Adi Robertson

A lawsuit filed minutes after Trump took office alleges Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (which is not a department of the government) is violating laws that require transparency and balance in federal advisory committees. Incidentally, this one is being brought by two men who tried and failed to apply for work at DOGE — but there are at least two others as well.

The Supreme Court’s site has added text saying it “may announce opinions” at 10AM ET tomorrow. I’m going to be furious if we don’t find out the fate of TikTok two days before the scheduled ban. I will also grudgingly respect the top-tier troll effort.

Everyone (including yes, The Verge) is watching for a Supreme Court decision on the TikTok ban today, but there’s another big oral argument being heard at 10AM ET: Free Speech Coalition v. Paxton, which could reset a 21-year-old precedent effectively barring strict online age verification and decide the fate of numerous state laws. Audio, as usual, will be streamed on the Supreme Court site.

Kate Knibbs of Wired recaps a hearing today for The New York Times’ very expensive lawsuit against OpenAI. The takeaway: everyone seems confused. Expect a decision on whether to dismiss the case “in due course.”

I was checking the old-school web platform’s launch date when I came across one of Google’s many Easter eggs — it’s been noted by a few people online, but it’s not one I’d seen before. Color me charmed and a little nostalgic.

Vulture has published a feature about the multiple, detailed abuse allegations against Gaiman that surfaced previously in Rolling Stone and on a Tortoise podcast. It’s very, very ugly.

Legal writer Eric Goldman pens his expert take on the state of internet law going into the new year, including generative AI, online speech, and Section 230:

TikTok lawyer Noel Francisco comes back for a brief rebuttal, and he’s pushing the court to stay the law even without making a determination about whether TikTok could succeed. This, obviously, would push its enforcement into the domain of President-elect Donald Trump, who has promised to save the app.