While I agree the FOSTA is a farce, I don't think the numbers as stated are indicative of much. The author stated that Backpage had 133k ads a month and now he found 146k ads per day...
Ignoring the fact that one figure is per month and the other is per day, there is also the glaring assumption that the other "smaller" sites had less than 13K ads per day before Backpage was shut down. The truth is that probably most ads on Backpage were ALWAYS on more than just Backpage. I suspect the 146k per day figure is pretty close to what it would have been when Backpage was up if you hadn't counted Backpage in the count then.
While historically HBO hasn't had much of a sense of humor about Copyright and Trademark (OK, any) -- isn't it possible that in this case someone at HBO was simply trying to make a joke?
I went 2 years ago to vote in the primary in Arkansas only to find out my registration had been purged and was told that I could cast a provisional ballot....
I found out later that Arkansas decided not to COUNT provisional ballots. :(
I think it's a little presumptuous to say that the bulleted items didn't happen... At best, you can say the local PD hasn't said those things publicly so far! I suspect that all of those things were said by "police supporters" somewhere related to this incident.
Re: So, protecting "natural" person's 1A rights NOW illegal?
Is it within your first amendment right to walk up to the front of Walmart and paint "Walmart sucks!" on their wall? Is it within their first amendment right to have YOUR paint removed from their wall? Just curious...
The robo-call should say "Hey, we are AT&T and if you let this bill pass we are going to raise your cell phone bill by $30. Don't let us do this to you, change your cell carriers immediately!"
Adding to what TKnarr said, you also have to keep in mind that Android apps ASK PERMISSION before they are able to access location information. If the user allows location information to be used by the app, then the USER ALLOWED IT (whether or not they understood that when they agreed to it or remember later that they did are different questions entirely).
There is a proverb that says "the enemy of my enemy is my friend". And since both Sinclair and the FCC were roasted by Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, they must be friends because John Oliver is obviously "enemies" of both.
If you haven't watched both of the linked videos, they are really enlightening!
Google doesn't say "thou shalt not distribute other androids next to mine", it says "if you distribute an 'other' android, we won't license the PLAY STORE to you, but you are welcome to make your own". This is what Amazon did and what China has already done as few Chinese phones are Play Store compatible.
I didn't mean "don't get approval", I meant that if your IT department is charging you enough that it can't come out of petty cash, they need to be fired. :)
If you need a congressional budget item to add a CAPTCHA to your website, you really need to start by firing your entire IT department and everyone above them.
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Worked with...
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I question the numbers....
Ignoring the fact that one figure is per month and the other is per day, there is also the glaring assumption that the other "smaller" sites had less than 13K ads per day before Backpage was shut down. The truth is that probably most ads on Backpage were ALWAYS on more than just Backpage. I suspect the 146k per day figure is pretty close to what it would have been when Backpage was up if you hadn't counted Backpage in the count then.
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How do you say trademark misuse in Dothraki?
While historically HBO hasn't had much of a sense of humor about Copyright and Trademark (OK, any) -- isn't it possible that in this case someone at HBO was simply trying to make a joke?
I mean we can hope, right?
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Provisional Ballots
I found out later that Arkansas decided not to COUNT provisional ballots. :(
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Presumptuous
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Valid logic...
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Adult Novel-Game... Coming weeks
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Re: Re: Re: Re: Is this a First Amendment case?
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Re: Re: Is this a First Amendment case?
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Not exactly "breaking news"....
That quote is from an article dated November 17, 2017.
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Re: So, protecting "natural" person's 1A rights NOW illegal?
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Truth In Advertising
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You left out the word Allegedly
Shouldn't that be "the people allegedly leading"?
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Android Apps ask permission
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Requires Humans
The problem with this is, humans cost money and they are trying to do it on the cheap.
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Sinclair is a "friend" of the FCC
There is a proverb that says "the enemy of my enemy is my friend". And since both Sinclair and the FCC were roasted by Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, they must be friends because John Oliver is obviously "enemies" of both.
If you haven't watched both of the linked videos, they are really enlightening!
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Re: Trade wars
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Re: Re: Government Waste
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Government Waste
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As scummy as it gets for a politician
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