Sean Taketa McLaughlin
seantaketa.bsky.social
Sean Taketa McLaughlin
@seantaketa.bsky.social
Information ecologist with emphasis on community based media and broadband access that is affordable, open and secure from privacy invasion … + ocean, mountain nature trails, esp Redwood Coast and Islands of Hawai’i 😎
Tearing down independent agencies #Twitler tantrums in service to kleptocracy ..
Two commissioners from the Federal Trade Commission were fired by Trump today.

Alvaro Bedoya ( @bedoyaftc.bsky.social) and Rebecca Slaughter have long been champions for everyday people. They also held corporate power accountable. Sharing Bedoya’s statement here:
March 20, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Happy vernal
More lightness than darkness
Starting up cycle now
Northern hemisphere - do our part🌈✊
March 20, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Serendipity
February 25, 2025 at 3:51 AM
Two thirds of eligible voters did NOT choose the path we are on now ... support champions of democracy, like FCC Commissioner Anna Gomez ✊
Sharing my statement on the reinstatement of complaints against broadcasters:
January 29, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Reposted by Sean Taketa McLaughlin
Sharing my statement on the reinstatement of complaints against broadcasters:
January 22, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Happy Wood Snake Year❤️‍🔥
January 29, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Reposted by Sean Taketa McLaughlin
This is the other case I have been hoping that the Supreme Court would review - currently Cox is facing a ton of trouble for not disconnecting homes where someone is accused of violating music copyright. An accusation alone could be sufficient for your household to lose Internet access!
Supreme Court wants US input on whether ISPs should be liable for users’ piracy
SCOTUS asks US government for its view on $1 billion Sony v. Cox case.
arstechnica.com
November 26, 2024 at 5:15 PM
Dystopia here we come 🤬
I would listen to the editor who has had to carry the immense grief of her writer being hunted, murdered, and dismembered with a bone saw for doing his job
Governments and powerful figures threatening journalists and media outlets with costly legal battles and bankruptcy is a common tactic against press freedom in repressive countries.

The press freedom fire is at our door step now.

www.cjr.org/the_trump_re...
November 26, 2024 at 5:19 PM
Thanks Brennan Center .. www.youtube.com/live/b14EfLQ...
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November 17, 2024 at 9:20 PM
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Trump has vowed to deport millions of immigrants and jail his political enemies. Conservative groups who helped elect him want more restrictions on abortion and a crackdown on protest.

All of that requires surveillance. We put together a guide to protect yourself. www.wired.com/story/the-wi...
The WIRED Guide to Protecting Yourself From Government Surveillance
Donald Trump has vowed to deport millions and jail his enemies. To carry out that agenda, his administration will exploit America’s digital surveillance machine. Here are some steps you can take to ev...
www.wired.com
November 12, 2024 at 1:40 PM
Wonder what a non-monetized social platform looks like?
November 12, 2024 at 4:15 PM