IGNORANT BRAIN FARTSCountries Can’t Stop Elon Stoking ‘Civil War’—But We CanAfter Musk’s British riot-related posts, how can we ensure that the public does not fall for his incendiary nonsense—and that his words don’t have a widespread, destructive impact?Mike Masnick
SCREEN BURNSurgeon General Is Wrong. Social Media Doesn’t Need WarningsSurgeon General Dr. Vivek H. Murthy is wrong about the harmful effects of social media on kids—but why let facts get in the way of a fabricated moral panic?Mike Masnick
MORAL PANICThe Coddling of the American ParentJonathan Haidt’s new book “The Anxious Generation” blames youth mental health issues on social media in a way that’s easy, wrong, and dangerous.Mike Masnick
DON’T GET SICK OR HURT IN AMERICAGetting an Itemized Hospital Bill Is Basically ImpossibleHow a minor bike accident and a few stitches turned into thousands of dollars in medical bills and a months-long quest for a straight answer from somebody—anybody.Mike Masnick
ELON’S JOURNO-LARPERS‘Twitter Files’ Hucksters Cosplaying as Free Speech MartyrsMatt Taibbi and other Elon Musk-favored journalists published “The Westminster Declaration”—their latest attempt to spin a non-story into dire censorship.Mike Masnick
SEE YOU IN COURTSchool Districts Should Not Be Suing Social Media CompaniesSchool districts are taking Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, TikTok, and Snapchat to court, claiming the social media apps are a public nuisance, because kids are “addicted” to them.Mike Masnick
YOU SCURVY SCALAWAAGGG!Judges Are Playing ‘Calvinball’ With the ConstitutionConservative Fifth Circuit jurists took a sledgehammer to the First Amendment—using incoherent logic, incorrect law-reading, and fake history.Mike Masnick
SO, SO BADCalifornia’s New Internet Law Is a F*cking DisasterIn the name of protecting children, legislators have introduced a trove of requirements that are anti-privacy and almost impossible to comply with.Mike Masnick
