I guess it's fitting that it's a reimagined, worse version of someone else's artwork

*Lil Jon Voice* States' Rights to What

looking forward to some parents suing to demand segregated schools because integration violates their religious beliefs

so at what point does this get used to wipe out evolutionary teaching in biology?

These words will stay with me (and us, as a nation) for a very long time:

While existing disability rights statutes do provide some legal recourse against AI-enabled discrimination, state-level regulation remains a vital avenue for harm mitigation. The proposed federal moratorium on state AI laws threatens those very protections, Ariana Aboulafia and Travis Hall write.

Every consular officer has been made a censor. www.politico.com/news/2025/06...

After a recent court order, OpenAI is now required to retain the very data many of its users believed to be most private. This introduces serious privacy risks, especially for vulnerable users like victims and survivors of domestic violence, Belle Torek writes. www.techpolicy.press/for-survivor...

After a recent court order, OpenAI is now required to retain the very data many of its users believed to be most private. This introduces serious privacy risks, especially for vulnerable users like victims and survivors of domestic violence, Belle Torek writes.

If you are interested in learning more about NDII, sexually explicit digital forgeries, and the TAKE IT DOWN Act, please view this thorough and thoughtful overview presented by CCRI President and Legislative and Tech Policy Director, @maryannefranks.bsky.social www.nbcwashington.com/news/nationa...

Reading over the text, one thing sticks out immediately: it is incredibly racist toward Haitians in particular. Quoting directy: "Additionally, hundreds of thousands of illegal Haitian aliens flooded into the United States during the Biden Administration. This influx harms American communities..."

I had not seen this WSJ article from earlier this week. The 1st Amendment violation admitted in the last paragraph of this passage would be too obvious to use on a law school exam. www.wsj.com/us-news/educ...

If attempted, this would constitute flagrant violations of the Privacy Act of 1974 www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/t...

In 1956, Alabama sued NAACP to give up its membership list. It wanted to identify participants in the Montgomery Bus Boycott and those who helped Black students integrate Alabama colleges. In 1958 the Supreme Court ruled in NAACP v. Alabama that the 1st Amendment protects the privacy of such info.

I'm not a songwriter or anything but the new lyrics to We Didn't Start the Fire are kinda weird, right?

Gen AI ys creatinge a real nostalgia-based market for good olde fashioned homespun human error

At 3:00 PM Eastern, the TAKE IT DOWN Act will be signed into law. The live signing can be viewed here: 1/x www.pbs.org/newshour/pol...

"A new meta-analysis of 279 studies finds that belief in conspiracy theories is linked to three core psychological motives: wanting to make sense of the world, coping with uncertainty, and connecting with others." matthewfacciani.substack.com/p/why-people...

A @themarkup.org @pulitzercenter.bsky.social investigation revealed the world's largest dating app company failed to crack down on users it knew were accused of sexual violence. To tell the story, the reporters fought to access court records with free legal help they found through ProJourn.

Hot topic 1921

Just days after Pope Francis’ death, official White House accounts published an AI-generated image of President Donald Trump dressed in papal vestments. The President’s vague dismissal and the confusion it prompted among some in the public raise questions about accountability, writes Belle Torek.

Well, this is a hell of a metaphor for generative AI

It appears clear that Trump and Musk’s ableist rhetoric both informs and forecasts DOGE’s work, writes Tech Policy Press fellow Ariana Aboulafia. Its violations of data privacy and expansive use of AI without proper oversight have already harmed disabled people, and will continue to do so, she says.

Give a person a fisshe and thei will eate for a daye. Teache a person to fisshe and thei will eate for a lyfetyme. Destroye the fish ponde to make a computer tell lies about fisshe, you are a Gen AI companye.

The Presidential Oath, which he has sworn to twice: "I do solemnly swear that I will faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States." www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

Today is World Press Freedom Day. With an increasing number of journalists receiving threats or even facing detainment for simply doing their jobs and seeking the truth, WIRED is proud to support #OneFreePress Coalition in its efforts to protect press freedom. Read more here:

Press freedom in the United States has hit a record low, according to the latest World Press Freedom Index published annually by Reporters Without Borders.

