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- Messenger Implosion Shows Journalism Lead by Visionless, Fail-Upward Brunchlords https://www.techdirt.com/2024/02/02/the-messenger-implosion-once-again-shows-the-real-problem-with-u-s-journalism-is-shitty-management-by-visionless-fail-upward-brunchlords/ 77 comments
- EU Commissioner Will Simply Ignore Any Rejection Of ACTA By EU Parliament http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120625/12333619468/eu-commissioner-reveals-he-will-simply-ignore-any-rejection-acta-european-parliament-next-week.shtml 121 comments
- TSA Security Theater Described In One Simple Infographic http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120405/04390118385/tsa-security-theater-described-one-simple-infographic.shtml 12 comments
- Senator Blumenthal Pretends To Fix KOSA; It’s A Lie https://www.techdirt.com/2024/02/15/senator-blumenthal-pretends-to-fix-kosa-its-a-lie/ 13 comments technology
- UK Schools Normalizing Biometric Collection By Using Facial Recognition For Meal Payments https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20211022/14133947797/uk-schools-normalizing-biometric-collection-using-facial-recognition-meal-payments.shtml 13 comments stallmanwasright
- Rethinking Facebook: We Need To Make Sure That 'Good For The World' Is More Important Than 'Good For Facebook' | Techdirt https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20211004/17543247698/rethinking-facebook-we-need-to-make-sure-that-good-world-is-more-important-than-good-facebook.shtml 9 comments stallmanwasright
- Another Federal Court Says Compelled Production Of Fingerprints To Unlock A Phone Doesn't Violate The Constitution https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20191127/16521643473/another-federal-court-says-compelled-production-fingerprints-to-unlock-phone-doesnt-violate-constitution.shtml 11 comments technology
- Foxconn's Wisconsin 'Factory' Is An Even Bigger Joke Than Everybody Thought https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20190410/07015041968/foxconns-wisconsin-factory-is-even-bigger-joke-than-everybody-thought.shtml 122 comments technology
- Google Shows What Google News Looks Like If Article 11 Passes In The EU Copyright Directive https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20190116/10451741406/google-shows-what-google-news-looks-like-if-article-11-passes-eu-copyright-directive.shtml 14 comments europe
- After Nabbing Billions In Tax Breaks, AT&T's Promised Job Growth Magically Evaporates https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20180903/09561940575/after-nabbing-billions-tax-breaks-ats-promised-job-growth-magically-evaporates.shtml 5 comments politics
- After Nabbing Billions In Tax Breaks, AT&T's Promised Job Growth Magically Evaporates https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20180903/09561940575/after-nabbing-billions-tax-breaks-ats-promised-job-growth-magically-evaporates.shtml 27 comments politics
- Survey: 5.4 Million Americans Will Cut The Cable TV Cord In 2018 https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20180718/08362940259/survey-54-million-americans-will-cut-cable-tv-cord-2018.shtml 47 comments technology
- AT&T Successfully Derails California's Tough New Net Neutrality Law https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20180620/12174040079/att-successfully-derails-californias-tough-new-net-neutrality-law.shtml 154 comments politics
- Net Neutrality Rules Die Today, But The Backlash Is Just Getting Started https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20180611/08382240010/net-neutrality-rules-die-today-backlash-is-just-getting-started.shtml 10 comments technology
- Verizon Begins 'Testing' DSL Usage Caps It Refuses To Call Usage Caps https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20180518/09350339861/verizon-begins-testing-dsl-usage-caps-it-refuses-to-call-usage-caps.shtml 16 comments technology
- The Rise In Streaming Video Exclusives Could Annoy Consumers, Driving Them Back To Piracy https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20180316/13175939436/rise-streaming-video-exclusives-could-annoy-consumers-driving-them-back-to-piracy.shtml 16 comments technology
- Comcast Sues Vermont, Insists Having To Expand Broadband Violates Its First Amendment Rights https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20170831/13401538125/comcast-sues-vermont-insists-having-to-expand-broadband-violates-first-amendment-rights.shtml 80 comments technology
- Officers With Personal Body Cams Taking The 'Public' Out Of 'Public Accountability' https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20170823/10491538071/officers-with-personal-body-cams-taking-public-out-public-accountability.shtml 9 comments politics
- White House Plan To Reduce Drug Prices... Is To EXTEND Patents? https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20170620/00213937625/white-house-plan-to-reduce-drug-prices-is-to-extend-patents.shtml 4 comments politics
