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@joejerome.bsky.social
This is my archive of old tweets for posterity. Live account at: https://bsky.app/profile/joejerome.com
Hard to see how folks can keep saying AI isn’t a part of the Google Search antitrust case when Google is selling search grounding as an AI service:
Gemini API and Google AI Studio now offer Grounding with Google Search- Google Developers Blog
Grounding with Google Search for the Gemini API and Google AI Studio enhances the accuracy and freshness of Gemini's responses by leveraging Google Search data.
developers.googleblog.com
October 7, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Hard to see how folks can keep saying AI isn’t a part of the Google Search antitrust case when Google is selling search grounding as an AI service:
Taking a World Series programming break to notice that @techdirt has a piece out on what to do about Google’s search monopoly: "The most reasonable suggestion seemed to be @DuckDuckGo main suggestion."
October 7, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Taking a World Series programming break to notice that @techdirt has a piece out on what to do about Google’s search monopoly: "The most reasonable suggestion seemed to be @DuckDuckGo main suggestion."
Meta AI’s “open access” includes usage restrictions that prohibit the use of Meta’s model to train rival LLMs and "the need to acquire a license once a business surpasses 700 million users,” note @danielahanley and @maxvonthun
Open Markets Institute & Mozilla Release New Report on Preventing Monopoly Control Over AI and Promoting Open Innovation & the Public Good — Open Markets Institute
The Open Markets Institute and Mozilla published a comprehensive report titled "Stop Big Tech from Becoming Big AI: A Roadmap for Using Competition Policy to Keep Artificial Intelligence Open for All.”
www.openmarketsinstitute.org
October 7, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Meta AI’s “open access” includes usage restrictions that prohibit the use of Meta’s model to train rival LLMs and "the need to acquire a license once a business surpasses 700 million users,” note @danielahanley and @maxvonthun
So @DuckDuckGo wants signal to startups, potential partners, and the larger tech community that our door is open to anyone who wants to work with us on a more private Internet:
DuckDuckGo will be making more early-stage investments in privacy-focused startups | TechCrunch
DuckDuckGo is pledging to invest in privacy-focused startups -- both in a venture capital capacity, and through acquisitions.
techcrunch.com
October 7, 2025 at 1:39 AM
So @DuckDuckGo wants signal to startups, potential partners, and the larger tech community that our door is open to anyone who wants to work with us on a more private Internet:
Really enjoying @chapell68’s writings — and history lesson on the DNT war:
The Monopoly Report
In-depth coverage of advertising privacy, policy and antitrust from Marketecture. Written by Alan Chapell and Ari Paparo.
monopoly.marketecture.tv
October 7, 2025 at 1:39 AM
Really enjoying @chapell68’s writings — and history lesson on the DNT war:
I’m embarrassed to tweet that I did not guess correctly.
Guess who’s suing the FTC to stop ‘click to cancel’
Who would have guessed?
www.theverge.com
October 7, 2025 at 1:39 AM
I’m embarrassed to tweet that I did not guess correctly.
Meta @OversightBoard recommends changing community guidelines to stop the sharing of private residential information when it is considered 'publicly available’ in 2021.
Three years later:
Three years later:
Meta bans jet-tracking accounts that post updates on Trump, Musk and Zuckerberg
Meta said the actions were taken because of "the risk of physical harm to individuals."
www.nbcnews.com
October 7, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Meta @OversightBoard recommends changing community guidelines to stop the sharing of private residential information when it is considered 'publicly available’ in 2021.
Three years later:
Three years later:
“Not covering the extraordinary story of Concord reveals a deep failure in the mainstream press, and one born of a silly prejudice against a medium that towers over the films and television that such outlets are willing to understand.”
A Video Game Flopped Harder Than Anything At The Box Office This Year, And The Mainstream Press Barely Noticed - Kotaku
Sony's Concord might be the biggest entertainment failure of all time, so why wasn't it news?
kotaku.com
October 7, 2025 at 1:38 AM
“Not covering the extraordinary story of Concord reveals a deep failure in the mainstream press, and one born of a silly prejudice against a medium that towers over the films and television that such outlets are willing to understand.”
Truly fail to understand how this helps users. Do get that this is another way for Meta to try to boost engagement.
Threads will start showing others when you're online by default | TechCrunch
Threads is rolling out a new "activity status" feature that will let you see when someone on the social network is online.
techcrunch.com
October 7, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Truly fail to understand how this helps users. Do get that this is another way for Meta to try to boost engagement.
Google broke the law. Now argues fixing that will destroy capitalism.
October 7, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Google broke the law. Now argues fixing that will destroy capitalism.
And @googlepubpolicy is out with a response to the DOJ’s remedies framework (and is engaging in a bit a publishing time travel):
October 7, 2025 at 1:37 AM
And @googlepubpolicy is out with a response to the DOJ’s remedies framework (and is engaging in a bit a publishing time travel):
Anybody else just refreshing, waiting for the DOJ’s remedy framework for Google’s anticompetitive search practices?
