TECHDIRT: Stories to Read from October 2021

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OCTOBER 2021

Facebook's Downtime And Why Protocols Are More Resilient Than Centralized Platforms	by Mike Masnick	10-05-2021 3:50 PM	(8 comments)
OnlyFans Isn't The First Site To Face Moderation Pressure From Financial Intermediaries, And It Won't Be The Last	by Emma Llanso	10-05-2021 2:33 PM	(9 comments)
Techdirt Podcast Episode 300: How Our Views Have Changed Over 300 Episodes	by Leigh Beadon	10-05-2021 1:30 PM	(0 comments)
Investigation: CBP Targeted Journalists, Illegally Shared Info With Mexico, And Attempted To Cover It All Up	by Tim Cushing	10-05-2021 12:00 PM	(26 comments)
A New Hope For Moderation And Its Discontents?	by Alex Feerst	10-05-2021 10:54 AM	(3 comments)
Daily Deal: The JavaScript DOM Game Developer Bundle	by Daily Deal	10-05-2021 10:49 AM	(0 comments)
Rethinking Facebook: We Need To Make Sure That 'Good For The World' Is More Important Than 'Good For Facebook'	by Mike Masnick	10-05-2021 9:06 AM	(49 comments)
Company That Handles Billions Of Text Messages Quietly Admits It Was Hacked Years Ago	by Karl Bode	10-05-2021 6:47 AM	(8 comments)
Hacked Data Exposes Law Enforcement Officers Who Joined Far-Right Oath Keepers Group	by Tim Cushing	10-05-2021 3:40 AM	(33 comments)
Disney Defeats Lawsuit Brought By Company Owning Evel Knievel's Rights Over 'Toy Story 4' Character	by Timothy Geigner	10-04-2021 7:56 PM	(39 comments)
Tesla 'Self-Driving' NDA Hopes To Hide The Reality Of An Unfinished Product	by Karl Bode	10-04-2021 3:37 PM	(46 comments)
Reminder: Our Techdirt Tech Policy Greenhouse Live Workshop Is Happening This Wednesday!	by Mike Masnick	10-04-2021 2:30 PM	(0 comments)
Right-Wing Commentator Dan Bongino Runs Into Florida Anti-SLAPP Law, Now Owes Daily Beast $32,000 In Legal Fees	by Tim Cushing	10-04-2021 1:43 PM	(12 comments)
Infrastructure And Content Moderation: Challenges And Opportunities	by Konstantinos Komaitis	10-04-2021 12:00 PM	(5 comments)
There May Be A New Boss At The DOJ, But The Government Still Loves Its Indefinite Gag Orders	by Tim Cushing	10-04-2021 11:00 AM	(5 comments)
Daily Deal: TREBLAB Z2 Bluetooth 5.0 Noise-Cancelling Headphones	by Daily Deal	10-04-2021 10:54 AM	(2 comments)
In Josh Hawley's World, People Should Be Able To Sue Facebook Both For Taking Down Stuff They Don't Like AND Leaving Up Stuff They Don't Like	by Mike Masnick	10-04-2021 9:41 AM	(41 comments)
South Korean ISP Somehow Thinks Netflix Owes It Money Because Squid Game Is Popular	by Karl Bode	10-04-2021 5:37 AM	(29 comments)
Funniest/Most Insightful Comments Of The Week At Techdirt	by Leigh Beadon	10-03-2021 12:00 PM	(25 comments)
This Week In Techdirt History: September 26th - October 2nd	by Leigh Beadon	10-02-2021 12:00 PM	(0 comments)
PS4 Battery Time-Keeping Time-Bomb Silently Patched By Sony; PS3 Consoles Still Waiting	by Timothy Geigner	10-01-2021 7:39 PM	(37 comments)
Top Publishers Aim To Own The Entire Academic Research Publishing Stack; Here's How To Stop That Happening	by Glyn Moody	10-01-2021 3:30 PM	(17 comments)
Tampa Bay PD's 'Crime-Free Housing' Program Disproportionately Targeted Black Residents, Did Nothing To Reduce Crime	by Tim Cushing	10-01-2021 1:46 PM	(18 comments)
Against 'Content Moderation' And The Concentration Of Power	by Niels ten Oever	10-01-2021 12:20 PM	(13 comments)
Ken Popehat White (Again) Shows How To Respond To A Completely Thuggish Legal Threat Letter	by Mike Masnick	10-01-2021 10:51 AM	(33 comments)
Daily Deal: Meshforce M3 Mesh Wi-Fi System	by Daily Deal	10-01-2021 10:46 AM	(1 comments)
Blumenthal's Finsta Debacle: It Remains Unacceptable That Our Politicians Are So Clueless About The Internet	by Mike Masnick	10-01-2021 9:24 AM	(52 comments)
The 'Digital Divide' Didn't Just Show Up One Day. It's The Direct Result Of Telecom Monopolization	by Karl Bode	10-01-2021 6:14 AM	(11 comments)
Facebook: Amplifying The Good Or The Bad? It's Getting Ugly	by Nirit Weiss-Blatt	10-01-2021 3:15 AM	(19 comments)
Copyright Continues To Be Abused To Censor Critics By Entities Both Big And Small	by Timothy Geigner	9-30-2021 8:02 PM	(13 comments)