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Marty Lederman

@martylederman
18 posts
2025-06-19
Unsurprising, but frightening nevertheless.  —  arxiv.org/pdf/2506.088...  To which I can imagine some A.I. Pollyannas responding: “That's ok; those skills will be increasingly obsolete, anyway.”
2025-06-19 View on X
Time

An MIT study of 54 people: writing SAT essays using ChatGPT had the lowest brain engagement and poorer neural performance than using Google Search or no tools

Does ChatGPT harm critical thinking abilities?  A new study from researchers at MIT's Media Lab has returned some concerning results.

2025-01-21
This is pure lawlessness:  —  “I further order the Attorney General to issue a letter to each provider stating that there has been no violation of the statute ...  [1]  —  www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
2025-01-21 View on X
NPR

Trump signs an EO seeking to pause the TikTok ban for 75 days, in a bid to give him time to negotiate a resolution and protect TikTok's providers from liability

President Trump signed an executive order on Monday seeking to hit pause on a law banning TikTok and to provide a liability shield …

2024-12-29
I'm only discussing its constitutionality.  —  For those of you who haven't been following, the law doesn't *ban* TikTok—instead, it'll prohibit “app stores” and the like from offering it or servicing it after 01/19 *if* (and only if) there isn't a divestment of TikTok from PRC ownership by then. …
2024-12-29 View on X
New York Times

How Donald Trump went from backing a TikTok ban in 2020 to backing off in 2024, as he became a political star on the platform with more than 14.7M followers

In 2020, he moved to ban the Chinese-owned app.  Now, he is opposing the Biden administration's effort to do just that.

While waiting for other briefs, I'll interlineate a few thoughts and things to look for.  FWIW, I think it's highly likely the SCOTUS will uphold the law.  My posts here will reflect some of the reasons why I think so.  I don't have any strong views on whether the law was wise.  [5]
2024-12-29 View on X
New York Times

How Donald Trump went from backing a TikTok ban in 2020 to backing off in 2024, as he became a political star on the platform with more than 14.7M followers

In 2020, he moved to ban the Chinese-owned app.  Now, he is opposing the Biden administration's effort to do just that.

And here's the Knight Institute brief, also in opposition.  [3]  —  www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/ 24...  @knightcolumbia.org @jameeljaffer.bsky.social
2024-12-29 View on X
New York Times

How Donald Trump went from backing a TikTok ban in 2020 to backing off in 2024, as he became a political star on the platform with more than 14.7M followers

In 2020, he moved to ban the Chinese-owned app.  Now, he is opposing the Biden administration's effort to do just that.

I'm only discussing its constitutionality.  —  For those of you who haven't been following, the law doesn't *ban* TikTok—instead, it'll prohibit “app stores” and the like from offering it or servicing it after 01/19 *if* (and only if) there isn't a divestment of TikTok from PRC ownership by then. …
2024-12-29 View on X
Variety

Eight free-speech groups, including the EFF, and three members of Congress file briefs with SCOTUS in support of TikTok's appeal against the divest-or-ban law

For those of you who haven't been following, the law doesn't *ban* TikTok—instead, it'll prohibit “app stores” and the like from offering it or servicing it after 01/19 *if* (and o...

In order to get any of the Justices to be at all sympathetic to its claim, TikTok will have to persuade them, at a minimum, that there'd be a significant harm to users if TikTok disappears.  That might be difficult, b/c the Justices might simply assume ...  [8]
2024-12-29 View on X
New York Times

How Donald Trump went from backing a TikTok ban in 2020 to backing off in 2024, as he became a political star on the platform with more than 14.7M followers

In 2020, he moved to ban the Chinese-owned app.  Now, he is opposing the Biden administration's effort to do just that.

In order to get any of the Justices to be at all sympathetic to its claim, TikTok will have to persuade them, at a minimum, that there'd be a significant harm to users if TikTok disappears.  That might be difficult, b/c the Justices might simply assume ...  [8]
2024-12-29 View on X
Variety

Eight free-speech groups, including the EFF, and three members of Congress file briefs with SCOTUS in support of TikTok's appeal against the divest-or-ban law

For those of you who haven't been following, the law doesn't *ban* TikTok—instead, it'll prohibit “app stores” and the like from offering it or servicing it after 01/19 *if* (and o...

While waiting for other briefs, I'll interlineate a few thoughts and things to look for.  FWIW, I think it's highly likely the SCOTUS will uphold the law.  My posts here will reflect some of the reasons why I think so.  I don't have any strong views on whether the law was wise.  [5]
2024-12-29 View on X
Variety

Eight free-speech groups, including the EFF, and three members of Congress file briefs with SCOTUS in support of TikTok's appeal against the divest-or-ban law

For those of you who haven't been following, the law doesn't *ban* TikTok—instead, it'll prohibit “app stores” and the like from offering it or servicing it after 01/19 *if* (and o...

