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On the post: There’s One Last Shot To Save A Low Income Broadband Program Republicans Are Trying To Kill

Strawb ( profile ), 30 Apr, 2024 @ 12:50pm

What's the dishonesty?
On the post: There’s One Last Shot To Save A Low Income Broadband Program Republicans Are Trying To Kill

Strawb ( profile ), 30 Apr, 2024 @ 12:50pm

That still sounds pretty expensive. I live in Europe and pay less than that for a 1000/100 connection.
On the post: There’s One Last Shot To Save A Low Income Broadband Program Republicans Are Trying To Kill

Strawb ( profile ), 30 Apr, 2024 @ 09:13am

It may not work, but if Democrats could spin this as ISPs losing money from poor people having to cancel or downgrade their plans if the bill doesn't pass, there's a chance!
On the post: European Law Enforcement Officials Declare Encryption Must Be Broken To Ensure Public Safety

Strawb ( profile ), 29 Apr, 2024 @ 01:58pm

The decryption will continue until public safety improves!
On the post: People Are Slowly Realizing Their Auto Insurance Rates Are Skyrocketing Because Their Car Is Covertly Spying On Them

Strawb ( profile ), 26 Apr, 2024 @ 08:21am

Eventually, there’s going to be a car mod that disables the data exfiltration system, and then they won’t be able to sell it anymore.
As the other commenter points out, right to repair laws don't legalise carte blanche to mess with the software. But more importantly, I would argue that a mod that disables the data gathering would be more popular, not less.
On the post: French Collection Society Wants A Tax On Generative AI, Payable To Collection Societies

Strawb ( profile ), 26 Apr, 2024 @ 01:19am

"Such a nice-looking AI model you have there. Would be a shame if something were to happen to it..."
On the post: Universal Music’s Copyright Claim: 99 Problems And Fair Use Ain’t One

Strawb ( profile ), 25 Apr, 2024 @ 12:47pm

See, these companies are deciding that your indie studios simply steal their work when cloning popular works of art that the companies spent millions of dollars to create.
Are you high or something? Disney's success is literally built on recreating old folk and fairy tales that are in the public domain.
On the post: Universal Music’s Copyright Claim: 99 Problems And Fair Use Ain’t One

Strawb ( profile ), 25 Apr, 2024 @ 12:42pm

If the markets are deciding that its better to send him DMCA notice than listen his songs, then obviously the material wasn’t original enough for the markets.
Right, because DMCA takedowns are never done to videos that are clearly fair use. You absolute crouton.
On the post: FTC Bans Non-Competes, Sparks Instant Lawsuit: The War For Worker Freedom

Strawb ( profile ), 25 Apr, 2024 @ 03:13am

From what I understand, this is (sort of) how non-competes work in the world of professional wrestling
It's also how it works in many industries in Europe. Among engineers and even sales people, it's common for them to have a 6-12 month(depending on info sensitivity) non-compete clause with full pay.
On the post: Biden Signs TikTok Ban Bill; Expect A Lawsuit By The Time You Finish Reading This Article

Strawb ( profile ), 25 Apr, 2024 @ 01:42am

How does telling a data company that they either can't sell customer data or has to severely limit the kind of data run afoul of the first amendment?
On the post: Biden Signs TikTok Ban Bill; Expect A Lawsuit By The Time You Finish Reading This Article

Strawb ( profile ), 25 Apr, 2024 @ 01:37am

While it doesn’t solve manipulation/propaganda entirely, it would actually stop it happening via one avenue. Just because it’s not a full solution doesn’t make it ‘fuck all’.
It can't stop something there's no evidence of happening. So it does fuck all.
Which would only solve the surveillance half.
Which is the only thing there's evidence of.
What’s the difference between those cases?
Read the rest of the article, or one of the many other write-ups about this bill.
On the post: DeSantis Signs Law Limiting Book Challenges After The Shitty People He Encouraged To Be Shitty Proved To Be Even Shittier Than He Thought They’d Be

Strawb ( profile ), 24 Apr, 2024 @ 11:17am

Those who ban books often cite “obscenity law and hyperbolic rhetoric about ‘porn in schools’ to justify banning books about sexual violence and LGBTQ+ topics (and in particular, trans identities),” the report says.
Damn, almost sounds like the researchers looked through the TD comments section for their report.
On the post: Lawmakers Who Insisted The US Gov’t Should Never Combat Foreign Influence Online, Vote To Combat TikTok’s Foreign Influence Online

Strawb ( profile ), 23 Apr, 2024 @ 10:22am

You make it sound like this political tactic of smashing unrelated things together in a bill is unavoidable. Reactions like yours is exactly why they do it.
On the post: Lawmakers Who Insisted The US Gov’t Should Never Combat Foreign Influence Online, Vote To Combat TikTok’s Foreign Influence Online

Strawb ( profile ), 23 Apr, 2024 @ 08:43am

So you're okay with government censorship as long as there's a humanitarian upside?
On the post: Jonathan Haidt’s Book ‘The Anxious Generation’ Is Coddling The American Parent; Giving Them Clear, Simple & Wrong Explanations For What’s Ailing Teens

Strawb ( profile ), 23 Apr, 2024 @ 06:31am

Where’s the acknowledgment of the role of natural forces in the conversation?
If there were two causes of a problem, with one being responsible for 90% of it and the other being responsible for 10%, what point is there in acknowledging the 10%?
On the post: The Future Of Streaming TV: More Pointless Mergers And Making It Harder To Cancel

