Regulating DAOs
“It’s a mistake to defend DAOs on the grounds that code is free speech. Some code is speech, but not all code is speech. And code can also directly affect the world.” #Crypto [Link]
Ben Werdmuller
Ben Werdmuller helps leaders at newsrooms, non-profits, and mission-driven organizations to navigate their biggest technology challenges.
Tarana Burke on #MeToo progress and reframing the future
“Ahead of next month’s midterms, she said she’s thinking more than ever about survivors as a key part of the electorate. They can be a powerful voting bloc that could help elect candidates focused on changing policy around sexual and gender-based violence.” #Society [Link]
Tucker Carlson’s strange rant about Fetterman shows how media fails
“Asking objective news reporters to be aware that a massive apparatus of disinformation is out there waiting to pounce on and exploit hazy reporting seems like the absolute minimum to expect.” #Media [Link]
No one is “non-technical”
“Likewise, constraining the word “technical” to refer only to “people who write code” serves to uphold a system in which benefits like compensation and prestige are distributed inequitably—regardless of the actual value of the various techniques being deployed.” #Business [Link]
Chivalry, by Neil Gaiman and Colleen Doran
A lovely little tale, rich with the best kind of British idiosyncrasy, and beautifully illustrated in watercolor. #Fiction [Link]
An Investor That Agreed to Back Elon Musk's Twitter Bid Wants Out
“"We're all trying to get out of it, to be honest," said Andrea Walne, a general partner at Manhattan Venture Partners.” #Business [Link]
Coin Center Says Biden Administration 'Criminalized' Open Source Code
““The Biden Administration criminalized the use of Tornado Cash, an open source software tool that helps Americans maintain their privacy while using cryptocurrency and related assets,” states the 36-page lawsuit.” I don’t agree that this has merit, but we’ll see where it goes. #Crypto [Link]
Women share stories in their own words, five years after #MeToo movement
“These women, regularly denied the chance to show their full selves and tell their own stories, do so here in their own words, navigating what it means to find safety and self in the face of widespread public attention, and criticism.” #Society [Link]
'Stop the steal' supporters train thousands of U.S. poll observers
"If these people show up to the polls with the intention of disrupting voting from taking place, then I can't imagine a worse threat to democracy than that.” #Democracy [Link]
When spyware turns phones into weapons
“In the long-term, journalists who feel threatened by an invisible enemy that could expose their sources and their private lives to public scrutiny may start to shy away from controversial investigations, curtailing their publications’ coverage, and dealing a blow to press freedom.” #Media [Link]
If Trump Runs Again, Do Not Cover Him the Same Way: A Journalist’s Manifesto
“We should be resolutely objective in the sense of seeking evidence and approaching subjects with an open mind. We should not, however, resort to taking everything down the middle, no matter what.” #Media [Link]
Animal populations experience average decline of almost 70% since 1970, report reveals
“The total loss is akin to the human population of Europe, the Americas, Africa, Oceania and China disappearing, according to the report.” #Climate [Link]