#law-and-regulation
6 posts
2026 - August
1 post2026 - June
1 post2014 - March
1 post2011 - February
1 post2009 - August
1 post2008 - April
1 post2026 - August
1 postUnderstanding the Brazilian Censorship of Discord and the Digital ECA Law
Brazil's data protection authority ordered Discord to kill Go Live in the country because encryption prevents moderation. I break down the Naviraí case, the Felca Law, the clash with the LGPD, the new VPN sentence enhancer, and the dangerous precedent it all sets.
2026 - June
1 postThe Rio 3.5 LLM Controversy. Plagiarism?
Public evidence indicates that Rio 3.5’s initial checkpoint was a blend of Nex-N2-Pro and Qwen, without credit to Nex. The case points to an attribution failure, not legal plagiarism.
2014 - March
1 post[Off-Topic] Commenting on the Approved Marco Civil
Commenting on the approved Marco Civil text, the author considers network neutrality valid but criticizes costs, regulatory agencies, and mechanisms that would expand state access to private data.
2011 - February
1 post[Off-Topic] Demystifying the "Evil" Microsoft
While translating a libertarian defense of Microsoft in its antitrust case, the author argues that vague laws give government arbitrary power and that the company's dominance came from competition, not coercion.
2009 - August
1 post[Off-Topic] The Damn Regulation Law Is Back!
The author criticizes PLS 607/07 for restricting systems analyst jobs to degree holders, leaving enforcement unclear, and threatening self-taught developers and the free market.
2008 - April
1 postOff Topic: Let's All Stop the Regulation of the Systems Analyst Profession
The author criticizes regulating systems analysts by comparing software with high-risk professions. To him, degrees, councils, and bureaucracy do not guarantee quality and may still block good professionals.