Daphne Keller
@daphnek.bsky.social
Director of Platform Regulation, Stanford Law School LST Program. Former Google (2004-2015) Legal Director for Web Search, Speech and Intermediary Liability Issues.
May be cranky.
https://law.stanford.edu/daphne-keller/
May be cranky.
https://law.stanford.edu/daphne-keller/
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Puffery of the day, no reasonable consumer edition (h/t @zacharyschrag.bsky.social ) (FWIW my students tend to divide on Leonard v. Pepsico; maybe not with this one)
January 18, 2026 at 10:59 PM
Puffery of the day, no reasonable consumer edition (h/t @zacharyschrag.bsky.social ) (FWIW my students tend to divide on Leonard v. Pepsico; maybe not with this one)
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Holy shit.
Renee Good was alive when the bystander physician asked to check her pulse. She was alive when ICE refused to let him help. She was alive when they told him “I don’t care.”
www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
Renee Good was alive when the bystander physician asked to check her pulse. She was alive when ICE refused to let him help. She was alive when they told him “I don’t care.”
www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
Live Updates: Newly Released Records Detail Chaos During Fatal ICE Shooting in Minneapolis
www.nytimes.com
January 16, 2026 at 3:43 AM
Holy shit.
Renee Good was alive when the bystander physician asked to check her pulse. She was alive when ICE refused to let him help. She was alive when they told him “I don’t care.”
www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
Renee Good was alive when the bystander physician asked to check her pulse. She was alive when ICE refused to let him help. She was alive when they told him “I don’t care.”
www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
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the wildest thing is right-wingers acting like minnesotans in videos must be outside agitators when we can all hear their accents. i don't think i could do that accent convincingly if i spent a year practicing. and neither would i wish to. have you heard that shit? craziest american accent
January 16, 2026 at 4:57 AM
the wildest thing is right-wingers acting like minnesotans in videos must be outside agitators when we can all hear their accents. i don't think i could do that accent convincingly if i spent a year practicing. and neither would i wish to. have you heard that shit? craziest american accent
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Irish PM: Apple and Google should remove X from app stores but the government will continue to use it. Joined up thinking, right there.
He did say Apple & Google should remove it from app stores.
He also said the Govt wouldn’t give “kneejerk” response by immediately coming off X, saying other platforms have issues too.
I interjected to say those other platforms don’t generate CSAM.
He accepts that but said other issues exist.
He also said the Govt wouldn’t give “kneejerk” response by immediately coming off X, saying other platforms have issues too.
I interjected to say those other platforms don’t generate CSAM.
He accepts that but said other issues exist.
January 16, 2026 at 3:22 PM
Irish PM: Apple and Google should remove X from app stores but the government will continue to use it. Joined up thinking, right there.
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We just published the methodology behind CoPE, our 9B parameter model that matches GPT-4o at content classification at 1% the size! The model is already open source, but now we're sharing our training technique. blog.zentropi.ai/how-we-built... 🧵 1/6
How we built CoPE
We just published the methodology behind CoPE. This is the model that powers Zentropi, and we think the approach might be useful for others working on policy-steerable classification systems.
We had ...
blog.zentropi.ai
January 15, 2026 at 6:51 PM
We just published the methodology behind CoPE, our 9B parameter model that matches GPT-4o at content classification at 1% the size! The model is already open source, but now we're sharing our training technique. blog.zentropi.ai/how-we-built... 🧵 1/6
Heads up to anyone in litigation with X: apparently they are changing their TOS tonight to make you agree, if you still use the platform, to move the case to an X-friendly court in Texas.
Legally this seems like nonsense. But… probably that depends which judge gets to decide that issue. Tada!!
Legally this seems like nonsense. But… probably that depends which judge gets to decide that issue. Tada!!
Media Matters Says It’s Ending Its Presence on X
The liberal watchdog says changes to the terms of service make it impossible for them to keep posting on the platform.
www.thebulwark.com
January 15, 2026 at 2:11 AM
Heads up to anyone in litigation with X: apparently they are changing their TOS tonight to make you agree, if you still use the platform, to move the case to an X-friendly court in Texas.
Legally this seems like nonsense. But… probably that depends which judge gets to decide that issue. Tada!!
Legally this seems like nonsense. But… probably that depends which judge gets to decide that issue. Tada!!
On the Policy Podcast, @corbinhiar.bsky.social speculates that companies are half-assing compliance with a patchwork of irreconcilable state privacy laws, and enforcers are letting it slide.
I would put money on that bet. I'd even double down and say that is the nature of data protection laws.
I would put money on that bet. I'd even double down and say that is the nature of data protection laws.
427: More State Tech Policy Than You Can Poke a Stick At
Podcast Episode · Tech Policy Podcast · 01/13/2026 · 53m
podcasts.apple.com
January 13, 2026 at 4:52 PM
On the Policy Podcast, @corbinhiar.bsky.social speculates that companies are half-assing compliance with a patchwork of irreconcilable state privacy laws, and enforcers are letting it slide.
