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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
New York, Aug. 12, 2026 — President Donald Trump’s scheme to charge $100,000 per month for advance access to official government announcements on Truth Social violates the First and Fifth amendments to the Constitution, according to a lawsuit filed today in federal court by Freedom of the Press Foundation (FPF) and The Intercept.
The plaintiffs — represented by Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW), Yale Law School’s Media Freedom and Information Access Clinic, the Public Integrity Project, and Altshuler Berzon LLP — are asking the court to bar Trump and White House employees from carrying out this unconstitutional plan.
In 2021, Trump launched Trump Media & Technology Group. In 2022, Trump Media released Truth Social, a social media platform over which Trump could exercise complete control. Since returning to office, Trump has used his Truth Social account as his primary means of communicating with the public and making official announcements, encompassing everything from agency appointments and firings to military actions and foreign policy.
Last month, the CEO of Truth Social’s parent company announced Truth API, a service that would provide investors early access to “market-moving” messages from the president and other officials on the platform for up to $100,000 per month. At the same time, its CEO announced that the company would take steps to stop users from systematically gathering posts from the platform. Truth API launched Aug. 1 and has already signed up 10 customers.
Granting preferential access to Trump’s public statements to paid subscribers violates the First Amendment, which guarantees Americans equal access to the president’s public announcements. The Fifth Amendment prohibits the government from imposing extortionate or unreasonable conditions on the availability of government benefits.
“A president selling priority access to news he himself generates for the benefit of a private company he controls is so blatantly corrupt and unconstitutional that it would have been hard to even fathom just a few years ago,” said FPF Chief of Advocacy Seth Stern. “Trump’s crooked scheme is particularly outrageous because, as documented by our Trump Anti-Press Social Media Tracker, he frequently uses his Truth Social account to berate journalists and even to announce his plans to sue them and criminally investigate them. Then, he makes them wait in line behind paying customers to find out about it unless they’re willing to subsidize the platform he uses to attack them. This brazen grift targets not only the markets but the First Amendment. It cannot stand.”
“Nothing could be more antithetical to the free, independent press than the president charging for early access to his public announcements,” said The Intercept’s Chief Legal Officer David Bralow. “Through this litigation, The Intercept and its journalists are proud to hold the line on a fundamental proposition: Public information belongs to the public.”
Beyond the constitutional violations inherent in Truth API, the scheme is also a money-making opportunity for Trump. Trump owns the largest stake in Trump Media through The Donald J. Trump Revocable Trust, which holds approximately 41.43% of Trump Media’s shares, collectively worth more than $1 billion. He is the sole beneficiary of the trust.
“President Trump trampling on the Constitution for the sake of his personal profiteering is nothing new, but this latest scheme is obscene,” said CREW Chief Counsel Nikhel Sus. “All Americans are entitled to timely access to their president’s public statements, not just those willing to pay the president’s company $100,000 a month. We are proud to represent our clients in their effort to end this corrupt and unconstitutional scheme.”
“American democracy cannot exist without a free press and an informed public,” said Stacy Livingston, clinical lecturer in law at Yale Law School. “Since his first term, President Trump has sought to undermine basic constitutional rights that protect those preconditions for democratic governance, and Truth API marks his most self-serving attempt to date. We are bringing this suit to ensure it won’t succeed.”
“President Trump’s attempt to monetize his public statements is about as blatant as a constitutional violation can get,” said Public Integrity Project CEO Brendan Ballou. “The president’s public statements are for the public, not a wealthy few. Our democracy depends on upholding the Constitution and enjoining Trump’s corrupt scheme.”
“The First Amendment is not up for debate, and the president cannot sweep it to the side,” said B.J. Chisholm, managing partner, Altshuler Berzon LLP. “It is a privilege to represent our clients and defend their constitutional rights.”
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"Es ist sehr schwierig zu behaupten, dass man mehr Befugnisse braucht, aber all die Risiken, die damit einhergehen, die wird man schon bewältigen." - @annskaja hat mit dem Deutschlandfunk über die geplante Geheimdienstreform der Bundesregierung gesprochen.