And here's the Knight Institute brief, also in opposition.  [3]  —  www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/ 24...  @knightcolumbia.org @jameeljaffer.bsky.social
2024-12-29 View on X
Variety

Eight free-speech groups, including the EFF, and three members of Congress file briefs with SCOTUS in support of TikTok's appeal against the divest-or-ban law

For those of you who haven't been following, the law doesn't *ban* TikTok—instead, it'll prohibit “app stores” and the like from offering it or servicing it after 01/19 *if* (and o...

2024-12-28
While waiting for other briefs, I'll interlineate a few thoughts and things to look for.  FWIW, I think it's highly likely the SCOTUS will uphold the law.  My posts here will reflect some of the reasons why I think so.  I don't have any strong views on whether the law was wise.  [5]
2024-12-28 View on X
Variety

Eight free-speech groups, including the EFF, and three members of Congress file briefs with SCOTUS in support of TikTok's appeal against the divest-or-ban law

Groups alleging China's government has engaged in human-rights violations argue U.S. Constitution does not protect TikTok as “an unregistered foreign agent”

And here's the Knight Institute brief, also in opposition.  [3]  —  www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/ 24...  @knightcolumbia.org @jameeljaffer.bsky.social
2024-12-28 View on X
Variety

Eight free-speech groups, including the EFF, and three members of Congress file briefs with SCOTUS in support of TikTok's appeal against the divest-or-ban law

Groups alleging China's government has engaged in human-rights violations argue U.S. Constitution does not protect TikTok as “an unregistered foreign agent”

While waiting for other briefs, I'll interlineate a few thoughts and things to look for.  FWIW, I think it's highly likely the SCOTUS will uphold the law.  My posts here will reflect some of the reasons why I think so.  I don't have any strong views on whether the law was wise.  [5]
2024-12-28 View on X
Bloomberg

Filing: Trump asks SCOTUS to pause the law that could ban TikTok, saying the court should give him time to “pursue a political resolution” of the dispute

- Biden administration says Chinese control of app is threat  — TikTok says law infringes rights of 170 million Americans

And here's the Knight Institute brief, also in opposition.  [3]  —  www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/ 24...  @knightcolumbia.org @jameeljaffer.bsky.social
2024-12-28 View on X
Bloomberg

Filing: Trump asks SCOTUS to pause the law that could ban TikTok, saying the court should give him time to “pursue a political resolution” of the dispute

- Biden administration says Chinese control of app is threat  — TikTok says law infringes rights of 170 million Americans

In order to get any of the Justices to be at all sympathetic to its claim, TikTok will have to persuade them, at a minimum, that there'd be a significant harm to users if TikTok disappears.  That might be difficult, b/c the Justices might simply assume ...  [8]
2024-12-28 View on X
Variety

Eight free-speech groups, including the EFF, and three members of Congress file briefs with SCOTUS in support of TikTok's appeal against the divest-or-ban law

Groups alleging China's government has engaged in human-rights violations argue U.S. Constitution does not protect TikTok as “an unregistered foreign agent”

I'm only discussing its constitutionality.  —  For those of you who haven't been following, the law doesn't *ban* TikTok—instead, it'll prohibit “app stores” and the like from offering it or servicing it after 01/19 *if* (and only if) there isn't a divestment of TikTok from PRC ownership by then. …
2024-12-28 View on X
Bloomberg

Filing: Trump asks SCOTUS to pause the law that could ban TikTok, saying the court should give him time to “pursue a political resolution” of the dispute

- Biden administration says Chinese control of app is threat  — TikTok says law infringes rights of 170 million Americans

I'm only discussing its constitutionality.  —  For those of you who haven't been following, the law doesn't *ban* TikTok—instead, it'll prohibit “app stores” and the like from offering it or servicing it after 01/19 *if* (and only if) there isn't a divestment of TikTok from PRC ownership by then. …
2024-12-28 View on X
Variety

Eight free-speech groups, including the EFF, and three members of Congress file briefs with SCOTUS in support of TikTok's appeal against the divest-or-ban law

Groups alleging China's government has engaged in human-rights violations argue U.S. Constitution does not protect TikTok as “an unregistered foreign agent”

In order to get any of the Justices to be at all sympathetic to its claim, TikTok will have to persuade them, at a minimum, that there'd be a significant harm to users if TikTok disappears.  That might be difficult, b/c the Justices might simply assume ...  [8]
2024-12-28 View on X
Bloomberg

Filing: Trump asks SCOTUS to pause the law that could ban TikTok, saying the court should give him time to “pursue a political resolution” of the dispute

- Biden administration says Chinese control of app is threat  — TikTok says law infringes rights of 170 million Americans