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David Greene @davidgreene.bsky.social · 1h

Alternatively, we could just require very wealthy people to pay a sizable proportion of their annual earnings to the government and use that to fund all sorts of government operations.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 4h

Trump: "I had a very wealthy person who called -- a donor, a great gentleman -- and he said, 'if there's any money necessary, shortfall, for the paying of the troops, then I will pay it.' Meaning he will pay it. How about that?"

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Eric Goldman @ericgoldman.bsky.social · 9h

Blog Post: My Testimony Against Mandatory Online Age Authentication

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My Testimony Against Mandatory Online Age Authentication - Technology & Marketing Law Blog

I recently gave oral testimony to a committee of the New Zealand Parliament doing an inquiry into children’s harms online. My testimony was capped at 10 minutes, so I distilled my remarks into my 13 t...

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David Greene @davidgreene.bsky.social · 1h

And compare this to Bondi's previous jawboning braggadocio in which she admitted "demanding" that apps be removed. Has the "outreach" changed from a "demand" to something else? Or is she just being more careful in how she talks about it? bsky.app/profile/davi...

Mike Masnick @mmasnick.bsky.social · 6h

I seem to recall that it was the biggest 1st Amendment attack in American history when the Biden admin alerted social media companies to some content and said "hey does this violate your policies?" Will Matt Taibbi, Michael Shellenberger and (lol) CBS News Editor in Chief Bari Weiss call this out?

Tweet from Pam Bondi:

Today following outreach from
@thejusticedept
, Facebook removed a large group page that was being used to dox and target
@ICEgov
agents in Chicago.

The wave of violence against ICE has been driven by online apps and social media campaigns designed to put ICE officers at risk just for doing their jobs. The Department of Justice will continue engaging tech companies to eliminate platforms where radicals can incite imminent violence against federal law enforcement.

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David Greene @davidgreene.bsky.social · 1h

Your daily relevant dose of this

David Greene @davidgreene.bsky.social · 11d

Once again, publishing truthful information about matters of public interest and the operations of government, like when ICE is conducting raids and who is conducting them, gets super robust First Amendment protection (see Daily Mail, etc.)

Electronic Frontier Foundation @eff.org · 14d

“That is protected speech at the highest rung of First Amendment protection,” EFF’s @davidgreene.bsky.social told @NBCLA.com. “You are providing truthful information about matters of public interest to the public. There should not be legal consequences to that.” www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/...

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Mike Masnick @mmasnick.bsky.social · 6h

I seem to recall that it was the biggest 1st Amendment attack in American history when the Biden admin alerted social media companies to some content and said "hey does this violate your policies?" Will Matt Taibbi, Michael Shellenberger and (lol) CBS News Editor in Chief Bari Weiss call this out?

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David Greene @davidgreene.bsky.social · 2h

“Merely calling something ‘doxing’ doesn’t really have any type of legal effect. It’s just a rhetorical characterization."

And recording government officials doing their government jobs in public is not doxing, it's accountability.

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The Trump Administration Is Reshaping What ‘Doxing’ Means

“Doxing” is not a clearly defined term, but the administration keeps using it to justify efforts to target political opponents.

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Jameel Jaffer @jameeljaffer.bsky.social · 3d

This is a perilous moment for democracy in the United States, but I couldn’t be prouder of the Knight Institute’s work right now, and I don’t take for granted that we have the freedom and resources to do it. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

This free speech group at Columbia is taking on Trump when the university won’t – and winning

The Knight Institute is defending free speech at a school now synonymous with compromising on it

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David Greene @davidgreene.bsky.social · 3d

On cue. bsky.app/profile/newr...

David Greene @davidgreene.bsky.social · Aug 20

probably more likely that some sycophant (a foreign leader, a crypto exchange, whatever) will make up their own peace prize and give it to him

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Electronic Frontier Foundation @eff.org · 5d

Your location reveals a lot about you, including where you live, work, volunteer, and hang out. Don’t let ad companies hoover up all that information. #OptOutOctober www.eff.org/deeplinks/20...

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David Greene @davidgreene.bsky.social · 6d

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 6d

Trump: "We took the freedom of speech away because that's been through the courts and the courts said you have freedom of speech, but what has happened is when they burn a flag it agitates and irritates crowds."

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Electronic Frontier Foundation @eff.org · 6d

Don’t let companies spy on you while you browse the web. Today’s tip in our #OptOutOctober series is to install Privacy Badger, EFF’s free, tracker-blocking extension. www.eff.org/deeplinks/20...

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Dave Maass 🔦 @maassive.bsky.social · 7d

Flock Safety can try to deny that its ALPR network was used by a Texas sheriff to investigate a woman who had an abortion, but newly obtained records show that it was, in fact, a "death investigation" of a non-viable fetus.

Deputies even considered charging her for it.

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Flock Safety and Texas Sheriff Claimed License Plate Search Was for a Missing Person. It Was an Abortion Investigation.

New documents and court records obtained by EFF show that Texas deputies queried Flock Safety's surveillance data in an abortion investigation, contradicting the narrative promoted by the company and ...

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Electronic Frontier Foundation @eff.org · 8d

“The idea that law enforcement would be masked and and therefore unaccountable to the people they are serving is really anathema to American values,” EFF’s @davidgreene.bsky.social told @TechnologyReview.com. www.technologyreview.com/2025/10/06/...