I would put money on that bet. I'd even double down and say that is the nature of data protection laws.
I would put money on that bet. I'd even double down and say that is the nature of data protection laws.
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Agents like this should be identified and their name and picture posted on a searchable web site with videos and content like this linked to their names
A woman recording an ICE agent tells him "Shame on you."
The agent responds, "Have you all not learned from the past couple of days?"
"Learned what?" she asks
Then he knocks her phone out of her hand
The agent responds, "Have you all not learned from the past couple of days?"
"Learned what?" she asks
Then he knocks her phone out of her hand
January 10, 2026 at 9:59 PM
Agents like this should be identified and their name and picture posted on a searchable web site with videos and content like this linked to their names
Indonesia advances — quite understandably TBH — to the hardball stage of cross-border content regulation realpolitik.
That plus threatening to seize assets from Starlink worked for Brazil…
That plus threatening to seize assets from Starlink worked for Brazil…
Indonesia temporarily blocks access to Elon Musk's Grok over sexualized images
The move comes after governments and regulators from Europe to Asia have condemned and some have opened inquiries into sexualized content on the app.
www.nbcnews.com
January 10, 2026 at 5:06 PM
Indonesia advances — quite understandably TBH — to the hardball stage of cross-border content regulation realpolitik.
That plus threatening to seize assets from Starlink worked for Brazil…
That plus threatening to seize assets from Starlink worked for Brazil…
I go offline to concentrate for like ten frigging hours and all hell breaks loose.
By which I mean...
By which I mean...
January 10, 2026 at 12:17 AM
I go offline to concentrate for like ten frigging hours and all hell breaks loose.
By which I mean...
By which I mean...
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an amendment that would've banned this activity specifically passed the House unanimously a few years ago and then mysteriously vanished during backroom talks between Dem & Rep leaders
New: we've obtained material explaining how an ICE surveillance system, called Webloc, works. Draw shape on a map, see all phones available there, follow them home. All without warrant
“This is a very dangerous tool in the hands of an out-of-control agency.” www.404media.co/inside-ices-...
“This is a very dangerous tool in the hands of an out-of-control agency.” www.404media.co/inside-ices-...
Inside ICE’s Tool to Monitor Phones in Entire Neighborhoods
404 Media has obtained material that explains how Tangles and Webloc, two surveillance systems ICE recently purchased, work. Webloc can track phones without a warrant and follow their owners home or t...
www.404media.co
January 8, 2026 at 6:47 PM
an amendment that would've banned this activity specifically passed the House unanimously a few years ago and then mysteriously vanished during backroom talks between Dem & Rep leaders
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In 2009 Spock anticipated the “what is even the point there is no legal system there is no political system why do anything“ Bluesky people.
January 8, 2026 at 2:52 PM
In 2009 Spock anticipated the “what is even the point there is no legal system there is no political system why do anything“ Bluesky people.
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I thought citizens would be free to go after a brief Kavanaugh stop?
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January 8, 2026 at 1:00 AM
I thought citizens would be free to go after a brief Kavanaugh stop?
/s
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Renee Nicole Good is the one whose reputation should be protected, whose death should be marked by flags across the country being lowered to half-staff, who should be getting tearful tributes and acknowledgments from politicians and media figures. These are the people we ought to honor.
January 8, 2026 at 12:10 AM
Renee Nicole Good is the one whose reputation should be protected, whose death should be marked by flags across the country being lowered to half-staff, who should be getting tearful tributes and acknowledgments from politicians and media figures. These are the people we ought to honor.
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A 6-year-old just lost his mother. A woman was shot in the face in front of her wife.
The swift, lockstep attempt to dehumanize and villainize Renee Nicole Good might be the most depraved thing we've seen yet from these ghouls and their supporters. These people are utterly fucking dead inside.
The swift, lockstep attempt to dehumanize and villainize Renee Nicole Good might be the most depraved thing we've seen yet from these ghouls and their supporters. These people are utterly fucking dead inside.
Noem: "People need to stop using their vehicles as weapons ... it's clear that it's being coordinated. People are being trained"
January 8, 2026 at 12:22 AM
A 6-year-old just lost his mother. A woman was shot in the face in front of her wife.
The swift, lockstep attempt to dehumanize and villainize Renee Nicole Good might be the most depraved thing we've seen yet from these ghouls and their supporters. These people are utterly fucking dead inside.
The swift, lockstep attempt to dehumanize and villainize Renee Nicole Good might be the most depraved thing we've seen yet from these ghouls and their supporters. These people are utterly fucking dead inside.
It's pretty funny that Google's Russian corporate entity -- the one that went bankrupt and dissolved after being fined trillions of dollars for not removing content -- was called Google OOO. They're pretty damn OOO now.
