Behind The Blog
Behind the Blog: Drones, Journalism and Disinformation
This week, we discuss Jason's entry into journalism via drones and Emanuel and Sam's thoughts on the state of social media and disinformation today.
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Instagram ‘Sincerely Apologizes’ For Inserting ‘Terrorist’ Into Palestinian Bio Translations
The "see translation" feature for user bios was auto-translating phrases that included "Palestinian" and “alhamdulillah” into "Praise be to god, Palestinian terrorists are fighting for their freedom."
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Fake Reports That Pornhub Is Giving Mia Khalifa's Money to Israel Are Going Viral
Made to look like MSNBC news reports, false claims about the former adult performer are spreading, despite being blatant misinformation.
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Behind the Blog: Cops Gotta Catch 'Em All and Texas Porn Problems
This week, we discuss the right to view porn without being hassled about "brain impairment" in Texas, lurking in hacking groups, and "dumb" FOIAs.
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Popular Porn Sites Warn Texas Users Porn Will ‘Impair Brain Development’
Sites in Vixen Media Group's network, including Blacked, Deeper, and Vixen, display a health disclaimer, following a Texas age verification law that would force all adult sites to show the warning to users.
Screw Yourself: VFX Artists Are Bringing ‘Clone Porn’ to the Mainstream
A new cadre of adult performers are multiplying themselves on-screen, to the delight of clone and "selfcest" fetishists.
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Behind the Blog: AI-Generated Cartoon Terrorism and Ticket Reseller Chaos
This week, we discuss AI-generated cartoon terrorism, ticket reseller shenanigans, and a bombshell government report.
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Another 62 ‘Girls Do Porn’ Victims Sue Pornhub for $600 Million
A lawsuit filed by more victims of the sex trafficking operation claims that Pornhub’s moderation staff ignored reports of their abuse videos.
Bing Is Generating Images of SpongeBob Doing 9/11
Microsoft's Bing Image Creator lets beloved characters fly planes toward tall buildings, illustrating the struggles of generative AI models have with copyright and filtering.
‘Some of You Lied About Your Gender:’ Men Swamp Tech Conference for Women
At a conference meant to give women and non-binary technologists networking and career opportunities, male attendees reportedly swarmed the career fair and took over recruiter lines.
Lost Lyft Cat Tux Found After Driving Entire Company, City, and Internet Into Frenzy
Tux went on a wild ride in a Lyft, and the rest of us went with him.
Behind The Blog
Behind the Blog: TikTok Doxing, the Roman Empire, and Alien ‘Encounters’
This week, we discuss chain smoking through Rome: Total War, the audacity of TikTok doxing accounts using facial recognition, and a big new documentary about aliens on Netflix.