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UK Supreme Court Affirms Ruling That Oatly Can’t Use ‘Milk’ In Its Oat Milk Branding
https://www.techdirt.com/2026/02/13/uk-supreme-court-affirms-ruling-that-oatly-cant-use-milk-in-its-almond-milk-branding/
UK Supreme Court Affirms Ruling That Oatly Can’t Use ‘Milk’ In Its Oat Milk Branding
Back in 2023, we talked about a strange trademark dispute out of the UK concerning oat-based milk products. Specifically, Oatly, a large producer of oat milk, applied for a trademark in the UK for …
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February 15, 2026 at 5:03 AM
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This Week In Techdirt History: February 8th – 14th
https://www.techdirt.com/2026/02/14/this-week-in-techdirt-history-february-8th-14th/
This Week In Techdirt History: February 8th – 14th
Five Years Ago As you probably know, we marked the 30th anniversary of Section 230 this week, so it’s not surprising that this same week in 2021 we were celebrating its 25th anniversary with …
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February 14, 2026 at 8:03 PM
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UK Supreme Court Affirms Ruling That Oatly Can’t Use ‘Milk’ In Its Almond Milk Branding
https://www.techdirt.com/2026/02/13/uk-supreme-court-affirms-ruling-that-oatly-cant-use-milk-in-its-almond-milk-branding/
UK Supreme Court Affirms Ruling That Oatly Can’t Use ‘Milk’ In Its Almond Milk Branding
Back in 2023, we talked about a strange trademark dispute out of the UK concerning oat-based milk products. Specifically, Oatly, a large producer of oat milk, applied for a trademark in the UK for …
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February 14, 2026 at 4:03 AM
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Copyright Kills Competition
https://www.techdirt.com/2026/02/13/copyright-kills-competition/
Copyright Kills Competition
Copyright owners increasingly claim more draconian copyright law and policy will fight back against big tech companies. In reality, copyright gives the most powerful companies even more control ove…
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February 14, 2026 at 12:03 AM
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Cops Criticize Flock Safety After It’s Caught Handing Out Access To Federal Agencies
https://www.techdirt.com/2026/02/13/cops-criticize-flock-safety-after-its-caught-handing-out-access-to-federal-agencies/
Cops Criticize Flock Safety After It’s Caught Handing Out Access To Federal Agencies
A California police department is none too happy that its license plate reader records were accessed by federal employees it never gave explicit permission to peruse. And, once again, it’s Fl…
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February 13, 2026 at 10:03 PM
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News Publishers Are Now Blocking The Internet Archive, And We May All Regret It
https://www.techdirt.com/2026/02/13/news-publishers-are-now-blocking-the-internet-archive-and-we-may-all-regret-it/
News Publishers Are Now Blocking The Internet Archive, And We May All Regret It
Last fall, I wrote about how the fear of AI was leading us to wall off the open internet in ways that would hurt everyone. At the time, I was worried about how companies were conflating legitimate …
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February 13, 2026 at 8:03 PM
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Daily Deal: Hypergear 3-in-1 Wireless Charging Dock
https://www.techdirt.com/2026/02/13/daily-deal-hypergear-3-in-1-wireless-charging-dock-2/
Daily Deal: Hypergear 3-in-1 Wireless Charging Dock
The Hypergear 3-in-1 Wireless Charging Dock is meticulously engineered to reduce the cable clutter and streamline your daily routine. Featuring 2 dedicated wireless charging surfaces, you can power…
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February 13, 2026 at 7:03 PM
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MAGA’s Always Bogus “Antitrust Movement” Comes To A Screeching Halt With Firing Of Gail Slater
https://www.techdirt.com/2026/02/13/magas-always-bogus-antitrust-movement-comes-to-a-screeching-halt-with-firing-of-gail-slater/
MAGA’s Always Bogus “Antitrust Movement” Comes To A Screeching Halt With Firing Of Gail Slater
The Trump administration has fired one of the few remaining members of the administration that had even a passing interest in antitrust enforcement. DOJ antitrust boss Gail Slater has been fired fr…
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February 13, 2026 at 7:03 PM
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Judge Accuses DOJ Of Telling Court To “Pound Sand,” In Case Over Venezuelans Sent To Salvadoran Concentration Camp
https://www.techdirt.com/2026/02/13/judge-accuses-doj-of-telling-court-to-pound-sand-in-case-over-venezuelans-sent-to-salvadoran-concentration-camp/
Judge Accuses DOJ Of Telling Court To “Pound Sand,” In Case Over Venezuelans Sent To Salvadoran Concentration Camp
Judge Boasberg got his vindication in the frivolous “complaint” the DOJ filed against him, and now he’s calling out the DOJ’s bullshit in the long-running case that caused them to file the complain…
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February 13, 2026 at 6:03 PM
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CBS Staffers Jump Ship Ahead Of More Layoffs From Another Pointless Media Merger
