Brooke Tanner
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Brooke Tanner
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Tech and digital policy at the Brookings Institution (usual disclaimer that posted content reflects my own views)
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I have hacked
the prompts
that were in
your model

and which
you were probably
stealing
for profit

Forgive me
they were poetic
pithy
and evocative
November 20, 2025 at 6:55 PM
my instinct would be to look at other visual media - eg, tv shows/talk shows filmed at home and/or posted on youtube and see what survives. (Thinking about the short lived good news series by Jake gyllanhaul?)
March 26, 2025 at 7:27 PM
is the erasure of GGGs at home a deliberate manipulation of our collective memory of a public health crisis, furthering the conspiratorial histories that now shape US policy? just kidding :)) good find - my guess is some idea of “production” quality being viewed lower in a home setting than a set.
March 26, 2025 at 7:26 PM
would be interested in your reflections!
March 26, 2025 at 6:20 PM
if you’re just looking for a long list I’d suggest this Reddit thread: www.reddit.com/r/Music/comm...
Are there many songs that reference the COVID pandemic?
www.reddit.com
March 26, 2025 at 5:57 PM
I feel like inside is the obvious answer but also
level of concern by top?
epiphany by ts
stick season by Noah kahan (just a banger)
March 26, 2025 at 5:35 PM
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Some of the highlights. It will be interesting to see how it unfolds, but current status is not optimistic.
March 12, 2025 at 6:45 PM
then it poses another larger question to grapple with: if you don't trust the government to enforce the TAKE IT DOWN Act appropriately, what policy do you trust the government with currently?

& I'm not sure. what I do think is a need for SMALLER platforms online and community-led moderation tools.
March 6, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Ultimately, even though I agree with the intent behind the bill, I find myself concluding that the potential short and long-term harms likely outweigh the much much needed good this bill has the potential to do in the long-term. (6/7)
March 6, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Wondering to what extent it makes sense to place responsibility on the platforms used to generate this media in the first place? Also wondering if there is an argument to pass the bill now and then hope it's a useful tool in the possible future where a working executive branch is restored.... (5/7)
March 6, 2025 at 3:56 PM
It's also telling to look at the preemptive self-moderation of content by platforms under the UK's Online Safety Act. Less serious than political dissent, but I saw a great story today on the end of a niche MMO Urban Dead: boingboing.net/2025/03/04/f... (4/7)
Free zombie game Urban Dead announces shutdown after 20 years due to UK Online Safety Act requirements
A popular, long-running, free-to-play multiplayer zombie games is being forced offline by new UK legislation. Urban Dead, which launched in July 2005, will shut down on March 14, 2025, due…
boingboing.net
March 6, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Until we have a functioning legislative branch (with checks and balances!) we should not give the largely unchecked executive branch any more power to potentially censor critics, even if they plan to do that regardless of the law. (3/7)
March 6, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Trump himself said, winking, "And I’m going to use that bill for myself too" during his address to Congress: www.nytimes.com/2025/03/04/u...

While I support the intent of the bill, Adi Robertson's excellent argument that "Congress has accepted it’s passing suggestions, not laws" rings true. (2/7)
Read the Full Transcript of President Trump’s Speech to Congress
In a speech to Congress in his first weeks in office, the president laid out his vision to remake U.S. policy on the military, trade, immigration and foreign aid.
www.nytimes.com
March 6, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Yes! Just ask to opt out. 9/10 they are very nice about it. If they aren’t - they are required by law to let you opt out.
January 28, 2025 at 5:09 PM