2026-09-03T22:07:26Z https://yabu.me Justin Hendrix https://yabu.me/npub1dkxa94hw4cjeypfztflxyfjt8xmsed4v6xf6ykl8q3uvcwuwenes9naz4r https://inkcap.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:wk7sybhegd37i7ljsltxbef6&cid=bafkreicefebwq2tgemncb3vxpycbjzni6haztqie2ufdheshv4bworii24 https://inkcap.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:wk7sybhegd37i7ljsltxbef6&cid=bafkreicefebwq2tgemncb3vxpycbjzni6haztqie2ufdheshv4bworii24 https://yabu.me/nevent1qqstmuk8turahelfurhl2ph0mh4tvtvqxu37fk8tmt4h7jsmgu037xqzypkcm5kka6hztys9yfd8uc3xfvumwr9k4nge8gjmuuz83npm3mx0xm559z2 Quite the endorsement.<br/><br/>[Darth Vader ‘supports’ Flock c...](<a href="https://www.cnn.com/2026/08/21/us/video/darth-vader-mocks-supports-flock-city-council-meeting-digvid-vrtc">https://www.cnn.com/2026/08/21/us/video/darth-vader-mocks-supports-flock-city-council-meeting-digvid-vrtc</a> ) 2026-08-21T19:34:20Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxzlgx579y9muupqfucuwaqjh6cjgh0z46r26l7dwkvglhl9ldmggzypkcm5kka6hztys9yfd8uc3xfvumwr9k4nge8gjmuuz83npm3mx0xta357s A New Mexico court has ordered Meta to establish a $567 million fund to abate harms to youth. The court found Meta&#39;s platforms created a public nuisance by contributing to a teen mental health crisis and facilitating &#34;problematic interactions between adults and children.&#34;<br/><br/>[New Mexico Court Orders Meta t...](<a href="https://www.techpolicy.press/new-mexico-court-orders-meta-to-establish-567-million-fund-to-abate-harms-to-youth/">https://www.techpolicy.press/new-mexico-court-orders-meta-to-establish-567-million-fund-to-abate-harms-to-youth/</a> ) 2026-08-07T00:01:40Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqst7s4thhcjz93w8u7q3cgyalc2h36g29sznwt99hyqdg5kjsrd2dgzypkcm5kka6hztys9yfd8uc3xfvumwr9k4nge8gjmuuz83npm3mx0xuyju4p Oh dear.<br/><br/>[US government map of Africa mi...](<a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/us-government-map-africa-mislabels-every-country-global-conference-2026-07-30/">https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/us-government-map-africa-mislabels-every-country-global-conference-2026-07-30/</a> ) 2026-07-30T17:59:07Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsgwz7u5azuvletvffut5l0q9z76lcg7w8050sc2m75ya99gnsvfyszypkcm5kka6hztys9yfd8uc3xfvumwr9k4nge8gjmuuz83npm3mx0x54e8z2 As governments rush to age-gate the internet, Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) senior counsel David Greene argues we&#39;re skipping a vital question: not &#34;how do we age-gate while protecting privacy?&#34; but &#34;should we be doing this at all?&#34; He reflects on the issue as an expert, and as a parent.<br/><br/>[They Said I&#39;d Feel Different A...](<a href="https://www.techpolicy.press/they-said-id-feel-different-about-free-speech-as-a-parent-they-were-wrong/">https://www.techpolicy.press/they-said-id-feel-different-about-free-speech-as-a-parent-they-were-wrong/</a> ) 2026-06-25T14:36:38Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsdt6gqu8l5ljqaqsu7s45x5vxznkc8xr39l25f2y5vpy5dlqrjzfczypkcm5kka6hztys9yfd8uc3xfvumwr9k4nge8gjmuuz83npm3mx0x7uxd4m Just hours after Brazil expanded platform liability rules, 26 legislative decrees were filed to block them — most from Bolsonaro&#39;s party, many word-for-word identical. Tech Policy Press fellow Tatiana Dias on the coordinated counteroffensive.<br/>[www.techpolicy.press/big-techs-pr...](<a href="https://www.techpolicy.press/big-techs-proxy-war-against-brazils-new-platform-accountability-rules/">https://www.techpolicy.press/big-techs-proxy-war-against-brazils-new-platform-accountability-rules/</a> )<br/><br/>[Big Tech&#39;s Proxy War Against B...](<a href="https://www.techpolicy.press/big-techs-proxy-war-against-brazils-new-platform-accountability-rules/">https://www.techpolicy.press/big-techs-proxy-war-against-brazils-new-platform-accountability-rules/</a> ) 2026-06-16T14:07:16Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsdf9wz89pu4nrkq4ufty3pzv7jx3gp7tn8zejt0f6d5zjnfhtg6pszypkcm5kka6hztys9yfd8uc3xfvumwr9k4nge8gjmuuz83npm3mx0xpyzj35 Yesterday, the Paris prosecutor&#39;s office announced an escalation of its investigation of Elon Musk and his social network X, seeking formal charges on a range of claims, including complicity in the possession of child sexual abuse material. We updated our timeline with the latest.