We Legalized Sports Betting. Was It Worth It?Nov 7
this isn't your dad's sports bookie — it's a 24/7 algorithmic machine built to hook young guys and turn the game itself into a sideshow. what if we just... regulated it?
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Musk: EU Wanted "Illegal Secret Deal" to "Quietly Censor Speech"
the european commission wanted 𝕏 to hire a team of people in the eu that would unilaterally oversee the removal of 'misinformation' on the platform, a source with knowledge of the issue told us
Brandon Gorrell
Jul 12, 2024
On Friday, Elon Musk said the European Commission (EC) "offered 𝕏 an illegal secret deal: if we quietly censored speech without telling anyone," they would not seek to issue daily fines related to 𝕏’s blue check verification system that could total 6% of the company’s annual revenue.
"The other platforms accepted that deal. 𝕏 did not," his post says.
Elon’s post came after EC commissioner Thierry Breton announced the Commission's preliminary findings that pre-Elon, blue checkmarks "used to mean trustworthy sources of information," but now violate the Digital Services Act because, today, "anyone can subscribe to obtain such a 'verified' status," therefore the commission may "impose fines & require significant changes."
We Legalized Sports Betting. Was It Worth It?
Did Gaza Reunite Wikipedia’s Founders?Nov 6
jimmy wales and larry sanger criticize the 'gaza genocide' page for violating neutrality standards, leading to 'pandemonium' as some editors refer wales for disciplinary action
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California's Stealth Campaign to Kneecap AIOct 29
gavin newsom just signed eight bills that effectively turn ai into the most heavily regulated nascent consumer technology in modern history
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