Kehrtwende in UK: Pornhub widersetzt sich britischen Alterskontrollen
Kehrtwende in UK: Pornhub widersetzt sich britischen Alterskontrollen
Every Thursday of the week, Bastian’s Night is broadcast from 21:30 CET.
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.
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1/ 🎉Happy #DataProtectionDay 🎉
Data protection is fundamental right & backbone of many other digital rights we rely on every day.
Strong data protection limits surveillance, curbs profiling, exposes discrimination & gives people ways to challenge automated decisions. Without it, words like fairness, equality & accountability quickly lose their meaning, online & offline.
Today & any other day, our message should be clear: this right matters, it's not negotiable & deserves full protection.
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#università #ricerca Sulla materia del nostro comunicato dell'epifania ecco un aggiornamento a proposito della sorda lotta fra due commissioni diversamente ministeriali. Il dissenso, naturalmente, riguarda soltanto il come la ricerca italiana debba essere ministeriale.
La riforma dell’università promossa dalla ministra Bernini dovrebbe nascere dal lavoro opaco di due commissioni ministeriali, una “fantasma” guidata da Ernesto Galli della Loggia, e una formalmente istituita, composta della stessa oligarchia accademi…ROARS
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Il provvedimento è stato temporaneamente rimosso...
La rimozione temporanea dei provvedimenti è una nuova categoria giuridica in cerca di autore.
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Lo Scudo europeo per la democrazia viene presentato come un argine a disinformazione e interferenze straniere, ma finirà per istituzionalizzare la censura preventiva nello spazio informativo.ROARS
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Phishing-Angriff: Zahlreiche Journalist:innen im Visier bei Attacke über Signal-Messenger
The murders of Alex Pretti and Renee Good in Minnesota once again show the power of cellphone footage in combating official lies. Solely because footage was so clear that even the Trump administration knew its story wasn’t credible, the party line shifted within hours of Pretti’s shooting from comments about a “terrorist” planning a “massacre” to something akin to “jaywalking is now a capital offense.”
These days, cellphone videographers are also a vital part of the news ecosystem, serving as crucial source material for reporters who can’t be everywhere at once. That means shooting, killing, censoring, and other targeting of individuals documenting news as it unfolds is an attack on press freedom (and an offense against all else that’s good in the world).
It doesn’t matter if they’re journalists. Recording police or Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents is an act of journalism, no matter who does it. If those recording are not journalists themselves, their relationship with the press is symbiotic. They’re journalists’ sources — even whistleblowers.
Decades ago, the way to blow the whistle on government misconduct was to leak documents like the Pentagon Papers. Those methods are still vital, of course. That’s why the administration is trying so hard to stop them. But footage is just as powerful, maybe more so.
And the courage of those recording in the street rivals that of people like Pentagon Papers whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg and National Security Agency surveillance whistleblower Ed Snowden, both of whom were founding board members of Freedom of the Press Foundation (FPF). The latter group risked life behind bars, but the former risk being assaulted or shot dead by federal agents.
Cellphone footage also poses a more ubiquitous threat to the powerful than leaked documents. Only government contractors and employees have the ability to leak documents — virtually everyone has a cellphone. And that’s exactly why the government is cracking down on cellphone videographers with the same tactics it has long used against old-school whistleblowers.
The government is cracking down on cellphone videographers with the same tactics it has long used against old-school whistleblowers.
Whenever someone leaks government secrets to the press, no matter who is in the White House, the same pattern almost invariably plays out. Important-sounding people in suits and military uniforms pop up on the Sunday shows and op-ed pages warning about the dire threat to national security posed by the disclosures, which never materializes. Government spokespeople and their stenographers in the media nitpick at the leakers’ personal lives, question their motives, and call them traitors. What they actually revealed about government corruption and incompetence gets buried beneath the fearmongering and name-calling.
