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And you should, for democracy. https://t.co/ho5jbMfAk1
— Brooke Binkowski (@brooklynmarie) September 2, 2021
kinda of remarkable to see corporations come out this strongly in favor of abortion rights. capital's almost unanimous endorsement of BLM last summer foretold this, I guess. how long until economic warfare against any state that doesn't comply with the entire DNC platform? https://t.co/e3lcOPseUM
— Joe Gabriel Simonson (@SaysSimonson) September 3, 2021
Startups cannot do business without rule of law. @GregAbbott_TX is making Texas a bad place to do business https://t.co/EIqGcc7jwt
— Julie Fredrickson (@AlmostMedia) September 2, 2021
Anyone with an iPhone can flood a Texas abortion "whistleblower" site with phony data using a simple iOS shortcut: https://t.co/lFddGQTbaV
— Tim Marchman (@timmarchman) September 2, 2021
THREAD: In addition to the drastic restrictions it places on a woman’s reproductive and medical care rights, the new Texas abortion law, SB8, will have devastating effects on online speech. https://t.co/Ll5E0xpZko
— EFF (@EFF) September 2, 2021
NEW from @issielapowsky in @protocol.
— Megan Morrone (@meganmorrone) September 2, 2021
"Whether to respond to requests for this type of data may be a hypothetical now, but it won't be for long." https://t.co/T6o2H3f2VB
The youths, man https://t.co/M3RC43ZicQ
— Anna Merlan (@annamerlan) September 2, 2021
Insurance companies liable? Employers liable through their contributions to employee insurance premiums? Publishers of pro choice literature?
— Chickentown Resident (@LowkeyKyrie) September 2, 2021
This law is such bullshit and completely tosses the idea of legal standing. https://t.co/zbVAHq65yp
Business & people are leaving California for states like Texas.
— Greg Abbott (@GregAbbott_TX) September 2, 2021
Texas > California
Innovation NOT regulation & taxes. https://t.co/lPUUQwAbCh
Here's another: if an Uber or Lyft driver gets sued for driving someone to get an abortion, will Uber or Lyft pay their legal fees? https://t.co/riWcFDreAb
— issie lapowsky (@issielapowsky) September 2, 2021
NEW: Lyft created a Driver Legal Defense Fund to cover 100% of legal fees for drivers sued under #SB8, the restrictive Texas abortion law. It’s the first rideshare company to speak out on the issue.https://t.co/MisBaoPRoR
— Jessica Bursztynsky (@jbursz) September 3, 2021
Good on @danprimack for raising the stakes on all the CEOs and investors who moved to Texas in the pandemic https://t.co/bXMBNYIQsG pic.twitter.com/3NSSxNcvyq
— nilay patel (@reckless) September 3, 2021
The fact that Uber and Lyft reached different conclusions about their drivers' liability says a lot about what a fuzzy, poorly thought-through law it is. Gov. Abbot claims companies love Texas's social policies, but companies hate legal uncertainty above all. https://t.co/Vtfv70OBeT
— Jeff Bercovici (@jeffbercovici) September 3, 2021
Tiktok activists are flooding Texas abortion “whistleblower” site with fake data using this very easy to use script you can find here: https://t.co/l8G23FEOuI
— Jason Koebler (@jason_koebler) September 2, 2021
And then there are the corporate stewardship questions: What should companies be doing for their Texas-based workers right now? And what does this mean for the whole Austin is the new Silicon Valley ethos? https://t.co/riWcFDreAb
— issie lapowsky (@issielapowsky) September 2, 2021
some news: Lyft says it will cover legal fees if drivers are sued under Texas's six week abortion ban for transporting a patient. An Uber spokesperson said the company doesn't believe the law applies to their drivers
— suhauna hussain (@suhaunah) September 3, 2021
CEO crickets in Texas https://t.co/eNFguBPn6M
— Dan Primack (@danprimack) September 3, 2021
My quote: "This law could lead to an explosion of court requests for user data from tech companies that hold troves of it. I could see it being abused by anti-abortion groups who could potentially use the discovery process in a civil lawsuit to demand sensitive information." https://t.co/5zoVS12GJb
— Evan Greer (@evan_greer) September 3, 2021
Tech companies including Google, Facebook, Twitter, and Uber should publicly articulate how they will respond to subpoenas for user data as private lawsuits begin under the new Texas law.
