I do notice odd censorship though. At one point, they blurred the sign of a local CVS Pharmacy. I've seen other business signs and logos blurred as well. That seems counter-productive to me.
Likely being mistaken for license plates, which Google tries to blur.
I certainly wasn't intending to troll. And I wasn't trying to argue for or against the aritcle's position. All I was trying to say was that, from my reading of it, this case study lacked the nuance, backing of points with data, and honest questioning I've seen in others.
I usually enjoy these case studies, but this one seemed very biased. All of the decisions to be made and questions to consider seemed worded to only allow one direction of answer.
I had never heard of xHamster, and have no idea what their business model is, if any; maybe more background on that would have helped me understand where the article author is coming from.
TL;DR for the article: bad website, bad bad website
the President of the United States has total freedom to declassify anything on his own whims at any time. And these tweets sure looked like him doing exactly that.
Not by my reading. The tweets do not declassify, they are only statements about what Trump has done. And they are lies, but Trump lying in a tweet is legal and in fact usual. I (unfortunately) don't see how it has any bearing on the court cases at all.
One important point to remember is that a threat to arrest during a pandemic is a threat to expose the arrestee to illness or even an inadvertent death sentence.
I do note "Provided any law enforcement organization a feed of our customers' content transiting our network" does not include a feed of requests for customer content.
Because it went this route, the new law may as well have never been written, massaged, and put into effect.
Does that mean the legislators will be returning their industry campaign contributions?
On the post: Content Moderation Case Study: Google 'Removes' German Residences From Street View By Request (2010)
Re:
Likely being mistaken for license plates, which Google tries to blur.
On the post: Content Moderation Case Study: Xhamster, The 22nd Biggest Site On The Internet, Moderates Content Using Unpaid Volunteers (2020)
Re: Re: Re: Re:
I certainly wasn't intending to troll. And I wasn't trying to argue for or against the aritcle's position. All I was trying to say was that, from my reading of it, this case study lacked the nuance, backing of points with data, and honest questioning I've seen in others.
On the post: UK Spy Agency Fails In Attempt To Bury Records Of Its Criminal Activity
I can't parse the title; can someone explain it?
Oh, is "Its" supposed to be "It's" (It Has)?
On the post: Content Moderation Case Study: Xhamster, The 22nd Biggest Site On The Internet, Moderates Content Using Unpaid Volunteers (2020)
I usually enjoy these case studies, but this one seemed very biased. All of the decisions to be made and questions to consider seemed worded to only allow one direction of answer.
I had never heard of xHamster, and have no idea what their business model is, if any; maybe more background on that would have helped me understand where the article author is coming from.
TL;DR for the article: bad website, bad bad website
On the post: DOJ Says Trump's Tweets Declassifying All Russia Investigation Docs Doesn't Mean Anything; Judge Says They Better Go Ask Him
Not by my reading. The tweets do not declassify, they are only statements about what Trump has done. And they are lies, but Trump lying in a tweet is legal and in fact usual. I (unfortunately) don't see how it has any bearing on the court cases at all.
On the post: Bill Murray Responds To Doobie Bros. Copyright Letter With Snark, No Offer To Pay For Use Of Song
performative letter
My guess is the letter is just for additional publicity, and a phone call was made to try to regularize the situation.
On the post: If Oracle Buys TikTok, Would It Suddenly Change Its Tune On Section 230?
change Is to It in title?
I'm guessing
is supposed to be
On the post: Judge Hits District Attorney Who Issued Fake Subpoenas With A $50,000 Penalty For Blowing Off Records Requests
How, if at all, does this differ from police lying to people?
On the post: Nintendo Cryptically Points Out That Selling 'Animal Crossing' Assets For Real Money Violates ToS
confused
How are in game assets intellectual property? Doesn't seem to fit.
On the post: Minneapolis City Council Votes Unanimously To Disband Its Police Department
Re:
This is not a knee-jerk reaction. Organizers in Minneapolis have worked toward this for years, and I trust them, if not the council, to have plans.
On the post: NYPD Counterterrorism Official Worried About 'Anarchists' Who Are 'Good At Using' Encryption
news flash
Non-violent protests are routinely organized with some thought to op sec, e.g. using Signal for communications.
This is not news, and not a problem.
On the post: Carnegie Mellon Researchers Design 'Nutrition Label' For The Internet Of Broken Things
You lost me at...
You lost me at Carnegie Mellon
On the post: This Is My 50,000th Techdirt Post, And I'm Busy Working On 50,001
O, from this time forth, my thoughts be bloody, or be nothing wroth
Happy next 50000, Mike!
On the post: Sheriff Sued After Threatening To Arrest A High School Student Over Her Coronavirus-Related Instagram Posts
hightened stakes
One important point to remember is that a threat to arrest during a pandemic is a threat to expose the arrestee to illness or even an inadvertent death sentence.
On the post: Surprise: Judge Throws Out Jury's Awful Copyright Infringement Decision Over Katy Perry Song
But what about the structure, sequence and organization of the individual elements that are not independently protectable?
/s
On the post: Cloudflare Removes Warrant Canary: Thoughtful Post Says It Can No Longer Say It Hasn't Removed A Site Due To Political Pressure
Feeds
I do note "Provided any law enforcement organization a feed of our customers' content transiting our network" does not include a feed of requests for customer content.
On the post: Federal Court Blocks Unconstitutional Arkansas Law That Prevents Plant-Based Food Companies From Using Meat Words
no effect?
On the post: Cloudflare Makes It Easier For All Its Users To Help Stop Child Porn Distribution
"Cloudflare offering up its scan tool for everyone"
There is still a subtle distinction between "everyone" and "Cloudflare ustomers" :)
On the post: Teespring Takes Down Our Copying Is Not Theft Gear, Refuses To Say Why
Re: tsth intentionally trolling?
I guess it wasn't a good joke.
But I am triggered that you misspelled me
On the post: Teespring Takes Down Our Copying Is Not Theft Gear, Refuses To Say Why
Techdirt intentionally oblivious?
How can you seriously contend "Copying Is Not Theft" is not hate speech?
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