This is a company where the central premise of its product is security. It then decides to make personal attacks against the people who claim its product is not secure rather than trying to directly and openly address the claims. It would be insane to trust these people.
This is what happens when journalists think that there are only two sides to a circle. Complex issues like this are framed in ways that shut down healthy discussions and hide non-trivial solutions.
If he is found guilty this may reduce his employment opportunities so low that he may have to go over two to three counties away for a new deputy sheriff position.
Thank goodness. Every time one of these articles comes up I keep whispering under my breath, "Please do not include my Congressperson." For once I can read one of these things and not feel implicated by the actions of my own representative.
Now I am off to twitter to insure those feelings are washed by the fresh, constant breeze of his unceasing rantings....
This will likely lead to some state going out of its way to make it easier for these kinds of nuisance law suits the same way the East Texas District went out of its way to attract patent trolls. A state with a small population and many empty offices would love to be the host for this kind of legal quackery. Until there is a national solution then no bovine will be safe let alone the one belonging to Rep. Nunes.
We used to argue that the DOJ was not independent enough
In previous administrations politicians used to argue that the DOJ was not independent enough from the administration. Things like whether or not a candidate's spouse having even a brief meeting with the Attorney General was enough to send people in a tizzy.
The current Attorney General has blown past that a long time ago. He has been openly carrying out the bidding of the administration and politicians. Now he is going so far as to make political appeals to advocate for and increase the powers the administration can use to achieve their goals and to decrease oversight of one of the three branches of government.
Unfortunately, this is just one more outrageous example of a civil servant who chooses not to serve his constituents, and it will be ignored or soon forgotten. The visibility of all this has been reduced to zero due to so much crap being flung that there is simply not enough head space to see, think, or consider a fraction of the chaos going on around the US.
This is a valid point. They likely would not have made the change if only the advertisers complained. From the article it does not look like Facebook has a good way to appeal these decisions. The authors of the article focus primarily on the bad decisions rather than how Facebook could improve the process. The authors still focus on the part that will attract the most attention rather than the bigger issue of how to fix the mistakes that Facebook admits happened.
This seems more like a problem with gotcha journalism rather than content moderation. Facebook made a mistake and then corrected it. I dislike Facebook as much as the next person, but they eventually sorted it out.
The Daily Beast on the other hand, is trying to blow up a non-story. Their scoop is that people make mistakes. If they want to show how Facebook is evil they can easily find better examples. This is just lazy journalism. This is yet one more example of journalists going for an easy story rather than doing the work to look at the more troubling ways that Facebook is impacting society but are more difficult to write about.
The consolidation of Internet companies is bad, but it is okay to ignore the consolidation of media properties? The so-called local television stations now span huge geographic areas which enables them to spit out nothing but the horrific/scary stories which are more likely to happen in their enormous geographic boundaries. Now that the Atlanta market encompasses most of Northern Georgia it is easy to fill the evening news with the worst of humanity.
The same thing is happening, albeit at a lesser pace, to the print media. There are only a few viable print options now that many have either merged or collapsed. What has followed is a similar result, and the reduced competition and greater need for larger margins means less investigative and less interesting news. There are fewer reasons to consume any of the local media options.
If Matt Stoller wants to make the case that big tech needs to be broken up to help other media markets, he needs to make the case that the other media markets are worth helping. He should also recognize that the consolidation he is whining about in tech has also happened in other media areas. I see little evidence that the other media deserve any governmental help. (They could certainly use less governmental aggression by dangerous politicians complaining about them, but that is another, more important story.)
Like many things in NCAA football this can likely be traced back to recruiting. Coach Saban wants to bring in potential recruits and show them how passionate the fan base is, and he can demonstrate how they are willing to show up to see meaningless contests that allow his team to rest up for games that matter. This just completes the circle allowing a multi-multi-millionaire dictate to and benefit from the efforts of students who have little choice.
For more fun and games look up instances of coaches complaining and whining that players are sometimes allowed to transfer and that "kids today" have no sense of loyalty. Not only do some coaches want the power to control others they want those people to think they have some perverse obligation to accept their position in life.