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Geheimdienstreform: Wo bleibt der Quellenschutz für Medienschaffende? Interview mit Anna Biselli, Co-Chefredakteurin bei netzpolitik.orgDeutschlandfunk
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Die Bundesregierung strukturiert die Arbeit des Verfassungschutzes und des BND grundlegend neu. Ihren heute beschlossenen Gesetzentwurf sieht sie als „absoluten Meilenstein der deutschen Sicherheitsarchitektur“. Tatsächlich ist er geschichtsvergessen und eine Bedrohung für die Grundrechte aller. Ein Kommentar.
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Bundesnachrichtendienst und Verfassungsschutz sollen „echte“ Geheimdienste werden, sagt Innenminister Dobrindt.Anna Biselli (netzpolitik.org)
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"Ein Rechtsstaat zeichnet sich nicht dadurch aus, dass er jede Krise zum Anlass nimmt, neue Befugnisse anzuhäufen. Er zeichnet sich dadurch aus, dass er gerade im Krisenmodus Grenzen wahrt. Bürger*innenrechte sind kein Luxus für ruhige Zeiten. Ihr Sinn besteht gerade darin, staatliche Macht auch dann zu binden, wenn Angst, Unsicherheit und politischer Handlungsdruck am größten sind."
Jan Köstering (Die Linke)
Rote Hilfe Zeitung 2/2026 S. 46
Geheimdienstreform: Geschichtsvergessen und gefährlich
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X, Mastodon und Bluesky: Was Aufmerksamkeit wert ist
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Nur in Großbuchstaben schreiben, sachlich argumentieren oder auf die Tränendrüse drücken? Auf X, Mastodon und Bluesky bekommen Nutzende auf ganz unterschiedliche Weise Aufmerksamkeit. Aber ein bisschen toxisches Verhalten kommt überall an.
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Wer Lust auf einen Long Read hat und ein bißchen Interesse an realen Einsatzmöglichkeiten von KI und wie unser Bundesdigitalminister das mit seinem Stab in Zusammenarbeit mit PWC gerade versemmelt, dem empfehle ich zuerst das Interview und dann auf jeden Fall den Beitrag bei Reddit (Edit: anderer Urheber) safereddit.com/r/KI_de/comment…
In den Kommentaren ist auch noch ein Link auf die Projektseite bei PWC. #AUFKEINENFALL vorher lesen, dass würde euer Gehirn sprengen.
View on Redlib, an alternative private front-end to Reddit.safereddit.com
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Während die Landschaften um uns herum völlig austrocknen, der Wasserstand vieler Flüsse massiv sinkt und die #Dürre allseits um sich greift, plant die #Bundesregierung eine Verdopplung der Unmengen an Wasser schluckenden #Rechenzentren. Wohin das führen wird, kann sich jeder leicht ausrechnen - nur die Regierung selbst behauptet nichts Genaues zu wissen. Das passt leider nur zu gut ins Bild.
#informationsfreiheit #IFG #wassermangel #wassernotstand #trockenheit #KI
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Die Bundesregierung möchte im globalen KI-Wettlauf mithalten und die Kapazitäten von deutschen Rechenzentren mindestens verdoppeln. Welche Folgen das auf den Wasserverbrauch hat, weiß sie offenbar nicht.Ingo Dachwitz (netzpolitik.org)
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☕ CYBERBRIEFING — Mercoledì 12 agosto 2026
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☕ CYBERBRIEFING — Mercoledì 12 agosto 2026 Il tuo riassunto quotidiano di cybersecurity da leggere con il caffè. 🔴 IN PRIMO PIANO Il Patch Tuesday di Microsoft di agosto ha corretto 421 vulnerabilità,…Il Punto Cyber
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Bundesdigitalminister Karsten Wildberger ist überzeugt, dass die hauseigene KI-Software „Spark Workflow“ Verwaltungsprozesse deutlich beschleunigen wird. Doch noch seien etliche Fragen offen, die auch der Minister nicht beantworte, sagt Digitalexperte Stefan @stk Kaufmann. Er plädiert für einen alternativen Ansatz, um die Verwaltung zu modernisieren.
