Matthew Merkovich

@MattMerk
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Antifa complaint department chairperson and memeber of the "radical left."

I dip my toe into the world of social networking here on Mastodon from time to time, mostly to read and favorite other people's posts, but occaisionally I'll add my drivel to the stream.

Matthew Merkovich14h ago
Electronic Frontier Foundation2d ago
Four years ago, the Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision overturned Roe v. Wade. In that time, EFF has seen digital rights and reproductive rights become more and more intertwined. This includes the fight to protect free speech online. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/06/four-years-after-dobbs-anti-abortion-lawmakers-keep-coming-online-speech
Four Years After Dobbs, Anti-Abortion Lawmakers Keep Coming for Online Speech

This week marks four years since Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization overturned Roe v. Wade’s constitutional protections for people seeking abortion care. Anniversaries are a moment to take stock, and over the last four years, EFF has seen firsthand how digital rights and reproductive...

Electronic Frontier Foundation
Matthew Merkovich3d ago
The best thing about Spielberg’s DISCLOSURE DAY was that the opening sequence was the opening of the movie HIGHLANDER.
Matthew Merkovich3d ago

The game of Clue in 2026:
Mark Bertolini
in the Boardroom
with the spreadsheet.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Bertolini

Mark Bertolini - Wikipedia

Matthew Merkovich3d ago
Chris Petrilli3d ago
From a Slack
Matthew Merkovich5d ago
Prof. Emily M. Bender(she/her)5d ago

Are you annoyed with the anthropomorphizing language being used in the "AI" discourse, but not sure how to talk about this stuff without it? Nanna Inie and I have got you covered:

https://buttondown.com/maiht3k/archive/how-to-talk-about-ai-without-adding-to-the/

How to talk about "AI" without adding to the anthropomorphization

Emily M. Bender and Nanna Inie In our op-ed for Tech Policy Press ("We Need to Talk About How We Talk About 'AI'"), we made the case against the...

Mystery AI Hype Theater 3000: The Newsletter
Matthew Merkovich5d ago
Charlie Stross5d ago

In other news: 15% of Australian teens are liars.

https://noc.social/@freezenet/116812546691648485

Freezenet (@[email protected])

Attached: 1 image Study Confirms that Australia’s Age Verification Law Was a Failure More than 85% of Australian teens that are supposedly "banned" from social media are still using it according to the BMJ. https://www.freezenet.ca/study-confirms-that-australias-age-verification-law-was-a-failure/ #Censorship #News #AgeVerification #Australia #BritishMedicalJournal #science #SocialMedia #study

Noc.Social
Show threadMatthew Merkovich6d ago
@therobburgessshow The only thing that could make this better would be watching these two guys peacefully die of old age, live, on-camera, right in the middle of their podcast. 🤣
Matthew MerkovichJun 24
Prepare yourself for some extremely dry sarcasm. Ready? Here goes…
No one is looking at the benefits of all these social networking age verification laws. Perhaps this will finally be the thing that breaks people’s addiction to Facebook and the Nazi bar previously known as Twitter! It’s truly some ingenious negative reenforcement when you really think about it! #AlwaysLookAtTheBrightSideOfLife
Show threadMatthew MerkovichJun 21
@clacksee I’m sorry that you are going through your predicament! Ugh.
Show threadMatthew MerkovichJun 21
@abmallgren “Always blame the labor” - Trump, most probably