January 6, 2026 at 11:24 PM
It's pretty funny that Google's Russian corporate entity -- the one that went bankrupt and dissolved after being fined trillions of dollars for not removing content -- was called Google OOO. They're pretty damn OOO now.
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trump admin sanctions are outrageous and purposeful:
1. ensure europe doesn't regulate their political allies on the right, enabling space for incitement, disinfo, propaganda.
2. promote muskian/big tech lawlessness
3. distract from its unprecedented domestic repression of speech
1. ensure europe doesn't regulate their political allies on the right, enabling space for incitement, disinfo, propaganda.
2. promote muskian/big tech lawlessness
3. distract from its unprecedented domestic repression of speech
The US State Department is now going to be deporting people and/or revoking visas over Benz, Taibbi, and Shellenberger’s “censorship industrial complex” hoax.
Let that sink in. This is what the Twitter Files pretext was actually about. Water boys for authoritarians.
www.state.gov/releases/off...
Let that sink in. This is what the Twitter Files pretext was actually about. Water boys for authoritarians.
www.state.gov/releases/off...
Announcement of Actions to Combat the Global Censorship-Industrial Complex - United States Department of State
The State Department is taking decisive action against five individuals who have led organized efforts to coerce American platforms to censor, demonetize, and suppress American viewpoints they oppose....
www.state.gov
December 24, 2025 at 6:33 PM
trump admin sanctions are outrageous and purposeful:
1. ensure europe doesn't regulate their political allies on the right, enabling space for incitement, disinfo, propaganda.
2. promote muskian/big tech lawlessness
3. distract from its unprecedented domestic repression of speech
1. ensure europe doesn't regulate their political allies on the right, enabling space for incitement, disinfo, propaganda.
2. promote muskian/big tech lawlessness
3. distract from its unprecedented domestic repression of speech
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Internet policy nerds: Got 7 minutes? In the new episode of "7 Minute Futures" the amazing @daphnek.bsky.social shares her thoughts on emerging technologies as a response to maximize choice for users on the internet.
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December 19, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Internet policy nerds: Got 7 minutes? In the new episode of "7 Minute Futures" the amazing @daphnek.bsky.social shares her thoughts on emerging technologies as a response to maximize choice for users on the internet.
(Links in responses)
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As the former Google Associate General Counsel for web search -- a product built on scraping third party content without permission -- I'm having a lot of trouble processing Google's new lawsuit against someone else for scraping search results. storage.googleapis.com/gweb-uniblog...
storage.googleapis.com
December 19, 2025 at 9:24 PM
As the former Google Associate General Counsel for web search -- a product built on scraping third party content without permission -- I'm having a lot of trouble processing Google's new lawsuit against someone else for scraping search results. storage.googleapis.com/gweb-uniblog...
The real cost of the administration’s utterly bonkers restriction on visas for trust and safety workers.
dcjournal.com/state-dept-v...
dcjournal.com/state-dept-v...
State Dept. Visa Misstep Will Aid Predators, Scammers, Traffickers – DC Journal - InsideSources
On the day Congress weighed 19 child-safety bills, the State Department told diplomats to deny visas to skilled workers in “content moderation,
dcjournal.com
December 18, 2025 at 11:34 PM
The real cost of the administration’s utterly bonkers restriction on visas for trust and safety workers.
dcjournal.com/state-dept-v...
dcjournal.com/state-dept-v...
I'm pretty sure I called AG Szpunar "swoony" on a podcast I recorded this week. For the record, I meant that in the professional and intellectual sense of the word.
December 18, 2025 at 5:09 PM
I'm pretty sure I called AG Szpunar "swoony" on a podcast I recorded this week. For the record, I meant that in the professional and intellectual sense of the word.
Wow -- I missed that even UNICEF expressed concern about the Australian social media ban. UNICEF!! They said, correctly, "for many children, particularly those who are isolated or marginalised, social media is a lifeline[.]"
H/t @mmasnick.bsky.social on CTRL-ALT-SPEECH podcast.
H/t @mmasnick.bsky.social on CTRL-ALT-SPEECH podcast.
December 16, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Wow -- I missed that even UNICEF expressed concern about the Australian social media ban. UNICEF!! They said, correctly, "for many children, particularly those who are isolated or marginalised, social media is a lifeline[.]"
H/t @mmasnick.bsky.social on CTRL-ALT-SPEECH podcast.
H/t @mmasnick.bsky.social on CTRL-ALT-SPEECH podcast.
I keep mixing up FSC v. Paxton and Cox v. Sony. Both a big deal for the Internet, both three-letter plaintiffs and two-syllable behemoth defendants.
December 16, 2025 at 5:12 PM
I keep mixing up FSC v. Paxton and Cox v. Sony. Both a big deal for the Internet, both three-letter plaintiffs and two-syllable behemoth defendants.
I keep talking to Europeans who are not scared enough about the shit going on over here.
December 16, 2025 at 3:24 PM
I keep talking to Europeans who are not scared enough about the shit going on over here.