— Jonathan Zittrain (@zittrain) September 3, 2021
A link to a great roundup by @issielapowsky below. https://t.co/cfStah6to5
Tinder's parent company will pay for employees who need to leave Texas to seek abortions, CEO says. "I am shocked that I now live in a state where women’s reproductive laws are more regressive than most of the world" https://t.co/jQzWzJc1d4 from @jackiedavalos1
— Gerrit De Vynck (@GerritD) September 2, 2021
Perfect snapshot of the right’s hypocrisy when it comes to speech https://t.co/vGkNZ5iBKR
— Evan Greer (@evan_greer) September 2, 2021
Hey all of the corporations that have moved to Austin in the past 5 years. What are you going to do about this? I’m waiting for Facebook, Google, Apple, Bumble, Kendra Scott, and Tesla to stand up and make a statement for their employees bodily autonomy
— Laura Gorsky (@lauragorsky) September 2, 2021
NEW: The Texas abortion ban raises a ton of ugly questions for tech companies, not least of which is: Faced with a subpoena for data on a user who's accused of aiding and abetting an abortion by, say, fundraising or sharing information, will they comply? https://t.co/riWcFDreAb
— issie lapowsky (@issielapowsky) September 2, 2021
Shar Dubey, the CEO of Match Group, sent around this memo to employees yesterday.
— Arielle Pardes (@pardesoteric) September 2, 2021
The company is headquartered in Texas, and has set up a fund to help cover travel costs for employees who need to seek abortion care outside of the state. pic.twitter.com/CrsEc4B8MS
And all those tech companies relocating to Texas... might want to reconsider... https://t.co/AJN2y0HCq9
— Mike Masnick (@mmasnick) September 2, 2021
GoDaddy doing the right thing. https://t.co/SvNPRCx3wr pic.twitter.com/g7gFQNj0pg
— Kevin Beaumont (@GossiTheDog) September 3, 2021
This law is extremely dangerous to tech companies. Private citizens being able to sue anyone who helps someone attain an abortion, and having it applied so broadly, sets a dangerous precedent that I don't think corporate America wants to deal with.
— mary thee ? (@MaryBadThings) September 3, 2021
Company says "the site violated GoDaddy’s rules that prohibit customers from collecting or harvesting nonpublic information about anyone without their 'prior written consent.’" https://t.co/r6kKk7jOYP
— Patrick Howell O'Neill (@HowellONeill) September 3, 2021
Wrote about how Texas' (unconstitutional) new abortion law likely conflicts with Texas' (also unconstitutional) social media content moderation law. Under those laws, FB might face liability for both leaving up and taking down information about abortions. https://t.co/KeIQSDP8t3
— Mike Masnick (@mmasnick) September 2, 2021
GoDaddy tells me it’s going to kick Texas Right to Life’s whistleblower/snitch site off it’s service in less than 24 hours. Meanwhile people have been flooding the site with fake tips about @GregAbbott_TX and the screenplay to the 2007 animated film “Bee.” https://t.co/FVn5rL0L78
— Nicole Perlroth (@nicoleperlroth) September 3, 2021
“The only Texas companies to come out strongly in opposition to the law, Bumble and Match Group, are both led by women.” https://t.co/l5vBYIF7fx
— Clare O'Connor (@Clare_OC) September 3, 2021
It would be a shame if this Vice-reported and verified working hack to DDoS the Texas abortion whistleblower website was spread as far as possible. https://t.co/PbmQFoEBcs
— Advanced Persistent Tarah (@tarah) September 2, 2021
New: an activist made a script to flood the Texas abortion 'whistleblower' website with fake info. When they IP banned him, he made an iOS shortcut so essentially anyone with an iPhone can replicate what he did in seconds. Verified it works ourselves https://t.co/MpKALW576z
— Joseph Cox (@josephfcox) September 2, 2021
“An easy to use iOS shortcut lets non-technical users bombard the site, according to Motherboard's tests.”https://t.co/I3crekQuWO
— Resistbot ?️⚧️ (@resistbot) September 3, 2021
TikToker Makes Script to Flood Texas Abortion ‘Whistleblower’ Site With Fake Info https://t.co/P7HVPJDVE9 via @vice
— #AnatomyOfCapitalAttack #CruzHawleyCoup #Sedition (@TekStol) September 3, 2021
Thousands of people have at least clicked on the link to this shortcut, the activist said https://t.co/MpKALW576z pic.twitter.com/XWh9RPZSYW
— Joseph Cox (@josephfcox) September 2, 2021
When we tested the tool, it appears the Texas abortion 'whistleblower' website has introduced a captcha, presumably to stop automated submissions. I found you could just fill out the captcha first then run the shortcut. Activist says working on update. https://t.co/MpKALW576z pic.twitter.com/DL9cKhwfac
— Joseph Cox (@josephfcox) September 2, 2021
Spoke to the activist who made the tool via email.
