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Wait, the GOP put a culture warrior -- who literally wrote in his application to Trump that he would "Fight back ..."
Mike Masnick
@mmasnick.bsky.social
Wait, the GOP put a culture warrior — who literally wrote in his application to Trump that he would "Fight back against the trans agenda" — in charge of the FTC... and he fills a "child safety" event full of anti-LGBTQ activists.
What a shock.
Jess Miers 🦝
@jmiers230.bsky.social
· 1h
This FTC workshop about kids safety online features speakers and organizations that work diligently to harm marginalized youth, especially teens who identify as LGBTQIA+.
This is not a serious workshop. Shocking, I know.
www.ftc.gov/news-events/...
The Attention Economy: How Big Tech Firms Exploit Children and Hurt Families
The Federal Trade Commission will hold a workshop entitled "The Attention Economy: How Big Tech Firms Exploit Children and Hurt Families" on June 4 at the Federal Trade Commission in Washington, D.
www.ftc.gov
May 19, 2025 at 6:41 PM
@mmasnick.bsky.social
Wait, the GOP put a culture warrior — who literally wrote in his application to Trump that he would "Fight back against the trans agenda" — in charge of the FTC... and he fills a "child safety" event full of anti-LGBTQ activists.
What a shock.
Jess Miers 🦝
@jmiers230.bsky.social
· 1h
This FTC workshop about kids safety online features speakers and organizations that work diligently to harm marginalized youth, especially teens who identify as LGBTQIA+.
This is not a serious workshop. Shocking, I know.
www.ftc.gov/news-events/...
The Attention Economy: How Big Tech Firms Exploit Children and Hurt Families
The Federal Trade Commission will hold a workshop entitled "The Attention Economy: How Big Tech Firms Exploit Children and Hurt Families" on June 4 at the Federal Trade Commission in Washington, D.
www.ftc.gov
May 19, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Wait, the GOP put a culture warrior — who literally wrote in his application to Trump that he would "Fight back against the trans agenda" — in charge of the FTC... and he fills a "child safety" event full of anti-LGBTQ activists.
— Mike Masnick (@mmasnick.bsky.social) 2025-05-19T22:41:33.249Z
What a shock.