@cturnbow @linakhanFTC @nytimes But #WSJ digital subscription cancellation still requires a phone call. (Subscribing was a couple clicks.) Come on, people.
@FTC - go get em!
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Shawn Porter
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@cturnbow @linakhanFTC @nytimes It appears that digital-only no longer requires a conversation. See the “update” at the end of this. niemanlab.org/2021/11/the-en…
But print doesn’t require talking to subscribe, just to cancel. Probably not kosher any longer.
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1. Given complaints about unauthorized charges & impossible-to-cancel billing, FTC has issued a policy statement making clear that firms that trick customers into signing up for subscriptions or trap them when they try to cancel are breaking the law. ftc.gov/news-events/pr…
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@linakhanFTC The @nytimes cancellation process (requires a phone call) is now illegal. Let the crack-down begin.
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2. To comply with the law, businesses must ensure sign-ups are clear, consensual, and easy to cancel. Specifically, businesses should provide cancellation mechanisms that are at least as easy to use as the method the customer used to buy the product or service in the first place.
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@getfiscal @ggreenwald Teacher offered a compromise of using the pronouns the student requested and adding a note to his syllabus that he uses students' requested pronouns not willingly, but at the direction of the university. The school rejected that compromise. They insisted on complete acquiesce.
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@ggreenwald Couldn’t there be some sort of compromise, like the teachers say the pronouns but use air quotes? I don’t get why the lawyers always have to get involved.
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I read this ACLU brief. This is the first time, at least to my knowledge, that ACLU is explicitly arguing in court that the First Amendment's free speech clause has been interpreted *too broadly* by courts, and are advocating *a more restrictive view* of what free speech means.
ACLU of Virginia@ACLUVA
BREAKING: Three teachers in Loudoun county are going to court simply because they don't want to use trans & nonbinary students' pronouns. 👀 We and partners filed an amicus brief to tell the court: Refusing to use a student's pronouns because of who they are is discrimination.
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@chadbarbe My first thought is that this is a fringe thing— there will always be a few crazies. But 1 in 10 voters! What the heck, America?!
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@a_centrism “I don’t see color” = cringe; “I endeavor to treat people equally regardless of race” = statement of principles (not “micro aggression”, IMO)
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@thomaschattwill Also Hanlon's razor. It applies in so many situations.
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@MrWidmaier I think my confusion is over terminology more than anything. I see what you’re saying about Wegs decisions having disproportionate negative impact on non-whites and agree that is a bad thing. I wouldn’t characterize it as white supremacy unless that impact was the *intent*.
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@MrWidmaier The location of the store you ref is called “Country Club Plaza”— so that probably influenced the name. (That was “my” Wegs a few years ago.)
I try to use Hanlon’s Razor before judging others. Maybe try that?
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@MrWidmaier Are you saying that Wegmans closed city locations not for legitimate business reasons, but because of white supremacy? Is there any evidence for that?
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Wow, there are so many people attending the #BidenInauguration — way more than attended Trump’s. Probably like 500 times as many. Also, did you notice how it was shady until @JoeBiden took oath and then the sun came out?! That was amazing. #MockTrumpLies
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There is now a Democratic challenger to Rochester mayor Lovely Warren: Malik Evans, a member of city council.
WXXI News@WXXINews
Rochester City Council member Malik Evans says he will run for mayor this year. wxxinews.org/post/malik-eva…
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Governor Cuomo signs executive order to help restaurant industry
bit.ly/3nBAgd0
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@BretWeinstein It's worse now.
People saying Trump "isn't MY President" in '16/'17 were making a statement that they don't believe he is a decent reflection of their values.
People saying Biden "isn't THE President-elect" now are denying reality. And some of them trying to subvert democracy.
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It was troubling in '17 when many on the left claimed Trump was not "their" President. It's equally troubling to have people on the right take this stance toward Biden now.
We have a system. It makes a call. You don't have to like it. But recognizing it is part of being a citizen
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“I would be willing to....” But he doesn’t. He can’t piss of such a large chunk of his base.
Andrew Yang🧢⬆️🇺🇸@AndrewYang
Chris Wallace asking Trump to condemn white supremacists was phenomenal.
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In tonight’s presidential debate the President said the “Portland Sheriff” supports him. As the Multnomah County Sheriff I have never supported Donald Trump and will never support him.
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@monroesheriffny The same person stole an unattended car with a kid inside in 2015. Some people will never learn.
democratandchronicle.com/story/news/201…
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Wayne County. MCSO coordinated with WCSO who located on Canandaigua Road. The vehicle was being operated by Jarrett Gross Jr, 24, Rochester. Gross was released from State Prison to parole on 9/21/20 and cut his GPS bracelet off on 9/23/20. Gross was charged with Criminal
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On 9/25/20 at 6:28 a.m., MCSO was dispatched to Milford Crossing, Penfield for the report of a suspicious male white with long hair & black clothing on the caller’s back deck. While deputies were checking the area a female approached and reported that she left her 2018 Mitsubishi
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@JLD7078 Pretty cool. The last scene though-- The helicopters look like they're about to crash. What is the explosion in the background?... the dumpster fire that is America in 2020?
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