Similarly, the government now characterizes cellphone recording as obstructive or even violent. Officials claim agents are being “doxxed” when someone records their face or reveals their name, and complain about wildly exaggerated or entirely fabricated dangers they’re facing. ICE-watchers are accused of being part of some amorphous domestic terror conspiracy — their names might even be populating a government domestic terror watch list, according to some agents.
Their phones are often unlawfully seized or damaged before they can post their footage on social media, where journalists might find and report on it. A lawsuit seeking to force the federal government to preserve evidence from Pretti’s killing claims that federal agents “apparently seized cell phones and detained witnesses,” tactics that can both intimidate those who film and prevent their footage from seeing the light of day, just like newsroom raids intimidate and censor journalists and sources.
This didn’t start with Trump 2.0, of course, and, for whatever reason, the Twin Cities have been at the center of the story for years. Darnella Frazier didn’t have a press credential around her neck when she recorded Derek Chauvin kneeling on George Floyd’s neck. When Philando Castile was shot during a traffic stop in 2016, Diamond Reynolds’ livestreamed footage captured a killing that would otherwise have been framed as justified.
Thousands of miles away, cellphone footage was crucial in exposing Israel’s crimes in Gaza. Palestinians, many with no prior journalistic training, took unfathomable risks to ensure that Israeli officials could not get away with the same kinds of lies and pretexts that U.S. officials now spew after killings of civilians (just replace “Hamas” with “the worst of the worst”).
One of this year’s Oscar nominees for best documentary is “The Alabama Solution,” which highlights reforms prompted by incarcerated people — including Robert Earl Council, Melvin Ray, and Raoul Poole — using contraband cellphones to document abuses. They risked and endured severe retaliation (they heard about the Oscar nomination from solitary confinement) to expose the truth because the press doesn’t cover prisons like it should. That’s both due to news companies not seeing any money in it and the government drastically restricting access.
As corporate and government pressures against accountability journalism continue to mount, the outside world might be similarly dependent on its Councils, Rays, and Pooles to expose the truth. Horrors like Pretti’s murder are tragic losses not only to the victims’ families and communities but to what’s left of the free press in the United States.
Österreichische Datenschutzbehörde: Microsoft hat illegal Minderjährige getrackt
Hinweise gesucht: „Wir wollen die Verbreitung sexualisierter Deepfakes einschränken“
Anhörung zum Gesetzentwurf: Bundespolizei soll Staatstrojaner nutzen dürfen
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Il giudice federale del Minnesota Patrick Joseph Schiltz (chief United States district judge), nominato da George W. Bush, ha convocato il capo dell’Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) a comparire davanti a lui venerdì, avvertendo che potrebbe arrestato per aver disatteso gli ordini del tribunale.
Chief judge orders Todd Lyons to appear, saying patience is exhausted as migrants remain jailed despite rulingsJoseph Gedeon (The Guardian)
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United States District Court for the Central District of California, 15.01.2026
"Il dipartimento di giustizia non ha diritto a ottenere informazioni sensibili sugli elettori della California". Lo ha stabilito giovedì un giudice federale (David O. Carter), scrivendo che gli sforzi dell’amministrazione per ottenere le informazioni sugli elettori nello stato sono una minaccia per la democrazia.
Federal judge rules Trump administration’s efforts to obtain information on voters in the state is threat to democracySam Levine (The Guardian)
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vittoria per @noybeu - Microsoft ha ordinato di smettere di tracciare i bambini delle scuole austriache. E in Italia come funziona?
L'autorità austriaca per la protezione dei dati (DSB) ha deciso che l'azienda ha installato illegalmente dei cookie sui dispositivi di un alunno senza consenso. Secondo la documentazione fornita da Microsoft, questi cookie analizzano il comportamento degli utenti, raccolgono dati sul browser e vengono utilizzati per la pubblicità.
