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Hundreds Of Drone-as-First-Responder Programs Could Soon Be Launched Across The Country

Techdirt5w5 weeks ago4 min read

A Leak of San Francisco Police Drone Footage Exposes the New Reality of Urban Surveillance, Hundreds of Drone-as-First-Responder Programs Could Soon Be Launched Across the Country, and more ›

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Techdirt Podcast Episode 453: Meet The EFF’s New Executive Director

Techdirt5w5 weeks ago

The Censorship Industrial Complex Didn’t Exist Until The People Who Invented It Took It Over

Techdirt5w5 weeks ago10 min read

Michael Benz, a conservative crusader against online censorship, appears to have a secret history as an alt-right persona, How ideas of a vast censorship network moved from the online fringe to Trump policy, and more ›

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Daily Deal: Retropian Color Retro Handheld Gaming Console

Techdirt5w5 weeks ago

Minnesota Is Trying To Talk Texas Into Extraditing An Arrested ICE Officer To Face Assault Charges

Techdirt5w5 weeks ago2 min read

Newly Obtained Video of Minneapolis Shooting Undermines ICE Account, Prosecutor Seeks Dismissal of Charges Against Man Shot by ICE

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Elon Musk Wants To Get Into Wireless Phones And He’s Probably Not Going To Have A Good Time

Techdirt5w5 weeks ago3 min read

SpaceX looks to compete with the carriers

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Fauci’s Senate Hearing Shows How Conspiracy Theories Have Become Political Weapons

Techdirt5w5 weeks ago8 min read

News written by researchers and scientists to help you understand, Biden Pardons Anthony Fauci and Mark Milley, and more ›

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SpaceX’s Earnings Show Elon Wiped Out Two-Thirds Of Twitter’s Ad Business

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Nikita Bier steps down as X’s head of product

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Pixel Envy, Techmeme, and more ›

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Trump Doubles Down On Conspiracy Theories After DOJ Drops Reflecting Pool Vandalism Charges

Techdirt5w5 weeks ago5 min read

Inside the Oval Office Showdown Between Trump and Jeanine Pirro, Charges dropped against all Reflecting Pool vandalism suspects

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New Mexico Judge Appoints Himself Meta’s New Product Manager

Techdirt5w5 weeks ago15 min read

Instagram privacy tech is turned off today- what does this mean for your DMs?

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Daily Deal: flowkey Piano Learning App

Techdirt5w5 weeks ago

It's Official: Flock Is for Stalking

Techdirt5w5 weeks agoHN7 min read

How rogue officers turned a nationwide camera network into a tool for stalking, Police Have Used License Plate Readers at Least 14x to Stalk Romantic Interests, and more ›

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Comcast Sued For Punishing Employees With Pies To The Face

Techdirt5w5 weeks ago1 min read

Comcast store punished low sales by smashing pies in workers' faces, lawsuit claims

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Funniest/Most Insightful Comments Of The Week At Techdirt

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Buc-ee’s Shies Away From John Oliver Challenge, Sues Tiny Ohio Convenience Store Instead

Techdirt6w6 weeks ago3 min read

Buc-ee’s sues another small business over logo after John Oliver segment

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Farmers Are Getting Control Of Their Equipment Back

Techdirt6w6 weeks ago2 min read

FTC, States Secure Settlement with Deere & Company, Advancing Farmers’ Right to Repair, Joint Motion for Entry of Stipulated Order for Permanent Injunction and Other Relief

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Ctrl-Alt-Speech: In The Modi For Takedowns

Techdirt6w6 weeks ago1 min read

TikTok Says ‘Moderator Error’ Kept Perez Hilton Livestream Up, Telegram CEO says an extortionist planted CSAM in a chat to get it pulled from the App Store

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Another Federal Judge Says Cell Tower Dumps Are Unconstitutional

Techdirt6w6 weeks ago6 min read