This is the closest the US has ever come to freely available health care for people with mental health needs. The only problem is it is not health care and the 4th amendment.
At least her 2nd Amendment Rights were not challenged
If people were to start casting shootings as people exercising their right to express themselves then maybe politicians would be more willing to put more firearm restrictions into law.
On the post: Surprise! MIT Study Claims Voatz E-Voting Technology Is A Security Dumpster Fire
hate the messenger
This is a company where the central premise of its product is security. It then decides to make personal attacks against the people who claim its product is not secure rather than trying to directly and openly address the claims. It would be insane to trust these people.
On the post: Harvard Students Again Show 'Anonymized' Data Isn't Really Anonymous
the power of correlation
Correlation may not imply causation, but the associations are enough for google to earn billions per year.
On the post: Utah State Rep Unveils Bill To Force Porn To Come With A Warning Label
Best position in the government
I want to be the "Porn Czar." It may also be difficult to simultaneously be master of one's domain, though.
On the post: Ring Updates Privacy Dashboard Again, Allows Users To Preemptively Block All Law Enforcement Requests For Footage
Change on a whim
And the problem still remains that they can simply change and implement new policies based on who they think their "stakeholders" are at the moment.
On the post: Like Clockwork, ICE Stops Sports Fans From Advertising Their Favorite Teams For Less Than Full Price
Green Bay wants its "G"
Good thing the Green Bay Packers did not make it this year. Any "G" that is a bit squashed would be a trade mark infringement.
On the post: Dear Reuters: This Is NOT How You Report On Dishonest, Disingenuous Talking Points From US Officials Regarding Encryption
All the sides
This is what happens when journalists think that there are only two sides to a circle. Complex issues like this are framed in ways that shut down healthy discussions and hide non-trivial solutions.
On the post: Tennessee Deputy Who Baptised An Arrestee And Strip Searched A Minor Now Dealing With 44 Criminal Charges And Five Lawsuits
Reduced employment opportunities
If he is found guilty this may reduce his employment opportunities so low that he may have to go over two to three counties away for a new deputy sheriff position.
On the post: Four Congressional Reps Ask Bill Barr To Restart His War On Porn
Which yahoo sent this one.....
Thank goodness. Every time one of these articles comes up I keep whispering under my breath, "Please do not include my Congressperson." For once I can read one of these things and not feel implicated by the actions of my own representative.
Now I am off to twitter to insure those feelings are washed by the fresh, constant breeze of his unceasing rantings....
On the post: Devin Nunes' Virginia SLAPP Suits Causing Virginia Legislators To Consider A New Anti-SLAPP Law
East Texas Style Law Suit Squatting
This will likely lead to some state going out of its way to make it easier for these kinds of nuisance law suits the same way the East Texas District went out of its way to attract patent trolls. A state with a small population and many empty offices would love to be the host for this kind of legal quackery. Until there is a national solution then no bovine will be safe let alone the one belonging to Rep. Nunes.
On the post: Alexander Vindman Now Threatens Bogus SLAPP Suit Against Fox News & Laura Ingraham
Pride goeth before the fall
There ain't no hurt like butt hurt.
On the post: Attorney General Calls FOIA Requests 'Harassment' During Long Rant About How Much It Sucks To Be Running The Nation
We used to argue that the DOJ was not independent enough
In previous administrations politicians used to argue that the DOJ was not independent enough from the administration. Things like whether or not a candidate's spouse having even a brief meeting with the Attorney General was enough to send people in a tizzy.
The current Attorney General has blown past that a long time ago. He has been openly carrying out the bidding of the administration and politicians. Now he is going so far as to make political appeals to advocate for and increase the powers the administration can use to achieve their goals and to decrease oversight of one of the three branches of government.
Unfortunately, this is just one more outrageous example of a civil servant who chooses not to serve his constituents, and it will be ignored or soon forgotten. The visibility of all this has been reduced to zero due to so much crap being flung that there is simply not enough head space to see, think, or consider a fraction of the chaos going on around the US.