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Il DSB ha deciso che Microsoft ha illegittimamente inserito cookie di tracciamento nei dispositivi di un alunnonoyb.eu
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Si può resistere alla colonizzazione del capitalismo dei monopoli sorveglianti
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ADINT: Überwachungsfirmen können Menschen mit „anonymen“ Werbe-IDs ausspionieren
Territorio digitale comunitario. Dove il virtuale, in contra il reale.
🗓️ Merc. 28 Gennaio 14:30
Montiamo un datancenter comunitario con software libero: #openNebula #GNU #Linux
Livestreaming on: tv.taina.net.br
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Outrage mounts after US attorney general’s request as state reels from the weekend killing of Alex Pretti in MinneapolisSam Levine (The Guardian)
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January 26 – During yesterday’s meeting, members of the Pirate National Committee asked for and voted on a condemnation of ICE, their violence and the current administration directing the actions behind it.
Previously, we did release “Thanks for Nothing“, an entry in the Through the Spyglass series, which stated the following:
“As of writing, the United States of America has decided to unleash masked terrorists onto the streets of cities across the U.S. in order to corral and correct what it calls an “illegal immigrant problem”. This organization is named “ICE”.
Before continuing, I must affirm something to you, dear reader. Merriam-Webster defines “terrorism” as “the systematic use of terror, especially as a means of coercion”. Further, they define “terror” as “violence or the threat of violence used as a weapon of intimidation or coercion”.
Now, dear reader, consider what ICE is doing. Simply ask: is ICE using violence or the threat of violence as a weapon of intimidation or coercion?”
The above and all further stylized quotations will come from Thanks for Nothing.
While that might have been buried in a Spyglass article, we felt it important to call it out on a more public, reachable forum: an explicit article saying the same thing. Since the publishing of that article, ICE actions have only grown more violent and deadly, especially in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
In the shadow of the killings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti of Minneapolis, in response to the killings in California of Keith Porter Jr., Jaime Alnanís and Roberto Carlos Montoya Valdés, in memory of Silverio Villegas González, all of whom were slain by ICE: enough is enough.
We, not only as member of the United States Pirate Party, but as citizens of the United States of America, cannot sit by idly and watch state-sponsored domestic terrorists continue to violate our neighbors.
You could not pay us to hate our fellow man for seeking a better life through hard work.
“Do not let the State turn you against your neighbors when they are trying to live like you. Do not allow Uncle Sam to cause you to fail to see the humanity of your neighbors.
Don’t be terrorized and made fearful. They are human; they bleed like you.”
To the architects of the terror we see today; Donald Trump, JD Vance, Stephen Miller, Gregory Bovino, Pete Hegseth, Kristi Noem and every single person in power in support of the ICE operations, be it Operation Metro Surge or otherwise: go fuck yourselves. You are domestic terrorists and we will not stand behind you.
To everyone who says “this is what I voted for!”, you are not welcomed in the United States Pirate Party. To have your empathy for your neighbor and fellow man dictated by what Uncle Sam says of their legal status, you must wake up to the fact that you have fallen for classic propaganda: “us vs them”. This round was “legal citizens versus ‘illegal’ immigrants”, and you decided to get in line with the in-group. They have killed U.S. citizens, and many of you still do not have it in your hearts to care or show basic human empathy.
You have no seat waiting for you on our ship nor in this party.
“The State decides whether or not you’re upstanding and “worthy”. It doesn’t matter if you go through all the proper rigmarole or serve the country. It doesn’t matter if you think you’re white enough. The State is the final authority in the matter.
But you know better. You know your neighbors are good people just trying to make an honest living. You know the crime of “falsifying” is a common one. You’ve seen kids use fake addresses to get into better school districts. You’ve had friends of friends not change their ID, despite not living in a specific state full time and instead continuing to pay to that state. You know the system isn’t followed to a T by everybody.
You know, deep down, this entire thing is bullshit.”
