CIRCLE WITH A DOT

Today I am thinking about Ted Nelson's observation, embedded into the design of his iconic 1974 book, that you can't have visionary technology futures without politics. The book was two in one. After reading "Dream Machines" you turned it over for "Computer Lib."

@natematias 404 Media recently referred to this as "the Depravity Economy", and I can't think of a better label.

"High-level information about the private work of students and staff using ChatGPT Edu at several universities can be viewed by thousands of colleagues across their institutions"Research by @cynddlhttps://www.fastcompany.com/91507219/chatgpt-edu-researchers-project-metadata-universities-exclusive

As a US citizen whose research and freedom of expression have been harmed by this US censorship policy, I am a named declarant in the lawsuit. You can read the description of how it has impacted me, my lab, and many others in the complaint that was filed yesterday (pages 43-45): https://knightcolumbia.org/documents/hpsetihu54I'm not planning to talk to the press, but I do encourage you to follow news about this story, which I estimate affects the authors of more than 1% of peer reviewed papers in computer science.Here's a story in NPR: https://www.npr.org/2026/03/09/nx-s1-5741213/trump-censorship-visas-deportation-lawsuitThe New York Times (paywalled): https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/09/us/politics/lawsuit-rubio-social-media.html

@natematias TIL Code4Lib. What an amazing community and mission. Streaming some lightning talks now. Thanks for posting about it.