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Brendan Carr Is Making It Easier For Republicans To Harass You With Midterm AI Robocalls

Trump FCC Boss Brendan Carr loves to insist he's being tough on robocalls, which have increasingly rendered U.S. voice communications networks less and less usable. Except whenever you actually dig into his plans, it usually involves making it easier for big companies and Republicans -- who often use the same tactics as outright scammers --...

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Funniest/Most Insightful Comments Of The Week At Techdirt

This week, our first place winner is danderbandit with a comment about the California ruling against a rogue sheriff who seized 650,000 ballots: So a sheriff broke the law, was confirmed by the state’s top court on two counts. But he is still working as the county sheriff. When is he going to be held...

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This Week In Techdirt History: September 27th – October 3rd

This Week in 2016 Traffic Is Fake, Audience Numbers Are Garbage, And Nobody Knows How Many People See Anything The EU's Proposed Copyright Directive Is Likely To Be A Wonderful Gift — For US Internet Giants Immigration Board Says You Can Be Deported For Copyright Infringement Can Someone Explain To The RIAA That SOPA Didn't...

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Koreans Left With Spoiled Food Due To Borked Samsung Firmware Update For ‘Smart’ Fridges

I must be getting old, because the concept around most IoT injections into otherwise perfectly usable home devices has me wanting to get all these smart-devices off of my lawn. Call me a luddite if you like, but I just don't think my toothbrush needs to be connected to the internet. And if you ask...

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Koreans Left With Spoiled Food Due To Borked Samsung Firmware Update For ‘Smart’ Fridges

US Human Rights Record Plummets From An Already Dismal Starting Point

This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article. In the lead-up to the 2026 midterm elections, how is the U.S. government performing in terms of human rights? Listening to politicians, it can be difficult to know. On one hand, some have pointed to a number of potential...

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US Human Rights Record Plummets From An Already Dismal Starting Point

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Ctrl-Alt-Speech: Going To The Ballot Bot

Ctrl-Alt-Speech is a weekly podcast about the latest news in online speech, from Mike Masnick and Everything in Moderation's Ben Whitelaw. Subscribe now on Apple Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify, Pocket Casts, YouTube, or your podcast app of choice — or go straight to the RSS feed. To get extended episodes with additional coverage, support us on...

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Bricks & Minifigs Really Doesn’t Want You To Know About The BAM Map, Sues To Unmask Whoever Runs It

A few days ago I wrote about the anti-SLAPP motion filed by "Reckless" Ben Schneider against Bricks & Minifigs (BAM Franchising) over the ridiculous RICO suit they filed against him for his efforts to get BAM to pay back the money owed to Bryan Mansell. The original suit was based on the laughable claim that...

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