News
Bodycam Shows Moment Cops Arrested a Man for Speaking Too Long at Data Center Meeting
We spoke to Darren Blanchard, the man arrested while speaking out against data centers at a community meeting. He's sharing the bodycam footage of his arrest for the first time with 404 Media.
News
Why Is 404 Media Included in a Fake Netflix Trailer Made by Russia?
A sprawling disinformation campaign is targeting journalists and making 404 Media part of the story.
FOIA
Internal Emails Show Cops Thought ‘Call of Duty’ Recruitment Ad Could Piss Off Activision
Internal emails obtained by 404 Media show that police who made a 'Call of Duty' themed recruitment poster were more worried about legal issues from Activision than the obviously problematic framing of policing as a video game.
malware
'Sydney Sweeney Leak' Malware is All Over Twitter
The platform is full of links to celebrity "leaks" that likely lead to malware.
TikTok
‘Young Indian Method’ Teaches TikTok Spammers How to Hire and Control 'Third World Country Workers'
“Do not be scared to get rid of any indians slacking, wasting time, or offering poor quality within the team. Remember, these guys are easily replaceable. They are exactly like soldiers,” it says.
FOIA
Here's the Video for Our Third FOIA Forum: Temple of Satan and Iterative FOIAs
How to use public meetings to inform FOIA requests, and vice versa.
Behind The Blog
Behind the Blog: Nextdoor Madness and Pharmacy Hackers
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 Nextdoor lunacy, pharmaceutical hacking, cops, and very good keyboards.
Wordle
NYTimes Files Copyright Takedown Against Hundreds of Wordle Clones
The takedown is also affecting games that definitively aren't Wordle.
AI
‘Boob Shirt’ Speaks (Through an AI Model of Themselves)
Things get weirder as the viral boob-print shirt audience member at AGI House speaks out about their fashion choices.
News
ElevenLabs Block on Cloning Biden's Voice Easily Bypassed
Hyped AI startup ElevenLabs introduced a 'no-go voices' policy after its tools were used as part of a robocall impersonating Biden. But those protections are easily circumvented, 404 Media has found in its own tests.
Features
How Hackers Dox Doctors to Order Mountains of Oxy and Adderall
Hackers and fraudsters are gaining access to sensitive drug ordering tools and then advertising some of the most tightly controlled drugs in the country, including fentanyl.
nyc
Governor Says National Guard, More Surveillance Coming to NYC Subways
Governor Kathy Hochul announced "a new program bill that will allow judges to ban people convicted of an assault within the system from using MTA services as part of sentencing."
Los Angeles
LA Car Culture Warriors In Shambles After Overwhelming Vote for New Bike Lines
A survey of Nextdoor users losing their minds after voters overwhelmingly supported HLA, which will add new bike and bus lanes.