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Ian Kluft :verified:✈️🎈🌋<p>"A key lifeline for rural communities, federal air travel funds, will expire Sunday if the shutdown continues" by <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://flipboard.com/@NBCNews" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>NBCNews</span></a></span> - Essential Air Service EAS funds are the only reason some rural airports have airline service on otherwise-unprofitable routes. All US states would be affected, most of all Alaska. A likely <a href="https://avgeek.social/tags/business" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>business</span></a> decision up to each airline would be to cancel most or all of those flights when funding lapses. <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/rural-communities-essential-air-service-flights-shutdown-deadline-rcna236159" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nbcnews.com/politics/politics-</span><span class="invisible">news/rural-communities-essential-air-service-flights-shutdown-deadline-rcna236159</span></a> <a href="https://avgeek.social/tags/aviation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>aviation</span></a> <a href="https://avgeek.social/tags/travel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>travel</span></a> <a href="https://avgeek.social/tags/regulation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>regulation</span></a> <a href="https://avgeek.social/tags/avgeek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>avgeek</span></a></p>
Matthew Rimmer<p>Australia's de facto online betting regulator accused of being too close to gambling industry <a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10-06/nt-betting-regulator-accused-close-industry-four-corners/105848692" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">abc.net.au/news/2025-10-06/nt-</span><span class="invisible">betting-regulator-accused-close-industry-four-corners/105848692</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/gambling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>gambling</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/regulation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>regulation</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/capture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>capture</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>health</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/auslaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>auslaw</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/auspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>auspol</span></a></p>
The New Oil<p>Toward <a href="https://mastodon.thenewoil.org/tags/Regulation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Regulation</span></a>: Addressing the Legal Void in <a href="https://mastodon.thenewoil.org/tags/FacialRecognition" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FacialRecognition</span></a> Technology</p><p><a href="https://privacyinternational.org/long-read/5682/toward-regulation-addressing-legal-void-facial-recognition-technology" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">privacyinternational.org/long-</span><span class="invisible">read/5682/toward-regulation-addressing-legal-void-facial-recognition-technology</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.thenewoil.org/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.thenewoil.org/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.thenewoil.org/tags/FRT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FRT</span></a></p>
knoppix<p>Meta accused of suppressing internal VR child safety research 🧒🛑</p><p>Whistleblowers allege Meta deleted key data on grooming in VR after disturbing revelations from a family study 👀</p><p>Documents reveal legal efforts to avoid liability, discourage youth harm data collection, and shape public research narratives 📄⚖️</p><p>🔗 <a href="https://virtual.reality.news/news/meta-accused-of-hiding-vr-child-safety-research-data/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">virtual.reality.news/news/meta</span><span class="invisible">-accused-of-hiding-vr-child-safety-research-data/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TechNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TechNews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Meta" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Meta</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/VR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VR</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Safety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Safety</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Whistleblower" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Whistleblower</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Privacy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ChildSafety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ChildSafety</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Metaverse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Metaverse</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SocialMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SocialMedia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Regulation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Regulation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BigTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BigTech</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OnlineSafety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OnlineSafety</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DigitalRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DigitalRights</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/YouthProtection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>YouthProtection</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>The <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Biden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Biden</span></a> admin, which wrote the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/HFC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HFC</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/regulations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>regulations</span></a> to enact that law, hoped to eliminate the equivalent of 4.5 billion metric tons of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/CO2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CO2</span></a> by 2050, or about 3 years’ worth of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/climate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>climate</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/pollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pollution</span></a> from the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/electricity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>electricity</span></a> sector.</p><p>Unlike efforts to curb <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FossilFuels" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FossilFuels</span></a>, plans to reduce <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/HFCs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HFCs</span></a> have won broad support from both <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Democrats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Democrats</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Republicans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Republicans</span></a>, as well as industry groups &amp; environmental organizations.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/regulation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>regulation</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/GreenhouseGases" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GreenhouseGases</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SuperPollutants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SuperPollutants</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ClimateCrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateCrisis</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>Phasing out <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/HFCs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HFCs</span></a> worldwide could avert up to 0.5°C of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/GlobalWarming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GlobalWarming</span></a> by the end of the century, which would go a long way toward averting the worst consequences of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ClimateChange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateChange</span></a>. In fact, it was <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a>, during his first term, who signed into <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> a measure directing the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/EPA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EPA</span></a> to ratchet down the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/climate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>climate</span></a> pollutant. The provision was tucked into a sweeping Covid relief bill that passed Congress at the tail end of his presidency.