Access to Bluesky is already threatened in my childhood state and elsewhere because of age verification laws, so there are definitely already pathways to suppress Bluesky and many more on the table if bad internet bills keep passing. spitfirenews.com/p/why-i-have...

Senator Bernie Sanders is calling on Washington to collaborate with China on AI, breaking from a bipartisan approach that frames AI development as a race between the 2 countries.

The fight around 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act isn’t over yet. There’s still time to tell your reps: no reauthorization without reform! www.end702.com

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42 Democrats just joined 192 Republicans to reauthorize FISA Section 702 – a warrantless surveillance law that's been used to access Americans' data. Democratic leadership did not whip their members, enabling them to vote with Republicans and give Trump the surveillance powers.

Hasan Piker confirms he will be on Joy-Ann Reid's show today

#DEFCON in the news - AI Edition: www.straitstimes.com/singapore/po...

Banning everyone under 16 from social media is bad public policy. CA's AB 2047 is framed as a safety measure, but really, it's a blunt instrument of censorship that several vital lifelines for young Californians. Tell your legislators to abandon this approach: act.eff.org/action/stop...

When California leads, other states follow—especially on tech. We can’t let California lead the U.S. into an unconstitutional social media ban that destroys privacy and harms youth. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...

@massgovernor.bsky.social agreed to meet with us and hear our concerns in further detail. Stay tuned for updates! plug in and take action @ stoponlineIDchecks.org/MA

Experts have been warning for years that this will lead to censorship of LGBTQ content + important political speech. We have so much work to do to fight back against Big Tech and we need real solutions that aren’t repackaged censorship and surveillance. fftf.link/globe

TODAY IN BOSTON: @evangreer.bsky.social and concerned parents, teachers + LGBTQ youth directly told MA Governor Maura Healey their concerns about her proposal to mandate online ID checks on the internet, which would lead to further harms to youth and are not a workable solution for safety online.

Fox News unveils new Democrats Associated With Hasan Piker graphic It features Bernie Sanders, Zohran Mamdani, Ro Khanna, and Gavin Newsom

The GUARD Act would require age-gating for any AI use and restrict access for minors across the board. Congress may act Thursday. Speak out now: act.eff.org/action/tell...

A bill moving in Congress this week would require ID checks for all internet users, just to use many online tools, and could lock minors out entirely. The GUARD Act is a sweeping age-gating mandate. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...

To stop the Terminator future he created the pedophile machine

EFF tells Ninth Circuit that stripping Section 230 from app stores will harm all platforms that process payments for user content—and harm their users. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...

If only someone had warned us

This 1991 Electronic Boutique brochure includes some classic standalone handhelds, including Nintendo's Game & Watch Super Mario Bros and Simpsons & Turtles handhelds: https://archive.gamehistory.org/item/c7e09a97-6012-49fe-99fd-71c63605e254

An AI-powered tool designed to target trademark violations on social media was used to silence critics of SXSW, the massive annual tech, music and film conference in Austin, Texas. www.404media.co/sxsw-used-ai...

ASU's new AI tool cannibalizes nuanced, thoughtful faculty lectures into sound bites and chatbot junk text: www.404media.co/asu-atomic-a...

This is the worst possible time for presidential records to be hidden from the public. Use our action center to tell Congress: Presidential records are vital parts of the American story, and the Justice Department’s efforts to say otherwise are wrong.

Congress is voting to renew FISA Section 702 — the dangerous surveillance law that lets the NSA and FBI search Americans’ calls and texts without a warrant. Watch @trevortimm.bsky.social explain, and TELL THEM: No spying on Americans without a warrant. Period. ➡️ freedom.press/action/refor...

She was the first to speak out against Andrew Cuomo. Now some of his biggest donors are flooding Tuesday's special election with money to stop her. That tells you everything about who the progressive choice is: @lindseyboylan.bsky.social nysfocus.com/2026/04/27/c...

