Good statement by the @eff on the Anthropic case that deserves our support.

"Anthropic is asking courts to block the designation, arguing that the First Amendment does not permit the government to coerce a private actor to rewrite its code to serve government ends.”

Regardless of how you feel about AI, this case is about much more than that and could pose a huge risk to cryptography and privacy software in the future if won by the US Department of War.

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/03/government-must-not-force-companies-participate-ai-powered-surveillance

The Government Must Not Force Companies to Participate in AI-powered Surveillance

The rapidly escalating conflict between Anthropic and the Pentagon, which started when the company refused to let the government use its technology to spy on Americans, has now gone to court. The Department of Defense retaliated by designating the company a “supply chain risk” (SCR). Now, Anthropic...

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If you’re going to just read/listen to a single thing about the Anthropic vs DoW drama, make it this episode of the Dwarkedh Podcast which has a knowledgeable and insightful take on why what the USG is asking is problematic
https://podcasts.apple.com/ch/podcast/dwarkesh-podcast/id1516093381
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@fj @eff don't parrot their propaganda and use their fake name. Have they really changed their name legally? At least call it the Ministry of Peace.

@fj @eff

it’s the department of defence until and unless comes changes its name

don’t use their words

@fj @eff American compnay that stole the internet crying because the regime they elected and payex for is turning against them. Sorry for noy giving a 💩
@fj @eff somehow it apears, that real losers of this war are american citizens...