@hertieschool.bsky.social I hope I am not reading too much into this comment - sounds quite inappropriate.

I would love to see a study on the downward consequences of all this for consumers to better understand what harm is being caused.

I am not a free speech absolutist, and agree there is a need for a balancing act. I would argue Germany often finds the wrong outcome — and this is not cherrypicking cases, but looking objectively at how the more powerful routinely and systematically abuse German law to evade accountability.

The Doctor vs. #MeToo <p>How an HIV specialist in Germany is using media law to erase reporting of sexual abuse allegations against him</p>

To name but one example www.cjr.org/special_repo...

I would respectfully disagree. I’m not saying it is what Vance is referring to - he wouldn’t have a clue - but there are many authoritarian countries with less restrictive defamation laws than Germany has. Look at how censored Google Map reviews are. Media reports not naming perpetrators, etc.

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Indonesia mulls bid to host 2025 Internet Governance Forum Indonesia is considering hosting the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) in 2025, over a decade after it successfully held the forum in Bali. Deputy Minister ...

Indonesia may host the @intgovforum.bsky.social in 2026, reading between the lines a little in this article from a year ago that I didn’t see until today. Might be outdated - so treat this as no more than gossip. #IGF2025 #IGF2026 en.antaranews.com/amp/news/295...

Strengthening American Leadership in Digital Financial Technology – The White House By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, and in order to promote United States

"it is therefore the policy of my administration to support the responsible growth and use of digital assets, blockchain technology, and related technologies across all sectors of the economy"

www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...

This is bad for a ton of reasons, but... it also will totally fuck over Meta. Because the (already) very weak rationale for allowing trans-Atlantic data flows from EU users to US company servers hinges on the existence of the PCLOB.

So for all of Zuck's suck-up to Trump, this is going to hurt him.

I do too! But only if it contains an AirTag 🙂. I’d rather risk a bag going missing for a day or two AND have it delivered to my destination, than fight for space in an overhead bin AND be left carrying it around myself…

I have never bought the argument that there cannot be two TikToks and thus divestiture is infeasible… because Bytedance already has two TikToks: TikTok, and Douyin — the Chinese version! TikTok is not even available in China.

FYI there is an editing error - the version you have uploaded to Spotify ends prematurely with @maitlis.bsky.social cut in the middle of a sentence

Are people in China writing in English or does the app auto-translate?

So sorry to read this, Georgia. 🙏

Does Meta perceive that their regulatory risk has moved from the EU to the US?

My hunch is this is how Luigi Mangione was caught, and not due to some panicked retiree and an overworked employee at a McDonalds.

A privilege to attend #IGF2024 in Riyadh 🇸🇦 last week on behalf of the Interledger Foundation. Our motivation to attend this year was grounded in our mission to advance digital financial freedom and to foster equitable access to the digital economy's opportunities.

Much to be said about #IGF2024, but the host country having an offsite reception on Sunday open only to government representatives with yellow badges was a perfect representation of the multistakeholder model in action: some stakeholders are more equal than others!

Looking forward to #IGF2024 kicking off tomorrow! @Interledger.interledger.social.ap.brid.gy sees the IGF as a critical platform for fostering conversations about Open Payments, digital financial inclusion, and equitable access to the digital economy. Please connect with me to discuss further.

The agenda for the parliamentary track seems to get updated and indicates social events will be on 16th 18:00-20:00 and music night the 17th 19:00-21:00. Agree that the host country website is unhelpful and lacks adequate, timely information. www.intgovforum.org/en/filedepot...

I note many of the critical voices who said they'd never attend #IGF2024 are now attending. Good. Saudi Arabia 🇸🇦 is changing and if we reject its radical economic and social advances, or pretend they don't exist, WE are doing a disservice to the young Saudis who pushed for them.

Your interview with her was excellent. Leadbeater had good responses to most of your questions. But her reply to your question about coercion and one being pressured to die was scary. Severely ill people will feel like a burden on their families & will choose to die sooner than they otherwise would.

There's No Business Like Show Business (reprise) YouTube video by Golden Hollywood Fan

The choreography towards the end of this scene is insane. I re-watched it twice in slow motion. Still not entirely sure how this was filmed — but presuming in two cuts, as they transition from the staircase to a platform. And, the wardrobe is phenomenal. youtu.be/2NoIiDAwjJI?...

He resigned from the 118th Congress, but was elected to the next one.

Interesting report. I can see how the recommendations/analysis could be true. And I don’t want to distract from that by saying this - but the “Global Majority” framing in the report - is imprecise & I would argue divisive. Language evolves but that term is so vague it doesn’t get its meaning across.

Until the last, dying breath of X, I will still call it Twitter.

At this year’s Interledger Summit, we had a dedicated space for lawmakers to engage with the technical + civil society communities building on Interledger. Parliamentarians shared the policy needs of their regions and
our community highlighted regulatory shifts that could support fintech innovation.

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Next week: we're hosting a salon on Generative AI and Inequality with Amnesty International. Tune in for thoughts from folks at Human Rights Watch, United 4 Respect, and more.

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