https://www.techdirt.com/2026/02/13/cbs-staffers-jump-ship-ahead-of-more-layoffs-from-another-pointless-media-merger/
CBS Staffers Jump Ship Ahead Of More Layoffs From Another Pointless Media Merger
U.S. media mergers always follow the same trajectory. Pre-merger, executives promise all manner of amazing synergies and deal benefits. Post-merger, not only do those benefits generally never arriv…
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February 13, 2026 at 2:03 PM
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Microsoft’s AI-Powered Copyright Bots Fucked Up And Got An Innocent Game Delisted From Steam
https://www.techdirt.com/2026/02/12/microsofts-ai-powered-copyright-bots-fucked-up-and-got-an-innocent-game-delisted-from-steam/
Microsoft’s AI-Powered Copyright Bots Fucked Up And Got An Innocent Game Delisted From Steam
At some point, we, as a society, are going to realize that farming copyright enforcement out to bots and AI-driven robocops is not the way to go, but today is not that day. Long before AI became th…
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February 13, 2026 at 4:03 AM
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Ctrl-Alt-Speech: Panic! At The Discord
https://www.techdirt.com/2026/02/12/ctrl-alt-speech-panic-at-the-discord/
Ctrl-Alt-Speech: Panic! At The Discord
Ctrl-Alt-Speech is a weekly podcast about the latest news in online speech, from Mike Masnick and Everything in Moderation’s Ben Whitelaw. Subscribe now on Apple Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify, …
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February 13, 2026 at 1:03 AM
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On Its 30th Birthday, Section 230 Remains The Linchpin For Users’ Speech
https://www.techdirt.com/2026/02/12/on-its-30th-birthday-section-230-remains-the-linchpin-for-users-speech/
On Its 30th Birthday, Section 230 Remains The Linchpin For Users’ Speech
For thirty years, internet users have benefited from a key federal law that allows everyone to express themselves, find community, organize politically, and participate in society. Section 230…
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February 12, 2026 at 10:03 PM
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Bondi Spying On Congressional Epstein Searches Should Be A Major Scandal
https://www.techdirt.com/2026/02/12/bondi-spying-on-congressional-epstein-searches-should-be-a-major-scandal/
Bondi Spying On Congressional Epstein Searches Should Be A Major Scandal
Yesterday, Attorney General Pam Bondi appeared before the House Judiciary Committee. Among the more notable exchanges was when Rep. Pramila Jayapal asked some of Jeffrey Epstein’s victims who…
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February 12, 2026 at 8:03 PM
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Daily Deal: The 2026 Complete Firewall Admin Bundle
https://www.techdirt.com/2026/02/12/daily-deal-the-2026-complete-firewall-admin-bundle/
Daily Deal: The 2026 Complete Firewall Admin Bundle
Transform your future in cybersecurity with 7 courses on next‑level packet control, secure architecture, and cloud‑ready defenses inside the 2026 Complete Firewall Admin Bundle. Courses cover IT fu…
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February 12, 2026 at 7:03 PM
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ICE, CBP Knew Facial Recognition App Couldn’t Do What DHS Says It Could, Deployed It Anyway
https://www.techdirt.com/2026/02/12/ice-cbp-knew-facial-recognition-app-couldnt-do-what-dhs-says-it-could-deployed-it-anyway/
ICE, CBP Knew Facial Recognition App Couldn’t Do What DHS Says It Could, Deployed It Anyway
The DHS and its components want to find non-white people to deport by any means necessary. Of course, “necessary” is something that’s on a continually sliding scale with Trump bac…
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February 12, 2026 at 7:03 PM
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Joseph Gordon-Levitt Goes To Washington DC, Gets Section 230 Completely Backwards
https://www.techdirt.com/2026/02/12/joseph-gordon-levitt-goes-to-washington-dc-gets-section-230-completely-backwards/
Joseph Gordon-Levitt Goes To Washington DC, Gets Section 230 Completely Backwards
You may have heard last week that actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt went to Washington DC and gave a short speech at an event put on by Senator Dick Durbin calling for the sunsetting of Section 230. It’s …
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February 12, 2026 at 6:03 PM
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Donald Trump Is VERY EXCITED About All Of Our Shitty Right Wing Broadcasters Merging Into One Bigger, Even Shittier Company
https://www.techdirt.com/2026/02/12/donald-trump-is-very-excited-about-all-of-our-shitty-right-wing-broadcasters-merging-into-one-bigger-even-shittier-company/
Donald Trump Is VERY EXCITED About All Of Our Shitty Right Wing Broadcasters Merging Into One Bigger, Even Shittier Company
Trump 1.0 took a hatchet to media ownership limits. Those limits, built on the back of decades of bipartisan collaboration, prohibited local broadcasters and media from growing too large, tram…
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February 12, 2026 at 2:03 PM
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Dr. Oz: Vaccine Mandates Are Bad. I’ll Just Beg People To Get Vaccinated Instead.
