Brian Fung
@brianfung.me
Googler and former tech policy reporter for CNN, The Washington Post, The Atlantic & National Journal. A few things I enjoy: 🎮 🚴🏕️🍳🖖
Streaming at @BrainFungi on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/brainfungi
Streaming at @BrainFungi on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/brainfungi
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Brian Fung
@brianfung.me
· Oct 8
Friday is #battlefield6 launch day. Let’s check it out!
10/10/25 8pm ET here: twitch.tv/brainfungi
(If the game servers aren’t melting, that is)
Some footage from the beta earlier this year:
10/10/25 8pm ET here: twitch.tv/brainfungi
(If the game servers aren’t melting, that is)
Some footage from the beta earlier this year:
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PSA: tips to protect yourself from scams on Signal.
Every major comms platform has to contend w phishing, impersonation, & scams. Sadly.
Signal is major, and as we've grown we've heard about more of these attacks--scammy people pretending to be something or someone to trick and abuse others. 1/
Every major comms platform has to contend w phishing, impersonation, & scams. Sadly.
Signal is major, and as we've grown we've heard about more of these attacks--scammy people pretending to be something or someone to trick and abuse others. 1/
November 11, 2025 at 6:13 PM
PSA: tips to protect yourself from scams on Signal.
Every major comms platform has to contend w phishing, impersonation, & scams. Sadly.
Signal is major, and as we've grown we've heard about more of these attacks--scammy people pretending to be something or someone to trick and abuse others. 1/
Every major comms platform has to contend w phishing, impersonation, & scams. Sadly.
Signal is major, and as we've grown we've heard about more of these attacks--scammy people pretending to be something or someone to trick and abuse others. 1/
Bond has also been in his 30s or 40s for the past 70-odd years and nobody seems to have a problem with that…?
To be fair, casting a nonagenarian as the next Bond would be a hilarious choice.
To be fair, casting a nonagenarian as the next Bond would be a hilarious choice.
James Bond’s death in No Time to Die is causing a nightmare for the next film. Writers are stuck because Bond “was blown to pieces.”
Anthony Horowitz, author of three 007 novels, says:
“You can't have him wake up in shower and saying it was all a dream."
radaronline.com/p/james-bond...
Anthony Horowitz, author of three 007 novels, says:
“You can't have him wake up in shower and saying it was all a dream."
radaronline.com/p/james-bond...
November 11, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Bond has also been in his 30s or 40s for the past 70-odd years and nobody seems to have a problem with that…?
To be fair, casting a nonagenarian as the next Bond would be a hilarious choice.
To be fair, casting a nonagenarian as the next Bond would be a hilarious choice.
Battlefield 6 starts now!
Friday is #battlefield6 launch day. Let’s check it out!
10/10/25 8pm ET here: twitch.tv/brainfungi
(If the game servers aren’t melting, that is)
Some footage from the beta earlier this year:
10/10/25 8pm ET here: twitch.tv/brainfungi
(If the game servers aren’t melting, that is)
Some footage from the beta earlier this year:
October 11, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Battlefield 6 starts now!
When people warn about the privacy and security risks of mandating digital age verification, this is exactly what they mean. It’s not hypothetical www.bbc.com/news/article...
October 9, 2025 at 5:09 PM
When people warn about the privacy and security risks of mandating digital age verification, this is exactly what they mean. It’s not hypothetical www.bbc.com/news/article...
Friday is #battlefield6 launch day. Let’s check it out!
10/10/25 8pm ET here: twitch.tv/brainfungi
(If the game servers aren’t melting, that is)
Some footage from the beta earlier this year:
10/10/25 8pm ET here: twitch.tv/brainfungi
(If the game servers aren’t melting, that is)
Some footage from the beta earlier this year:
October 8, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Friday is #battlefield6 launch day. Let’s check it out!
10/10/25 8pm ET here: twitch.tv/brainfungi
(If the game servers aren’t melting, that is)
Some footage from the beta earlier this year:
10/10/25 8pm ET here: twitch.tv/brainfungi
(If the game servers aren’t melting, that is)
Some footage from the beta earlier this year:
First stream since starting the new job. Let’s get this rust off with a new early access space game! twitch.tv/BrainFungi
Twitch
Twitch is the world
twitch.tv
September 25, 2025 at 12:37 AM
First stream since starting the new job. Let’s get this rust off with a new early access space game! twitch.tv/BrainFungi
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My podcast with @mmasnick.bsky.social and @berinszoka.bsky.social is up now! Listen to me nerd out about the Fourth Amendment, Berin nerd out about the history of the FTC, and all three of us complain about this terrible, terrible FTC order with Aylo.