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was mich bissle irritiert hat, ist dieser Absatz:
> Stefan Kaufmann: Ja, wenn man aber bei Spark Workflow schon diesen Schritt geht, könnte man noch einen Schritt weitergehen: nämlich die Anträge so gestalten, dass sie direkt in Markdown vorliegen. Damit könnte man auf Sprachmodelle verzichten und hätte einen Schritt hin zu einer verlässlichen und schnell verfügbaren Datenbasis zurückgelegt.
Warum sollte ich meine Antragsdaten in einem unstrukturierten Textformat wie MD haben wollen?
KI-Sprachmodelle für die Verwaltung: „Das sind Annahmen, die sich schwer belegen lassen“
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Heute soll die #Geheimdienstreform zu #BND und #BfV durchs Kabinett gehen.
Bei uns findet ihr viele Einordnungen zu dem Gesetzentwurf - auch abseits der spektakulären Schlagzeilen über "echte" und "entfesselte" #Geheimdienste
💡 Unsere erste Einordnung: netzpolitik.org/2026/geheimdie…
🧐 Verdächtige Leerstelle bei Datenkäufen #ADINT: netzpolitik.org/2026/aufruestu…
📬 Kommentar von @ulrichkelber: netzpolitik.org/2026/geheimdie…
... weiter im nächsten Post ...
Die Bundesregierung will den Geheimdiensten neue Befugnisse im bisher beispiellosen Ausmaß geben. Zugleich schwächt sie Betroffenenrechte, unabhängige Aufsicht und Möglichkeiten für Transparenz.Gastbeitrag (netzpolitik.org)
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Gutachten des Bundestages: Haber-Verfahren verstößt gegen Grundrechte
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Mehr als 1200 Organisationen und Projekte hat die Bundesregierung in den vergangenen Jahren heimlich vom Verfassungsschutz durchleuchten lassen. Ein Gutachten des Bundestages kommt nun zu dem Schluss: Das Vorgehen ist mit dem Grundgesetz nicht vereinbar.
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Ein Werkzeug namens #Webloc kann Menschen mit Daten aus dem Werbe-Tracking teils metergenau orten und verfolgen. Bislang war nur bekannt, dass staatliche Stellen das nutzen. Jetzt zeigen Recherchen: Die Technologie wird offenbar auch Unternehmen angeboten.
Dahinter steckt eine brisante Ausweitung der globalen Überwachung mit vermeintlich harmlosen Werbedaten.
#ADINT #databroker #databrokerfiles
💬 mit Einschätzung @wchr
📌 zuerst berichtet hat @mediapart
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Ein Werkzeug namens Webloc kann Menschen mit Daten aus dem Werbe-Tracking teils metergenau orten und verfolgen. Bislang war nur bekannt, dass staatliche Stellen das nutzen.Sebastian Meineck (netzpolitik.org)
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Ein Werkzeug namens Webloc kann Menschen mit Daten aus dem Werbe-Tracking teils metergenau orten und verfolgen. Bislang war nur bekannt, dass staatliche Stellen das nutzen. Jetzt zeigen Recherchen: Die Technologie wird offenbar auch Unternehmen angeboten.
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Meine Strategie: Standortbestimmung, W-LAN und mobile Datenübertragung unterwegs nur dann aktivieren, wenn es wirklich gebraucht wird.
Dann kann man sich unterwegs natürlich nicht mehr das Hirn mit TikTok toasten. Ist aber vielleicht auch gar nicht so verkehrt, wenn man seinen Mitmenschen, auch wenn man sie nichtr kennt, mal wieder ins Gesicht schaut.