https://www.techdirt.com/2026/02/11/dr-oz-vaccine-mandates-are-bad-ill-just-beg-people-to-get-vaccinated-instead/
Dr. Oz: Vaccine Mandates Are Bad. I’ll Just Beg People To Get Vaccinated Instead.
I want to say a little something upfront in this post, so that there is no misunderstanding. While I’ve spent a great deal of time outlining why I think RFK Jr. and his cadre of buffoons at H…
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February 12, 2026 at 4:03 AM
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The Policy Risk Of Closing Off New Paths To Value Too Early
https://www.techdirt.com/2026/02/11/the-policy-risk-of-closing-off-new-paths-to-value-too-early/
The Policy Risk Of Closing Off New Paths To Value Too Early
Artificial intelligence promises to change not just how Americans work, but how societies decide which kinds of work are worthwhile in the first place. When technological change outpaces social jud…
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February 12, 2026 at 12:03 AM
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Peter Mandelson Invokes Press Harassment Protections To Dodge Questions About His Support Of Jeffrey Epstein
https://www.techdirt.com/2026/02/11/peter-mandelson-invokes-press-harassment-protections-to-dodge-questions-about-his-support-of-jeffrey-epstein/
Peter Mandelson Invokes Press Harassment Protections To Dodge Questions About His Support Of Jeffrey Epstein
Peter Mandelson—the former UK cabinet minister who was just sacked as Britain’s ambassador to the United States over newly revealed emails with Jeffrey Epstein—has found a novel way to avoid …
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February 11, 2026 at 10:03 PM
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Daily Deal: The Ultimate Microsoft Office Professional 2021 for Windows License + Windows 11 Pro Bundle
https://www.techdirt.com/2026/02/11/daily-deal-the-ultimate-microsoft-office-professional-2021-for-windows-license-windows-11-pro-bundle-2/
Daily Deal: The Ultimate Microsoft Office Professional 2021 for Windows License + Windows 11 Pro Bundle
Microsoft Office 2021 Professional is the perfect choice for any professional who needs to handle data and documents. It comes with many new features that will make you more productive in every sta…
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February 11, 2026 at 7:03 PM
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The System Of Checks And Balances Doesn’t Work When One Branch Refuses To Play By The Rules
https://www.techdirt.com/2026/02/11/the-system-of-checks-and-balances-doesnt-work-when-one-branch-refuses-to-play-by-the-rules/
The System Of Checks And Balances Doesn’t Work When One Branch Refuses To Play By The Rules
Technically — TECHNICALLY! — we still have a system that relies on three co-equal branches to ensure that any single branch can’t steamroll the rest of the system (along with the …
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February 11, 2026 at 7:03 PM
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An 18-Million-Subscriber YouTuber Just Explained Section 230 Better Than Every Politician In Washington
https://www.techdirt.com/2026/02/11/an-18-million-subscriber-youtuber-just-explained-section-230-better-than-every-politician-in-washington/
An 18-Million-Subscriber YouTuber Just Explained Section 230 Better Than Every Politician In Washington
Over the years, we’ve written approximately one million words explaining why Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act is essential to how the internet functions. We’ve corrected po…
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February 11, 2026 at 6:03 PM
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Trump DOJ Launches Bunk Investigation Of Netflix Merger As a Favor To Larry Ellison
https://www.techdirt.com/2026/02/11/trump-doj-launches-bunk-investigation-of-netflix-merger-as-a-favor-to-larry-ellison/
Trump DOJ Launches Bunk Investigation Of Netflix Merger As a Favor To Larry Ellison
We told you this was coming months ago. The Trump Department of Justice (DOJ) says it has initiated a broad investigation of Netflix’s business practices and it’s planned $82.7 billion …
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February 11, 2026 at 2:03 PM