Speaker Johnson’s introduction of yet another mass surveillance bill masquerading as reform is all the encouragement we need to keep pushing for a warrant requirement in Section 702 of FISA.

A new class of AI startups say they are taking money that would normally be used to hire people and are spending it on AI compute instead. www.404media.co/startups-bra...

Other states might have worse politicians but Maine truly has the highest ratio of “what the fuck is going on?” for anyone involved in public office

We're living through a time when an entire political movement is trying to normalize pedophilia www.youtube.com/watch?v=7AZN...

Scott talks shop about STOP KILLING GAMES www.youtube.com/watch?v=vlh0...

STOP KILLING GAMES EU hearing (full) www.youtube.com/watch?v=QXdm...

Sup gamers, do y'all like vidya gaemz? Then maybe y'all would like to get an update on the STOP KILLING GAMES movement that was spearheaded by Ross Scott www.youtube.com/watch?v=oXco...

Looking at N64 prices on Ebay in 2026 got me thinking back to when I was driving to work in 2016 and I found a working N64 in the gutter. We really didn't know how good we had it when no one cared about retro gaming RIP $40 N64s

Andrew Callaghan's Hamilton Morris video targeted me w accounts from my rap*st. His video referred to me as a terror*st & incited his audience to "destroy" me. He used his platform to cover up SA in psychedelic therapy, which my work uncovered. When I reached out offering corrections, he ignored me.

Every 3D print in NY can be surveilled — from political speech to company prototypes — if these provisions make it into the state budget. We need to act NOW to stop it. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...

Steam Linux ARM64 beta on Switch

Senator Wyden can’t say it plainly without losing his security clearance, but this raises the alarm that Kash & crew have decided they can illegally surveil Americans without a warrant.

Flock & other ALPR companies are expanding surveillance of our communities, building up massive databases accessible by ICE BUT communities are fighting back. We're bringing the message straight to Flock’s doorstep: surveillance will never bring real safety! Take action w/ us tomorrow!

Happy Tax Day, New York. We’re taxing the rich.

This shit fucking rules

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Despite promising to tell users before giving their data to law enforcement, Google handed Amandla Thomas-Johnson's data to ICE in 2025 without giving him the chance to challenge the government's invalid subpoena. We're urging the AGs of CA and NY to investigate Google for deceptive trade practices.

It's wild that American Republicans see millions of people attending No Kings rallies and assume, with no evidence, that they're all being paid...and then some grandma who has literally lobbied for DoorDash delivers to the White House with the *cameras rolling* & they think it's an adorable moment.

Last week, a worker one of Amazon's Portland area facilities died on the warehouse floor. Employees were told to look away and keep working. A new story by @ryanjhaas.bsky.social for @thewesternedge.bsky.social - reporting this news first. www.thewesternedge.media/p/everyone-i...

Compared to other 3D printer laws proposed this year, California’s is the most troubling. It criminalizes open source, reduces consumer choice, and creates a new bureaucratic burden. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...

What happens when seniors can't find safe, stable housing? The documentary "No Place to Grow Old" tells that story. Free screening & discussion with a panel of advocates about what we can do about it. 📅 April 22 🕠 Doors 5:30 PM PT 📍 Internet Archive, 300 Funston Ave, SF 🎟️ RSVP luma.com/lrtq1eg5

Okay bluesky I need your help I live in Massachusetts. You might think we're a bastion of lefty intellectualism but our state government a clusterfuck of post-puritan real estate bros Reskeet this. Text it to your "friends from home" Help this find every masshole poster who will know what to do

Under the liberals police are partnering with Israeli AI companies to do mass surveillance in Canada. With over $900 million in tax breaks for AI data centers and companies Mark Carney will transform Canada into a permanent corporate police state in just a few years www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Join EFF at HOPE 26 where we can learn, connect, and push the fight for privacy and free speech online forward. Grab your ticket in April and you'll support EFF! www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...