TWiG 623: The Evil Ceramicist - Bye bye Google ads, how to fight disinformation, Pixel 6 Pro, YouTube Shorts

• Techdirt Is Now Entirely Without Any Google Ads Or Tracking Code.
• Yes, Actually, The 1st Amendment Does Mean That Twitter Can Kick You Off Its Platform, Wall Street Journal.
• Klobuchar targets vaccine misinformation with Section 230 bill.
• Pixel 6 Preview: Here's What Google's First Smartphone Chip Can Do.
• Nikkei: Google Tensor is a 5nm chip and Samsung is handling production.
• Facebook disables accounts tied to NYU's research into political ads.
• Why Facebook's claims about the Ad Observer are wrong.
• 'It has to be known what was done to us': Natick couple harassed by eBay tell their story for the first time.
• Tencent cuts kids' playing time on flagship game Honour of Kings to appease Beijing.
• Google's 'time crystals' could be the greatest scientific achievement of our lifetimes.
• The App With the Unprintable Name That Wants to Give Power to Creators.
• Google+ class action starts paying out $2.15 for G+ privacy violations.
• Top German Court Says Facebook Must Inform Users About Deleting Their Posts Or Suspending Their Account, Explain Why, And Allow Them To Respond.
• Google takes legal action over Germany's expanded hate-speech law.
• Google founders have sold $1 billion in stock since May, the most since 2017.
• Amazon plans to cut waste following backlash over the destruction of unused products.
• YouTube bans Murdoch's SkyNews Australia for a week over COVID disinformation.
• YouTube's $100 million Shorts Fund to challenge TikTok goes live.
• Amazon's Covid Dilemma: Mandate Vaccinations and Risk Losing Warehouse Workers.
• Amazon will give you a whole $10 for your palm print.
• This $55 Amazon Smart Soap Dispenser is dumb as dirt.
• Seth Rogen Assures Fans He's Alive and Well After Hilarious TikTok Questions His Wellbeing.
• A PBS for the Internet? (Jarvis: No thanks)
• Biden Warns That The Next Kinetic War Will Be The Result Of A Cyberattack, Which Is Stupid.
• Google will kill off very old versions of Android next month.
• Chrome OS 92 rolling out: Redesigned emoji & picker, eSIM support, pre-installed Meet PWA.
• Google Chrome to no longer show secure website indicators.
• Chrome for Android becoming a 2FA security key for Google Account sign-in.
• YouTube 'Premium Lite' subscription offers ad-free viewing for less.
• August security patch rolling out to Google Pixel, factory images & OTAs live.

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• Jeff - 40 years since MTV launch
• Ant - LumaFusion updated for iOS
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• Leo - Waze now lets you use Master Chief's voice as your guide
• Leo - MTV First Four Hours Remastered - 12am Saturday August 1st, 1981

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