Dec 17, 2020 | business, Facebook, law, Politics
In the last article I said that the Facebook lawsuits “will be difficult to win under the standards used in antitrust cases for the last few decades.” Rather precise phrasing, eh? It’s a literary trick called foreshadowing. I hope you felt the dramatic tension rise...
Dec 14, 2020 | business, Facebook, law, Politics, Privacy
We have to talk about antitrust. That’s a cliché, of course – every blogger that wants attention knows that “antitrust” is guaranteed clickbait, a real audience-grabber. There might be other things on your mind, what with a pandemic still spiking and the holidays...
Nov 22, 2020 | business, Facebook, Google, Internet, law, news, Politics, web_services
On October 14, the New York Post published a story alleging that smoking gun emails on Hunter Biden’s laptop implicated Joe Biden in corrupt schemes. It was immediately obvious that the story was almost certainly complete bullshit. Today, a few weeks later, it has...
Nov 19, 2020 | Amazon, business, Facebook, Google, Internet, law, news, Politics, web_services
Settle down, this is important. We’re going to talk about Section 230. I understand that you have no idea what that is. For now, take my word for it. I wouldn’t put you through this if it wasn’t a big deal. Section 230 is the key to understanding Facebook and Twitter....
Nov 4, 2020 | news, Politics
I hoped that after the election the country would look like when Dorothy’s house lands in Oz and she opens the door and everything is in color and birds are chirping and people begin to sing and dance. We didn’t get that. The vote count is proceeding as I...
Oct 28, 2020 | news, Politics
There is a wall between today and Inauguration Day. No one can guess what is on the other side of that wall. When I imagine peeking over the wall on the good days, it is a place of healing. Birds are chirping. We are looking at each other with less suspicion, daring...
