Behind The Blog
Behind the Blog: Company Comments and a Party Recap
This week, we discuss companies' responses to being monitored by an ICE contractor, caring about the little things, weight loss drug ads, and how our SXSW shindig went.
News
Why This OnlyFans Model Posts Machine Learning Explainers to Pornhub
Justice Alito should watch this Pornhub video about calculus.
FTC
FTC Sues John Deere Over Its Repair Monopoly
Deere "has illegally restricted the ability of farmers and independent technicians to repair Deere equipment, including tractors and combines."
avn
Porn Performers Conflicted Over Crossing the Picket Line to Attend AVN
Porn workers joined hospitality workers to march down the Las Vegas strip, as the adult industry prepares for its biggest event of the year.
Podcast
Podcast: Total Chaos at Meta
Employees inside Meta threatening to quit over the recent speech policy changes; thousands of apps hijacked to steal your location data; and lots of stories around the LA fires.
News
Instagram Ads Send This Nudify Site 90 Percent of Its Traffic
A service for creating AI-generated nude images of real people is running circles around Meta’s moderation efforts.
FOIA
Our New FOIA Forum! 1/23, 1PM EST
Come learn how to pry government records from the new Trump administration.
Meta Is Blocking Links to Decentralized Instagram Competitor Pixelfed
Pixelfed said it is "seeing unprecedented levels of traffic."
News
CEO of AI Music Company Says People Don’t Like Making Music
"I think the majority of people don’t enjoy the majority of the time they spend making music.”
Wildfires
An Amazon Delivery Confirmation Photo Is the Last Time a Palisades Resident Saw Her Burnt Down House
Amazon drivers have continued delivering packages in some areas of Los Angeles affected by ongoing wildfires in a constantly changing situation.
News
Hacker Broke into ‘Path of Exile 2’ Admin Account, Hijacked Wave of Characters
The forums for Path of Exile 2 have been awash with people claiming they’ve been hacked and their inventories emptied of valuable items. Now there’s an explanation for at least dozens of the account compromises.
The Abstract
If Planet X Exists, It’s Running Out of Places to Hide
A tour of the outer solar system, from Pluto-Charon to Planet X, plus saber teeth and punky molluscs.
Meta
Meta Deletes Trans and Nonbinary Messenger Themes
Amid a series of changes that allows users to target LGBTQ+ people, Meta has deleted product features it initially championed.