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How Brazil's experiment to fight fake news during the 2022 elections, giving a justice broad power to order social media content removal, led to the ban on X — To combat disinformation, Brazil gave one judge broad power to police the internet. Now, after he blocked X, some are wondering whether that was a good idea.
More: The Guardian, Know Your Meme, The Wrap, Agence France-Presse, Newser, Business Insider, The Gateway Pundit, and Notebookcheck
Threads: @digiphile, @lorakolodny, @technicallymims, @esqueer_, @digiphile, @karaswisher, @karaswisher, and @kateaconger. Mastodon: @juergen_hubert …
X: @cpoetzscher, @jeffreyatucker, and @lucasellernyc
| Associated Press: |
Brazil blocks X, following an order from Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes after Elon Musk refused to name a legal representative in the country — The blocking of social media platform X in Brazil divided users and politicians over the legitimacy of the ban, and many Brazilians …
More: Tara Tarakiyee, BBC, The Guardian, Fortune, The Hill, Bloomberg, Breitbart, DL News, Boston Herald, CBS News, Axios, Financial Express, Joe.My.God., The Rio Times, iPhone in Canada Blog, Times of India, Vulture, The Verge, Benzinga, Bloomberg, Bitcoin Insider, iThinkDifferent, Truthout, CNN, International Business Times, The Gateway Pundit, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, TIME, Raw Story, Android Headlines, Game Rant, Trying to make sense of Brazil, Associated Press, Digital Journal, Tech Xplore, Agence France-Presse, American Greatness, Cointelegraph, Reuters, Coinpedia Fintech News, Deadline, DevX, CNBC, Washington Examiner, The Desk, SlashGear, Cryptopolitan, The Independent, Mashable, The Crypto Times, Fox Business, CoinGape, DNyuz, TechCrunch, Metro.co.uk, The Sun, Human Events, Tech Policy Press, The Japan Times, The National Pulse, The American Conservative, The Atlantic, and Know Your Meme
Threads: @gergelyorosz_, @larakate14, @lorakolodny, @andrealessi, @the.morning.constitutional, @lorakolodny, @quillmatiq, @johannes.ernst, and @crumbler. Mastodon: @chartier@toot.cafe. Bluesky: @bsky.app
X: @elonmusk, @iohk_charles, @elonmusk, @elonmusk, @zanfa, @carnage4life, @tedcruz, @pedrohcgs, @ballouxfrancois, @brendancarrfcc, @ballouxfrancois, @prestonjbyrne, @luke_metro, @elonmusk, @marionawfal, @ggreenwald, @noahpinion, @ggreenwald, @willoremus, @elonmusk, @albertwenger, @binarybits, @prestonjbyrne, @matthiasellis, @zedonarrival, @brendancarrfcc, @davidmackau, @adamscochran, @shaunmmaguire, @shaunmmaguire, @shaunmmaguire, @ianbremmer, @bluesky, @chrchristensen, @chrchristensen, @brndxix, @chrchristensen, @bluesky, @notgwendalupe, @lindayax, @timsweeneyepic, @elonmusk, @elonmusk, @mikeisaac, @jihoz_axie, @x, @djrothkopf, @levelsio, and @willguyatt
| New York Times: |
Bluesky reports a record spike in usage as many X users in Brazil move to Bluesky and Threads; Brazil is X's fifth-largest international market, with 20M+ users — The platform went dark across Brazil on Saturday, sending online commentators to new digital town squares.
More: TechCrunch and Associated Press
Threads: @the.brain.worm, @alfredo_liberal, @lindadominguez637, @goldengateblond, @irishpolyglot, @wolfgangbremer, @mediumboi, @maureenhastings4, @technicallymims, and @tedunderwoodillinois
Bluesky: @bsky.app, @mmasnick.bsky.social, @pfrazee.com, @rincewind.run, @darthputinkgb.bsky.social, @pfrazee.com, @colormints.bsky.social, @why.bsky.team, @treacherous.tech, @bsky.app, @tomphillips.bsky.social, @lolennui.bsky.social, @robpegoraro.com, @samuel.bsky.team, @rudyfraser.com, @andylevy.net, @mackuba.eu, @mynintendonews.bsky.social, @thorgisarcade.bsky.social, @thedamnthinguy.com, @eikofried.bsky.social, @mackuba.eu, and @chadbourn.bsky.social
Forums: Hacker News and r/Twitter
| Nick Burns / Americas Quarterly: |
A profile of Alexandre de Moraes as even some supporters wonder if the Brazilian Supreme Court judge has become too powerful and gone too far by banning X — An escalating clash with Elon Musk and damaging revelations in the press are intensifying a long-running debate about whether Alexandre de Moraes is too powerful.| New York Times: |
Brazilian judge amends his order, no longer requiring Apple and Google to prevent downloads of X's app; those using a VPN to access X still face a ~$9K/day fine — The social network will go dark in the nation of 200 million, the result of an escalating fight between Elon Musk and a Brazilian judge over what can be said online.