Strawb ( profile ), 23 Apr, 2024 @ 06:26am

Evidence of what? Did you miss all the links in the article?
On the post: Jonathan Haidt’s Book ‘The Anxious Generation’ Is Coddling The American Parent; Giving Them Clear, Simple & Wrong Explanations For What’s Ailing Teens

Strawb ( profile ), 23 Apr, 2024 @ 04:09am

LOL no. There is a causal link between modern industrialization and climate change, unlike the claims of Haidt which are only correlational.
On the post: Lawmakers Who Insisted The US Gov’t Should Never Combat Foreign Influence Online, Vote To Combat TikTok’s Foreign Influence Online

Strawb ( profile ), 23 Apr, 2024 @ 01:41am

Musk is free to tell Australia to go fuck themselves, but his refusing to take down a video of a knife attack because a government is asking is the wrong time to stand on what he believes is principle.
You are a many things, among them a liar, a gaslighter, but also a COWARD.
Every single accusation, a confession.
On the post: Lawmakers Who Insisted The US Gov’t Should Never Combat Foreign Influence Online, Vote To Combat TikTok’s Foreign Influence Online

Strawb ( profile ), 23 Apr, 2024 @ 01:38am

The bill is not exclusively a Tiktok ban bill, because they knew bundling with a bunch of humanitarian stuff would make it more likely to pass. But it is still very much a Tiktok ban bill.
On the post: 96% Of Hospitals Share Sensitive Visitor Data With Meta, Google, and Data Brokers

Strawb ( profile ), 22 Apr, 2024 @ 08:31am

I'm sure Congress will get right on that. /s

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On the post: People Are Slowly Realizing Their Auto Insurance Rates Are Skyrocketing Because Their Car Is Covertly Spying On Them

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On the post: Universal Music’s Copyright Claim: 99 Problems And Fair Use Ain’t One

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On the post: FTC Bans Non-Competes, Sparks Instant Lawsuit: The War For Worker Freedom

On the post: Biden Signs TikTok Ban Bill; Expect A Lawsuit By The Time You Finish Reading This Article

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On the post: DeSantis Signs Law Limiting Book Challenges After The Shitty People He Encouraged To Be Shitty Proved To Be Even Shittier Than He Thought They’d Be

On the post: Lawmakers Who Insisted The US Gov’t Should Never Combat Foreign Influence Online, Vote To Combat TikTok’s Foreign Influence Online

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On the post: Jonathan Haidt’s Book ‘The Anxious Generation’ Is Coddling The American Parent; Giving Them Clear, Simple & Wrong Explanations For What’s Ailing Teens

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On the post: Jonathan Haidt’s Book ‘The Anxious Generation’ Is Coddling The American Parent; Giving Them Clear, Simple & Wrong Explanations For What’s Ailing Teens

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On the post: There’s One Last Shot To Save A Low Income Broadband Program Republicans Are Trying To Kill

On the post: There’s One Last Shot To Save A Low Income Broadband Program Republicans Are Trying To Kill

On the post: There’s One Last Shot To Save A Low Income Broadband Program Republicans Are Trying To Kill

On the post: European Law Enforcement Officials Declare Encryption Must Be Broken To Ensure Public Safety

On the post: People Are Slowly Realizing Their Auto Insurance Rates Are Skyrocketing Because Their Car Is Covertly Spying On Them

On the post: French Collection Society Wants A Tax On Generative AI, Payable To Collection Societies

On the post: Universal Music’s Copyright Claim: 99 Problems And Fair Use Ain’t One

On the post: Universal Music’s Copyright Claim: 99 Problems And Fair Use Ain’t One

On the post: FTC Bans Non-Competes, Sparks Instant Lawsuit: The War For Worker Freedom

On the post: Biden Signs TikTok Ban Bill; Expect A Lawsuit By The Time You Finish Reading This Article

On the post: Biden Signs TikTok Ban Bill; Expect A Lawsuit By The Time You Finish Reading This Article

On the post: DeSantis Signs Law Limiting Book Challenges After The Shitty People He Encouraged To Be Shitty Proved To Be Even Shittier Than He Thought They’d Be

On the post: Lawmakers Who Insisted The US Gov’t Should Never Combat Foreign Influence Online, Vote To Combat TikTok’s Foreign Influence Online

On the post: Lawmakers Who Insisted The US Gov’t Should Never Combat Foreign Influence Online, Vote To Combat TikTok’s Foreign Influence Online

On the post: Jonathan Haidt’s Book ‘The Anxious Generation’ Is Coddling The American Parent; Giving Them Clear, Simple & Wrong Explanations For What’s Ailing Teens

On the post: The Future Of Streaming TV: More Pointless Mergers And Making It Harder To Cancel

On the post: Jonathan Haidt’s Book ‘The Anxious Generation’ Is Coddling The American Parent; Giving Them Clear, Simple & Wrong Explanations For What’s Ailing Teens

On the post: Lawmakers Who Insisted The US Gov’t Should Never Combat Foreign Influence Online, Vote To Combat TikTok’s Foreign Influence Online

On the post: Lawmakers Who Insisted The US Gov’t Should Never Combat Foreign Influence Online, Vote To Combat TikTok’s Foreign Influence Online

On the post: 96% Of Hospitals Share Sensitive Visitor Data With Meta, Google, and Data Brokers

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