Weekly Roundup: Sept. 25
Jed Purdy discusses law’s role in capitalism, while Megan Wachspress explores how the data center boom risks privatizing the power grid. Plus, Beatrice Adler-Bolton and…
Tech and Internet
Nintendo Wins $4.5 Million Judgment Against r/SwitchPirates Mod ‘Archbox’
A Washington federal court has ordered former r/SwitchPirates moderator James ‘Archbox’ Williams to pay Nintendo $4.5 million in damages. The default judgment includes a permanent…
Flock Wants the Most Detailed Map of Its Surveillance Cameras Taken Offline
A security researcher’s map revealed more locations of Flock devices than any other. Flock is trying to take it down.
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DraftKings Is Using AI to Supercharge the Harms of Online Behavioral Advertising
Online sports betting company DraftKings is using AI to target customers who are most likely to place losing bets and respond to gambling promotions. This…
Out Now: Low-tech Magazine Volume IV
Join the FSF for EncryptFest on October 25
We are excited to announce EncryptFest, a global encryption and privacy-focused event on Sunday, October 25, 2026 from 13:00–15:00 Eastern Daylight Time (17:00–19:00 Coordinated Universal…
Pirate Site Must Face Chinese Streaming Giant Tencent in U.S. Court, Judge Rules
China’s biggest streaming companies are using U.S. courts to take down pirate sites, and a Florida judge just made that path easier. Overruling a magistrate’s…
DoorDash Spent $1.4 Million Trying to Stop Mamdani From Becoming Mayor. Now We Know Why.
In a wage-theft settlement, DoorDash now has to pay its workers around 100 times what it spent trying to beat Zohran Mamdani.
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Pirate IPTV App LiveNetTV Shut Down After Turkish Police Raid, Operators Settle With ACE
ACE has announced the shutdown of LiveNetTV, a free IPTV app that survived for a decade despite legal pressure from multiple sides. Two Turkey-based operators…
Pluralistic: Bonta sold us out to Trump’s oligarchs (22 Sep 2026)
Today’s links Bonta sold us out to Trump’s oligarchs: A “settlement” that promises less than nothing. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. Object permanence:…