Dan Frieth
Dan is interested in political policies around the world and how they impact internet users and creators. [email protected]
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How Medicare Records Become Training Data For Private AI
The most unsettling part is not that the data moves, but how many companies get to touch it.
West Virginia Law Shielding Officials’ Addresses Ruled Unconstitutional
The court found a privacy problem, then found the state’s solution too broad.
Florida Wants to Put an Age Gate on the Entire Internet
Florida banned kids under 14, took Meta to court, and went after ChatGPT. Now it wants the phone itself to check your age.
Democrats' Letter Presses Big Tech on 2026 Midterm Election Posts
The proposed solution is familiar: more moderation, more monitoring, and fewer places for ambiguity.
Meta Fined $25 Billion Over "Hate Speech" and Privacy Claims
The privacy scandal is familiar. The speech counts are where this case gets genuinely unsettling.
GRANITE Act Gains First House Cosponsor Against Censorship
Rep. Thomas Massie joins the GRANITE Act as its first House cosponsor.
Every Bad Idea Australia Ever Had About the Internet, Now in One Bill
A law sold as upstream prevention could send age checks, scanning, and speech controls downstream.
Florida’s Digital ID Checkpoint For Social Media Is Back In Force
Florida’s age gate now has a judicial green light, at least while the larger speech fight keeps moving.
States' OpenAI Lawsuits Seek Age Verification for All ChatGPT Users
Eight attorneys general have found a way to make the chatbot's privacy problem even more complicated.
Jury Convicts Blogger After Ohio Senator Reports Crude Political Joke
In Ohio, an insult aimed upward came back down as a criminal case.
CCDH Invokes Anti-SLAPP Law to Fend Off X Lawsuit
X wants its CCDH lawsuit revived. CCDH says it punishes speech. The irony is a group built on getting speech punished now claiming protection for its own.
Rand Paul Blocks Rushed Attempt To Pass KOSA Without A Vote
For a measure framed as child protection, KOSA spends an intriguing amount of time imagining an identity system.
