Brett Frischmann
@brettfrischmann.bsky.social
Interdisciplinary researcher & teacher (Villanova Univ.). Infrastructure. Knowledge Commons. Re-Engineering Humanity. Tech & Humanity/Society. IP Theory. Lately, Friction-in-design, Age Gating. TEDx: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SgbC3hmhHAU
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It’s 2026 and it’s still the Gulf of Mexico, the Department of Defense, and the Kennedy Center.
January 1, 2026 at 1:24 PM
It’s 2026 and it’s still the Gulf of Mexico, the Department of Defense, and the Kennedy Center.
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just so it's clear: this is the exact core function of genAI
Fascist government and climate deniers love it because it can produce the aesthetics of knowledge without any actual tendency towards truth. It is automated denialism.
Shame on every climate scientist promoting its use (there are lots)
Fascist government and climate deniers love it because it can produce the aesthetics of knowledge without any actual tendency towards truth. It is automated denialism.
Shame on every climate scientist promoting its use (there are lots)
Bob and I were among the hundreds of researchers that were supposed to conduct the 6th U.S. National Climate Assessment. Now it looks like they're gonna produce it with a few people and Grok? Communities need rigorous and accurate information about climate change. This will put communities at risk.
January 1, 2026 at 7:11 AM
just so it's clear: this is the exact core function of genAI
Fascist government and climate deniers love it because it can produce the aesthetics of knowledge without any actual tendency towards truth. It is automated denialism.
Shame on every climate scientist promoting its use (there are lots)
Fascist government and climate deniers love it because it can produce the aesthetics of knowledge without any actual tendency towards truth. It is automated denialism.
Shame on every climate scientist promoting its use (there are lots)
Another set of edits/updates to:
"Regulating Manipulative Design is Not Preempted by CDA 230 or the First Amendment"
Comments welcome!
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"Regulating Manipulative Design is Not Preempted by CDA 230 or the First Amendment"
Comments welcome!
ssrn.com/abstract=558...
Regulating Manipulative Design is Not Preempted by CDA 230 or the First Amendment
<p><span>For two decades, there has been a heated debate among legal scholars, activists, judges, and others about the scope of CDA 230. A persistent theme has
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December 31, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Another set of edits/updates to:
"Regulating Manipulative Design is Not Preempted by CDA 230 or the First Amendment"
Comments welcome!
ssrn.com/abstract=558...
"Regulating Manipulative Design is Not Preempted by CDA 230 or the First Amendment"
Comments welcome!
ssrn.com/abstract=558...
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Can’t see what could go wrong with the chatbot that tells people to kill themselves also pushing DraftKings
December 31, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Can’t see what could go wrong with the chatbot that tells people to kill themselves also pushing DraftKings
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The Party of the Jeffrey Epstein Coverup is very concerned about transitioning teens
December 31, 2025 at 2:33 PM
The Party of the Jeffrey Epstein Coverup is very concerned about transitioning teens
But, @frankpasquale.bsky.social, what about the constant refrain that the kids are alright, this is just fear mongering, social media is just like tv and video games, and [insert free-speech-for-tech, techno-libertarian playbook arguments]?
"Rates of depression and anxiety climb steadily with heavier social media engagement. Sleep quality deteriorates as screens encroach later into the night"
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
Giving a kid a phone before this age can be especially harmful, research suggests
A wave of new studies is shedding light on the risks of early smartphone access and heavy screen use for adolescent mental health and development.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 31, 2025 at 2:34 PM
But, @frankpasquale.bsky.social, what about the constant refrain that the kids are alright, this is just fear mongering, social media is just like tv and video games, and [insert free-speech-for-tech, techno-libertarian playbook arguments]?
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SEC Commissioner Crenshaw's comments are consistent with my assessment that we are in a global information and accountability crisis.
www.sec.gov/newsroom/spe...
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SEC.gov | The Rubble and the Rebuild: The Future of Financial Regulation Series at The Brookings Institution
The Rubble and the Rebuild The Future of Financial Regulation Series at The Brookings Institute Commissioner Caroline A. Crenshaw December 11. 2025
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December 31, 2025 at 2:14 PM
SEC Commissioner Crenshaw's comments are consistent with my assessment that we are in a global information and accountability crisis.
www.sec.gov/newsroom/spe...
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what a shocking turn of events
who could’ve seen this coming
who could’ve seen this coming
OpenAI Reportedly Planning to Make ChatGPT "Prioritize" Advertisers in Conversation
OpenAI employees working on ChatGPT report plans to unleash sponsored advertisements above organic results.
futurism.com
December 31, 2025 at 1:07 AM
what a shocking turn of events
who could’ve seen this coming
who could’ve seen this coming
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December 30, 2025 at 8:10 AM
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Corruption so pungent, it wafts right off the page:
Lobbyists who do pardon deals “say their going rate is $1 million. Pardon-seekers have offered some lobbyists close to the president success fees of as much as $6 million if they can close the deal.”