This is a call for all: do not put your support behind this domestic terrorist organization. Refuse to throw your weight behind the organization committed to turning US Americans against our neighbors based on bureaucratic paperwork. Resist ICE in your neighborhoods and in your cities. Don’t allow this to become the modern day Palmer Raids. Don’t allow Uncle Sam to be your moral guide.
“When Washington D.C. tells you from thousands of miles away to turn on your back on your neighbor because they’re “not a citizen”, I want you to remember that they are still your neighbor.”
To the Proud Boys ICE Agents terrorizing the people living in this country and trying to better their lives, abducting neighbors and killing people in the streets: history will remember your actions and motivation. If any of you are the God-fearing Christians you claim to be and claim you want this nation to become, know that you all would have crucified Jesus if given the chance. This is far from what Jesus would do.
This is what terrorists would do. ICE, each and everyone of your enlisted officers, and the administration enabling them: history will remember your names for the terror you caused. People will remember you for being terrorists to our countrymen.
Go fuck yourselves.
ICYMI
Arizona – the Arizona Pirate Party is still seeking volunteers to assist with signature collecting for the Blase Henry campaign. If you are interested in helping Blase get on the ballot, check out their website or join their Discord to get in direct contact.
Pennsylvania – Drew Bingaman is hosting two Meet and Greets events on the 2nd and 19th of February in Sunbury and Danville, respectively. More information can be found on his candidate page under the “Events” tab.
Committee News – Platform has been tasked with overlooking our “Putting People Before Corporations” platform plank and exploring further clarifying to mean “Putting Individuals Before Institutions”, better explaining our fight for self-determination and a free and open society; free from governmental and corporate oppression and overreach. IT has requested a ticket system be installed in the Discord, which should be installed once our monkey in a bow tie (me) finishes the job. Outreach is seeking a new chair to head regularly scheduled Outreach meetings per a 4-0-1 vote from the board. The position is available to whoever is willing to head meetings regularly.
Public Statement and Other Publications – Later today there will be an official statement from the United States Pirate Party regarding ICE, their actions, and the current administration directing those orders. There will also be another addition of our Through the Spyglass series out Thursday and Friday; our first two-part addition of the series.
You can look back at our last meeting here.
The European Commission has opened a DSA investigation into Grok, X’s AI chatbot. EDRi welcomes this decision and is calling for a swift resolution to this matter, to ensure that X complies fully with its DSA obligations and protects its users.
The post Press Release: EDRi calls for swift action as EU probes X’s Grok over AI-generated harm appeared first on European Digital Rights (EDRi).
Deepfake-Skandal: EU-Kommission leitet Untersuchung gegen Grok und X ein
Die Piratenpartei Schweiz hat an der Piratenversammlung ihre Parolen zu den Abstimmungsvorlagen vom 08. März 2026 gefasst:
Individualbesteuerung: Die Gleichbehandlung der Steuerzahler ist sinnvoll. Sie führt zu faireren Abgaben und mehr Unabhängigkeit im Erwerbsleben. Jorgo Ananiadis, Präsident der Piratenpartei: „Die Loslösung vom Konstrukt der Ehe ist zeitgemäss. Die bisherigen negativen Erwerbsanreize auf Zweiteinkommen sind ein alter Zopf und gehören abgeschafft. Die Steuern müssen fair sein und dürfen nicht von individuellen Verträgen abhängen.“
Klimafonds-Initiative: Die Piraten erkennen Klimaschutz als wichtig an, jedoch erachten Sie den Weg der vorliegenden Initiative riskant. Viele Mitglieder befürchten, dass mit der Schaffung solcher Fonds viel Geld in Bürokratie und Administration versickert und eine Klientelwirtschaft erwartet werden kann – wie schon oft gesehen. Um die Klima-Probleme nachaltig zu lösen empfehlen wir jedem, die Pro- und Kontra-Argumente individuell abzuwägen.
