Mastodawn

the main thing making me support right-to-repair laws is that I need to make my car’s manufacturer give me whatever horrific software is running the touchscreen so I can rewrite it

Taylor Lorenz 20h ago

Love to see people using vibe coding tech to build tools to fight back against the government.

For months, lone vibe coder Rafael Concepcion has obsessively built tools to counter the federal immigration crackdown—pivoting as he’s been outmatched. https://www.wired.com/story/opposing-ice-might-save-the-country-could-also-ruin-your-life/

Opposing ICE Might Save the Country. It Could Also Ruin Your Life

For months, lone vibe coder Rafael Concepcion has obsessively built tools to counter the federal immigration crackdown—pivoting as he’s been outmatched. He’s also lost his job and become a target.

WIRED

Taylor Lorenz 2d ago

How Democrats Are Embracing Dark Money

Democrats are creating obscure new nonprofits to funnel hundreds of millions of dollars into politics, raising concerns about ethics and transparency. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/03/us/politics/dark-money-nonprofits-explainer.html

How Democrats Are Embracing Dark Money

The left is creating new, obscure nonprofits to funnel hundreds of millions of dollars into politics and advocacy.

The New York Times

Taylor Lorenz 3d ago

Surf combines Bluesky, Mastodon, RSS, and other content into customizable open feeds on the web. I’ve been using it and love it. Let’s bring back the open web! https://www.theverge.com/tech/905929/flipboard-surf-fediverse-launch

Flipboard just launched Surf, its new social app and feed reader

It’s a product of the social web, also known as the fediverse. The idea is to make it easy for anyone to curate the content they want, wherever it comes from.

The Verge

Taylor Lorenz 5d ago

Very eager to hear people’s thoughts on this video. I think he explains the issues with the left’s current rhetoric surrounding AI very well https://youtu.be/Z75hlhgchQ4?si=7IeYT_-864BrrpaU

The Left Has An AI Problem

YouTube

Taylor Lorenz 5d ago

"Technology, such as video games or social media, simply doesn’t influence dopamine receptors the way illicit substances do." https://www.realclearinvestigations.com/articles/2025/07/28/addiction_fiction_dopamine_is_not_why_kids_love_tiktok_1124276.html

Addiction Fiction: Dopamine Is Not Why Kids Love TikTok

Nowadays, it seems we can be addicted to anything – not just alcohol and drugs, but pornography, random Internet browsing, video games, and smartphones. Academic research papers have investigate

RealClearInvestigations

Taylor Lorenz 6d ago

RE: https://mastodon.social/@tiffanycli/116291084252862983

If there's one piece you read on this make it @mmasnick's excellent breakdown. I wish I could highlight every word, but setting up a system to circumvent Section 230 is not a good thing https://www.techdirt.com/2026/03/26/everyone-cheering-the-social-media-addiction-verdicts-against-meta-should-understand-what-theyre-actually-cheering-for/

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Taylor Lorenz 6d ago

@stefan thank you!! Stefan going to send you a DM but would love to chat for a few if you have time!

Taylor Lorenz 6d ago

I'm working on a YouTube mini series explaining the Fediverse!!

Who are the most knowledgeable people in this realm who I should definitely talk to?

What do you think is important to include in my series? I want to hear thoughts!!

Taylor Lorenz Mar 27

Starting my weekly Free Speech Friday livestream talking about the social media addiction trial, the White House app's data privacy nightmare, and more! Please come join in https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2II7Lp4hn3Y

Free Speech Friday: Social media "addiction" trial, the White House app and more

YouTube