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Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

RT @priscialva: Trump's April immigration proclamation is set to expire in the coming days. Earlier this month, me and @b_fung reported on… — PolitiTweet.org

Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

The public conversation around privacy and data mining has come a long way in 10 years, but I’m not sure it’s to the point yet where *most* people would turn down “free." — PolitiTweet.org

Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

But let’s say Gmail co-opts just enough of Hey’s features such that it retains the bulk of those who would otherwise switch to Hey. Then the main differentiator becomes the privacy argument. How much would you pay for your privacy? It’s an age old question. — PolitiTweet.org

Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

As an incumbent, there are probably features Gmail *can’t* add without fragmenting its userbase. Some people may not want a radically different model for email — it’s too cognitively taxing. That’s helpful to Hey; it attracts early adopters who are eager to think differently. — PolitiTweet.org

Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

There are some really fantastic ideas in Hey, like being able to rename subject lines and append notes-to-self on emails. Is it only a matter of time before these features are copied by Gmail and other providers? Could Hey still feasibly charge $99/yr in that world? — PolitiTweet.org

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Rep. Swalwell is asking Facebook about the Trump triangle ads at this hearing. Facebook’s Nathaniel Gleicher repeats the company line, saying FB doesn’t allow symbols of hateful ideologies and that this case will be “banked” so that future instances can be flagged automatically. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @donie: #BREAK Facebook takes down Trump ads 'for violating our policy against organized hate' https://t.co/y1IT20XOm7 — PolitiTweet.org

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Facebook and Twitter are telling HPSCI they have not detected any evidence of foreign meddling in social media conversations around the protests on policing (though FB says they have caught some scammers hawking fake T-shirts). — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @Hadas_Gold: Another one bites the dust: UK ditches its coronavirus app for Google and Apple version https://t.co/zvfzjSjO2A — PolitiTweet.org

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@lisahopeking Sauteed onions and garlic (red pepper flakes optional), followed by whole peeled tomatoes, smashed, and some chicken broth. Bring to a boil, simmer a while, then blend. Stir in some Greek yogurt. Serve. — PolitiTweet.org

Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

Thunderstorms and a long day? Time for some fresh tomato soup. https://t.co/MIvuKDwjEh — PolitiTweet.org

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Yup, this’ll end well. No way this could ever be abused — PolitiTweet.org

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Meanwhile, US national security officials are recommending the FCC block an undersea cable that would link the US and Hong Kong, citing Chinese espionage risks: https://t.co/V8dSXNMahX — PolitiTweet.org

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Cannot make this up: Trump has signed a bill condemning China’s conduct in Xinjiang, the very same day that Bolton comes out saying Trump privately praised Xi over Xinjiang. https://t.co/a684durMIC https://t.co/ILVoESqupJ — PolitiTweet.org

Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

@dibartz This seems very on brand for you — PolitiTweet.org

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Bolton argues what many cybersecurity experts have long feared: That Trump’s approach to Huawei was ultimately more about trade, and by extension, his own reelection, than about security: https://t.co/a684durMIC https://t.co/JnrKcNE9Ei — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @LaMonicaBuzz: Section 230 Lite? @b_fung has the story about what DOJ proposal could mean for Big Tech. https://t.co/GsegMPLuvm — PolitiTweet.org

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In this latest proposal, though, DOJ skips over the idea of a committee and calls for just writing the concept directly into the legislation. — PolitiTweet.org

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Compare this to the EARN IT Act, which envisioned a new committee that would create “best practices” for the industry to “earn” back the protections it enjoys under 230. Silicon Valley feared this committee would make banning encryption a “best practice." — PolitiTweet.org

Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

And it seems that DOJ would like “bad faith” to cover conduct that makes it harder for law enforcement to get content "in a comprehensible, readable and usable format” — which seems pretty clearly a reference to **encryption.** https://t.co/oEst7Mzh4u — PolitiTweet.org

Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

But where the latter two complain about “good faith” curation as a matter of political speech, DOJ’s proposal focuses more on creating a “bad faith” exception to 230 rooted in willful ignorance of illegal content. https://t.co/PaQp3QZ1jh — PolitiTweet.org

Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

A key theme in the DOJ proposal is that platforms should not be eligible for 230 immunity if they’re operating in “bad faith.” This theme — critiquing 230’s Good Samaritan provision — also appears in Sen. Hawley’s bill today and Trump’s executive order. — PolitiTweet.org

Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

On a call with reporters today, Facebook’s Nick Clegg responded by arguing changes to 230 will chill speech: https://t.co/BjftGDOEGo — PolitiTweet.org

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TL;DR DOJ wants new limits placed on how and when platforms can invoke 230. Under the proposal, the industry couldn’t claim immunity for things like user-posted terrorist content or child abuse material. Or for civil cases by federal agencies, or against antitrust complaints. — PolitiTweet.org

Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

DOJ is out today with a sweeping series of policy recommendations for changing Section 230, the 1996 law that’s shielded tech platforms from much litigation. Here’s the list of proposals: https://t.co/xrN0wEUfv3 — PolitiTweet.org

Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

Can today just… slow down — PolitiTweet.org

Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

RT @maustermuhle: Elections board director Alice Miller says the Vote4DC app was a big problem, and may have accounted for many absentee ba… — PolitiTweet.org

Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

@ceciliakang Likewise!! — PolitiTweet.org

Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

Zoom now says it’s extending end-to-end encryption to all users, including those on its free tier, after backlash over a plan that limited E2E encryption to paid users: https://t.co/oVoVUUmqZW — PolitiTweet.org

Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

@ceciliakang 🥺 — PolitiTweet.org