What the leaked AI executive order tells us about the Big Tech power grab
What the leaked AI executive order tells us about the Big Tech power grab Hello and welcome back to Regulator. It’s been a very long two weeks away from your inboxes, but luckily for us, Big Tech and Big Government did not stop fighting. In fact, it’s gotten even spicier. Let’s get into it. Last […]
Why Trump hijacked the .gov domain
Why Trump hijacked the .gov domain Hello and welcome to Regulator. Happy New York City mayoral election day to everyone who’s voting, watching from afar, or just here for the memes. And happy 35th day of the federal government shutdown, which, as of today, is tied for the longest shutdown in history. But let’s step […]
How Apple’s walled garden protects ICE
How Apple's walled garden protects ICE Hello and welcome to Regulator. Of all the strange, unintended consequences stemming from major lawsuits, I never thought that the Trump administration’s power to force Apple to remove ICE-tracking mobile apps from its stores could have been connected to a legal battle over Fortnite V-Bucks. Yes, we are talking […]
‘New media’ is just right-wing media
'New media' is just right-wing media (From L) Political commentator Rogan O’Handley, aka DC Draino, TikToker Chaya Raichik, US conservative activist Scott Presler, commentator Liz Wheeler and US conservative political commentator Chad Prather carry binders bearing the seal of the US Justice Department reading “The Epstein Files: Phase 1” as they walk out of the […]
Big Tech is ‘donating’ to Trump’s ‘nonprofits’
Big Tech is 'donating' to Trump's 'nonprofits' Hello and welcome to Regulator. I was recently riding a Lime scooter around downtown DC (don’t hate the player) and zipped across the intersection of 16th Street and I Street NW when I zoomed by the Motion Picture Association’s office building. Except now it had the logo of […]
Charlie Kirk’s death got complicated by gamer brainrot
Charlie Kirk's death got complicated by gamer brainrot Editor’s note: This issue of Regulator was sent to subscribers prior to the release of the indictment against Tyler Robinson. Though we have more hints about Robinson’s motives, what follows is still accurate about the videogame-referencing memes being a red herring. Hello and welcome to Regulator. For […]
How the Democrats keep copying the MAGA influencer playbook (and failing)
How the Democrats keep copying the MAGA influencer playbook (and failing) Hello and welcome to Regulator. Today, I will attempt to regulate my own apoplexy. Recently, Wired published an article revealing the existence of a secret Democrat influencer incubator that trained liberal and progressive content creators to push coordinated messaging across their shared social media […]
AI super PACs, the hottest investment in tech
AI super PACs, the hottest investment in tech Hello and welcome to Regulator, a newsletter about the collision between Big Tech and Washington (last week of summer edition). If you enjoy this, consider subscribing to get this newsletter weekly and everything The Verge has to offer. Ever since the US Supreme Court ruled in Citizens […]