October 7, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Anybody else just refreshing, waiting for the DOJ’s remedy framework for Google’s anticompetitive search practices?
“Privacy is valuable not because it empowers us to exercise control over our information, but because it protects against the creation of such information in the first place.”
What Is Privacy For?
We often want to keep some information to ourselves. But information itself may be the problem.
www.newyorker.com
October 7, 2025 at 1:37 AM
“Privacy is valuable not because it empowers us to exercise control over our information, but because it protects against the creation of such information in the first place.”
Oh dear. First Amendment Twitter is gonna be triggered.
October 7, 2025 at 1:36 AM
Oh dear. First Amendment Twitter is gonna be triggered.
AI and copyright is fraught, but I take some issue with statements like this from a company built on UGC.
Mark Zuckerberg: creators and publishers ‘overestimate the value’ of their work for training AI
Meta could strike deals for “really important” work.
www.theverge.com
October 7, 2025 at 1:36 AM
AI and copyright is fraught, but I take some issue with statements like this from a company built on UGC.
Meta just announced the Hyperscape app at #MetaConnect2024, which allows people to explore detailed maps of spaces. Just your gentle reminder that detailed spatial mapping raises some interesting privacy, property and safety considerations:
October 7, 2025 at 1:36 AM
Meta just announced the Hyperscape app at #MetaConnect2024, which allows people to explore detailed maps of spaces. Just your gentle reminder that detailed spatial mapping raises some interesting privacy, property and safety considerations:
Earlier this year, I joined my old boss @MichelleDeMooy to talk about the Youths and tech policy for @McCourtSchool’s Asterisk podcast:
Data Privacy, TikTok & the Kitchen Sink of Tech Policy: A Conversation with Program Director Michelle DeMooy and Visiting Fellow Joseph Jerome
Podcast Episode · The Asterisk: Todays Tech Policy Upload · 09/03/2024 · 31m
podcasts.apple.com
October 7, 2025 at 1:36 AM
Earlier this year, I joined my old boss @MichelleDeMooy to talk about the Youths and tech policy for @McCourtSchool’s Asterisk podcast:
We can open up Google without opening up user data. Licensing Google’s search results does not involve accessing any user data. This remedy will not invade users' privacy! 5/5
October 7, 2025 at 1:35 AM
We can open up Google without opening up user data. Licensing Google’s search results does not involve accessing any user data. This remedy will not invade users' privacy! 5/5
Search engines could more easily differentiate on things like privacy and UX/UI. Imagine universe of search experiences, such as features that allow users to tweak ranking algorithms, features that bring more transparency to ranking algorithms, and other AI capabilities. 4/x
October 7, 2025 at 1:35 AM
Search engines could more easily differentiate on things like privacy and UX/UI. Imagine universe of search experiences, such as features that allow users to tweak ranking algorithms, features that bring more transparency to ranking algorithms, and other AI capabilities. 4/x
The best way to level the playing field is for Google to provide access to search results via real-time APIs on FRAND terms. That means any query that could go in a search, a competitor could access the same search results. @KagiHQ and @TC_4KBW have also suggested this. 3/x
October 7, 2025 at 1:35 AM
The best way to level the playing field is for Google to provide access to search results via real-time APIs on FRAND terms. That means any query that could go in a search, a competitor could access the same search results. @KagiHQ and @TC_4KBW have also suggested this. 3/x
Screw you, NYT Wordle Bot.
October 7, 2025 at 1:31 AM
Screw you, NYT Wordle Bot.
California’s #AB3048 would require your web browser offer a simple opt-out signal like @globalprivctrl, and as with DNT, industry groups seem to be insisting people declare their privacy preferences over and over and over again.
October 7, 2025 at 1:31 AM
California’s #AB3048 would require your web browser offer a simple opt-out signal like @globalprivctrl, and as with DNT, industry groups seem to be insisting people declare their privacy preferences over and over and over again.
Can a lawyer (or a data broker stooge) explain to me what the difference is between the “do” and “don’t”?
October 7, 2025 at 1:31 AM
Can a lawyer (or a data broker stooge) explain to me what the difference is between the “do” and “don’t”?
This reminds of when Meta suggested covering up the lights on their Ray-Ban spy glasses violated the terms and conditions! That’s not a guardrail.
October 7, 2025 at 1:31 AM
This reminds of when Meta suggested covering up the lights on their Ray-Ban spy glasses violated the terms and conditions! That’s not a guardrail.
This lawsuit is worth watching, and hopefully strikes a blow against Facebook’s convenient weaponization of law and “updated internet regulation” BS when it comes to Section 230:
October 7, 2025 at 1:30 AM
This lawsuit is worth watching, and hopefully strikes a blow against Facebook’s convenient weaponization of law and “updated internet regulation” BS when it comes to Section 230: