs under a regime of regulatory capture that rarely holds them accountable […]
Karl Bode

Funniest/Most Insightful Comments Of The Week At Techdirt

2 years 11 months ago
This week, our first place winner on the insightful side is Stephen T. Stone with a response to another commenter claiming they “occasionally post the censorship highlights of the week”: No, you don’t. You whine about “conservative views” being “censored” from Twitter, then you disappear (which I expect you to do now) when asked about […]
Leigh Beadon

This Week In Techdirt History: May 8th – 14th

2 years 11 months ago
Five Years Ago This week in 2017, Europe was putting free speech at risk as it struggled to figure out what to do with the GDPR, but stateside the big fight was over net neutrality. A John Oliver segment on the issue appeared to cripple the FCC website for a second time, but the agency […]
Leigh Beadon

The Internet Has Opened Up The Creator Economy To New Heights

2 years 11 months ago
One of the most dramatic differences between the traditional, analogue world of creation, and the modern, digital one, is the democratization that has taken place in this sphere. Until recently, writers, musicians, artists and filmmakers collectively formed a relatively select group that was hard to enter as a professional. Today, anyone with an Internet connection […]
Mike Masnick

Boiling Elon Musk – Jumping Out Of The Pot Of Platform Law?

2 years 11 months ago
The boiling frog syndrome suggests that if a frog jumps into a pot of boiling water, it immediately jumps out — but if a frog jumps into a slowly heating pot, it senses no danger and gets cooked. Mark Zuckerberg’s Facebook has been gradually coming to a boil of dysfunction for a decade – some are horrified, […]
Mike Masnick

EU, UK, US Directly Accuse Russia Of Hacking ViaSat Satellites

2 years 11 months ago
For literally more than a decade researchers warned that global satellite telecommunications networks were vulnerable to attack. These attacks vary in nature but several allowed an intruder miles away to both intercept and disrupt satellite communications. In 2020 hackers again clearly demonstrated how these perpetually unresolved vulnerabilities were putting millions of people at risk. Fast forward to 2022 […]
Karl Bode

Daily Deal: OMNIA Q5 5-in-1 Wireless Charging Station

2 years 11 months ago
The OMNIA Q5 power station is specifically designed to support iPads, Apple Watch, iPhones, AirPods, and Apple Pencil simultaneously while providing optimum charging ability, and storage convenience with the necessary safety features in place. The charging station & the charging pad can be used separately. It’s on sale for $70. Note: The Techdirt Deals Store is powered […]
Gretchen Heckmann

Los Angeles Sheriff’s Deputy Allegedly Removed ‘Unauthorized” Sheriff’s Gang Tattoo With A Bullet

2 years 11 months ago
The Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department is home to several gangs. Even though the current sheriff, Alex Villanueva, thinks this is up for debate (via a threatened lawsuit against the LA City Council), enough evidence (anecdotal and otherwise) points to deputies forming cliques that turn the Thin Blue Line from defensive to offensive. Like any gang, […]
Tim Cushing

Visually Impaired Advocacy Group Goes To War With South Africa Copyright Law

2 years 11 months ago
Our own Glyn Moody has written several posts about how exceptions that have been made to copyright laws throughout the world have picked up steam, but also appear to have left the visually impaired hung out to dry. That finally began to change in 2013 with the Marrakesh Treaty, which was specifically designed to restore […]
Dark Helmet

Kansas Federal Court Says Ten Weeks Of Pole Camera Surveillance Isn’t A Constitutional Violation

2 years 11 months ago
Jurisprudence on warrantless long-term surveillance is still all over the place. On one hand, some courts feel anything observable by passersby shouldn’t be off limits to law enforcement officers who haven’t secured a search warrant. Other courts have determined lengthy surveillance — especially when using cameras that can zoom, enhance, move, and record every minute […]
Tim Cushing

Here’s A Map Of States That Had To Map U.S. Broadband Due To Federal Corruption And Incompetence

2 years 11 months ago
We’ve noted repeatedly that despite a steady stream of breathless rhetoric about America’s “dedication to bridging the digital divide,” U.S. government leaders still don’t actually know where broadband is or isn’t available. It only takes a few minutes perusing the FCC’s $350 million broadband map to realize government data completely hallucinates both speeds and competitors, and […]
Karl Bode

Daily Deal: The Microsoft Azure Fundamentals, Administration, And Security Certification Bundle

2 years 11 months ago
The Microsoft Azure Fundamentals, Administration, and Security Certification Bundle has 4 courses to help you learn about Azure Cloud Computing Services. You’ll learn how to implement virtual networking, manage access and security, manage storage, and more. It’s on sale for $49. Note: The Techdirt Deals Store is powered and curated by StackCommerce. A portion of […]
Gretchen Heckmann