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Regulatory capture is real, and it's happening in Canada. "This is what regulatory capture looks like. Since Ian Scott, a former Telus executive, took over as Chair of the CRTC, the Commission has become more and more Big Telecom friendly." action.openmedia.org…

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Australian Crime Commission: "Encryption and anonymising technologies have a valuable role in protecting the privacy and data of Australians." Also ACC: "Only criminals use encrypted communications." WTF? techdirt.com/article…

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WIRED Magazine just jumped the shark with a completely wrong-headed take on Section 230. It's a sad day for tech journalism. techdirt.com/article…

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As expected, Ajit Pai's reward for pushing industry agendas during his tenure as FCC chair is... cushy industry gigs. The revolving door between industry and government shows no signs of slowing down. techdirt.com/article…

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Michael Geist reports that hearings about Canada's Bill C-10 (the Broadcasting Act reform bill) have taken a dangerous turn, with a plan to extend regulation to ALL content on ALL services on the Internet. michaelgeist.ca/2021…

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Pity the people of Malaysia, who are saddled with the kind of government that would throw someone in prison for making a Spotify playlist. techdirt.com/article…

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Aging rock star Morrissey is the latest famous person to very publicly reveal his almost total ignorance of satire, lawsuits, and freedom of speech. techdirt.com/article…

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It's hard not to see this as symbolic: a climate change monitoring station in Cape Cod had to be abandoned because of rising sea levels and the resulting erosion. futurism.com/the-byt…

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The Free Software Foundation isn't backing down from its reinstatement of Richard Stallman. This will forever link the FSF with Stallman's abhorrent opinions about women. #disbandthefsf. zdnet.com/article/th…

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Howard Dean, speaking on behalf of big pharma, makes it clear: they want to maximize profits on COVID vaccines, regardless of the cost in lives. techdirt.com/article…

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