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Administration Admits It’s Canceling Federal Grants For Purely Political Reasons

1 week 3 days ago
We all know this administration is more than willing to reward “red” states and punish “blue” states. There will always be an administration official on hand to claim the incredibly transparent vindictiveness of this administration is actually just regular government business devoid of animus. No one believes these officials, of course. And the officials mouthing […]
Tim Cushing

Judge Rejects Google’s Attempt To DMCA Its Way Out Of Being Scraped

1 week 3 days ago
Back in December we called out Google for filing a DMCA 1201 lawsuit over companies scraping Google’s results. Almost everything about the lawsuit seemed problematic, not the least of which is that Google’s entire business was built on scraping the web. To sue another company for scraping Google just felt… obnoxious. And now a judge […]
Mike Masnick

Daily Deal: ExamsDigest for CompTIA, AWS, Microsoft & More

1 week 3 days ago
ExamsDigest isn’t just another study tool—it’s your ultimate certification training partner. With over 3,000 exam simulators and more than 50,000 practice questions across 70+ learning paths, this platform is designed to help you train the way you’ll be tested. Whether you’re diving into IT for the first time or leveling up in cloud, cybersecurity, networking, […]
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Protester Charged With Destroying Property After Giving CBP Agents His GrapheneOS ‘Duress’ Mode Passcode

1 week 3 days ago
Atlanta, Georgia’s attempt to erect a law enforcement officer training center in Atlanta was met by months of concerted protests. As the months stretched into years (the center was announced in 2021 but did not complete construction until 2025), opposition efforts ranged from peaceful protests to heated exchanges during public comment sessions to attacks on […]
Tim Cushing

Funniest/Most Insightful Comments Of The Week At Techdirt

1 week 4 days ago
This week, both top comments on the insightful side come in response to our post about the attempted murder charges that were dropped after bystander recordings exposed the lies of ICE officers. First, it’s Citizen with a reminder that the word of law enforcement officers shouldn’t be trusted: In second place, it’s Pixelation with a […]
Leigh Beadon

DOJ Withdraws NY Times Subpoenas After Judge Notices It Never Bothered To Follow The Rules For Subpoenaing Reporters

1 week 6 days ago
Just last week we had the story of the Trump DOJ issuing very questionable subpoenas of NY Times journalists while trying to track down who leaked information to those reporters regarding the potentially catastrophic security flaws of the “gift” 747 plane he received from Qatar. As we noted in that original post, this appeared to […]
Mike Masnick

Ctrl-Alt-Speech: Live At TrustCon 2026

1 week 6 days ago
Ctrl-Alt-Speech is a weekly podcast about the latest news in online speech, from Mike Masnick and Everything in Moderation‘s Ben Whitelaw. Subscribe now on Apple Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify, Pocket Casts, YouTube, or your podcast app of choice — or go straight to the RSS feed. To get extended episodes with additional coverage, support us on […]
Mike Masnick

Daily Deal: The Complete Raspberry Pi And Alexa A-Z Bundle

1 week 6 days ago
Learn Raspberry Pi and start building Amazon Alexa projects with The Complete Raspberry Pi and Alexa A-Z Bundle. Catered for all levels, these project-based courses will get you up and running with the basics of Pi, before escalating to full projects. Before you know it, you’ll be building a gaming system to play old Nintendo, […]
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“Digital Colonialism”: U.S. Demands To Access Africans’ Data Raise Privacy, Sovereignty Concerns

2 weeks ago
This story was originally published by ProPublica. Republished under a CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 license. Frank Ssekamwa says the United States presented his country with an impossible choice. If it accepted the terms of a new health agreement, Uganda would have to give the U.S. access to the data of millions of his fellow citizens — a decision he worries would […]
Sharon Lerner and Anna Maria Barry-Jester

The FTC’s National Nanny Returns: AI Edition

2 weeks ago
In 1978, the Federal Trade Commission, the agency that regulates unfair or deceptive advertising, proposed limiting TV ads for sugary foods on programs targeted at children. The Washington Post’s editorial board scoffed that the plan would “turn the agency into a great national nanny.” Congress clipped the agency’s wings, and “kidvid” entered history as a […]
Keith Fentonmiller

Daily Deal: The Modern No-Code Development Bundle

2 weeks ago
The Modern No-Code Creator Bundle is an extensive online curriculum specifically developed to enable individuals to construct professional websites, applications & automated workflows without the necessity of writing any code. It has five courses, covering leading no-code platforms and tools like ChatGPT, Mendix, and Tabnine. It is ideally suited for novices and non-technical professionals, empowering […]
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ICE Illegally Scooped Up Medicaid Data, Then Shared It With Palantir

2 weeks ago
The Trump administration’s continual trend towards maximum awfulness means that every report seems to be “I’ve got bad news and I’ve got worse news.” What was already bad has become even worse now that more of the administration’s actions have been exposed during court proceedings. Last July, the Trump administration unilaterally decided ICE should have […]
Tim Cushing