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Lobbyists who do pardon deals “say their going rate is $1 million. Pardon-seekers have offered some lobbyists close to the president success fees of as much as $6 million if they can close the deal.”
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Inside the New Fast Track to a Presidential Pardon
Even some of the president’s closest advisers have been surprised by a number of the recent series of pardons.
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December 27, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Corruption so pungent, it wafts right off the page:
Lobbyists who do pardon deals “say their going rate is $1 million. Pardon-seekers have offered some lobbyists close to the president success fees of as much as $6 million if they can close the deal.”
Gift link www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
Lobbyists who do pardon deals “say their going rate is $1 million. Pardon-seekers have offered some lobbyists close to the president success fees of as much as $6 million if they can close the deal.”
Gift link www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
Another great call for friction … cf work on prosocial friction-on-design and frictional AI sites.google.com/view/frictio...
December 27, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Another great call for friction … cf work on prosocial friction-on-design and frictional AI sites.google.com/view/frictio...
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When the facts aren't in your favor, just gaslight away: "Marco Rubio is using real censorship to fight fake censorship. In the name of protecting free speech, the U.S. government just banned five Europeans from entering the country — because it doesn’t like their speech." www.ms.now/opinion/marc...
Opinion | Marco Rubio is using real censorship to fight fake censorship
Mike Masnick: In the name of protecting free speech, the U.S. government just banned five Europeans from entering the country because it doesn’t like their speech.
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December 27, 2025 at 4:54 PM
When the facts aren't in your favor, just gaslight away: "Marco Rubio is using real censorship to fight fake censorship. In the name of protecting free speech, the U.S. government just banned five Europeans from entering the country — because it doesn’t like their speech." www.ms.now/opinion/marc...
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you say "i asked chatgpt"
i hear "i asked [an improv comedy group]"
an improv group wrote this report
instead of a therapist i use an improv comedy group
i hear "i asked [an improv comedy group]"
an improv group wrote this report
instead of a therapist i use an improv comedy group
chatgpt is much like an improv comedy group
1) you are the audience, giving it prompts
2) it produces things roughly shaped like your prompt
3) it is trained to respond with Yes, And
4) it has the factual accuracy of improv
5) it does not understand comedy
1) you are the audience, giving it prompts
2) it produces things roughly shaped like your prompt
3) it is trained to respond with Yes, And
4) it has the factual accuracy of improv
5) it does not understand comedy
This is fascinating: www.reddit.com/r/OpenAI/s/I...
Someone “worked on a book with ChatGPT” for weeks and then sought help on Reddit when they couldn’t download the file. Redditors helped them realized ChatGPT had just been roleplaying/lying and there was no file/book…
Someone “worked on a book with ChatGPT” for weeks and then sought help on Reddit when they couldn’t download the file. Redditors helped them realized ChatGPT had just been roleplaying/lying and there was no file/book…
July 16, 2025 at 9:23 PM
you say "i asked chatgpt"
i hear "i asked [an improv comedy group]"
an improv group wrote this report
instead of a therapist i use an improv comedy group
i hear "i asked [an improv comedy group]"
an improv group wrote this report
instead of a therapist i use an improv comedy group
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People's Tech Project is recruiting for a Philly-based campaign manager to lead their work against data centers! peoplestechproject.org/join-the-peo...
Join the People’s Tech team! - People's Tech Project
Join the People's Tech team! APPLY HERE Campaign Manager People’s Tech Project seeks an experienced campaign manager to lead a fight to stop a data center tentatively proposed in a low-income Black, i...
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December 22, 2025 at 1:35 PM
People's Tech Project is recruiting for a Philly-based campaign manager to lead their work against data centers! peoplestechproject.org/join-the-peo...
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Jen Taub LIVE - Monday, December 22
YouTube video by Jen Taub
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December 22, 2025 at 1:07 PM
All I want for Christmas is a legally enforceable universal genAI opt out.
December 22, 2025 at 1:01 PM
All I want for Christmas is a legally enforceable universal genAI opt out.
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Trump Still Polling Well With Working-Class American Pedophiles
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December 19, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Trump Still Polling Well With Working-Class American Pedophiles
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Trump adding his own name to the Kennedy Center - a memorial institution given its name after JFK was assassinated - is the most nakedly reprehensible and insulting act of cultural desecration by any modern US president.
This is just beyond parody now. The man is mentally and cognitively unwell.
This is just beyond parody now. The man is mentally and cognitively unwell.
December 18, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Trump adding his own name to the Kennedy Center - a memorial institution given its name after JFK was assassinated - is the most nakedly reprehensible and insulting act of cultural desecration by any modern US president.
This is just beyond parody now. The man is mentally and cognitively unwell.
This is just beyond parody now. The man is mentally and cognitively unwell.