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/regulation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>regulation</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/GreenhouseGases" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GreenhouseGases</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SuperPollutants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SuperPollutants</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ClimateCrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateCrisis</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/HFCs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HFCs</span></a>, which are commonly referred to as <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SuperPollutants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SuperPollutants</span></a>, are thousands of times more potent than carbon dioxide at warming the planet.</p><p>But Lee Zeldin, the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/EPA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EPA</span></a> administrator, said the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Biden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Biden</span></a> admin’s plan for cutting the production &amp; consumption of the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/chemicals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>chemicals</span></a>, which aimed for an 85% reduction by 2036, did not give companies enough time to meet their deadlines.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/regulation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>regulation</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/GreenhouseGases" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GreenhouseGases</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ClimateCrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateCrisis</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a></p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mstdn.ca/@hanspetermeyer" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>hanspetermeyer</span></a></span> And I do endorce <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/boycotting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>boycotting</span></a> garbage companies.</p><ul><li>It's just that lack of <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/regulation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>regulation</span></a> made some <em>"too big to boycott"</em> where trying to do so ranges from serious discomfort and social isolation to being unable to find employment.</li></ul><p>I mean, good luck trying to find a job as an accountant in the USA when you want to boycott Microsoft [Excel] &amp; Intuit [Quickbooks].</p>
Emeritus Prof Christopher May<p>The FT reports:</p><p>'The head of the UK financial regulator has written to the chancellor outlining plans to change its flagship consumer protection rules after companies complained they were too heavy-handed &amp; risked driving activity overseas'!</p><p>Does anyone think the financial services sector can be trusted when scandal after scandal suggests given the option they'll scam you? Have they already forgotten the car loans scam?</p><p>Is the FCA on your side?<br>Very much not!</p><p><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/FinancialServices" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FinancialServices</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/regulation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>regulation</span></a></p>
JWcph, Radicalized By Decency<p>It should be noted that while, as <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mamot.fr/@pluralistic" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>pluralistic</span></a></span> points out, the <a href="https://helvede.net/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> bubble does this worse than ever, they didn't invent these bullshit accounting tricks. </p><p>Particularly since the 80's, financial sector regulation has been almost entirely absent, leading it to create deals &amp; instruments amounting to nothing more than "this equals billions of $$$ because we say so", repeatedly derailing the world economy with rickety cobwebs of nonsense...</p><p><a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/@remixtures/115281823684157450" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">tldr.nettime.org/@remixtures/1</span><span class="invisible">15281823684157450</span></a></p><p><a href="https://helvede.net/tags/finance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>finance</span></a> <a href="https://helvede.net/tags/regulation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>regulation</span></a> <a href="https://helvede.net/tags/business" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>business</span></a></p>
Kevin Dominik Korte<p>Given that most of the world is governed by some form of strong man, it might not be so bad that the UN isn't regulating the next generation of powerful espionage and suppression tools.<br><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/regulation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>regulation</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/UN" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UN</span></a><br><a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/us-rejects-international-ai-oversight-un-general-assembly-rcna233478" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/us-</span><span class="invisible">rejects-international-ai-oversight-un-general-assembly-rcna233478</span></a></p>
ProPublica<p>Root canals gone wrong. A dental implant lost inside a sinus cavity. Months of antibiotics for infections.</p><p>Utah dentist Nicholas LaFeber, his colleagues warned, was harming his patients. The state has allowed him to continue practicing anyway.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/utah-dentist-license-nicholas-lafeber?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">propublica.org/article/utah-de</span><span class="invisible">ntist-license-nicholas-lafeber?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="https://newsie.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Utah" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Utah</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Health</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Dentist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Dentist</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/License" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>License</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Regulation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Regulation</span></a></p>
Bill Taroli :neurodiversity:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://techhub.social/@hosford42" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>hosford42</span></a></span> Could be high or could be low. But if you have shakes then it’s not “working” because you’re not well regulated. </p><p><a href="https://federate.social/tags/diabetes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>diabetes</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/medication" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>medication</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/regulation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>regulation</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/A1C" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>A1C</span></a></p>
Marcus "MajorLinux" Summers<p>And this is one of the reasons why we need to get money out of fucking politics.</p><p>Or, you know, revolution...</p><p>Meta to launch national super PAC against AI regulation </p><p><a href="https://www.engadget.com/big-tech/meta-to-launch-national-super-pac-against-ai-regulation-154537574.html?src=rss" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">engadget.com/big-tech/meta-to-</span><span class="invisible">launch-national-super-pac-against-ai-regulation-154537574.html?src=rss</span></a></p><p><a href="https://toot.majorshouse.com/tags/Meta" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Meta</span></a> <a href="https://toot.majorshouse.com/tags/SuperPAC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SuperPAC</span></a> <a href="https://toot.majorshouse.com/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> <a href="https://toot.majorshouse.com/tags/Regulation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Regulation</span></a> <a href="https://toot.majorshouse.com/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Politics</span></a> <a href="https://toot.majorshouse.com/tags/Tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Tech</span></a></p>
