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Charlotte Aten<p>I'm not sure if this will resonate with anyone else, but the people at <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/Techdirt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Techdirt</span></a> use the word "feckless" so much that I notice it every time. It's used appropriately, but every time I see it I think "There it is, their favorite word."</p><p><a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/journalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>journalism</span></a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>writing</span></a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/language" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>language</span></a></p>
dissent.digital<p>Fallout source code saved by one person! Should companies do more to preserve gaming history? <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/gaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>gaming</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/techdirt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>techdirt</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Fallout" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Fallout</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.techdirt.com/2025/05/07/fallout-1-2-source-code-preserved-only-through-one-person-refusing-to-delete-copies-of-it/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">techdirt.com/2025/05/07/fallou</span><span class="invisible">t-1-2-source-code-preserved-only-through-one-person-refusing-to-delete-copies-of-it/</span></a></p>
Brian Beach<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://im.alstadheim.no/@hakona" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>hakona</span></a></span> I've seen a bunch of good reporting from Techdirt recently. This essay pushed me over the edge and I signed up as a supporter on Patreon.</p><p><a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/techdirt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>techdirt</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/oligarchy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>oligarchy</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>democracy</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.techdirt.com/2025/03/04/why-techdirt-is-now-a-democracy-blog-whether-we-like-it-or-not/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">techdirt.com/2025/03/04/why-te</span><span class="invisible">chdirt-is-now-a-democracy-blog-whether-we-like-it-or-not/</span></a></p>
Glyn Moody<p>Attacker Has <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Techdirt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Techdirt</span></a> Reclassified As <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Phishing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Phishing</span></a> Site, Proving Masnick’s Impossibility Law Once Again - <a href="https://www.techdirt.com/2024/12/12/attacker-has-techdirt-reclassified-as-phishing-site-proving-masnicks-impossibility-law-once-again/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">techdirt.com/2024/12/12/attack</span><span class="invisible">er-has-techdirt-reclassified-as-phishing-site-proving-masnicks-impossibility-law-once-again/</span></a></p>
Glyn Moody<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/VPN" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VPN</span></a> Company <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Cyberghost" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Cyberghost</span></a> Says We Infringed Its Copyright In An Advertisement We Ran For Them A Decade Ago - <a href="https://www.techdirt.com/2024/11/22/vpn-company-cyberghost-says-we-infringed-its-copyright-in-an-advertisement-we-ran-for-them-a-decade-ago/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">techdirt.com/2024/11/22/vpn-co</span><span class="invisible">mpany-cyberghost-says-we-infringed-its-copyright-in-an-advertisement-we-ran-for-them-a-decade-ago/</span></a> "When companies can blithely claim copyright over content promoting their own products, it shows how little checks there are on false claims." <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CopyrightMadness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CopyrightMadness</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/techdirt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>techdirt</span></a></p>
Christopher Hudson<p>I’ve seen *a lot* of people approvingly share Robert Riech’s really bad Guardian piece on “reining in” Elon Musk.<br>I’m begging these people to please read <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@mmasnick" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>mmasnick</span></a></span>. </p><p><a href="https://www.techdirt.com/2024/09/03/robert-reichs-ridiculous-response-to-elon-reminds-us-that-censorial-instincts-have-infected-both-parties/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">techdirt.com/2024/09/03/robert</span><span class="invisible">-reichs-ridiculous-response-to-elon-reminds-us-that-censorial-instincts-have-infected-both-parties/</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/techdirt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>techdirt</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tech</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/socialmedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>socialmedia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/freespeech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>freespeech</span></a></p>
Glyn Moody<p>How I Use <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> To Help With <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Techdirt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Techdirt</span></a> (And, No, It’s Not Writing Articles) - <a href="https://www.techdirt.com/2024/04/29/how-i-use-ai-to-help-with-techdirt-and-no-its-not-writing-articles/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">techdirt.com/2024/04/29/how-i-</span><span class="invisible">use-ai-to-help-with-techdirt-and-no-its-not-writing-articles/</span></a> detailed and interesting</p>
Lizard<p>WB lawyer didn't know that "tasmanian devils" were real.<br><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/TechDirt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TechDirt</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/lawyer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>lawyer</span></a><br><a href="https://www.techdirt.com/2024/03/21/warner-bros-had-to-have-a-tasmanian-football-team-explain-where-its-taz-character-came-from/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">techdirt.com/2024/03/21/warner</span><span class="invisible">-bros-had-to-have-a-tasmanian-football-team-explain-where-its-taz-character-came-from/</span></a></p>
