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This Twitter thread implies it’s related to his “siding with” Jacob Applebaum of the Tor Project, when he was accused of sexual misconduct. https://twitter.com/mjg59/status/1452714046218649603?s=21

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Ok, advocating against extrajudicial punishment (like djb also did) is of course monstrous behavior for woke directors.

So the EFF has also departed from its mission. We learn (https://www.eff.org/de/pages/effs-diversity-statement):

"Diversity of life experiences makes a big difference in how we identify and litigate cases, design privacy-enhancing software, and organize our activism."

Another institution has been taken over. I can't find the donor list, it would be interesting.

Ah, so his sin was that he called for a formal legal process instead of "trial by rumor". Burn the witch!

I know nonprofit governance moves at a glacial pace, but surely there must have been some instigating incident more recent than five years ago?

These days, anything you have ever done, however long ago, is sufficient grounds for the zealots.

While interesting, this seems hard to square with the EFF itself siding with Assange who was accused of the same thing in Sweden.

Wow I sorta lost track of Jacob and wasn't aware of this drama. I followed the trail a bit and here are the relevant court docs.

Jacobs: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/14868600/25/todd-v-love...

Todds: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/14868600/24/todd-v-love...

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