Behind The Blog
Behind the Blog: Exercises in OSINT and Storage Pains
This week, we discuss OSINT for chat groups, Russell Crowe films, and storage problems.
ai therapy
AI Therapy Bots Are Conducting 'Illegal Behavior,' Digital Rights Organizations Say
Exclusive: An FTC complaint led by the Consumer Federation of America outlines how therapy bots on Meta and Character.AI have claimed to be qualified, licensed therapists to users, and why that may be breaking the law.
News
Meta Sues Nudify App That Keeps Advertising on Instagram
As part of what it claims is a new crackdown, Meta is suing a nudify app and "strengthening" its enforcement.
News
CBP Confirms It Is Flying Predator Drones Above Los Angeles To Support ICE
The confirmation follows 404 Media's reporting using flight data and air traffic control (ATC) audio that showed the agency was flying Predator drones above Los Angeles.
News
Wikipedia Pauses AI-Generated Summaries After Editor Backlash
“This would do immediate and irreversible harm to our readers and to our reputation as a decently trustworthy and serious source,” one Wikipedia editor said.
FOIA
Our New FOIA Forum! 6/18, 1PM ET
Come learn how we got records all about an AI company working with cops.
repair
John Deere Must Face FTC Lawsuit Over Its Tractor Repair Monopoly, Judge Rules
Deere now must face two different major lawsuits over the repairability of its tractors.
AI
Why Was Nvidia Hosting Blogs About 'Brazilian Facesitting Fart Games'?
Domains owned by Nvidia, Stanford, NPR and the U.S. government are being quietly eaten by AI slop.
Podcast
Podcast: Feds Flew Predator Drones Over The LA Protests
All about the spy planes and burning Waymos at the anti-ICE protests in LA, and a guilty plea for a massive sex trafficking ring.
News
DHS Flew Predator Drones Over LA Protests, Audio Shows
Air traffic control (ATC) audio unearthed by an aviation tracking enthusiast then reviewed by 404 Media shows two Predator drones leaving, and heading towards, Los Angeles.
DOGE
GitHub is Leaking Trump’s Plans to 'Accelerate' AI Across Government
A new website and API called AI.gov is set to launch on the Fourth of July.
FOIA
Airlines Don't Want You to Know They Sold Your Flight Data to DHS
A contract obtained by 404 Media shows that an airline-owned data broker forbids the feds from revealing it sold them detailed passenger data.
girls do porn
Girls Do Porn Ringleader Pleads Guilty, Faces Life In Prison
Michael Pratt led Girls Do Porn, a sex trafficking operation that targeted hundreds of young women with force, fraud and coercion.