Behind The Blog
Behind the Blog: Chat, Are We Cooked?
This week, we discuss Palantir scoops, coping mechanisms, and feeling God in this Samsung television.
News
Hacker Allegedly Wanted to Become the Tech Arm of ISIS
An alleged fraudster who used Genesis Market, a bazaar for all sorts of stolen credentials and cookies, was also secretly making plans to join ISIS and help with violent attacks.
News
Would You Waste Less of Your Life Online If You Got Daily ‘Attention Receipts’?
The experiment found that "the materiality of the receipt improves reflection and therefore influences the quality and quantity of time spent on YouTube."
4chan
Internet Sleuths Finally Find Origin of 'The Backrooms' Creepypasta Image
After years of searching, a team of researchers have solved a 4chan mystery.
awdtsg
'Are We Dating the Same Guy' Guy Imprisoned for Tax Fraud
After suing 27 women and multiple platforms because people he'd dated warned others not to date him, he filed a class action lawsuit against them. Now, he's headed to federal prison.
Rafah
All Eyes on Rafah’s Virality Creates Market for AI Spam About Palestine
AI images and AI spam variations of 'All Eyes on Rafah' are now flooding Facebook and Instagram.
News
What It’s Like Finding Your Nonconsensual AI Clone Online
Ali Diamond captured the exact moment she found out someone had posted an AI model of her to Civitai without her consent.
Zoom
Watch Man Park His Car On Zoom While Appearing Before a Judge For Suspended License Trial
"Actually, I’m pulling into my doctor’s office, actually, so, just give me one second. I’m parking right now," the defendant said.
Google Laid Off Workers That Help Investigators During School Shootings and Kidnappings
A third of the team responsible for handling Google’s data requests was laid off, a union representing workers said, raising concerns about how the company will manage its users’ data security.
Podcast
Podcast: Google Somehow Got Even More Shit
Google's AI snippets, a Google researcher says AI is now a leading vector for disinformation, and why AI images are not a victimless crime.
Ticketmaster
The Monopoly Case Against Ticketmaster, Explained
The antitrust suit against Live Nation is not about ticket scalping or ticket sales. It's about total domination over the entire concert industry.
AI
AI-Generated Child Sexual Abuse Material Is Not a ‘Victimless Crime’
The ability to produce infinite images powered by datasets containing millions of photographs of real people, including children, and real images of real CSAM, perpetuates abuse in a way that was previously impossible.
News
Google Researchers Say AI Now Leading Disinformation Vector (and Are Severely Undercounting the Problem)
It’s much easier to produce AI-generated disinformation than it is to fact check it.