Angebot an LVMH: Gefährliches Überwachungs-Werkzeug breitet sich aus
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✨ Tczew sotto attacco (di nuovo): dentro la campagna filorussa che sabota le centrali polacche
#CyberSecurity
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✨ StormEncryptor: come l’ex affiliato Medusa Storm-1175 ha trasformato N-central in un launchpad ransomware
#CyberSecurity
insicurezzadigitale.com/storme…
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Microsoft Sentinel: le Detections-as-Code portano il GitOps nel SOC
#tech
spcnet.it/microsoft-sentinel-l…
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Entra ID: l’operatore MemberOf va in pensione il 3 novembre 2026, ecco come prepararsi
#tech
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CISA has added an unauthenticated command injection vulnerability in Progress LoadMaster and ADC appliances, tracked as CVE-2026-8037, to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog after security researchers observed active scanning and exploitation…dark6 (Secure Bulletin)
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Attacchi CSS contro le webmail: come Outlook, Gmail e Yahoo possono essere aggirati per rubare password e token
#tech
spcnet.it/__trashed-7/
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A joint advisory from the FBI, CISA, NSA, and South Korean authorities warns that the Gunra ransomware operation is exploiting known Fortinet VPN flaws to sidestep multi-factor authentication and steal enterprise data before encrypting networks.dark6 (Secure Bulletin)
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CVE-2026-9198: Langflow sotto attacco attivo, ecco perché aggiornare subito
#tech
spcnet.it/cve-2026-9198-langfl…
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Security researchers at SpecterOps have detailed a family of attacks called Pass-the-Passkey that exploit how Windows 11 logged WebAuthn authentication data and how Microsoft Entra ID validated it, letting attackers replay captured assertions to impe…dark6 (Secure Bulletin)
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A critical privilege escalation vulnerability in Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management, tracked as CVE-2026-10090 and rated 9.dark6 (Secure Bulletin)
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Windows Server 2016: gli Extended Security Updates via Azure Arc sono ora GA
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В России появился показательный пример того, о чём Пиратская партия России говорит уже много лет: авторское право в его нынешнем виде может использоваться как инструмент давления на оппонентов. Только в этот раз такая практика вышла на государственный уровень.
10 августа Верховный суд удовлетворил иск партии «Родина» и отменил регистрацию федерального списка партии «Яблоко». Среди претензий, рассмотренных судом, были использование фотографий и кадров из произведений, цитирование известных текстов, публикация материалов опросов, изображения, созданные с помощью ChatGPT, а также утверждение о заимствовании партийного логотипа. Одним из наиболее примечательных эпизодов стала фотография последствий атомной бомбардировки Хиросимы, права на которую, согласно доводам истца, принадлежат американскому Министерству обороны.
Партия «Родина», выступающая с патриотической и антизападной риторикой, в рамках этого дела добивалась защиты предполагаемых авторских прав американского государственного ведомства, а также прав иностранных правообладателей. Среди спорных материалов фигурировали и материалы американской OpenAI. То есть в борьбе с российским политическим конкурентом российская партия использовала в суде, в частности, аргументы в защиту интеллектуальных прав американских структур и компаний.
Пиратская партия России считает этот прецедент опасным, но закономерным. Мы выступаем за авторское право, которое защищает интересы авторов и общества, а не так называемых правообладателей. Авторское право не должно превращаться в политический ценз, а спор об использовании фотографии или цитаты — в способ лишить граждан права голосовать за выбранную ими политическую силу.
Особенно цинично, что решение об исключении партии из выборов принимает верховный суд в споре, инициированном её политическим конкурентом.
Политическая конкуренция в устаревшей представительной системе предполагает возможность конкурировать программами, идеями и убеждением граждан. Если же конкурента можно убрать из бюллетеня через набор юридических претензий, то конкурировать с ним становится значительно проще.
Пиратская партия России не считает это нормальным состоянием. Мы продолжаем последовательно выступать за свободу слова, свободный обмен информацией, политический плюрализм и прямую электронную демократию, при которой окончательное решение о том, что происходит в стране, принимают граждане, а не суды, чиновники, политические конкуренты или лоббисты правообладателей.
Сообщение Заявление Пиратской партии России о решении Верховного суда по делу «Яблока» появились сначала на Пиратская партия России | PPRU.