Mark Crocker<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@arstechnica" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>arstechnica</span></a></span> I was hoping to find a reply with a link to a <a href="https://indieweb.social/tags/TechDirt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TechDirt</span></a> article providing some analysis on the topic since this seems to be the sort of thing <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@mmasnick" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>mmasnick</span></a></span> is really good at, but so far it doesn't look he's covered it (yet?).</p>
`Da Elf<p>OK, sure.</p><p>I'm reading <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/TechDirt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TechDirt</span></a> and there's a link to an article about litigation with the Internet's Dear Friend™ from Texas, Ken Paxton &lt;/sarcasm&gt; and so I click on it.</p><p>First I get a TLS error but click through anyway, </p><p>THEN I get "Access Denied by Cisco Umbrella" ... so I finally look at the link: avn.com ...</p><p>... Oh yeah, I'm in a Starbucks. *Face Palm* I forgot content filtering was a thing. and Adult Video News would probably be on that list. Ok, that's legit I suppose.</p>
Stuart Longland (VK4MSL)<p>So… it's a new year… 2024 at long last. It's literally new year's day, and the whole year now follows. We've got 366 days until we're doing the same thing again.</p><p>Here are some people that you might consider following for your timeline. This is not an exhaustive list.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.longlandclan.id.au/tags/Journalists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Journalists</span></a>: <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://infosec.exchange/@dangoodin" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>dangoodin</span></a></span>, <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@benjedwards" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>benjedwards</span></a></span>… both writers for <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@arstechnica" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>arstechnica</span></a></span></p><p>@v7woa@journa.host <a href="https://mastodon.longlandclan.id.au/tags/AmateurRadio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AmateurRadio</span></a> operator and journalist for <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@VOANews" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>VOANews</span></a></span> </p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@mmasnick" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>mmasnick</span></a></span> journalist for <a href="https://mastodon.longlandclan.id.au/tags/TechDirt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TechDirt</span></a></p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://infosec.exchange/@lorenzofb" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>lorenzofb</span></a></span>, <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@zackwhittaker" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>zackwhittaker</span></a></span> journalists for <a href="https://mastodon.longlandclan.id.au/tags/TechCrunch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TechCrunch</span></a></p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://infosec.exchange/@codinghorror" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>codinghorror</span></a></span> writer for <a href="https://mastodon.longlandclan.id.au/tags/CodingHorror" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CodingHorror</span></a></p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://infosec.exchange/@briankrebs" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>briankrebs</span></a></span> independent <a href="https://mastodon.longlandclan.id.au/tags/InfoSec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>InfoSec</span></a> writer and journalist</p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://fosstodon.org/@north" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>north@fosstodon.org</span></a></span> / <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://xn--8r9a.com/@north" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>north@ꩰ.com</span></a></span> playfully prodding sites' punycode domain compatibility 🙂 </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.longlandclan.id.au/tags/Ukraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Ukraine</span></a></p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.ie/@EugeneMcParland" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>EugeneMcParland</span></a></span> has been posting lots of news about the conflict</p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://k18plus.social/@Gala" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>Gala</span></a></span> posts lots of photos and videos showing life in Ukraine -- some beautiful scenery</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.longlandclan.id.au/tags/RetroComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RetroComputing</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.longlandclan.id.au/tags/RetroTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RetroTech</span></a> </p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@Gammitin" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>Gammitin</span></a></span> posts lots about restoring classic PCs</p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://oldbytes.space/@kenshirriff" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>kenshirriff</span></a></span> does lots of deep dives into old tech of all sorts… deep analysis of classic ICs, old mechanical avionics, all sorts.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.longlandclan.id.au/tags/Gambia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Gambia</span></a></p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.scot/@buba" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>buba</span></a></span> has been posting lots of photos from his native Gambia (west coast of Africa)</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.longlandclan.id.au/tags/AmateurRadio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AmateurRadio</span></a> </p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://cloudisland.nz/@xssfox" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>xssfox</span></a></span> has been experimenting with all kinds of radio-related things (as well as putting monitors on crooked angles). </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.longlandclan.id.au/tags/NewYearFollows" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NewYearFollows</span></a></p>