SRG-Initiative: Die Piraten anerkennen viele Argumente der Initianten und würden eine deutliche Verschlankung und Fokussierung des Angebots auf Kernbereiche begrüssen. Jedoch sind bei einer so starken Gebührensenkung auch deutlich negative Auswirkungen auf die Schweizer Medienlandschaft zu befürchten. Pat Mächler, Vorstand der Piratenpartei: „Die aktuelle Strategie des Bundes, die öffentliche Berichterstattung der SRG im online-Bereich zu stutzen, ist schädlich und absurd. In den deutschsprachigen Nachbarländern ist der Fokus gerade andersrum.“. Die Piraten bereiten eine Petition vor, bei dem das Thema der Freigabe von öffentlich finanzierten Medieninhalten und die Barrierenfreiheit solcher Produktionen thematisiert wird – im Sinne von „Public money, public content!“
Bargeld-Initiative: Die Piratenpartei unterstützt das Anliegen deutlich, insbesondere weil Bargeld ein inhärenter Bestandteil der Initiative der Piratenpartei auf Digitale Integrität mit ihrem „Recht auf ein Offline-Leben“ ist, siehe https://digitaleintegritaet.ch/feed/
Da der Gegenentwurf den Initiativtext aus unserer Sicht noch etwas konkreter in die bestehende Gesetzgebung integriert, gibt die Piratenpartei dem Gegenentwurf den Vorzug.
We elect our Pirate Council in February. Positions include Captain, First Officer, Quartermaster, PR/Media Director, Activism Director, Swarmwise Director, Web/Info Director, three Arbitrators and two representatives to the US Pirate Party.
If you are interested in throwing your hat in for any of these positions, nominations are open on-line until end of day Friday, January 30th. Before you do, become a member, join our activists email list, and read our Articles of Agreement and Code of Conduct.
Ballots will be sent out by February 13th and are due back by February 27th. We will use the same voting mechanism we used in our previous election. Voters will be emailed a randomly generated id that only the voter will know. Once the election is done, we will delete the ids. In this way, we can ensure that only supporters can vote, while also maintaining the secrecy of votes.
We look forward to multiple candidates for all positions.
The @EUCommission has opened a #DSA investigation into X’s AI chatbot Grok.
In just days, its produced 3M+ non-consensual sexualised images of women &minors, turning X into an infrastructure for AI-enabled sexual abuse. Elon Musk & his company have treated the harm like a game, putting profits over people.
We welcome the EC decision: strong safeguards, independent verification, dissuasive fines, and bold EU enforcement are non-negotiable.
Read our full statement ➡️ edri.org/our-work/edri-calls-f…
EDRi welcomes this decision and is calling for a swift resolution to this matter, to ensure that X complies fully with its DSA obligations.European Digital Rights (EDRi)
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Indagine formale dell'Europa su X dopo le proteste per l'incapacità della piattaforma di impedire a Grok di produrre pornografia non consensuale e CSAM
La Commissione europea ha avviato un'indagine formale su Grok, il chatbot di X, dopo che la funzione di modifica delle immagini del suo strumento di intelligenza artificiale integrato è stata ampiamente utilizzata per spogliare virtualmente immagini di donne reali e ragazze minorenni senza il loro consenso
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The European Commission will open today a formal investigation into X after outcry at the platform's failure to prevent the creation of sexually explicit images of real people – including children.Euronews.com
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La "regola del 3,5%": come una piccola minoranza può cambiare il mondo
Le proteste non violente hanno il doppio delle probabilità di successo rispetto ai conflitti armati e quelle che coinvolgono una soglia del 3,5% della popolazione non hanno mai mancato di produrre cambiamenti.
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Nonviolent protests are twice as likely to succeed as armed conflicts – and those engaging a threshold of 3.5% of the population have never failed to bring about change.David Robson (BBC)
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January 25th – In our last ICYMI, we put out the word that we are seeking volunteers to help collect signatures in Arizona to help Blase Henry get onto the ballot. This post is to gain further visibility on that goal.
