Shoshana Weissmann

1 month ago | techdirt.com | Shoshana Weissmann

Lawmakers continue to propose new bills that would require social media companies and app stores to segment users by age and obtain parental consent for minors. Laws like Utah’s new App Store Accountability Act and an identically named piece of federal legislation are being pushed across the country. Other bills, such as the Rhode Island Social Media Regulation Act, would require specific social media sites to verify user age.

2 months ago | shoshanasummits.substack.com | Shoshana Weissmann

It turns out that chelation—the treatment for heavy metal toxicity—is really draining. Stripping bad and good metals out of your body every other week wore me down pretty a good deal. Even after I finished the treatment, it took a few months to rebound to better energy levels. Being on the other side of it is wild, particularly as I no longer have fibromyalgia or Raynaud's. [If you want to read about my diagnosis and early things I learned last year, that post is here.

2 months ago | thedispatch.com | Shoshana Weissmann |Scott Lincicome |Michael Brown |Tal Fortgang

“Our GPUs are melting,” Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI tweeted just days after the company released its news image generator o the public. He was celebrating the high demand for the product, and he later announced the company was discussing building its own data center. The world is learning in real time that AI is a transformational technology that brings with it new needs, particularly when it comes to U.S. infrastructure and our electrical grid.

Jan 30, 2025 | techdirt.com | Josh Withrow |Shoshana Weissmann

Lawmakers show no sign of slowing down with laws to limit minors’ use of social media. State and federal legislation mandating that sites verify users’ age and adjust their social media experiences accordingly are still popular, despite the fact that they have repeatedly failed court challenges. As of late, policymakers have turned to a different model where parents have to consent to app store downloads made by their children.

Dec 13, 2024 | thedispatch.com | Shoshana Weissmann |David Drucker |Michael Warren |Kevin Williamson

The Social Security Administration and the IRS just need to do their jobs. Published December 13, 2024 Children in the United States can’t take out loans or get credit cards on their own, but they can end up with poor credit ratings and even criminal records over unpaid debts. How does this happen? Identity theft.