More: Techdirt, Taylor Lorenz's Newsletter, Financial Times, The Verge, Capital Brief, Reuters, DOWNWITHTYRANNY!, The Guardian, UPROXX, spiked, CoinGape, Awful Announcing, NBCSports.com, Trying to make sense of Brazil, AV Club, RedState, The Information, Engadget, Fortune, Washington Examiner, The Hill, CoinDesk, Mediaite, Daily Sabah, DNyuz, Futurism, and The Daily Caller
Threads: @celozaga and @lorakolodny
Mastodon: @igb@mastodon.hccp.org and @Kierkegaanks@beige.party
Bluesky: @kenwhite.bsky.social, @cathygellis.bsky.social, @mmasnick.bsky.social, @jasonycw.github.io, @lorak.bsky.social, @lorak.bsky.social, @lorak.bsky.social, @lorak.bsky.social, @kenwhite.bsky.social, @mmasnick.bsky.social, and @sarahemclaugh.bsky.social
X: @alexandrefiles, @mysk_co, @george_chen, @sallymayweather, @yashar, @ggreenwald, @marionawfal, @chrispavlovski, @mysk_co, @ggreenwald, @ggreenwald, @timsweeneyepic, @brucedaisley, @elonmusk, @chrispavlovski, @cb_doge, @marionawfal, and @ggreenwald. LinkedIn: Glendon Mellow
Forums: Hacker News, r/BlueskySocial, and r/inthenews
| Mike Masnick / Techdirt: |
More: Fox Business, methodshop, Neowin, Benzinga, NBC News, DNyuz, The Gateway Pundit, The US Sun, and Semafor
Threads: @renee.diresta, @motorcityadam, and @carnage4life
Mastodon: @alexwild@mastodon.online and @dagb@snabelen.no
| Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: |
A look at Apple's strategy to keep retiring execs involved in a reduced role; sources: M4 Mac mini will have 5 USB-C ports, internal power supply, and no USB-A — Apple's succession strategy has come into focus with the upcoming exit of its chief financial officer.
More: The Verge, MacRumors, Engadget, 9to5Mac, Android Authority, Appleosophy, PhoneArena, AppleInsider, MacRumors, Patently Apple, iClarified, iMore, Cult of Mac, Notebookcheck, The Apple Post, Tom's Guide, and XDA Developers
Forums: r/apple and MacRumors Forums
| Mishaal Rahman / Android Authority: |
In a lawsuit, OSOM's ex-chief privacy officer alleges that the CEO of the smartphone startup misused funds to pay for his racing hobby and lavish lifestyle — Lawsuit alleges that OSOM's founder misused company funds to pay for Lamborghinis and his racing hobby
More: Android Headlines, TechSpot, TalkAndroid.com, Android Police, The Verge, and Notebookcheck
| Taylor Soper / GeekWire: |
Amazon hires the founders of industrial robot maker Covariant and ~25% of its staff, and signs a non-exclusive license to Covariant's robotic foundation models — Amazon is hiring three of the founders from Covariant, a Bay Area startup that develops AI for advanced warehouse robotics systems.
More: About Amazon, TechCrunch, The Decoder, Bloomberg, The Information, and Covariant
X: @zck, @8teapi, @peterhndrsn, @keerthanpg, and @jason
| Gabriel Stargardter / Reuters: |
A look at France's J3 cybercrime unit behind Sky ECC and Encrochat prosecutions, which now leads the case against Telegram's Pavel Durov — The investigation into Telegram boss Pavel Durov that has fired a warning shot to global tech titans was started by a small cybercrime unit within … | Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: |
A look at NightCafe, a bootstrapped generative art marketplace with 25M users who created ~1B images; source: it has $4M annualized revenue with a ~50% margin — The OG of image generation is a success, minus some moderation challenges — Elle Russell, co-founder of Cairns …
Threads: @dsilverman
| Teresa Xie / Bloomberg: |
A look at the surge of interest-based sites as users grow weary of big platforms; MAUs for Letterboxd, Strava, and AllTrails grew 55%, 20%, and 10% YoY in H1 — - Biking, reading and dining apps draw users seeking connection — Niche apps take hold as alternative to larger online platforms| Eric Newcomer / Newcomer: |
A look at the farcical situation at Bolt as it insists in a letter that Silverbear is on the hook to invest $200M; source: Bolt lost $310M on $27M 2023 revenue — I've got the company's financial performance, a letter to investors, and a statement from Ashesh Shah at The London Fund.Sponsor Posts
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