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A chronic problem with nonprofits and advocacy orgs is that they can become so hyper-focused on the world as viewed through the narrow lens of their mission — noble though the mission may be — that they start to lose context, perspective, and common sense. And then they start doing stupid crap, stepping on fingers and walking into walls.

I think this has happened to the @eff.
mastodon.social/@eff/113801429

MastodonElectronic Frontier Foundation (@eff@mastodon.social)By the time we shared this statement, the conversation had understandably shifted toward Meta's dangerous new content policy. It was a mistake to project good faith onto the company, which quickly showed it was not deserving of it. For a full analysis, see https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/01/metas-new-content-policy-will-harm-vulnerable-users-if-it-really-valued-free

@inthehands @eff 100% this! I’m a longtime supporter of both EFF and ACLU and they both have fallen into this trap, but are still a net positive

Paul Cantrell

@grwster

I feel like the ACLU has actually pulled out of it somewhat over the last decade, while the EFF has gotten worse. But maybe that’s just what I’ve happened to hear about and not hear about.