Jason Kint

"European journalism and democracy are at stake."

>70 press freedom orgs, businesses, think tanks, urging
@vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu and @teresaribera.ec.europa.eu
to reject Google’s bid to keep its monopoly grip on Europe's €120bn adtech market--and break it up.

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Meta used National PTA to promote child safety efforts, report finds A report alleges the National PTA's relationship with Meta "gives a sheen of expert approval" to the company's "efforts to keep young users" on its platforms.

🧾 ICYMI: Another example of Big Tech co-opting the National Parent Teacher Association (PTA) to launder their talking points, and whitewash the damage Meta and TikTok products are causing to a generation of children and teens.
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And here's a new entry from MEP @alexandrageese.bsky.social: bsky.app/profile/just...

Important PSA from incoming NYC mayor.

The EU’s Fine Against X is Not About Speech or ‘Censorship’ | TechPolicy.Press The €120 million fine under the Digital Services Act is just the EU enforcing some normal, boring requirements of its law, writes Stanford's Daphne Keller.

3/ Don't let anyone — not even the US Secretary of State — tell you that the European Commission's €120 million enforcement against Elon Musk’s X under the Digital Service Act is about censorship, writes Daphne Keller. It’s just the EU enforcing some normal, boring requirements of its law, she says.

Brussels Fines Musk’s X €120M, Firing Shot in Transatlantic Tech Showdown

🧵 of reporting and perspective on @techpolicypress.bsky.social today on the EU's enforcement action against Elon Musk’s X, with items from @ramshajahangir.bsky.social, @dwj88.bsky.social, @viacristiano.bsky.social, and @daphnek.bsky.social.

Scene after Russian strike on Ukrainian bus was all "mud, dust, blood, crying and bodies," prosecutor says Ukrainians live in fear of Russian attacks. In one of the war's deadliest attacks, a missile destroyed a city bus in Sumy traveling between a university, the mall and the airport.

Russia's bombardment of Ukrainian cities is relentless as Vladimir Putin tries to plunge civilians into a winter of cold and darkness. cbsn.ws/48BMIST

United States Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit This is the official YouTube Channel for the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. For more information regarding the Court's oral arguments, please visit our web site.

The DC Court of Appeals streams the arguments live. Today’s session starts at 9:30am. Please share with friends. #HoldTheLine #DefendPressFreedom 3/3 www.youtube.com/@USCourtsCAD...

AP is back in Court 9:30a. Describing the threats as “more evident since we first took this case to court.”

“All this makes it as important as it has ever been to be clear about the role of the press in a democracy and what exactly is at stake.” 2/3 apnews.com/article/asso...

“This is not a controversial idea.

Yet this foundational American freedom remains under
threat.

It's why AP took a stand nine months ago when the government blocked us from covering presidential events because of what we call a body of water.” 1/3

Pasting for no particular reason.

Scams undermine democracies and free enterprise by eroding general mutual trust. Meta’s business model incentivizes people to financially exploit each other.

Seven years in, ten days from trial, Facebook buys more time yet again. You guessed it. Government shutdown delays highly sensitive trial.

Governor Newsom signs data privacy bills to protect tech users | Governor of California

It’s part of a number of bills he signed into law. Incredible leadership at the state level. And they took care to make certain it only simplifies the flipping of the switch to stop properly defined tracking (already in CA law). 2/2 www.gov.ca.gov/2025/10/08/g...

Amazing. I am going to tip my hat right now to Governor @governor.ca.gov He stood up to Google and powerful supporters of surveillance capitalism. He has signed into law a smart way to enable their state’s strong consumer privacy rights in a simple, smart way. More of this elsewhere. 🙏 1/2

Two minutes worth your time on a very important issue to the economy and democracy. It asks to hold the line on accountability so that Amazon, Google, Meta, Apple can’t abuse their market power to break the law. @dcnorg.bsky.social was proud to sign on to the letter.

Facebook advertising chief worried about whether it overstated audience Carolyn Everson’s emails in long-running lawsuit say social network should ‘prepare for worst’

Here is a news report from early on before Facebook sent it all the way up the appellate chain and back again to delay and deflect. 3/3 on.ft.com/3WkIiK2

The Court snaps back at the suggestion the jury verdict in the Flo lawsuit had any jurors who were "irrationally crazed in their hatred of Meta." 2/3 storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Amazing. Facebook trial is in two weeks for allegedly inflating its potential reach metrics and their attorneys admit to being concerned "that Meta is a widely hated and viled company" so jurors need to be screened for their hatred. Especially towards Mark Zuckerberg. 1/3

They shouldn't feel comfortable given Chhabria's essentially opposite ruling. But hell, if they wanna dig their own graves even more blatantly and faster... bsky.app/profile/kint...

Yes. Not a big deal. Not a language actually used for anything being discussed either which is all in Java, JavaScript, and probably some python.

They’re doing super well actually. This is sort irrelevant chatter.

Are you talking about DOJ? I strongly disagree. They were disciplined in bringing the lawsuit, entirely up on the business and issues and are doing super well.

Cringe moment from yesterday for me in US v Google was when Google’s attorney referenced a programming language (C#) as “C number sign” and then DOJ said “C hashtag” and the expert witness rightly jumped in respectfully and said “C sharp.”

ps that was a true story. Every detail. #Holdtheline.

The cameras were for upstairs. A grand jury was minutes away from indicting former FBI Director Jim Comey at Trump's command.
History split: one story ignored, another consuming all attention. Without realization of how unchecked monopoly power tears at all our institutions. 3/3

As we push open the doors, a sea of cameras point our way. But they’re not for them. Certainly not for me.
Ironically, the remedies in this landmark case after multiple federal courts say Google rigged distribution and funding of the world’s media - barely make the news. 2/3

Scene: I walk out of the Albert V. Bryan Courthouse next to two of the world’s top antitrust lawyers defending Google. Me? Seeking justice.

Both had left storied firm Paul Weiss only months ago after its settlement under heavy pressure from a flexing White House. 1/3

20 seconds. The New York Times Daily this morning ends with the most important warning in this moment…by Pulitzer-prize winning reporter, Devlin Barrett. Highly recommend the entire episode, linked here. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/26/p...

AI at a Crossroads: A Nationwide Strategy or Californication? YouTube video by House Judiciary GOP

📺 HAPPENING NOW: House Judiciary Republicans come out the gate with unequivocal support for a sweeping, broad AI moratorium, which will repeal laws protect kids and make CSAM illegal in states like in states like Alabama, Arizona, California, and more.