Christopher Hudson<p>Marsha Blackburn Makes It Clear: <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/KOSA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>KOSA</span></a> Is Designed To Silence Trans People</p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@mmasnick" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>mmasnick</span></a></span> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/techdirt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>techdirt</span></a><br><a href="https://www.techdirt.com/2023/09/06/marsha-blackburn-makes-it-clear-kosa-is-designed-to-silence-trans-people/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">techdirt.com/2023/09/06/marsha</span><span class="invisible">-blackburn-makes-it-clear-kosa-is-designed-to-silence-trans-people/</span></a></p>
G_Host<p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://beige.party/@RickiTarr" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>RickiTarr</span></a></span> </p><p>another approach would be national privacy guarantees.</p><p> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://masto.ai/@KarlBode" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>KarlBode</span></a></span> </p><p>wrote this piece for <a href="https://umwelt.party/tags/techdirt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>techdirt</span></a> </p><p>"Just 23% Of Americans Know The U.S. Has Failed To Pass An Internet-Era Privacy Law"</p><p><a href="https://www.techdirt.com/2023/08/25/just-23-of-americans-know-the-u-s-has-failed-to-pass-an-internet-era-privacy-law/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">techdirt.com/2023/08/25/just-2</span><span class="invisible">3-of-americans-know-the-u-s-has-failed-to-pass-an-internet-era-privacy-law/</span></a></p><p>We don't *have* to live with hostile computing and hostile networks...</p><p><a href="https://umwelt.party/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a> <a href="https://umwelt.party/tags/infosec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>infosec</span></a></p>
Cory DoctorowLong thread/7
Dissent Doe :cupofcoffee:<p>Record Labels Hit Internet Archive With New $400m+ <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Copyright" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Copyright</span></a> Lawsuit</p><p>Record labels including UMG, Capitol and Sony have filed a copyright infringement lawsuit in the United States targeting Internet Archive and founder Brewster Kale, among others. Filed in Manhattan federal court late Friday, the complaint alleges infringement of 2,749 works, recorded by deceased artists, including Frank Sinatra, Billie Holiday, Louis Armstrong and Bing Crosby.</p><p><a href="https://torrentfreak.com/record-labels-hit-internet-archive-with-new-400m-copyright-lawsuit-230812/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">torrentfreak.com/record-labels</span><span class="invisible">-hit-internet-archive-with-new-400m-copyright-lawsuit-230812/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/InternetArchive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>InternetArchive</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/WayBack" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WayBack</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/lawsuit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>lawsuit</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/techdirt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>techdirt</span></a> </p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.cloud/@cathygellis" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>cathygellis</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@mmasnick" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>mmasnick</span></a></span></p>
Cory DoctorowLong thread/7
Christopher Hudson<p>Anti <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/freespeech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>freespeech</span></a> warriors Elizabeth Warren and Lindsey Graham want to require designated “dominant” platforms to get a license to operate. You can’t make this stuff up.</p><p><a href="https://www.techdirt.com/2023/07/31/senators-warren-graham-want-to-create-new-online-speech-police-commission/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">techdirt.com/2023/07/31/senato</span><span class="invisible">rs-warren-graham-want-to-create-new-online-speech-police-commission/</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/techdirt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>techdirt</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tech</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/firstammendment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>firstammendment</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/socialmedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>socialmedia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a></p>
Ian Rosenfeld<p>Whoa.... I follow a Mastodon celebrity <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@mmasnick" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>mmasnick</span></a></span> in the Sunday New York Times<br><a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/nytimes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nytimes</span></a> <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/techdirt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>techdirt</span></a></p>
your auntifa liza 🇵🇷 🦛 🦦<p>the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Techdirt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Techdirt</span></a> blog post in question: </p><p>"Techdirt Has Been Deleted From Bing And DuckDuckGo "<br><a href="https://www.techdirt.com/2023/07/27/techdirt-has-been-deleted-from-bing-and-duckduckgo/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">techdirt.com/2023/07/27/techdi</span><span class="invisible">rt-has-been-deleted-from-bing-and-duckduckgo/</span></a></p>
Christopher Hudson<p>Once Again, Mainstream <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Media" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Media</span></a> Falls For A Fake <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TikTok" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TikTok</span></a> Challenge, Creating Yet Another Moral Panic</p><p><a href="https://www.techdirt.com/2023/07/21/once-again-mainstream-media-falls-for-a-fake-tiktok-challenge-creating-yet-another-moral-panic/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">techdirt.com/2023/07/21/once-a</span><span class="invisible">gain-mainstream-media-falls-for-a-fake-tiktok-challenge-creating-yet-another-moral-panic/</span></a><br><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@mmasnick" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>mmasnick</span></a></span> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/techdirt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>techdirt</span></a></p>