Techdirt Podcast Episode 431: The Many Problems With The FTC’s Pornhub Settlement
Support us on Patreon » Last week, we published three separate posts that looked at the FTC's recent settlement with Aylo, the parent company of multiple adult websites including, most famously, Pornhub. Those posts,…
Support us on Patreon » Last week, we published three separate posts that looked at the FTC's recent settlement with Aylo, the parent company of multiple adult websites including, most famously, Pornhub. Those posts,…
Techdirt Podcast Episode 431: The Many Problems With The FTC’s Pornhub Settlement
Support us on Patreon » Last week, we published three separate posts that looked at the FTC's recent settlement with Aylo, the parent company of multiple adult websites including, most famously, Pornhub. Those posts, written by Stanford HAI policy fellow Riana Pfefferkorn, examined the legally complicated but very important issues that arise from the settlement forcing Aylo to scan for CSAM.
www.techdirt.com
September 23, 2025 at 8:46 PM
My podcast with @mmasnick.bsky.social and @berinszoka.bsky.social is up now! Listen to me nerd out about the Fourth Amendment, Berin nerd out about the history of the FTC, and all three of us complain about this terrible, terrible FTC order with Aylo.
Condition: “Used — Good”
Uh, ok buddy
Uh, ok buddy
September 14, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Condition: “Used — Good”
Uh, ok buddy
Uh, ok buddy
A personal update: I’m thrilled to announce I've started a new position this week at Google!
September 10, 2025 at 6:11 PM
A personal update: I’m thrilled to announce I've started a new position this week at Google!
Reminiscing about AOL dial-up internet for a few minutes before jumping into some Tarkov. Live now: twitch.tv/BrainFungi
Twitch
Twitch is the world
twitch.tv
August 13, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Reminiscing about AOL dial-up internet for a few minutes before jumping into some Tarkov. Live now: twitch.tv/BrainFungi
Live view of the infamous crime-ridden warzone of Washington, DC
August 11, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Live view of the infamous crime-ridden warzone of Washington, DC
Live now with the Battlefield 6 open beta: twitch.tv/BrainFungi
Twitch
Twitch is the world
twitch.tv
August 8, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Live now with the Battlefield 6 open beta: twitch.tv/BrainFungi
Going live to talk through Google’s latest antitrust court defeat. Come hang! twitch.tv/BrainFungi
Twitch
Twitch is the world
twitch.tv
August 1, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Going live to talk through Google’s latest antitrust court defeat. Come hang! twitch.tv/BrainFungi
Humbled to be on this list of creators forging a new path in journalism.
Folks like @oliverdarcy.bsky.social, @timkmak.bsky.social, @chrisgeidner.bsky.social, @caseynewton.bsky.social, @parkermolloy.com are doing such hard work and it’s wonderful to see their efforts recognized. Go support them!
Folks like @oliverdarcy.bsky.social, @timkmak.bsky.social, @chrisgeidner.bsky.social, @caseynewton.bsky.social, @parkermolloy.com are doing such hard work and it’s wonderful to see their efforts recognized. Go support them!
July 24, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Humbled to be on this list of creators forging a new path in journalism.
Folks like @oliverdarcy.bsky.social, @timkmak.bsky.social, @chrisgeidner.bsky.social, @caseynewton.bsky.social, @parkermolloy.com are doing such hard work and it’s wonderful to see their efforts recognized. Go support them!
Folks like @oliverdarcy.bsky.social, @timkmak.bsky.social, @chrisgeidner.bsky.social, @caseynewton.bsky.social, @parkermolloy.com are doing such hard work and it’s wonderful to see their efforts recognized. Go support them!
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Takes some real skill to have the same Rule vote nuked by the same folks in your own party two days in a row. 👏🏻
143 minutes and counting…
143 minutes and counting…
July 16, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Takes some real skill to have the same Rule vote nuked by the same folks in your own party two days in a row. 👏🏻
143 minutes and counting…
143 minutes and counting…
We’re live and listening to House lawmakers debate crypto rules and, right now, the extent to which Trump stands to benefit from crypto
On today’s BrainFungi Twitch stream: We check in on Crypto Week on the Hill while I try not to die in Escape From Tarkov!
Join me at 10 am ET: twitch.tv/BrainFungi
Join me at 10 am ET: twitch.tv/BrainFungi
July 16, 2025 at 2:34 PM
We’re live and listening to House lawmakers debate crypto rules and, right now, the extent to which Trump stands to benefit from crypto
On today’s BrainFungi Twitch stream: We check in on Crypto Week on the Hill while I try not to die in Escape From Tarkov!
Join me at 10 am ET: twitch.tv/BrainFungi
Join me at 10 am ET: twitch.tv/BrainFungi
July 16, 2025 at 12:51 PM
On today’s BrainFungi Twitch stream: We check in on Crypto Week on the Hill while I try not to die in Escape From Tarkov!
