News
Iran Is Winning the AI Slop Propaganda War
“White House videos—AI or otherwise—are like group-chat in-jokes aimed at keeping cohesion.”
legislation
Oklahoma Bill Would Rewrite Long-Accepted Obscenity Standards
A new bill introduced this month that aims to amend the Miller Test for obscenity is nonsensical and unconstitutional, experts say.
FOIA
These Are the Notorious NSA Furby Documents Showing Spy Agency Freaking Out About Embedded AI in Children's Toy
"Apparently, these stuffed critters learn from nearby speech patterns. That would definitely be a security concern."
Afghanistan Resistance Account Says ‘Tour of Booty’ Porn Scene Is The Taliban
The Bang Bros production is a military sex fantasy showing porn actors, and not, in fact, leaked footage from an abduction.
News
Feds Charge Alleged ‘TLO’ Underground Data Broker
In August we revealed the secret weapon hackers can use to dox nearly anyone in America for $15. Now, authorities have targeted at least one of the data sellers.
Kayak
KAYAK Lets Users Filter Out Boeing 737 Max 9 Flights After Door Blows Off Plane
A previously small feature has seen a 15x increase in usage and has been made more powerful and prominent following the 737 Max 9 incident.
Wikipedia
Wikimedia's Pornographers
Wikipedia's highly specific and pedantic editing culture and expansive copyright ethos extends to dick pics and porn.
News
Palworld Gave Bootleg Pikachu a Glock and Sold 5 Million Copies Instantly
Palworld is not the Pokémon game of your dreams, but it’s awesome.
Behind The Blog
Behind the Blog: Instagram Porn and AI Garbage
This is Behind the Blog, where we share our behind-the-scenes thoughts about how a few of our top stories of the week came together. This week, we discuss Instagram's anti-sex policies, Google News AI garbage, and handing over ID all over the internet.
Court Records
‘Russian Economist’ Had Passports Confiscated at Airport, Was Allowed to Sneak Onto Flight to LAX Without a Ticket Anyway
Here's what happens when you sneak onto a flight to the US without a passport or a ticket.
News
How to Upload Porn to Instagram
Users are uploading stolen porn to Instagram with one easy trick, while adult content creators are banned for no reason.
platforms
Pornhub Wants Proof of Consent From Every Single Performer on Its Platform
Starting January 23, performers will need to upload proof of consent for videos that feature other people.
News
Google News Is Boosting Garbage AI-Generated Articles
404 Media reviewed multiple examples of AI rip-offs making their way into Google News. Google said it doesn't focus on how an article was produced—by an AI or human—opening the way for more AI-generated articles.