On the post: Content Moderation At Scale Remains Impossible: Vaccines Edition
Re: Re: Not about moderation but bad journalism
This is a valid point. They likely would not have made the change if only the advertisers complained. From the article it does not look like Facebook has a good way to appeal these decisions. The authors of the article focus primarily on the bad decisions rather than how Facebook could improve the process. The authors still focus on the part that will attract the most attention rather than the bigger issue of how to fix the mistakes that Facebook admits happened.
On the post: Content Moderation At Scale Remains Impossible: Vaccines Edition
Not about moderation but bad journalism
This seems more like a problem with gotcha journalism rather than content moderation. Facebook made a mistake and then corrected it. I dislike Facebook as much as the next person, but they eventually sorted it out.
The Daily Beast on the other hand, is trying to blow up a non-story. Their scoop is that people make mistakes. If they want to show how Facebook is evil they can easily find better examples. This is just lazy journalism. This is yet one more example of journalists going for an easy story rather than doing the work to look at the more troubling ways that Facebook is impacting society but are more difficult to write about.
On the post: Google And Facebook Didn't Kill Newspapers: The Internet Did
Logic of greed
The consolidation of Internet companies is bad, but it is okay to ignore the consolidation of media properties? The so-called local television stations now span huge geographic areas which enables them to spit out nothing but the horrific/scary stories which are more likely to happen in their enormous geographic boundaries. Now that the Atlanta market encompasses most of Northern Georgia it is easy to fill the evening news with the worst of humanity.
The same thing is happening, albeit at a lesser pace, to the print media. There are only a few viable print options now that many have either merged or collapsed. What has followed is a similar result, and the reduced competition and greater need for larger margins means less investigative and less interesting news. There are fewer reasons to consume any of the local media options.
If Matt Stoller wants to make the case that big tech needs to be broken up to help other media markets, he needs to make the case that the other media markets are worth helping. He should also recognize that the consolidation he is whining about in tech has also happened in other media areas. I see little evidence that the other media deserve any governmental help. (They could certainly use less governmental aggression by dangerous politicians complaining about them, but that is another, more important story.)
On the post: What's Australian For Streisand Effect? Perhaps It's Fatty McFuckhead
Oz is going soft
Harden the fuck up Fatty McFuckhead.
On the post: University Of Alabama Is Using A Location-Tracking App To Punish Students For Leaving Football Games Early
Recruiting is the "beast" in NCAA football
Like many things in NCAA football this can likely be traced back to recruiting. Coach Saban wants to bring in potential recruits and show them how passionate the fan base is, and he can demonstrate how they are willing to show up to see meaningless contests that allow his team to rest up for games that matter. This just completes the circle allowing a multi-multi-millionaire dictate to and benefit from the efforts of students who have little choice.
For more fun and games look up instances of coaches complaining and whining that players are sometimes allowed to transfer and that "kids today" have no sense of loyalty. Not only do some coaches want the power to control others they want those people to think they have some perverse obligation to accept their position in life.
On the post: Space X May Soon Give The US Broadband Sector A Much Needed Kick In The Ass
Like flies to vinegar
What is it about broadband that attracts grifters selling snake oil? Internet access is like the keto diet plan of technology.
On the post: White House Pushing Proposal That Would Subject Mentally Ill People To Increased Surveillance
Universal Health Scare
This is the closest the US has ever come to freely available health care for people with mental health needs. The only problem is it is not health care and the 4th amendment.
On the post: Even Kirk Herbstreit Thinks THE Ohio State Is Being THE Silliest With Its 'THE' Trademark Application
Marketing opportunity
If this trademark goes through does it mean I can start selling "An Ohio State University" t-shirts?
On the post: Indiana Appeals Court Decides Badmouthing A Cop On Facebook Is A Crime
At least her 2nd Amendment Rights were not challenged
If people were to start casting shootings as people exercising their right to express themselves then maybe politicians would be more willing to put more firearm restrictions into law.
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