<br/><br/>[Tracking the Paris Prosecutor&#39;...](<a href="https://www.techpolicy.press/tracking-the-paris-prosecutors-investigation-into-elon-musks-x/">https://www.techpolicy.press/tracking-the-paris-prosecutors-investigation-into-elon-musks-x/</a> ) 2026-05-08T17:58:51Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsphx5p8vyk9wr822r5gm7pzv0nyv3kwjy3q0f2zkhky78wghzts6gzypkcm5kka6hztys9yfd8uc3xfvumwr9k4nge8gjmuuz83npm3mx0xkzr6vg &#34;The footage appears to contradict US President Donald Trump’s claim that it was an Iranian missile that hit the school on Feb. 28.&#34; - [@bellingcat.com@bsky.brid.gy](<a href="https://bsky.brid.gy/ap/did:plc:sb54dpdfefflykmf5bcfvr7t">https://bsky.brid.gy/ap/did:plc:sb54dpdfefflykmf5bcfvr7t</a> )<br/><br/>[Video Shows US Tomahawk Missil...](<a href="https://www.bellingcat.com/news/2026/03/08/video-shows-us-tomahawk-missile-strike-next-to-girls-school-in-iran/">https://www.bellingcat.com/news/2026/03/08/video-shows-us-tomahawk-missile-strike-next-to-girls-school-in-iran/</a> ) 2026-03-08T20:02:54Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsy73w3kwe9ep290cddjp2eflm9w240aqcznzu4dzea8gz7u628utqzypkcm5kka6hztys9yfd8uc3xfvumwr9k4nge8gjmuuz83npm3mx0x7xk5yy For politically active billionaires and their allies in Washington, social media is becoming an instrument of political power, writes Paddy Leerssen. Broadly, a new regulatory paradigm for content moderation is emerging: the EU writes laws, the US buys shares.<br/><br/>[Shareholder Control and the Ne...](<a href="https://www.techpolicy.press/shareholder-control-and-the-new-politics-of-platform-regulation/">https://www.techpolicy.press/shareholder-control-and-the-new-politics-of-platform-regulation/</a> ) 2026-03-06T12:46:36Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsf2uncktwyhjy656tpezmv54dq9h4s883490e4cd2c2eqmvdclnqszypkcm5kka6hztys9yfd8uc3xfvumwr9k4nge8gjmuuz83npm3mx0xauypkv Claude goes to war in Iran: &#34;Within hours of declaring that the federal government will end its use of artificial-intelligence tools made by tech company Anthropic, President Trump launched a major air attack in Iran with the help of those very same tools.&#34;<br/><br/>[U.S. Strikes in Middle East Us...](<a href="https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/iran-strikes-2026/card/u-s-strikes-in-middle-east-use-anthropic-hours-after-trump-ban-ozNO0iClZpfpL7K7ElJ2">https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/iran-strikes-2026/card/u-s-strikes-in-middle-east-use-anthropic-hours-after-trump-ban-ozNO0iClZpfpL7K7ElJ2</a> ) 2026-03-01T11:47:16Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqstc36qm5kltuwtm8zz6cwhl34zf0fjnvcsgn7jg9wjhnnq4e6njnqzypkcm5kka6hztys9yfd8uc3xfvumwr9k4nge8gjmuuz83npm3mx0xurjr9e &#34;The French offices of the social network X, owned by Elon Musk, were raided on Tuesday, February 3, the Paris prosecutor&#39;s office announced.&#34; [www.lemonde.fr/pixels/artic...](<a href="https://www.lemonde.fr/pixels/article/2026/02/03/les-locaux-francais-de-x-perquisitionnes-dans-le-cadre-d-une-enquete-pour-cybercriminalite_6665203_4408996.html">https://www.lemonde.fr/pixels/article/2026/02/03/les-locaux-francais-de-x-perquisitionnes-dans-le-cadre-d-une-enquete-pour-cybercriminalite_6665203_4408996.html</a> )<br/><br/>[Les locaux de X en France perq...](<a href="https://www.lemonde.fr/pixels/article/2026/02/03/les-locaux-francais-de-x-perquisitionnes-dans-le-cadre-d-une-enquete-pour-cybercriminalite_6665203_4408996.html">https://www.lemonde.fr/pixels/article/2026/02/03/les-locaux-francais-de-x-perquisitionnes-dans-le-cadre-d-une-enquete-pour-cybercriminalite_6665203_4408996.html</a> ) 2026-02-03T11:20:18Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvy5esg45tlxlpjy5tamrn2dev0nfgyzy7au6j73myfqrwyye0mmczypkcm5kka6hztys9yfd8uc3xfvumwr9k4nge8gjmuuz83npm3mx0xsh9qk7 A Minnesota woman observing ICE agents in her car was cornered on one-way streets. An agent approached, called her by name—citing facial recognition. Days later, her Global Entry and TSA privileges were revoked, with no explanation.