Another effort to track ICE raids was just taken offline

People over Papers was removed by Padlet, the platform it was built on, yesterday.

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David Greene @davidgreene.bsky.social · 11d

Once again, publishing truthful information about matters of public interest and the operations of government, like when ICE is conducting raids and who is conducting them, gets super robust First Amendment protection (see Daily Mail, etc.)

Electronic Frontier Foundation @eff.org · 14d

“That is protected speech at the highest rung of First Amendment protection,” EFF’s @davidgreene.bsky.social told @NBCLA.com. “You are providing truthful information about matters of public interest to the public. There should not be legal consequences to that.” www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/...

Long Beach man tries to quash feds' subpoena over his app that tracks ICE activity

A Long Beach man who developed an app that tracks immigration agents’ activity said that his information has been subpoenaed by federal officials.

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David Greene @davidgreene.bsky.social · 11d

"Demanding," Bondi's own word, is a far more blatant example of improper jawboning than any of the connect-the-dots, passive examples in the Twitter Files and adjacents, which seldom rose beyond "pretty please."

Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 11d

This was done at the direction of Pam Bondi. The US government is now dictating what apps you can have on your phone.

The underlying threat here is if Apple didn't comply, they'd slap billions in tariffs on Apple products.

Alt text: Screenshot of a Fox News Digital article reporting that Apple removed the ICEBlock tracking app from its App Store after the Department of Justice raised safety concerns. The article states DOJ officials, under Attorney General Pam Bondi, asked Apple to take down the app, claiming it endangered law enforcement officers and shielded illegal immigrants. Bondi confirmed the removal in a statement, saying ICEBlock put ICE agents at risk and emphasized DOJ’s commitment to protecting federal officers.

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Electronic Frontier Foundation @eff.org · 13d

Welcome to Opt Out October, our collection of tips to slowly break free from online surveillance and throw sand in the gears of overreaching large tech companies. Today’s tip is about establishing good online security fundamentals. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...

Opt Out October: Daily Tips to Protect Your Privacy and Security

Trying to take control of your online privacy can feel like a full-time job. But if you break it up into small tasks and take on one project at a time it makes the process of protecting your privacy

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David Greene @davidgreene.bsky.social · 13d

Me too! I sharply disagree with this. I think this particular case is only about author's rights -- though I don't think that should matter either. I had a student write a paper about this last semester and was really disappointed to learn how many courts find Pico in whole to be nonbinding.

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Electronic Frontier Foundation @eff.org · 13d

Inspired by the 11th card of the tartot, Justice, this braille sticker symbolizes the importance of working towards a future that uplifts everyone. shop.eff.org/products/la...

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David Greene @davidgreene.bsky.social · 13d

Yeah, sadly this court has consistently found, relying on 11th Cir precedent, that Pico, being only a plurality opinion, has no precedential value. Here's what this court said in its first ruling on a motion to dismiss last April (this is 731 F.Supp.3d 1298)

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Mike Masnick @mmasnick.bsky.social · 13d

If you heard about Judge Young's impressive ruling yesterday, but didn't want to read all 161 pages, I went through the whole damn thing and pulled out the highlights (there are a bunch, but it's still less than 161 pages).

Techdirt @techdirt.com · 13d

Reagan-Appointed Judge Torches Trump Admin’s Bullshit Chilling Effects Campaign Against Pro-Palestinian Speech

We’ve spent plenty of time talking about various people who are failing to meet this moment, but I will say that a number of district court judges have really been stepping up. The latest…

Reagan-Appointed Judge Torches Trump Admin’s Bullshit Chilling Effects Campaign Against Pro-Palestinian Speech

We’ve spent plenty of time talking about various people who are failing to meet this moment, but I will say that a number of district court judges have really been stepping up. The latest example is Reagan-appointed conservative Judge William Young (who had previously—somewhat sarcastically—mocked the Supreme Court’s ridiculous abuse of the shadow docket), who was handling the American Association of University Professors’ lawsuit against the Trump administration over its attempts to criminalize and punish students and professors for the apparent crime of expressing support of Palestinians or criticism of the actions of the government of Israel.

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Jameel Jaffer @jameeljaffer.bsky.social · 13d

Judge Young's opinion is resonating with a lot of people. A student wrote to me: "Every once in a while, you read an opinion that gives you heart and reaffirms your faith in the law and in the profession of lawyering and, for me, this is one of those cases." knightcolumbia.org/documents/ah...

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David Greene @davidgreene.bsky.social · 13d

"Don't make fun of royals or religion" is both highly relatable at the moment in the US and also not the minor, benign restriction Burr seems think it is

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John Scott-Railton @jsrailton.bsky.social · 13d

NEW: UK asked Apple to backdoor iCloud encryption.

Backdoors create a massive target for hackers & criminal groups.

Dictators will inevitably demand that Apple do the same for them. 1/

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Matthew Green @matthewdgreen.bsky.social · 13d

The UK is demanding another backdoor in Apple’s encryption. www.ft.com/content/d101...

UK makes new attempt to access Apple cloud data

Order issued in September comes after Trump administration said London had backed down in fight over encryption

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David Greene @davidgreene.bsky.social · 13d

Not free speechy

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 13d

Stephen Miller: "They say they are trying to kill the fascists & stop the fascists. It's deliberate. President Trump is saying that we as a nation are not going to tolerate it anymore & the joint terrorism task force at the FBI is going to find these terrorists & we're going to put them behind bars"

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