— Joseph Cox (@josephfcox) September 2, 2021
"To me the McCarthyism era tactics of turning neighbors against each other over a bill I feel is a violation of Roe V Wade is unacceptable." https://t.co/MpKALW576z
"What if somebody very technical, very handsome setup a bot that automatically sent the request to their website," the creator says, before pausing for a moment. "Oh wait, it was me, I did that." https://t.co/G6pVtm3BK5
— VICE (@VICE) September 2, 2021
GoDaddy doing the right thing. https://t.co/SvNPRCx3wr pic.twitter.com/g7gFQNj0pg
— Kevin Beaumont (@GossiTheDog) September 3, 2021
"One possibility is business leaders agree with the Texas law. And if you support financial incentives for squealing on someone medically assisting a 12-year-old raped by her father, then far be it for me to dissuade you. Another possibility is cowardice. https://t.co/qwqaqMiLCD
— Kim-Mai Cutler (@kimmaicutler) September 3, 2021
Gov. Greg Abbott used business to defend Texas' new abortion law: "The people who are not wringing their hands are the people who create jobs that run businesses."
— Axios (@axios) September 3, 2021
Axios reached out to several well-known Texas CEOs and VCs and got crickets in response. https://t.co/716P0QMfr7
Texas CEOs stay silent on abortion ban
— Mad_Love_for_Democracy?? (@Mad_as_heII) September 3, 2021
And their silence is deafening #DemVoice1 https://t.co/6LYhq1eWLt
As Axios points out, most Texas CEOs are men and the two CEOs who have spoken out are women. https://t.co/b0a57ndMsT
— Agnes ?? (@AgnesOfTheDogs) September 3, 2021
@greg_doucette Have you seen this? https://t.co/rV3UPUAukS Texas's two new stupid laws are in direct conflict with each other
— keen456 (@szakulec) September 2, 2021
Have an iPhone? Want to spam that abortion tattletale site? Look no further! Well. Look slightly further. Click this. Also, if you can tell me how to do it on my iPad I'll be grateful. (I use the iPad for drawing, no idea how to do anything else on it.) https://t.co/gynGhydQXs?
— ??Witch, Hunting ?? (@adigoesswimming) September 3, 2021
blessed are those who become the sand in the gears of evil schemes https://t.co/3kRJn0Ac2A
— Jason Linkins (@dceiver) September 4, 2021
TexaTikToker Makes Script to Flood Texas Abortion ‘Whistleblower’ Site With Fake Info https://t.co/iCE4BrV8Kl
— Aldous J Pennyfarthing "Pedal or Perish" (@AJPennyfarthing) September 4, 2021
TikToker able to flood false info to whistleblower site...https://t.co/ov9PmGyOgC
— Wendy❤️????? ?️? ?????????? (@wdeniseb) September 2, 2021
The Texas legislature tried to mobilize some of the public as bounty hunters against people exercising a constitutionally protected right. In response, other citizens mobilized to thwart the state-sanctioned bounty hunting. Harriet Tubman would be proud. https://t.co/2828p85ApC
— Bill Kristol (@BillKristol) September 4, 2021
“We have informed https://t.co/0Swqd2JcVF they have 24 hours to move to another provider for violating our terms of service,” Dan C. Race, a GoDaddy spokesman, said in an email.
— Janelle O'Dea (@jayohday) September 3, 2021
via @nytimes https://t.co/SRO9Ykhes0
This is fantastic. Think outside the box.
— ? Bodhi Sattva - #NoUnityWithoutAccountability (@SurfsUpBodhi) September 4, 2021
NEVER STOP RESISTING!
End fascism in America, resistance is NOT futile. #DemVoice1 https://t.co/x0ePGdxb0Q
"To protest Texas’ new abortion law, activists said, they pranked a website set up by the state’s largest anti-abortion group."
— Amy Siskind ?️? (@Amy_Siskind) September 4, 2021
womp womp. https://t.co/tMzz334TpL
TikTok Users and Coders Flood Texas Abortion Site With Fake Tips https://t.co/a18iUQEGxb
— Jon Cooper ?? (@joncoopertweets) September 3, 2021
GoDaddy has given the boot to Texas Right to Life, the whistle-blower site! Bye bye!
— Call me ???? ? (@kamimagic) September 3, 2021
#TalibanTexas #BansOffOurBodies #ONEV1 #DemVoice1
TikTok Users and Coders Flood Texas Abortion Site With Fake Tips https://t.co/n4JvVOXfms
Why it matters: Business leaders have become America's new politicians, swinging their outsized influence on civil rights in Indiana, voting rights in Georgia and public health throughout the pandemic..https://t.co/AxFpaG2R7k
— Essence of Lursa #StrongerTogether ?☂️?? (@KapeciaResists) September 3, 2021