Blase Henry, who is running for Arizona’s 17th Legislative District, officially received our endorsement back in August 2025. Blase is currently the Captain of the Arizona Pirate Party and current Scribe of the United States Pirate Party.
There is currently a ten week window for signature collection so if you are interested in helping out, reach out to Blase or the US Pirate Party via email, or join the USPP or AZPP Discord for more direct contact and information on campaign assistance.
And as always, thank you for your continued support of the United States Pirate Party!
RE: mastodon.social/@robocaso/1159…
#Harvard L'autoaffermazione dell'#università americana.
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Breakpoint: Grundrechte sind nicht FSK 16
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posso proporre l'ordalia (col significato di duello) come metodo di risoluzione delle controversie interne a camera e senato?
Se alla terza votazione non si raggiunge un accordo, scontro diretto tra le opposte fazioni.
Non è ammesso avvalersi di sostituti, ovviamente...
Harvard dice di opporsi a Trump. È davvero così?, The Harva Crimson
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Un bellissimo editoriale di Eric S. Chivian dello scorso 29 dicembre sul declino della libertà e dell'autonomia accademiche presso Harvard. Un declino già scritto nella governance dell'università oltre che, aggiungo io, nel diritto statunitense.
Teniamoci stretto il nostro art. 33 della Costituizione. Proviamo a fare qualcosa di concreto per tenerlo ancora in vita.
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BitLocker: chiavi fuori dal cloud. Guida alla crittografia di Windows, passo per passo
#tech
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@informatica
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Je kent het vast wel: een app of dienst die je jarenlang fijn gebruikte, wordt ineens volgepropt met advertenties, vervelende functies of ondoorzichtige algoritmes. Facebook werd irritant, Twitter (nu X) chaotisch, Netflix duurder terwijl het aanbod verslechtert. Dit is geen toeval – het is een bewuste strategie die ‘enshittification’ wordt genoemd. Wat is enshittification? De […]
Het bericht Waarom worden de diensten van BigTech alleen maar slechter? verscheen eerst op Piratenpartij.
Lo Scudo europeo per la democrazia viene presentato come un argine a disinformazione e interferenze straniere, ma finirà per istituzionalizzare la censura preventiva nello spazio informativo.ROARS
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KW 4: Die Woche, als Trumps TikTok-Deal real wurde
Gaming-Plattform Roblox: Gewalt und bauchfreie Oberteile
Dear Friend of Press Freedom,
Recently unsealed documents further demonstrate that Rümeysa Öztürk has been facing deportation for 304 days solely for co-writing an op-ed the government didn’t like, despite officials being fully aware that she has no known ties to antisemitism or terrorism. Meanwhile, journalist Ya’akub Vijandre remains locked up by Immigration and Customs Enforcement over social media posts about issues he reported on. Read on for more of the week’s press freedom stories, including some much-needed good news.
On Jan. 22, a federal court shut down the administration’s outrageous effort to charge journalist Don Lemon for simply reporting on an anti-ICE protest at a Minneapolis, Minnesota, church. The complaint and supporting affidavit against Lemon and his co-defendants show why. (Lemon’s name is redacted, but the complaint’s description matches the content of his livestream.)
Officials apparently sought to charge Lemon under a federal law banning intentionally obstructing or interfering with places of religious worship. That’s not what he did — his only intention was to document a newsworthy event. They also tried charging him under an equally inapplicable federal conspiracy law. The administration appears to rely on three not-so “smoking guns”: That Lemon livestreamed the protest, that he assured sources he would maintain confidences, and that he approached the pastor and asked him questions. Attorney General Pam Bondi was reportedly “enraged” that a judge did not believe this routine journalistic conduct was criminal.
Now, the government says it’s still exploring other ways to prosecute him. As Freedom of the Press Foundation (FPF) Chief of Advocacy Seth Stern told The Advocate, these attacks are “the latest example of the administration coming up with far-fetched ‘gotcha’ legal theories to send a message to journalists to tread cautiously because the government is looking for any way to target them.”