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People are going to move on and forget how fucking crazy Trump's comments about Rob Reiner are, but we shouldn't. He's legitimizing violence against his critics on an issue that has nothing to do with himself and where he can't show basic common decency.
Truly Unhinged: Trump Suggests Rob Reiner Had It Coming For Criticizing Him
When Hollywood legend Rob Reiner and his wife Michele Singer Reiner were murdered Sunday evening—allegedly by their son, who was arrested—you might (had you been living in another time with a different President) have…
When Hollywood legend Rob Reiner and his wife Michele Singer Reiner were murdered Sunday evening—allegedly by their son, who was arrested—you might (had you been living in another time with a different President) have…
Truly Unhinged: Trump Suggests Rob Reiner Had It Coming For Criticizing Him
When Hollywood legend Rob Reiner and his wife Michele Singer Reiner were murdered Sunday evening—allegedly by their son, who was arrested—you might (had you been living in another time with a different President) have expected the President of the United States to either stay silent or offer condolences. Instead, Donald Trump saw an opportunity to demonstrate to the world—yet again—how truly depraved and obsessed he is.
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December 15, 2025 at 10:48 PM
People are going to move on and forget how fucking crazy Trump's comments about Rob Reiner are, but we shouldn't. He's legitimizing violence against his critics on an issue that has nothing to do with himself and where he can't show basic common decency.
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And people are lying to themselves if they think any kind of balanced 'debate' is possible on a far-right platform. Tech expert @robin.berjon.com explains how:
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Fascintern Media
We are facing a coordinated international fascist movement that works with explicit backing from Moscow, Washington, and tech monopolies, and is propagating itself through its own media apparatus. Yet...
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December 15, 2025 at 12:18 PM
And people are lying to themselves if they think any kind of balanced 'debate' is possible on a far-right platform. Tech expert @robin.berjon.com explains how:
berjon.com/fascintern-m...
berjon.com/fascintern-m...
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Again, this is all mumbo jumbo. The reason we measure inflation based on a combined basket of goods is to see economic wide impacts on consumers. Cherry picking data is political hackery, not economics.
BRENNAN: The president said 'prices are coming down tremendously.' But the latest data shows the consumer price index up 3% year over year. What data is he looking at?
HASSETT: He went through the individual items that we've already made a bunch of progress on
HASSETT: He went through the individual items that we've already made a bunch of progress on
December 14, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Again, this is all mumbo jumbo. The reason we measure inflation based on a combined basket of goods is to see economic wide impacts on consumers. Cherry picking data is political hackery, not economics.
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The collapse of the AI* bubble is going to be ugly. Seven AI companies currently account for more than a third of the stock market, and they endlessly pass around the same $100b IOU.
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Pluralistic: The Reverse-Centaur’s Guide to Criticizing AI (05 Dec 2025) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow
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December 14, 2025 at 2:53 AM
The collapse of the AI* bubble is going to be ugly. Seven AI companies currently account for more than a third of the stock market, and they endlessly pass around the same $100b IOU.
pluralistic.net/2025/12/05/p...
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There's no rule of journalism that says you have to show a president telling lie after lie – uncorrected – many times a day. That's a decision that corporate media are making for purposes other than delivering the truth to the public.
December 14, 2025 at 1:50 PM
There's no rule of journalism that says you have to show a president telling lie after lie – uncorrected – many times a day. That's a decision that corporate media are making for purposes other than delivering the truth to the public.
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Is the ECJ a plaything of the powerful — or a protector of the weak?
New litigation data suggests a clear answer.
TOMMASO PAVONE, SILJE SYNNØVE LYDER HERMANSEN & LOUISA BOULAZIZ show how the Court levels the odds for individual rights claimants.
verfassungsblog.de/is-the-europ...
New litigation data suggests a clear answer.
TOMMASO PAVONE, SILJE SYNNØVE LYDER HERMANSEN & LOUISA BOULAZIZ show how the Court levels the odds for individual rights claimants.
verfassungsblog.de/is-the-europ...
December 14, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Is the ECJ a plaything of the powerful — or a protector of the weak?
New litigation data suggests a clear answer.
TOMMASO PAVONE, SILJE SYNNØVE LYDER HERMANSEN & LOUISA BOULAZIZ show how the Court levels the odds for individual rights claimants.
verfassungsblog.de/is-the-europ...
New litigation data suggests a clear answer.
TOMMASO PAVONE, SILJE SYNNØVE LYDER HERMANSEN & LOUISA BOULAZIZ show how the Court levels the odds for individual rights claimants.
verfassungsblog.de/is-the-europ...
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It's more than just "legal experts," it's just a straight up fact. Presidential pardons don't apply to state charges.
NEW: President Donald Trump says he is granting a pardon to Tina Peters, who was convicted on state charges related to tampering with Colorado's election systems. Legal experts say presidential pardons do not apply to state charges.
December 12, 2025 at 12:23 AM
It's more than just "legal experts," it's just a straight up fact. Presidential pardons don't apply to state charges.