Techdirt guy. Writes about social media, copyright, free speech, content moderation, civil liberties and stuff like that. Once wrote a paper that may have helped inspire this service & now I'm on its board: https://bit.ly/protocolnotplatform
Of all the opinions to have, imagine thinking the one you need to share publicly is "NYC is better when there's garbage everywhere" and "having garbage bins will ruin the neighborhood and my psyche"
Neil Flanagan 🧱🗃️This is it boys, the platonic "New York can never get better" piece www.archpaper.com/2026/07/litt...
Notably, the Pirro filing claimed they were dropping the case *because* of new evidence provided by the Dept. of Interior that Burgum runs...
Helen KennedyOh my. Pirro v Burgum is on people. (Cannot see how they both stay in their jobs)
Pritzker has been told directly how this is a bad law that does real damage to kids, increases surveillance and is likely unconstitutional. He chose to sign it anyway because it'll give him headlines about protecting children and taking on big tech for his presidential run. A huge disappointment
Governor JB PritzkerWhen addictive social media feeds depend on keeping a child's attention at any cost, their well-being takes a back seat. Enough is enough — we’re requiring these companies to make social media safer for the future of Illinois.