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Geheimdienstreform: „Der Schutz von Journalist:innen wird systematisch abgebaut“
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Die deutschen #Geheimdienste sollen neue Regeln bekommen. Das wirkt sich auch auf die Arbeit von Journalist:innen in Deutschland und im Ausland aus. Maximilian Jung von Reporter ohne Grenzen erklärt im Interview, warum der #BND Medienschaffende künftig leichter überwachen könnte und was das mit #Pressefreiheit zu tun hat.
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Die deutschen Geheimdienste sollen neue Regeln bekommen. Das wirkt sich auch auf die Arbeit von Journalist:innen in Deutschland und im Ausland aus.Anna Biselli (netzpolitik.org)
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☕ CYBERBRIEFING MATTUTINO — Martedì 11 agosto 2026
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☕ CYBERBRIEFING MATTUTINO — Martedì 11 agosto 2026 Il tuo riassunto quotidiano di cybersecurity da leggere con il caffè. 🔴 IN PRIMO PIANO Le Gallerie degli Uffizi di Firenze sono finite nel mirino di …Il Punto Cyber
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Every Thursday of the week, Bastian’s Night is broadcast from 21:30 CEST/DST.
Bastian’s Night is a live talk show in German with lots of music, a weekly round-up of news from around the world, and a glimpse into the host’s crazy week in the pirate movement.
If you want to read more about @BastianBB: –> This way
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KI und Rechenzentren verbrauchen nicht nur sehr viel Strom, sondern auch richtig viel Wasser.
Aber warum eigentlich? Wie viel genau? Und ist das ein Problem? Das erkläre ich in unserem neuen FAQ.
Spoiler: Verlässliche Zahlen zum Verbrauch gibt es nicht, weder für einzelne KI-Modelle noch insgesamt. Aber es gibt Schätzungen, die es in sich haben.
Was wir wissen: Allein Googles Wasserverbrauch hat sich in den letzten 5 Jahren fast verdreifacht, auf 41 Milliarden Liter.
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Künstliche Intelligenz und Rechenzentren brauchen nicht nur sehr viel Strom, sondern auch gigantische Mengen Wasser.Ingo Dachwitz (netzpolitik.org)
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ICYMI
Arizona – The AZPP IT Committee didn’t meet this week but continues working on PayloadCMS, and the team recruited more members to become pirates. On outreach, Devon’s contacts in Phoenix and with Navajo Nation presidential candidate Andrew Curly have both gone unanswered; Devon has paused further Navajo Nation outreach for now, citing distrust, and plans to explore other tribal nations instead.
In a special election, Magnolia Carswell was promoted from PR/Media Director to First Officer (the AZPP’s vice-chair). On the Game Night front, Twitch is processing our approval and it’s just a matter of time. The Write-In Campaign is now official, and the group discussed yard signs and video ads. The sign designs got chaotic with meme concepts, so the decision was pushed to next meeting, and DIY cost-saving ideas and potential ad video sources (like No Kings Day speech footage or new original content) were also discussed.
Finally, the Cash Bail Reform plank was tabled for a future meeting, and the group discussed potential Phoenix events to participate in, with a shortlist identified and a final decision expected next meeting.
Endorsements – The decision was unanimously made to rescind and retract the endorsement of Jacob Anders for TN-04. The decision was made upon questions of background and campaign comportment. A decision to form a vetting committee was established. More information pertaining to the reversal can be found here.
Florida – The FLPP will have a meeting Saturday August 15th. All interested Floridians are invited to attend. Join the Florida Pirate Party Discord server for more info!
Illinois – The next ILPP meeting will take place August 16th at 7pmCT. The candidacy for Midlothian’s village board of trustees is still planned, with candidate announcements on the Facebook page and Illinois Pirate Party websites planned in the coming weeks.
Pennsylvania – As reported last week, the Drew Bingaman campaign did not meet the signature requirements before the deadline and thus will not appear on the ballot during the 2026 election cycle. We are incredibly proud of Drew for his campaign, and note that we do not achieve electoral success without moments of heartbreak along the way. We will continue to support Drew in all his future endeavors.