Join me at 10 am ET: twitch.tv/BrainFungi
Join me at 10 am ET: twitch.tv/BrainFungi
Had a fun chat with, uh, chat about the FTC's click-to-cancel rule getting knocked down in court earlier this week:
www.twitch.tv/videos/25095...
We'll be back to Tarkov again today, though a bit of a shorter stream than usual. Come hang at 10 am ET! twitch.tv/BrainFungi
www.twitch.tv/videos/25095...
We'll be back to Tarkov again today, though a bit of a shorter stream than usual. Come hang at 10 am ET! twitch.tv/BrainFungi
July 11, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Had a fun chat with, uh, chat about the FTC's click-to-cancel rule getting knocked down in court earlier this week:
www.twitch.tv/videos/25095...
We'll be back to Tarkov again today, though a bit of a shorter stream than usual. Come hang at 10 am ET! twitch.tv/BrainFungi
www.twitch.tv/videos/25095...
We'll be back to Tarkov again today, though a bit of a shorter stream than usual. Come hang at 10 am ET! twitch.tv/BrainFungi
Unlocking the last of five skill trees today in Dune: Awakening. Come hang! twitch.tv/BrainFungi
Twitch
Twitch is the world
twitch.tv
July 7, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Unlocking the last of five skill trees today in Dune: Awakening. Come hang! twitch.tv/BrainFungi
Just watched four F-22s and two flights of B-2s flanked by F-22s fly over our cookout in DC.
July 4, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Just watched four F-22s and two flights of B-2s flanked by F-22s fly over our cookout in DC.
Senate lawmakers have removed from the budget bill what would've been a years-long restriction on state-level AI regulations: www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
US Senate strikes AI regulation ban from Trump megabill
The Republican-led U.S. Senate voted overwhelmingly on Tuesday to remove a 10-year federal moratorium on state regulation of artificial intelligence from President Trump's sweeping tax-cut and spending bill.
www.reuters.com
July 1, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Senate lawmakers have removed from the budget bill what would've been a years-long restriction on state-level AI regulations: www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
Going live at 10 am US ET today. Today’s tech topic: Breaking down a Supreme Court ruling on online porn. twitch.tv/BrainFungi
June 30, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Going live at 10 am US ET today. Today’s tech topic: Breaking down a Supreme Court ruling on online porn. twitch.tv/BrainFungi
Jared is on with me now — tune in!
Live now — plus, joining me a bit later will be @jaredbkeller.bsky.social. Should be a fun day! twitch.tv/BrainFungi
On tomorrow’s Twitch stream: @jaredbkeller.bsky.social joins me to talk military tech and the state of media.
We’ll kick off with some Dune: Awakening solo at 10 am ET, then Jared will hop on closer to 1 pm.
Tune in! twitch.tv/BrainFungi
We’ll kick off with some Dune: Awakening solo at 10 am ET, then Jared will hop on closer to 1 pm.
Tune in! twitch.tv/BrainFungi
June 27, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Jared is on with me now — tune in!
Live now — plus, joining me a bit later will be @jaredbkeller.bsky.social. Should be a fun day! twitch.tv/BrainFungi
On tomorrow’s Twitch stream: @jaredbkeller.bsky.social joins me to talk military tech and the state of media.
We’ll kick off with some Dune: Awakening solo at 10 am ET, then Jared will hop on closer to 1 pm.
Tune in! twitch.tv/BrainFungi
We’ll kick off with some Dune: Awakening solo at 10 am ET, then Jared will hop on closer to 1 pm.
Tune in! twitch.tv/BrainFungi
June 27, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Live now — plus, joining me a bit later will be @jaredbkeller.bsky.social. Should be a fun day! twitch.tv/BrainFungi
On tomorrow’s Twitch stream: @jaredbkeller.bsky.social joins me to talk military tech and the state of media.
We’ll kick off with some Dune: Awakening solo at 10 am ET, then Jared will hop on closer to 1 pm.
Tune in! twitch.tv/BrainFungi
We’ll kick off with some Dune: Awakening solo at 10 am ET, then Jared will hop on closer to 1 pm.
Tune in! twitch.tv/BrainFungi
June 26, 2025 at 10:27 PM
On tomorrow’s Twitch stream: @jaredbkeller.bsky.social joins me to talk military tech and the state of media.
We’ll kick off with some Dune: Awakening solo at 10 am ET, then Jared will hop on closer to 1 pm.
Tune in! twitch.tv/BrainFungi
We’ll kick off with some Dune: Awakening solo at 10 am ET, then Jared will hop on closer to 1 pm.
Tune in! twitch.tv/BrainFungi