Mark<p>Tell Meta no to stalker ads<br>Tell your MP to sign Early Day Motion</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Meta" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Meta</span></a> denying people legal right to object to personal <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/data" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>data</span></a> being used in targeted <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/adverts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>adverts</span></a></p><p>This despite outcome of legal case which Meta settled in March 2025</p><p>Meta said they would stop using her personal data for direct marketing, based on her <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/legal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>legal</span></a> right to object under the UK General Data Protection <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Regulation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Regulation</span></a> (GDPR).</p><p><a href="https://action.openrightsgroup.org/tell-meta-no-stalker-ads-urge-your-mp-sign-early-day-motion" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">action.openrightsgroup.org/tel</span><span class="invisible">l-meta-no-stalker-ads-urge-your-mp-sign-early-day-motion</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Facebook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Facebook</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Instagram" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Instagram</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Corporate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Corporate</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/greed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>greed</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/SocialMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SocialMedia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/GDPR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GDPR</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/lies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>lies</span></a></p>
Paris Marx<p>Social media was once positioned as the great connecting force that would improve our world. If it ever did that, it certainly isn’t now.</p><p>We must rein in these platforms, and deceptive narratives aimed at stopped regulation isn’t helping. Age restrictions are an experiment worth trying.</p><p><a href="https://disconnect.blog/social-media-causes-more-harm-than-good/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">disconnect.blog/social-media-c</span><span class="invisible">auses-more-harm-than-good/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tech</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/digitalrights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>digitalrights</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/socialmedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>socialmedia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/regulation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>regulation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/onlinesafetyact" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>onlinesafetyact</span></a></p>
Space Environmentalism<p>"Back in 2022, the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FCC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FCC</span></a> set regulations requiring <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/satellites" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>satellites</span></a> operating in low-Earth orbit (LEO) to deorbit within five years of completing their mission, in order to reduce collisions and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SpaceDebris" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SpaceDebris</span></a>. Now, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Amazon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Amazon</span></a>, which is working toward the commercial launch of its Project Kuiper LEO service, wants to see that rule scrapped."</p><p><a href="https://www.lightreading.com/satellite/amazon-wants-fcc-to-drop-five-year-rule-on-deorbiting-satellites" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">lightreading.com/satellite/ama</span><span class="invisible">zon-wants-fcc-to-drop-five-year-rule-on-deorbiting-satellites</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Space</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SpaceEnvironment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SpaceEnvironment</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Regulation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Regulation</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Idiocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Idiocracy</span></a></p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FDA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FDA</span></a> proposes ban on Orange B, a food dye not used for decades</p><p>The <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/RFKJr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RFKJr</span></a> US FDA said Wednesday that it would seek to repeal the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/regulation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>regulation</span></a> allowing use of the dye approved in 1966 to color sausage casings &amp; frankfurters. No batches of the dye have been certified, or asked to be used, since 1978, FDA officials said. </p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/kakistocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>kakistocracy</span></a> <br><a href="https://apnews.com/article/fda-food-dye-orange-b-ban-5dd1b1665b2101738055c6921337f3b2" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">apnews.com/article/fda-food-dy</span><span class="invisible">e-orange-b-ban-5dd1b1665b2101738055c6921337f3b2</span></a></p>
ProPublica<p>Before and after the 2024 election, Elon Musk made it clear he disliked environmental regulations and considered them a barrier to innovation.</p><p>His companies, from Boring Co. to xAI, have been accused of finding ways to sidestep regulations. Here's what to know:<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/elon-musk-environmental-regulations?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">propublica.org/article/elon-mu</span><span class="invisible">sk-environmental-regulations?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="https://newsie.social/tags/ElonMusk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ElonMusk</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Environment</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Regulation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Regulation</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Business" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Business</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/SpaceX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SpaceX</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Tesla" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Tesla</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a></p>
Mojo ♻️<p>ANZ will face a record $240 million penalty for ripping off both its own customers and the government. ASIC alleges unconscionable conduct involving a government bond sale that may have cost taxpayers $26 million — plus “widespread misconduct” affecting ~65,000 retail customers. <br>This is a watershed moment for banking oversight in Australia. What accountability looks like in practice is finally being tested. But penalties are only one part of the equation, we need to see real, lasting culture change.</p><p> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/banking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>banking</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/regulation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>regulation</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/ANZ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ANZ</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/ASIC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ASIC</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09-15/anz-record-penalty-asic-federal-court/105773084" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">abc.net.au/news/2025-09-15/anz</span><span class="invisible">-record-penalty-asic-federal-court/105773084</span></a></p>