Mastodawn

Robin L. Turner Jul 13, 2023

ProPublica Jul 13, 2023

Close to 100,000 Voter Registrations Were Challenged in #Georgia — Almost All by Just Six Right-Wing Activists
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The recent transformation of the state’s #election laws explicitly enabled citizens to file unlimited challenges to other voters’ registrations.

Experts warn that election officials’ handling of some of those challenges may clash with federal law.

#Voting #Elections #News

https://www.propublica.org/article/right-wing-activists-georgia-voter-challenges?utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

Close to 100,000 Voter Registrations Were Challenged in Georgia — Almost All by Just Six Right-Wing Activists

The recent transformation of the state’s election laws explicitly enabled citizens to file unlimited challenges to other voters’ registrations. Experts warn that election officials’ handling of some of those challenges may clash with federal law.

ProPublica

Robin L. Turner Jul 11, 2023

Amadi Lovelace Jul 10, 2023

How many people noticed that Mississippi is attempting to make it impossible for minors to borrow *any* eBooks via library systems? https://bookriot.com/hoopla-overdrive-libby-now-banned-for-those-under-18-in-mississippi/

Hoopla, Overdrive/Libby Now Banned for Those Under 18 in Mississippi

Public libraries in Mississippi have cut off access to digital platforms like Overdrive and Hoopla to those under 18.

BOOK RIOT

Robin L. Turner Jul 11, 2023

Sonya Steele Jul 10, 2023

Who could have seen this coming? 🤔

USA TODAY Network:
DeSantis signed a bill to eliminate permanent alimony in Florida.

“He (DeSantis) has just impoverished all the older women of Florida, and I know at least 3,000 women across the state of Florida are switching to Democrat and we will campaign against him, all the way, forever,” Camille Fiveash, a Milton Republican who receives permanent alimony, told The News Service of Florida Friday.

https://www.jacksonville.com/story/news/politics/2023/07/03/permanent-alimony-new-florida-law-change/70378477007/

DeSantis signed a bill to eliminate permanent alimony in Florida. What you need to know

It took nearly ten years and four tries, but permanent alimony will end in Florida. Other forms of alimony also have changed. Here's what it means.

The Florida Times-Union

Robin L. Turner Jul 11, 2023

Daniel Nichanian Jul 10, 2023

NEW: Washington State has two contested elections for election administrators this year — and both feature election deniers. One's a former GOP lawmaker, who's championed conspiracy theorists in the state and now wants to take over elections in the third most populous county: https://boltsmag.org/a-pair-of-election-deniers-are-running-to-take-over-election-offices-in-washington/

A Pair of Election Deniers Are Running To Take Over Election Offices In Washington - Bolts

Editor’s note (October 2023): Robert Sutherland lost in Snohomish County ’s August primary. Julie Wise and Doug Basler will face off in King County on Nov. 7. Robert Sutherland and... Read More

Bolts

Robin L. Turner Jul 11, 2023

Lainey Feingold Jul 10, 2023

More delay for possible web accessibility regulations for state and local governments in the United States. It's not the Department of Justice's fault. The regs are stuck in the Office of Management and Budget. My new article about these long-delayed digital inclusion regulations here: https://www.lflegal.com/2023/07/web-access-reg-delay-omb/ #accessibility #webdev #webdesign #A11y #ADA

Robin L. Turner Jul 11, 2023

Hrefna (DHC)Jul 10, 2023

Maybe, and hear me out, if you need to steal the work of others for your #GenerativeAI to exist, then your generative AI should not exist.

Robin L. Turner Jul 11, 2023

kira :3 Jul 5, 2023

i like how "illegal in the EU" means it probably violated a human right and "illegal in florida" means it probably is a human right

Robin L. Turner Jul 11, 2023

Nathan Kalmoe Jul 11, 2023

“New York Times will close sports desk, sending readers to the Athletic”

Let’s hope they do the same for their politics desk.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2023/07/10/new-york-times-closes-sports-athletic/

New York Times will close sports desk, sending readers to the Athletic

The Times said it will disperse current sports staffers throughout the newsroom while relying on the Athletic for traditional sports coverage. No layoffs are planned, the company said.

The Washington Post

Robin L. Turner Jul 11, 2023

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Jon Jul 11, 2023

@matthieu_xyz speaking of Libs of Tik Tok and privacy risks, what do you think of the scenario #1 here where a somebody who's blocked #Meta and doesn't make any public posts could still have their #fediverse account revealed on #Threads -- and so get exposed to Libs of Tik Tok and anybody else who's into harassing #trans people?

"Even if I only make followers-only posts, which aren't public and can't be boosted, if somebody who's following me replies, any of their followers on Threads will see my account name and instance."

https://privacy.thenexus.today/just-blocking-threads-isnt-enough/

Why just blocking Meta's Threads won't be enough to protect your privacy once they join the fediverse

At least, not with today's software.

The Nexus Of Privacy

Robin L. Turner Jul 11, 2023

Stuart Langridge Jul 10, 2023

“forcing OpenAI to identify its use of copyrighted data would expose the company to potential lawsuits. Generative AI systems are trained using large amounts of data scraped from the web, much of it copyright protected… [disclosing sources leaves us] open to legal challenges.”

Looking forward to new defences in court saying if they’re forced to explain exactly where they got this car boot stall full of nappies and DVDs from, they’ll be subject to “legal challenges”

https://www.theverge.com/2023/5/25/23737116/openai-ai-regulation-eu-ai-act-cease-operating

OpenAI says it could ‘cease operating’ in the EU if it can’t comply with future regulation

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has warned that the company could pull its services from the EU if it finds upcoming regulations too onerous. The EU AI Act is currently being finalized by lawmakers and should become law next year.

The Verge