"But while critics say that’s an important issue to deal with, they worry that the Take It Down Act’s approach could be exploited to inflict harm in other ways." www.theverge.com/news/657632/...

But the TAKE IT DOWN Act also includes a poison pill: an extremely broad, easily abused takedown provision that will likely end up hurting victims more than it helps. It lacks adequate safeguards against false reports, is over- and under-inclusive, and gives false hope to victims.

Bittersweet news. My organization, @cybercivilrights.bsky.social, has been calling on Congress to criminalize the nonconsensual distribution of intimate imagery (NDII) for over a decade. Just a few moments ago, Congress finally answered this call.

This evening, the House passed the Take It Down Act, a criminal bill that will now be sent to the President for signature. Read CCRI's full statement to learn more about the bill's strengths and challenges. cybercivilrights.org/ccri-stateme...

I needed to write about something that’s giving me hope, so I wrote about Independent Bookstore Day which is this Saturday. lithub.com/something-go...

On April 10, 1925, a young writer published his 3rd novel – a commercial & critical disappointment about a man passing for white 100 years later, Pulitzer Prize-winner Wesley Lowery reveals the secret hidden inside a piece of America's literary canon... And how "The Great Gatsby" became white

People with disabilities are often left out of the data that trains AI—especially in hiring tools. CDT’s @arianaaboulafia.bsky.social breaks down why this “disability data gap” matters and how to close it on this new episode of the Made For Us podcast. open.spotify.com/epi...

Excited and honored to be joining the Cyber Civil Rights Initiative’s Advisory Committee! I look forward to supporting CCRI’s continued leadership in protecting safety, privacy, and cyber civil rights in the fight against image-based sexual abuse. For more on CCRI, visit www.cybercivilrights.org.

"I don't want a Disney vacation of our history! I don't a whitewashed history, I don't want a homogenized history. Tell me the wretched truth about America, because that speaks to our greatness" -- 20 hours into his speech, Cory Booker is spitting absolute 🔥

"The best-known member of Elon Musk's U.S. DOGE Service team of technologists once provided support to a cybercrime gang that bragged about trafficking in stolen data and cyberstalking an FBI agent, according to digital records reviewed by Reuters."

It can be hard to know what to do if you come across imaged-based sexual abuse online or in your messaging apps. If you have witnessed #IBSA, CCRI’s #Bystander Guidance offers empowering steps you can take. Remember, do take care of yourself as well. bit.ly/3DUqiR4

So proud of my cherished former professor, Dr. @maryannefranks.bsky.social, who met the indignities of yesterday’s hearing with unwavering expertise and composure. This was Fearless Speech, to the letter. May we all show such courage in the face of attacks on our speech, rights, and democracy.

Tonight, hours after the Paul Weiss news broke, an associate at Skadden Arps sent a firm-wide email: "Please consider this email my two week notice, revocable if the firm comes up with a satisfactory response to the current moment...We do not have time. It is now or it is never..."

There's a lot of work to do. We're hiring another Legal Fellow to start ASAP. Please send the best people our way. @knightcolumbia.org knightcolumbia.org/page/legal-f...

the “key acronym” in question is IDEA, which stands for the Individuals with Disabilities in Education Act. IDEA is an incredibly important statute that protects students with disabilities.

Again, the goal for this administration isn’t to counter antisemitism or protect Israel. It’s to weaponize antisemitism to go after their political enemies, advance an extreme agenda, and undercut democracy — and it only makes Jews *less* safe.

out today: a new report from @cendemtech.bsky.social & @aapd-disability.bsky.social on building a disability-inclusive #AI ecosystem. it discusses how AI is implemented in education, employment, benefits, healthcare, and more — and how to center disabled people in AI use. cdt.org/insights/bui...

There is a real, genuine 1st Amendment crisis in the United States right now. The government is openly retaliating against anyone with a viewpoint it doesn't like: Pro-Palestinian protesters, law schools teaching Black History, pro-immigration public service loan forgiveness seekers.

The United States government just disappeared a lawful US resident because it didn't like his speech. You should care about this because it shouldn't happen to anyone, but you should also care because it could happen to you. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/09/n...

Weaponizing online abuse concepts for authoritarian ends, see example. Thanks for including me in this piece Ken Bensinger of the @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2025/02/12/b...