AB 566 will make it easy for Californians to tell companies what they want done with their data. @governor.ca.gov needs to sign it into law and you can help us push him into action. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...

Not really an overstatement to say that the test of a free society is whether or not comedians can make fun of the country's leader on TV without repurcussions.

If parents everywhere would please share this article on their social media then maybe the message will get to the people that need it. Grade level and school wide WhatsApp groups are not Google. Please and thank you.

@calprivacy.bsky.social privacy videos popping up in theaters around CA now. Look for us before Nicole Kidman 😉

Raw milkers asking “what if we boil it.” 🤣

Sharing your location is a personal choice, “but when you do it through a platform owned by Meta, you should understand that information will also be used to target you with ads” & could be demanded by the government, EFF’s @mariotrujillo.bsky.social told @huffpost.com.

Many people in power are not offering an honest assessment of where we are politically in this country because that assessment would call on them to do things they simply refuse to do. That's where we are right now.

Heard of an OOPS? It’s not a mistake, it's a game-changer. An Opt-out Preference Signal is a browser tool that says: “Hey websites, don’t sell or share my info!” One click = more privacy. No need to opt-out on every site. Learn more at privacy.ca.gov

AB 566 just passed the Senate Judiciary Committee! Next stop: Senate Appropriations. This CPPA-sponsored bill makes it easier to tell websites: Do not sell or share my personal data. Learn more: privacy.ca.gov/2025/06/why-...

increasingly obvious that congressional dems have seized on the "distraction" thing because it provides them with an excuse for doing nothing about any concrete issue and instead complaining about some general principle that they think plays well in focus groups

Our unofficial crowdsourced estimate of yesterday’s protest turnout is rising to 4.2-7 million as we gather more data. At this point potentially the second-largest single day of protest in U.S. history! www.gelliottmorris.com/p/no-kings-d...

the latest AI regulation moratorium proposal asks your state legislature to decide between no broadband funding (an equity issue) or not regulating AI (an equity issue) www.route-fifty.com/artificial-i...

A reason im not moved by the “don’t give the trump administration the pretext they’re looking for” is that we would not dare say that about any anti-authoritarian protest movement in literally any other country

Real Housewives for the terminally online 🍿

The AI moratorium may be big but it is not beautiful. “we don’t rely on hope in other vital sectors, and we shouldn’t have to rely on it here, either”

The California Opt Me Out Act (AB 566) will make it easier for consumers to control their personal information ⬇️

Double Cuomo coverage @nytimes.com ? Say you endorse a corrupt serial sexual harasser without saying you endorse a corrupt serial sexual harasser

Wellness used to be the messy haired caring and compassionate lady down the street and now it's the soft eugenics too beautiful commodified influencer on your feed

I read this article with a soundtrack of alarm sirens ringing in my head.

Someone please remind Republicans that banning real scientific journals and forcing scientists to publish through the state is about as Soviet as science can get.

We need these “the kids alright” stories more than ever now.

CPPA’s Executive Director responds to the House of Representatives’ passage of the budget reconciliation bill, which includes a provision that would pause enforcement of state AI and automated decisionmaking (ADMT) laws for a decade.

The Supreme Court holds that fascism is bad. Thomas and Alito dissent.

Every time a Republican says "One Big Beautiful Bill" a few brain cells lose their wings.

The phrase "able-bodied adults who choose not to work" thrown around by Republicans in these reconciliation hearings related to Medicaid and SNAP cuts contains multitudes. (Thanks to definitional changes they are conveniently not mentioning)

RFKJ: "Don't eat anything that comes in a package for has more than 3 ingredients." FFS. Tell us you are a nepo baby without telling us you are a nepo baby. We need an HHS for working Americans, not trust fund kids.

As usual @aoc.bsky.social gave a master class on directly responding to Republican claims about the Reconciliation Bill instead of offering the Congressional Democrat copy/paste opening statement. More like this.

[1] Hidden language in @HouseCommerce budget bill would strip states from the ability to regulate AI systems. CA has long led on tech oversight and this would silence our ability to protect people from the technology harms they face every day...

No AI regulation at the state level for A DECADE. What could go wrong?

CPPA’s Executive Director responds to the reconciliation bill released by House E&C, which seeks to halt enforcement of state AI and ADMT laws.

The real tell is that when the MAHA superstars joining the gov't became “disillusioned” with traditional healthcare, they didn’t get involved in activism to create policy change for everyone; they started for-profit companies to sell unregulated wellness products to economically secure people.

I know, I know, everyone is sharing this. But that's because you should really read it. And share it.

If you have fewer than three friends and want more connection, let me suggest just a few options that are likely better options than chatbots: 1) volunteer with a local mutual aid a couple times a month, 2) join a book club at a local bookstore, or 3) ask someone you find interesting for coffee.

Instagram's user-made therapy chatbots will do anything to keep you talking, including lie about credentials, make up license numbers, and invent private practices. I tested a ton of them: www.404media.co/instagram-ai...

Today, CPPA opened the public comment period for its proposed DROP regulations addressing the system’s functionality and data broker requirements. Submit your comments by June 10, 2025. Learn more: cppa.ca.gov/announcement...

"Instead of making the eminently supportable accusation that media & the scientific establishment make mistakes from time to time, Rogan now disparages expertise as a concept...I.e., don't get your opinions on Israel or anything else entirely from stand-up comics, Bigfoot forums, & men named Dave."

Oh look, Threads is switching from social media to shopping mall too.

The CPPA Board will hold a public meeting on May 1, 2025. Information on how to attend the meeting and the meeting agenda can be found at cppa.ca.gov/meetings/.

Remember when the major AI companies balked at any regulation in favor of guidelines and frameworks because of course they care about and are committed to adequate safety testing and transparency? Oh...wait...that was just last year? Welp, the speed of that about face may be record breaking.

UCLA Pre-Overseas-Doctoral Program

Evidence of my position that the admin's focus on pro-palestinian activists is just a trojan horse...and there's antisemitism inside that horse.

States innovate!

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Making steps for meaningful privacy choices for CA consumers!

Run or fight? I have thoughts. So did James Baldwin. newrepublic.com/article/1933...

📢 Today, the California Assembly will hold a hearing on AB 566 — a bill requiring web browser & mobile operating system vendors to incl. a setting that enables users to send automated signals indicating that they wish to opt-out of sales of their personal data. cdt.org/insights/mea...

Watching White Lotus is like reading a Jonathan Frazen novel

Big feels to the first and second year associates in big law that were just putting in their time and are now stuck working for a bunch of push over capitulating partners.