French Top Court Gets It Right, Strikes Down Social Media Ban For Youths
Earlier this month, France’s top court struck down the country’s legislation that banned social media use for people under 15 years old, which had been…
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Pluralistic: The age of disinvention (25 Aug 2026)
Today’s links The age of disinvention: 🟥1️⃣2️⃣0️⃣0️⃣🟥1️⃣2️⃣0️⃣0️⃣🟥️1️⃣2️⃣0️⃣0️⃣🟥1️⃣2️⃣0️⃣0️⃣🟥1️⃣2️⃣0️⃣0️⃣🟥1️⃣2️⃣0️⃣0️⃣🟥 Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. Object permanence: Metacrap; CmdrTaco retires; Chalk memorial for Jack Layton; By…
Preserving a Creative Legacy: How CARTA is Safeguarding Artists’ Websites
Artists today use their websites as more than a business card– they are an online portfolio, CV, document of artistic evolution, and works of art…
FlavaWorks Targets 75 Members of Gay-Torrents Tracker With RICO Lawsuit
Adult entertainment company FlavaWorks has elevated its legal campaign against the private torrent tracker Gay-Torrents. After the site already closed its doors, it filed a…
Pluralistic: How Canada can help Americans and defeat America (23 Aug 2026)
Today’s links How Canada can save Americans and defeat America: True Carneyism has never been tried. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. Object permanence:…
Archiving Democracy: How the U.S. End of Term Web Archive Preserves Government History
Beginning in January 2025, we witnessed an unprecedented removal of material from U.S. federal websites — documents related to education, health, science, and more, gone…
Anna’s Archive Owes $340 Million, Lost Several Domains, but It’s Still Online
When Anna’s Archive suffered widespread downtime earlier this month, many users feared a legal crackdown. Instead, the site was reportedly targeted by a coordinated assault…
Take-Two Expands GTA 6 Leak Hunt With DMCA Subpoenas to X and YouTube
In response to a high-profile GTA 6 leak, Take-Two has requested broad DMCA subpoenas, targeting thousands of Discord users, as well as Microsoft data. The…
How you can stop Google AI from accessing your Gmail, chat information
Google AI can access emails and chats if users allow it to. There is a way to opt out.