A judge on Jan. 21 temporarily blocked the government from searching data it seized during the outrageous raid on Washington Post reporter Hannah Natanson’s home earlier in the month.
Stern said in a statement that the raid “wasn’t about any criminal investigation, and certainly wasn’t about national security. It was a fishing expedition intended to intimidate and retaliate against a journalist who had managed to cultivate sources all over the government.” He called for the judge to permanently bar the government from snooping into Natanson’s newsgathering. Even if her devices aren’t searched, she needs them back to be able to do her job.
The Natanson raid reignited discussions about how reporters can protect confidential sources and sensitive information, with some suggesting a return to old-school in-person meetings.
But if the Supreme Court gets it wrong in a new case, Chatrie v. United States, those won’t be safe from surveillance either. FPF Senior Adviser Caitlin Vogus explains why a ruling that the Fourth Amendment’s warrant requirement does not apply to the use of “geofences” to obtain location data could greenlight mass surveillance on an enormous scale, posing a direct threat to journalists and their sources.
Rep. Anna Paulina Luna is leading the charge to subpoena journalist Seth Harp and have him prosecuted for posting the name of a Delta Force commander involved in the abduction of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.
She claims Harp’s reporting violated the Espionage Act (among other completely inapplicable laws). But just a couple of years ago, Luna co-sponsored a resolution calling on the Biden administration to drop charges against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. The resolution rightly proclaimed that journalists have a First Amendment right to publish classified information.
Vogus wrote about Luna’s astounding hypocrisy and the need to reform the Espionage Act for Luna’s local paper, the Tampa Bay Times.
With raids and subpoenas dominating press freedom news so far in 2026, last year’s censorship supervillain, Federal Communications Commission Chair Brendan Carr, has been flying under the radar. He must have gotten jealous, because he’s back.
In an administration full of bootlickers, Carr stands out with pitiful displays of fealty, like his Donald Trump lapel pin. He’s the last person you want deciding which news broadcasts are sufficiently “bona fide” to qualify for editorial independence. And yet, as Vogus explains, a new FCC guidance could position him to attempt just that.
The Washington Post
Three more journalists, including one who worked for both AFP and CBS, have been added to the devastating tally of the dead, despite the so-called ceasefire. Clearly, Israel and the United States don’t care about the deaths of journalists, or any civilians, in Gaza, but reporters and news organizations must speak out and demand accountability. That includes you, CBS.
Salon
ICE frequently cites broad laws and loose concepts to intimidate those who record them. But as Stern explained, “It is not stalking to follow a law enforcement officer to document what they’re up to — that’s constitutionally protected conduct.”
The Seattle Times
Speaking of intimidation: ICE doesn’t want people criticizing them to reporters either, apparently. Scare tactics meant to silence sources are straight out of the authoritarian playbook.
Las Vegas Review-Journal
A judge can’t order journalists not to publish information disclosed in public court records and open court. Judge Jessica Peterson either doesn’t understand the First Amendment or doesn’t care.
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Bayerischer Landtag: Streit um Microsoft eskaliert
EDRi
in reply to EDRi • • •2/ 🚧 That’s why the current political moment is worrying. Under the banners of “simplification” and “competitiveness”, deregulation is accelerating.
The #DigitalOmnibus proposal feels more like a bulldozer, heading straight for core data protection safeguards. Rights are reframed as technical hurdles: they easy to reopen, easy to weaken.
Read more about the impacts of this proposal on core rights to data protection & the confidentiality of communications
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Why the Digital Omnibus puts GDPR and ePrivacy at risk - European Digital Rights (EDRi)
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in reply to EDRi • • •A “risk” is something that might not happen.
This is not a risk, it is certain.
Better headline probably: “How the Digital Omnibus damages GDPR and ePrivacy rights”