Olives @olives@social.cleverlibre.org

https://www.techdirt.com/2023/10/31/court-tells-cops-that-a-driver-not-laughing-at-an-officers-terrible-joke-is-not-reasonable-suspicion/ Well, it's nice to see the court pushback against it.

We call this theft.

The government calls it "civil forfeiture".

Same thing. Different language.

https://www.hrw.org/news/2023/09/14/poland-abortion-witch-hunt-targets-women-doctors

"Additionally, since January 2021, at least six women are known to have died after doctors did not terminate their pregnancies despite complications that posed a danger to their health or lives, which remain legal grounds for abortion in Poland."

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/nov/01/love-bikes-hate-wild-parking-dutch-city-puts-rule-breakers-on-the-rack I don't really see the point of this tbh.

If you want my opinion, PiS is a vile and inhumane party, and it shows in a lot of what they do.

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/nov/01/nick-clegg-ai-clamour-similar-moral-panic-video-games He's not wrong.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/nov/01/nightmare-is-over-polish-election-result-brings-relief-for-lgbtq-people Discourse around the fall of PiS.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/nov/01/hungary-anti-lgbt-law-under-18s-barred-world-press-photo-exhibition

"People younger than 18 have been barred from visiting this year’s World Press Photo exhibition in Budapest after Hungary’s rightwing populist government decided that some of its photos violate a contentious law restricting LGBTQ+ content.

The prestigious exhibition, being shown at Hungary’s National Museum in Budapest, receives more than four million visitors from around the world every year. Showcasing outstanding photojournalism, its mission is to bring visual coverage of a range of important events to a global audience."

https://reason.com/2023/10/29/free-the-meds/ What do you think of this?

https://www.wired.com/story/pornhub-tracking-cookies-gdpr-video-history/ What do you think of this?

There is a lot of warm and fuzzy language, and high aspirations. Those aren't necessarily bad aspirations to have, or not all of them. There are certainly parts which seem very moral panicky.

Still, it's not the aspiration, it's how it comes out in practice.

https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2023/10/30/fact-sheet-president-biden-issues-executive-order-on-safe-secure-and-trustworthy-artificial-intelligence/

First Amendment says hi.

https://techfreedom.org/loot-boxes-benefit-videogame-developers-and-players-alike-techfreedom-tells-ninth-circuit/

I'm honestly not a fan of loot boxes. I've played games with mechanics like this, and I honestly think they're annoying, and make the experience worse. That said, I don't think the government should ban them.

https://ncac.org/news/ncac-set-to-host-first-annual-stand-up-for-free-speech-comedy-benefit Interesting.

It's as if an evil spirit took control of the bodies of politicians in 2017 / 2018, and now, we keep getting hideously authoritarian (and nasty) proposals...

https://nichegamer.com/peter-molyneuxs-blockchain-game-legacy-to-launch-next-month/

"While the game isn’t out yet, those interested can purchase “land” using Ethereum or GALA through OpenSea. The latter of which is Gala Games own type of cryptocurrency. In terms of USD, prices range from $47 to $11465."

Why...

"My assessment is these are the same folks who called the insurrection at the Capitol free speech."

Well... No... someone making a post mocking a dead cop is not really the same thing as someone physically trespassing (among other things) at the Capitol.

https://reason.com/2023/10/31/tennessee-to-pay-125000-to-settle-lawsuit-by-man-arrested-for-posting-meme-mocking-dead-cop/ What do you think?