Pirate National Conference – Locations for the 2027 (and beyond) Pirate National Conference were discussed, with momentum seemingly on the side of Baltimore, Mobile and Tucson. Nothing is yet set in stone, and a form that would answer logistical questions about each potential host city is in the works.
Platform – The platform committee presented a proposal for discussion and consideration on an update to our Foreign Policy platform. The proposal featured more concrete plans of action, and expanded upon our currently existing positions of Pan-Americanism and Self-Determination.
That’s everything from August 9th. A nearly two hour meeting, you can catch up on all the happenings here.
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Columbia University’s student journalists will return next month to a campus very different from the one I began covering just a few years ago. During my time as an undergraduate, my class witnessed sustained protest movements, an escalating institutional response, and growing uncertainty around the boundaries of free speech and press.
Student journalists at Columbia are now well aware that their coverage may land them in bureaucratic hot water. In the aftermath of the 2024 student encampment in protest of Israel’s actions in Gaza, student journalist Lara-Nour Walton was investigated for her on-scene reporting, as she detailed in The New Arab. She was contacted by Omar Torres from the consulting firm Grand River Solutions, which Columbia seemingly contracted to facilitate disciplinary investigations. The charges were dropped right before her investigative hearing.
In May 2025, after covering a pro-Palestinian protest at Columbia’s Butler Library, I was placed on interim suspension along with three other student journalists. I was banned from campus, while the three other journalists from Barnard, an affiliate school of Columbia, were given 48 hours to leave student housing. We were accused of the same infractions as everyone else who was present at the protest. Thankfully, once we quickly appealed with evidence of our journalism, our interim suspensions were lifted within the day.
Whether these cases resulted from overreach or error may matter less than the effects they had on the culture of journalism among Columbia undergraduates. It is hard to overstate the climate of fear that now has taken hold among student journalists.
Things weren’t perfect before these incidents, but student journalists did not need to worry that reporting on or criticizing university leadership would lead to disciplinary investigations.
Training to cover protests for student outlets now includes a tense conversation on the possible risks, which range from physical dangers of being in protest environments to disciplinary consequences and public doxxing.
When I meet incoming members of the news team at student radio station WKCR, I train them to take photos of themselves with their press badge at every protest and sharpie the Reporter’s Committee for Freedom of the Press legal hotline number on their arm, along with teaching them the basic tenets of professional conduct.
Such fear was reignited during my 2026 graduating class’s final months at Columbia. In April, a student was investigated for passing out flyers pertaining to the board of trustees and the so-called ghost trustees who “continue to exert significant influence” over the university.
As detailed by the Columbia Daily Spectator, the student newspaper, the flyers “feature the pictures and names of 13 administrators and trustees, criticizing their influence over the University.” Accusations against them include brokering Jeffrey Epstein’s 2008 plea deal, securities fraud, and funding the right-wing blog Stand Columbia.
In an April 8 statement, Columbia said the flyer “singl[ed] out community members by name and photograph,” “included inaccurate and inflammatory claims,” and alleged that disseminating such information “exposes individuals to ongoing harassment and the spread of false and unfounded allegations.” The university, however, did not identify any specific false and unfounded claims.
The statement added, “Freedom of expression is a bedrock of our institution. . . . But the deliberate targeting of individuals, whether in person or online, even to make what seems a critical political point, undermines the meaningful exchange of ideas that sustains our community.”
On March 12, 2025, Columbia announced the creation of an anti-doxxing policy that laid the groundwork for the school’s pushback against the flyers. The policy forbids revealing someone’s “private email, personal phone number, home address,” and “personally identifying images,” and banned “online communication that intimidates, threatens, targets or otherwise causes harm to an individual or individuals.”
If distributing flyers about university governance can trigger a disciplinary investigation, student journalists are left to wonder where the “exchange of ideas” ends and information that “otherwise causes harm” begins.
Journalism is not doxxing, nor is naming or photographing people in positions of power. The flyers did not include anyone’s home address, social security number, or other information typically at issue in doxxing cases.
