Brian Fung
@brianfung.me
Googler and former tech policy reporter for CNN, The Washington Post, The Atlantic & National Journal. A few things I enjoy: 🎮 🚴🏕️🍳🖖 Streaming at @BrainFungi on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/brainfungi
All right, let’s see if this Twitch integration Bluesky was talking about works… we’re live and hanging with some friends on Arc Raiders! Chill topside raids incoming… www.twitch.tv/brainfungi
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Former CNN & Washington Post reporter | Topside Raiding
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Ooh, I might have to give this a try on my next Twitch stream…
Bluesky@bsky.app · 7mo ago📢 v1.114 is rolling out! Today, we're expanding access to the Live Now beta to everyone. This experimental feature lets you add a temporary LIVE badge to your avatar, helping others discover that you're currently live-streaming on Twitch. They can click it to land directly on your stream page.
If you've been following the Sony v. Cox case--should a copyright holder be able to hold an Internet provider liable for alleged copyright infringement by its subscribers?--you should follow this thread covering today's Supreme Court arguments. And a similar thread by @cathygellis.bsky.social.
Meredith Rose@mrose.ink · 8mo agoAnd we're off with SCOTUS arguments in Sony v Cox. The question at issue: whether ISPs can be liable for the copyright infringement committed by their users.
Hopping on for some cozy Tarkov raids. Come say hi if you’re around! twitch.tv/brainfungi
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“Daddy, can we listen to Christmas music?” [opens Spotify, plays Christmas jazz] “Daddy, I want more exciting music” [opens Spotify, switches to Christmas pop] “Daddy, I want more exciting music” [opens Spotify, blasts Christmas EDM]
PSA: tips to protect yourself from scams on Signal. Every major comms platform has to contend w phishing, impersonation, & scams. Sadly. Signal is major, and as we've grown we've heard about more of these attacks--scammy people pretending to be something or someone to trick and abuse others. 1/
Bond has also been in his 30s or 40s for the past 70-odd years and nobody seems to have a problem with that…? To be fair, casting a nonagenarian as the next Bond would be a hilarious choice.
Willard Foxton@willardfoxton.bsky.social · 9mo agoJames Bond’s death in No Time to Die is causing a nightmare for the next film. Writers are stuck because Bond “was blown to pieces.” Anthony Horowitz, author of three 007 novels, says: “You can't have him wake up in shower and saying it was all a dream." radaronline.com/p/james-bond...
When people warn about the privacy and security risks of mandating digital age verification, this is exactly what they mean. It’s not hypothetical www.bbc.com/news/article...
Friday is #battlefield6 launch day. Let’s check it out! 10/10/25 8pm ET here: twitch.tv/brainfungi (If the game servers aren’t melting, that is) Some footage from the beta earlier this year:
First stream since starting the new job. Let’s get this rust off with a new early access space game! twitch.tv/BrainFungi
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My podcast with @mmasnick.bsky.social and @berinszoka.bsky.social is up now! Listen to me nerd out about the Fourth Amendment, Berin nerd out about the history of the FTC, and all three of us complain about this terrible, terrible FTC order with Aylo.
Techdirt@techdirt.com · 11mo agoTechdirt Podcast Episode 431: The Many Problems With The FTC’s Pornhub Settlement Support us on Patreon » Last week, we published three separate posts that looked at the FTC's recent settlement with Aylo, the parent company of multiple adult websites including, most famously, Pornhub. Those posts,…
A personal update: I’m thrilled to announce I've started a new position this week at Google!
Reminiscing about AOL dial-up internet for a few minutes before jumping into some Tarkov. Live now: twitch.tv/BrainFungi
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Going live to talk through Google’s latest antitrust court defeat. Come hang! twitch.tv/BrainFungi
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Humbled to be on this list of creators forging a new path in journalism. Folks like @oliverdarcy.bsky.social, @timkmak.bsky.social, @chrisgeidner.bsky.social, @caseynewton.bsky.social, @parkermolloy.com are doing such hard work and it’s wonderful to see their efforts recognized. Go support them!
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Liz Kelly Nelson@lizkellynelson.com · last yr.🚨 The Top 50 Creator-Model Journalists list is live! This is the future of independent media. The people you need to be following and supporting. Check out the full list + findings 👉 projectc.biz/top50creator...
Takes some real skill to have the same Rule vote nuked by the same folks in your own party two days in a row. 👏🏻 143 minutes and counting…
We’re live and listening to House lawmakers debate crypto rules and, right now, the extent to which Trump stands to benefit from crypto
Brian Fung@brianfung.me · last yr.On today’s BrainFungi Twitch stream: We check in on Crypto Week on the Hill while I try not to die in Escape From Tarkov! Join me at 10 am ET: twitch.tv/BrainFungi
On today’s BrainFungi Twitch stream: We check in on Crypto Week on the Hill while I try not to die in Escape From Tarkov! Join me at 10 am ET: twitch.tv/BrainFungi
Had a fun chat with, uh, chat about the FTC's click-to-cancel rule getting knocked down in court earlier this week: www.twitch.tv/videos/25095... We'll be back to Tarkov again today, though a bit of a shorter stream than usual. Come hang at 10 am ET! twitch.tv/BrainFungi
Unlocking the last of five skill trees today in Dune: Awakening. Come hang! twitch.tv/BrainFungi
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Just watched four F-22s and two flights of B-2s flanked by F-22s fly over our cookout in DC.
Senate lawmakers have removed from the budget bill what would've been a years-long restriction on state-level AI regulations: www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
US Senate strikes AI regulation ban from Trump megabill
The Republican-led U.S. Senate voted overwhelmingly on Tuesday to remove a 10-year federal moratorium on state regulation of artificial intelligence from President Trump's sweeping tax-cut and spending bill.
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Going live at 10 am US ET today. Today’s tech topic: Breaking down a Supreme Court ruling on online porn. twitch.tv/BrainFungi
Live now — plus, joining me a bit later will be @jaredbkeller.bsky.social. Should be a fun day! twitch.tv/BrainFungi
Brian Fung@brianfung.me · last yr.On tomorrow’s Twitch stream: @jaredbkeller.bsky.social joins me to talk military tech and the state of media. We’ll kick off with some Dune: Awakening solo at 10 am ET, then Jared will hop on closer to 1 pm. Tune in! twitch.tv/BrainFungi
On tomorrow’s Twitch stream: @jaredbkeller.bsky.social joins me to talk military tech and the state of media. We’ll kick off with some Dune: Awakening solo at 10 am ET, then Jared will hop on closer to 1 pm. Tune in! twitch.tv/BrainFungi
