the pii in the sky

For those unaware the reason tumblr is changing is because Apple removed them from the App Store because a user posted child porn. That was disgusting, but what Apple is doing is a scary sign. Apple is forcing tumblrs hand, which, let’s face it, they can do with anyone. Holding a platform responsible for what users post while moderating in good faith is unprecedented, it’s something we have laws preventing the government from doing, Apple doing it could be a threat to the internet as we know it.

The soccer gender pay gap is ridiculous

Update from April 2017: Source: CNN Money, http://money.cnn.com/2017/04/05/news/us-womens-soccer-equal-pay/index.html “The U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team is getting a raise, bigger bonuses and the same per diems as the men. The women’s team announced Wednesday that it had struck a new labor deal with U.S. Soccer, the sport’s governing body. For months, the women have said that their pay and treatment is unequal to the men’s team. The women will also get better hotel and travel accommodations and will be reimbursed for the years when their per diems were less than those of the men.” Finally some good news for the USWNT!