<br/><br/>[How ICE Already Knows Who Minn...](<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/technology/tech-ice-facial-recognition-palantir.html">https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/technology/tech-ice-facial-recognition-palantir.html</a> ) 2026-01-30T11:55:57Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsy542y5y687rt0rulgaq02hjrzsxfmluw5k7x4rvnl888f0hr3zcszypkcm5kka6hztys9yfd8uc3xfvumwr9k4nge8gjmuuz83npm3mx0xmsk8px &#34;Top psychiatrists increasingly agree that using AI chatbots might be linked to cases of psychosis. In the past nine months, these experts have seen or reviewed the files of dozens of patients who exhibited symptoms following prolonged, delusion-filled conversations with the AI tools.&#34;<br/><br/>[AI Chatbots Linked to Psychosi...](<a href="https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/ai-chatbot-psychosis-link-1abf9d57">https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/ai-chatbot-psychosis-link-1abf9d57</a> ) 2025-12-29T13:25:25Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqszrr006dvwzx99uf3nkqepmkg40wqmgky9yqzavxfygw03ge4czkqzypkcm5kka6hztys9yfd8uc3xfvumwr9k4nge8gjmuuz83npm3mx0x5fu7l4 &#34;President Donald Trump’s federal law enforcement crackdown has hit a disgusting new low, after federal agents reportedly pepper-sprayed a 1-year-old in Chicago and then lied about it.&#34;<br/><br/>[Damning Video Shows DHS Agents...](<a href="https://newrepublic.com/post/203046/video-department-homeland-security-agents-pepper-spray-baby">https://newrepublic.com/post/203046/video-department-homeland-security-agents-pepper-spray-baby</a> ) 2025-11-12T11:32:05Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqstreuvls4emuchvm0wypgs4tsvqrqht6n9x9tksxhwxr65yh67v8gzypkcm5kka6hztys9yfd8uc3xfvumwr9k4nge8gjmuuz83npm3mx0xfdq6vv &#34;Investors have been selling off the debt of US tech heavyweights, showing how jitters over Silicon Valley’s boom in spending on artificial intelligence have spilled into the bond market.&#34;<br/><br/>[Investor angst over Big Tech’s...](<a href="https://www.ft.com/content/d2bf6c25-fb42-4f13-b81c-a72883632f50">https://www.ft.com/content/d2bf6c25-fb42-4f13-b81c-a72883632f50</a> ) 2025-11-11T13:00:16Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvp8rma9m9ynzdep8l940mrmaq9wk8g2ppx46e2dpnrexee0cljnqzypkcm5kka6hztys9yfd8uc3xfvumwr9k4nge8gjmuuz83npm3mx0xxmp372 Public health depends on citizens accepting scientifically-grounded guidance. When official institutions produce politically-determined science and independent verification infrastructure is eliminated, the capacity for evidence-based health policy collapses, writes Renée DiResta.<br/><br/>[How Political Power is Capturi...](<a href="https://www.techpolicy.press/how-political-power-is-capturing-knowledge-systems-and-manufacturing-structural-ignorance/">https://www.techpolicy.press/how-political-power-is-capturing-knowledge-systems-and-manufacturing-structural-ignorance/</a> ) 2025-11-10T16:11:29Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqst2t5s4f645pwh6357y8esegz69r0qzrjut04c3pt2nx2lwlp05fczypkcm5kka6hztys9yfd8uc3xfvumwr9k4nge8gjmuuz83npm3mx0xlfq7e8 Quite a day.<br/><a href="https://inkcap.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:wk7sybhegd37i7ljsltxbef6&amp;cid=bafkreihapumizecsmwdfluvf44z3agk3zwiuugevr7psj4vicmv7hfcbuq">https://inkcap.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:wk7sybhegd37i7ljsltxbef6&amp;cid=bafkreihapumizecsmwdfluvf44z3agk3zwiuugevr7psj4vicmv7hfcbuq</a><br/><a href="https://inkcap.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:wk7sybhegd37i7ljsltxbef6&amp;cid=bafkreicbxtezam2afvywpx5o6f2ibgiyzbpr7cf6r5gsprspybl6dtmrzy">https://inkcap.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:wk7sybhegd37i7ljsltxbef6&amp;cid=bafkreicbxtezam2afvywpx5o6f2ibgiyzbpr7cf6r5gsprspybl6dtmrzy</a><br/><a href="https://inkcap.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:wk7sybhegd37i7ljsltxbef6&amp;cid=bafkreiaqfhuhxaz6nbva5lyv32fqwm2s46lp36rlwyj5ggj7xss7jwonem">https://inkcap.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:wk7sybhegd37i7ljsltxbef6&amp;cid=bafkreiaqfhuhxaz6nbva5lyv32fqwm2s46lp36rlwyj5ggj7xss7jwonem</a><br/><a href="https://inkcap.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:wk7sybhegd37i7ljsltxbef6&amp;cid=bafkreieh6jphzja5bqbsrviruky4rj3rhgcwhvdpikfd5kx7bi2ugyx5lm">https://inkcap.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:wk7sybhegd37i7ljsltxbef6&amp;cid=bafkreieh6jphzja5bqbsrviruky4rj3rhgcwhvdpikfd5kx7bi2ugyx5lm</a><br/> 2025-10-15T20:02:44Z