- Oh, Sure, Suddenly Now The House Intelligence Boss Is Concerned About Surveillance... Of Mike Flynn https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20170215/01080436715/sure-suddenly-now-house-intelligence-boss-is-concerned-about-surveillance-mike-flynn.shtml 3 comments politics
- Law Enforcement Has Been Using OnStar, SiriusXM, To Eavesdrop, Track Car Locations For More Than 15 Years https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20170116/09333936490/law-enforcement-has-been-using-onstar-siriusxm-to-eavesdrop-track-car-locations-more-than-15-years.shtml 181 comments technology
- Argentina Not Only Wants To Bring In E-Voting, It Will Make It Illegal To Check The System For Electoral Fraud https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20161005/09344635714/argentina-not-only-wants-to-bring-e-voting-it-will-make-it-illegal-to-check-system-electoral-fraud.shtml 471 comments technology
- Donald Trump Happily Repeating Lie About Google Autocomplete Suppressing Negative Hillary News https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20160929/06411235656/donald-trump-happily-repeating-lie-about-google-autocomplete-suppressing-negative-hillary-news.shtml 10 comments politics
- Forbes Is Confused: You Can View Content Using An Adblocker By Promising Not To Use An Adblocker https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20160503/12231434336/forbes-is-confused-you-can-view-content-using-adblocker-promising-not-to-use-adblocker.shtml 3 comments technology
- Basically Every Single Presidential Candidate Is Totally Clueless As To What's At Stake In The Apple / FBI Fight https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20160219/17225233655/basically-every-single-presidential-candidate-is-totally-clueless-as-to-whats-stake-apple-fbi-fight.shtml 127 comments technology
- Guardian Tech Reporter: Apple Should Help FBI Break Into iPhone Because I Don't Consider Privacy All That Important https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20160218/08111633638/guardian-tech-reporter-apple-should-help-fbi-break-into-iphone-because-i-dont-consider-privacy-all-that-important.shtml 7 comments technology
- FBI Sends Subpoena To Boing Boing Over Its Tor Exit Node, Gets Educated, Goes Away | Techdirt https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20150804/10475631847/fbi-sends-subpoena-to-boing-boing-over-tor-exit-node-gets-educated-goes-away.shtml 11 comments privacy
- Google has done more for broadband than our national broadband plan ever did https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20150628/13060131486/google-fiber-has-accomplished-more-broadband-than-our-national-broadband-plan-ever-did.shtml 64 comments technology
- California Legislators Pushing Warrant Requirement For All Access To Electronic Information, Including That Obtained By Stingrays | Techdirt https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20150325/18270830434/california-legislators-pushing-warrant-requirement-all-access-to-electronic-information-including-that-obtained-stingrays.shtml 113 comments technology
- Ted Cruz's New Presidential Campaign Donation Website Shares Security Certificate With Nigerian-Prince.com https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20150323/10512030404/ted-cruzs-new-presidential-campaign-donation-website-shares-security-certificate-with-nigerian-princecom.shtml 6 comments technology
- Our $7 Billion Emergency LTE Network Appears Stuck In Corrupt, Bureaucratic Purgatory http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20140304/13082526428/our-7-billion-emergency-lte-network-appears-stuck-bureaucratic-purgatory.shtml 18 comments technology
- Reddit Mods Bury Glenn Greenwald's Story On GCHQ/NSA Use Of Internet To 'Destroy Reputations' http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20140226/11344026358/reddit-mods-bury-glenn-greenwalds-story-gchqnsa-use-internet-to-destroy-reputations.shtml?? 42 comments worldnews
- IL Follows Suit: Employers Right To Ask For Social Media Passwords Codified Into Law http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130423/06214822806/il-follows-suit-employers-right-to-ask-social-media-passwords-codified-into-law.shtml?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter 9 comments politics
- Rep. Gohmert's Record For Stunning Technological Ignorance Is Broken By... Rep. Gohmert | Techdirt http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130320/03244622387.shtml#.uuta6dsxbp4.reddit 10 comments politics
- Facebook Apparently Doesn't Believe Anyone Over 100 Could Use The Service, 108 Year Old Has To Lie http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130220/11211422040/facebook-apparently-doesnt-believe-anyone-over-100-could-use-service-108-year-old-has-to-lie.shtml 9 comments technology
- Class Action Lawsuit Filed Against Instagram Because People Still Don't Like Its Terms Of Service http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20121225/01073621479/class-action-lawsuit-filed-against-instagram-because-people-still-dont-like-its-terms-service.shtml 3 comments technology
- MPAA: Millions Of DMCA Takedowns Proves That Google Needs To Stop Piracy http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20121214/23441221394/mpaa-millions-dmca-takedowns-proves-that-google-needs-to-stop-piracy.shtml 3 comments technology
- Techdirt has been down since this article hit my feed. Did someone finally find a way to silence Mr. Masnick or have the last few months make me paranoid? http://www.techdirt.com/ 5 comments technology
- SOPA Supporters Learning (Slowly) That Pissing Off Reddit Is A Bad Idea http://www.techdirt.com/ 66 comments politics
- Dear Congress, It's No Longer OK To Not Know How The Internet Works. http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20111216/12082717110/dear-congress-its-no-longer-ok-to-not-know-how-internet-works.shtml 4 comments politics
- Over 250 Top US Legal Scholars Condemn The Treatment Of Bradley Manning http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110411/04400713852/over-250-top-us-legal-scholars-condemn-treatment-bradley-manning.shtml 20 comments reddit.com
- As Was Predicted, Libya Is Shutting Down Some .ly Domains With No Notice | Techdirt http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20101007/02303811322/as-was-predicted-libya-is-shutting-down-some-ly-domains-with-no-notice.shtml 3 comments worldevents
Linking pages
- San Diego cop smashes phone & beats up suspect: "Phones can be converted to a weapon. Look it up online." | Boing Boing http://boingboing.net/2013/04/19/san-diego-cop-smashes-phone.html 729 comments
- Opinion | What Elon Musk’s attack on Anthony Fauci shows us about info warfare - The Washington Post https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/12/12/musk-fauci-right-wing-information-warfare-how-to-respond/ 652 comments
- sites-using-cloudflare/README.md at master · pirate/sites-using-cloudflare · GitHub https://github.com/pirate/sites-using-cloudflare/blob/master/README.md 276 comments
- RIAA lies about Pandora's royalty rates | Boing Boing http://boingboing.net/2013/06/27/riaa-lies-about-pandoras-roy.html 63 comments
- Patrick Zarrelli Attempts To Blackmail Me - Associate's Mind http://associatesmind.com/2016/01/19/patrick-zarrelli-attempts-to-blackmail-me/ 40 comments
- Pluralistic: 02 Apr 2021 – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow https://pluralistic.net/2021/04/02/innovation-unlocks-markets/#digital-arm-breakers 27 comments
- Panic-Inducing Rumors Over Twitter During A Hurricane Should Be Illegal • TechCrunch http://techcrunch.com/2012/10/31/panic-inducing-rumors-over-twitter-during-a-hurricane-should-be-illegal/ 21 comments
- Internet Poker Company May Attempt A Comeback By Buying An Atlantic City Casino - Dealbreaker http://dealbreaker.com/2013/02/internet-poker-company-may-attempt-a-comeback-by-buying-an-atlantic-city-casino/ 19 comments
- IRS says free software projects can't be nonprofits | Boing Boing http://boingboing.net/2014/07/02/irs-says-free-software-project.html?amp%3Butm_campaign=Feed%253A+boingboing%252FiBag+%28Boing+Boing%29&%3Butm_medium=feed 18 comments
- Average Congresscritter gets 1,452% raises when they turn corporate lobbyist | Boing Boing http://boingboing.net/2012/03/17/average-congresscritter-gets-1.html 16 comments
- How Congress and the Entertainment Industry Plan to Kill the Internet and How Citizens, Reddit Users, and a Few Senators Are Fighting Back http://www.forbes.com/sites/erikkain/2011/11/28/how-congress-and-the-entertainment-industry-plan-to-kill-the-internet-and-how-citizens-reddit-users-and-a-few-senators-are-fighting-back/ 15 comments
- FunnyJunk lawyer’s wife wades into fray, calls critics “nazi scumbags” | Ars Technica http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2012/06/funnyjunk-lawyers-wife-wades-into-fray-calls-critics-nazi-scumbags/ 14 comments
- How Aaron Swartz, 'The Irresistible Force,' Plus Darrell Issa And Ron Wyden, 'The Immovable Object,' Saved The Internet: Part I http://www.forbes.com/sites/ralphbenko/2013/09/09/how-aaron-swartz-the-irresistible-force-plus-darrell-issa-and-ron-wyden-the-immovable-object-saved-the-internet-part-i/ 13 comments
- What Piracy? The Entertainment Industry is BOOMING! * TorrentFreak http://torrentfreak.com/what-piracy-the-entertainment-industry-is-booming-120130/ 13 comments
- Carmakers urge FTC to fight Qualcomm ruling - BBC News https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-53897401 12 comments
- IRS says free software projects can't be nonprofits | Boing Boing http://boingboing.net/2014/07/02/irs-says-free-software-project.html 10 comments
- Surfthechannel owner sentenced after piracy conviction - BBC News http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-19253359 9 comments
- Petition to uncloak secret copyright treaty | Boing Boing http://boingboing.net/2012/02/06/petition-to-uncloak-secret-cop.html 7 comments
- The Seven Best Blogs: Period | eXtra For Every Publisher http://xfep.com/feature/best-blogs-period/ 6 comments
- Techdirt's Mike Masnick says lawsuit has already had a chilling effect on his site • TechCrunch https://techcrunch.com/2017/06/08/mike-masnick-personal-democracy-forum/?ncid=rss 4 comments