The Metaverse Is Already Here
It’s fair to say that reality has a lot of problems. War. Famine. Disease. Taxes. Unwanted accumulations of pet hair. But if you look at the world through the eyes …
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Brickbat: You Hockey Puck
The Japanese legislature has increased the penalty for insulting someone online. Those found guilty of violating the law face up to one year in prison or a fine of up …
Senators Want To Control Google Search Results About Abortion
Democrats ask Google to “limit the appearance” of anti-abortion clinic results. It would be good if people searching Google for information on abortion were presented with the most relevant and …
Trade Associations, Chamber of Commerce Warn of Danger in Data Privacy Bill
U.S. lawmakers on Tuesday held a hearing on a bipartisan data privacy bill known as the American Data Privacy and Protection Act (ADPPA). While the broad contours of the bill …
Do We Really Need 100 Different Federal Programs To Fund Broadband?
President Joe Biden’s bipartisan infrastructure bill apportioned $1.2 trillion for such projects as roads, bridges, and airports. But it also designated $65 billion “to help ensure that every American has …
Republicans Defend Texas Social Media Law—and Compelled Speech
A blatantly unconstitutional Texas social media law can start being enforced unless the Supreme Court steps in. The law was blocked by a U.S. district court last year after internet …
New York’s Governor Wants to ‘Silence’ Constitutionally Protected Speech
When politicians echo Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes’ famous observation about “falsely shouting fire in a theatre,” it typically means they are trying to justify unconstitutional speech restrictions. So it was …
Brickbat: You Didn’t Learn That Here
The Louisiana state Senate Education Committee has approved a bill barring students from accessing pornography or sexually explicit material on public university WiFi or internet services. State Sen. Beth Mizell, …
Good News, Bad News April 28, 2022: Is Elon Musk Batman? and Other Important Questions
The GNBN crew discusses Elon Musk’s recent bid to acquire Twitter and make it a private company, and the spat between the state of Florida and Disney over their “activist” …
Aella: Libertarian Sex Worker Turned Data Scientist
Meet Aella, the daughter of evangelical Christians from Idaho who were so poor they couldn’t always put food on the table. A former factory worker who never graduated college, she became …