What would happen when, say, student journalists investigate, uncover, and publish information on administrative officials? Is this the same as doxxing? Are these students subject to the same discipline as the student who passed out flyers? Are we expected to not identify the very people we’re reporting about?
According to Spectator, when Claire Shipman, then the acting university president, was asked about the flyers in a University Senate student affairs committee, she responded, “This may well be free speech.”
Private universities such as Columbia may regulate speech according to their own rules and regulations. Despite this, these institutions should make every effort to allow for free speech and the rights of the free press.
Many universities ostensibly value free expression, but Columbia holds a unique place in the free speech ecosystem. It hosts the Pulitzer Prizes, as well as the Knight First Amendment Institute and the Columbia Journalism Review. It is home to a prestigious graduate journalism school. If the university believes in the First Amendment, and markets the prestige of its journalistic institutions to prospective students and donors, it should abide by its principles even if not legally required to do so.
Columbia’s July 23, 2025, settlement with the Trump administration further unsettled student journalism. The Knight Institute warned of its “far-reaching implications for free speech and academic freedom at Columbia.”
Foreign student journalists who end up in disciplinary proceedings must now worry not only about their standing at Columbia, but also about the settlement’s requirement that the university “provide the government, ‘upon request,’ with records relating to disciplinary actions taken against foreign students.”
Considering the Trump administration has attempted to or successfully deported former Columbia students for their speech on campus, namely protester Mahmoud Khalil and student journalist Alistair Kitchen, students’ fear is justified.
But even before the settlement, the university was adopting Trumpian tactics. Defining doxxing broadly to encompass routine journalism and activism is straight from Trump’s playbook. When a university with such a prominent place in journalism normalizes these antics, it allows Trump to escalate his war on speech even further.
Although the investigation into the flyers has ended, much like the interim suspensions of student journalists were quickly rescinded, each disciplinary hearing and probe further chills free speech.
Student journalists require a clear commitment that when they are acting reasonably within norms of journalism, they will not be subject to investigations and punishments that interrupt their education. That includes recognizing them as journalists in training, and understanding that mistakes are inevitable for students as young as 18 years old.
Universities that train future journalists — whether public or private, Columbia or elsewhere — should not be places where practicing journalism is itself a risk to completing that education.
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KI und Rechenzentren brauchen nicht nur sehr viel Strom, sondern auch gigantische Mengen Wasser. Aber warum ist das eigentlich so? Wir geben Antworten auf die wichtigsten Fragen und erklären, weshalb das Thema Wasserverbrauch auf die politische Agenda gehört.
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Künstliche Intelligenz und Rechenzentren brauchen nicht nur sehr viel Strom, sondern auch gigantische Mengen Wasser.Ingo Dachwitz (netzpolitik.org)
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unter "Kühlung Rechenzentren" sehe ich eine Vermischung zweier Aspekte:
* Wasser als Wärmeträgermedium, das im Kreislauf geführt wird. Das ist so alt wie die Klimatechnik, und fällt mengenmäßig kaum ins Gewicht. Dass da Chemie drin ist, auch nicht so wild, wenn es zehn Jahre im Kreis gepumpt wird.
* Verdunstungskühlung ist bei RZ eine relativ neue Entwicklung, bisher hat man durch den Rückkühler der Wärmepumpe einfach Außenluft durchgeblasen, aber damit kriegt man wohl die Energiemengen eines KI-RZ nicht abgeführt, oder es würde sich ständig wie mehrere startende Düsenjets anhören. Da wird aber sicher keine Chemie reingemischt.
Alternativ zu Verdunstungskühlung kommt je nach Standort noch Fluss- oder Meerwasserkühlung in Frage, wie bei Kraftwerken auch. Mit den gleichen klimabedingten Risiken, die wir gerade erleben.
Wir hatten ja Gesetzgebung, die die Nutzung der Abwärme vorschreibt. Wurde wohl, genau wie Transparenzpflichten, aufgeweicht. 😭
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Domasla
in reply to Bianca Kastl • • •Na gut.
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