Yael 3 months ago

Elected politicians calling around to private businesses and organizations to get people fired is beyond the pale for a free society Social media mobs are one thing. But using your perch of power to dictate behavior in the private market is an illiberal abuse of authority.

Yael 3 months ago

American politicians making censorious demands of private platforms to stop the spread of content (images, points of view, commentary, etc.) is exactly the type of First Amendment violation that Charlie Kirk articulated against, and it's ridiculous. It's also an interesting point of reflection for nostr, as there is no ability to unilaterally delete content or posts

Yael 3 months ago

Today is the day where EU member states will cast their votes on the implementation of chat control, which would effectively break end-to-end encryption for private messaging and communication I wrote up a breakdown on the politics in EU Tech Loop. New-found opposition from Luxembourg, Slovakia, and Germany mean we have an opportunity to sink this!

EU Tech Loop

Time is running out for EU Member States to decide on Chat Control

With just a few days left before the Council is due to take a vote on the controversial proposal, both the public pressure and cross-party outcry m...

Yael 3 months ago

michael bazzell is absolutely the best (from the latest Unredacted Magazine issue)

Yael 3 months ago

moved my nostr relay from digital ocean to hetzner to save a good 10 bucks a month

Yael 3 months ago

I give comments to the European Conservative magazine about why the EU's plan to break encryption is antithetical to human rights, privacy, and individual freedom

“Chat Control betrays Europe's self-professed image as a protector of human rights”—Free Speech Advocate Yaël Ossowski

“Once Chat Control is implemented, it will mean that there is a legal process to mandate that all information be made available to authorities at...

Yael 3 months ago

Only one week remains to put pressure on European member states to oppose the EU's plan to break end-to-end encryption via chat control my article summing up the opposition's case in EuroNews https://www.euronews.com/next/2025/09/05/time-is-running-out-for-eu-member-states-to-decide-on-chat-control

Yael 3 months ago

unfortunately archive dot is (archive dot today) and its mirrors have been down for some days! How can we help this guy out?

Yael 3 months ago

When Europe regulates Silicon Valley, it doesn't stop at its cobblestoned streets. EU rulemaking functions as digital neo-colonialism forcing its way into US app stores, search engines and digital wallets. me in Daily Caller on Trump's bullying of the EU

Trump Is Bullying The EU — And Should Do It More

Through the Digital Services Act and the Digital Markets Act, Brussels exports rules that censor speech and make it harder for U.S. innovators to...

Yael 3 months ago

last walk in the Austrian countryside

Yael 3 months ago

buddy, what's with all these Voltage updates

Yael 4 months ago

Different cycle, same story. They want your bitcoin, anon Will you fall for it this time for a little yield?

Yael 4 months ago

if I use a VPN (let's assume) 👉no email tied to the account 👉only a randomly created identifier 👉everything end-to-end encrypted by default 👉no-logging because there's nothing to log 👉payment using bitcoin lighting or XMR 👉warrant canary 👉blind relays Few.

Yael 4 months ago

cannot for the life of me think of why I'd need a Wyoming stablecoin

Wyoming Stable Token Commission

Yael 4 months ago

No longer shall we live under tyranny!

Yael 4 months ago

Unfortunately my interview on Fox News got bumped yesterday, but I had a solid 10 minutes on why younger generations are drinking less, why neoprohibitionists lost, and why the Nanny State will still never go away despite people choosing healthier options. They may use it here soon in case RFK does something insane

Yael 4 months ago

Thanks to Ashigaru, we're back +beefyclothes35

Yael 4 months ago

now we're getting there...

Yael 4 months ago

sent out a press release on an fintech lawsuit (criticizing government action), and a banking trade journalist snarkily emailed me in response to ask if I'm a "bitcoin lobbyist" and accused me of being a shill. Happy Wednesday

Yael 4 months ago

awesome project @Jon Gordon!

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