KingOfTheBailey
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KingOfTheBailey
3d ago
Now, some might say that just because an official government body invited some companies to have a friendly conversation about moderating their platforms, doesn't mean any pressure is actually being put on them, but the problem with that theory is that the companies themselves weren't under that impression.
One reason tech companies might form that impression is because regulatory bodies seem to be developing a habit of giving off that impression even when without exercising formal power. Recently, in eSafety Commissioner v Baumgarten, the Australian eSafety Commissioner had been revealed to be sending "informal requests" to X using X's legal requests portal, and then turning around and claiming to the Administrative Review Tribunal that the decisions were not reviewable because they weren't exercising formal powers granted to the Commissioner.
The Baumgarten case reveals that the Commission has gone beyond its statutory mandate by working to limit online speech that it considers harmful or otherwise problematic, but that falls below the thresholds set in the statute. Ms Baumgarten posted a video on X which was critical of a Melbourne primary school teacher for organising a ‘Queer Club’ for students. The post named the teacher, but did not identify any children. The eSafety Commission received a complaint about the post. The complaint was considered by Samantha Caruana, an official within the eSafety Commission, who had no delegated authority to compel social media services to remove posts. Ms Caruana concluded that the post probably did not amount to ‘cyber-abuse material’ for the purposes of s 7 of the Online Safety Act. Despite her conclusion, Ms Caruana filled in a form on X’s ‘Legal Requests Portal’ asking that the post be taken down. The eSafety Commission’s request referred to s 7 of the Online Safety Act as authority for the request.
Ms Baumgarten sought review of the eSafety Commission’s ‘decision’ to order the removal of her post in the Administrative Appeals Tribunal (which was replaced by the Administrative Review Tribunal (ART) during the course of her case). Section 220 of the Online Safety Act provides for a right to seek merits review of the Commissioner’s decisions to issue removal notices. But the Commission argued that Ms Baumgarten had no right to challenge the decision in the Tribunal, because it had not made a removal decision under s 88. Rather, the Commission argued, it had simply made a request of X that it remove the post. Thus, the Commission argued, that there was no ‘decision’ for the Tribunal to review and it had no jurisdiction.
The Commissioner's argument was rejected by the ART and the appeal rejected by the Federal Court of Australia.
KingOfTheBailey
9d ago
It's funny, I was in exactly your position the other week when some modern slang went over my head. It comes for us all.
KingOfTheBailey
9d ago
"Seen", as in "perceived with my own two eyes" that the short king was indeed short, and that my female friends didn't seem to notice.
KingOfTheBailey
9d ago
And yet, I've seen extremely charismatic short kings, where the women around him said things like "I just never noticed that he wasn't that tall. He seemed taller".
KingOfTheBailey
11d ago
You know what? Neither did I!
KingOfTheBailey
16d ago
I was honestly unsure whether she was saying he looks bad or looks hot.
KingOfTheBailey
16d ago
I have absolutely no idea what that means.
KingOfTheBailey
18d ago
True, but I also don't think they seriously thought through the downstream effects of having betting apps for literally everything.
Example: in 2024, Zvi updates on the damage caused by sports betting.
KingOfTheBailey
20d ago
Yeah I've been having fun with StS2 as well. I think it's a bit easier than the first, or I've been luckier with my runs. Necrobinder is pretty fun, though stalling to get a massive hand seems like a pretty reliable strategy up until halfway through Act 2 or so. Still haven't really figured out what the Regent wants to do.
KingOfTheBailey
20d ago
I should've seen how prediction markets would go. The promise from the rationalists and other groups that pushed them was that they'd provide market signals about how likely major events are to happen. But it seems to have instead just created betting apps that can bet on literally everything and a way to insider trade on pretty much any non-public knowledge.
KingOfTheBailey
21d ago
Can you say more about how you have Claude set up to monitor your calendar?
KingOfTheBailey
22d ago
Fine. Whatever. What conditions in the material world are such that young men are looking to these men as role models, what is missing in their lives that they seek to fill it with this?
This incuriosity also applies in other fields. Why didn't everyone line up to vote for Hilary? Why did Trump win so bigly after Biden? The institutional response was to call dissenters everything from "deplorables" to "dangerous racists" to "fascist" to "almost literally the Führer reincarnate". The feedback mechanisms no longer exist (if they ever did), so there's no self-correction.
KingOfTheBailey
22d ago
Nit: a "flair up" is a required action to participate in /r/politicalcompassmemes. A "flare up" is what you're describing.
KingOfTheBailey
24d ago
She's the Man is an adaptation of Twelfth Night. I don't remember if it's good or not.
KingOfTheBailey
24d ago
I just play Factorio for my train fix these days.
KingOfTheBailey
25d ago
Dualcast is 16 damage though, and your starting lightning orb is a free half-strike per turn.
KingOfTheBailey
25d ago
- Everyone will use whatever tools are at hand to generate propaganda
- There will be widespread use. "We" may or may not see it depending on how good people are at working the models
- I remember seeing a picture of a "wounded soldier from Ukraine" who had six fingers and bandages that morphed into his uniform and his arm.
KingOfTheBailey
29d ago
I look forward to an effortpost in the Friday Fun Thread.
In addition to frame tension, where is the center of gravity of the two-dancer system as you bring your follow around yourself and back out? A good swing-out shouldn't need that much additional energy each time around once you've got the rhythm going.
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