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Instagram Removes Account That Unmasked ‘Jew Haters’
For the last several days, an Instagram account has been unmasking people it claimed were “jew haters,” many of whom appeared to pull down posters showing Hamas’ kidnapping victims.
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YouTube Is Monetizing Human Suffering at an Open Air Drug Market
Volunteers in Philadelphia’s Kensington say YouTubers and TikTokers are increasingly exploiting drug users as “trauma porn stars.”
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Netanyahu’s Government Is Trying to Suspend the Freedom of Information
A proposed law would prevent journalists and the Israeli public from seeing how the government is managing one of the worst crises in the country’s history.
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SIM Swappers Are Working Directly with Ransomware Gangs Now
Hackers connected to “the Comm,” a nebulous group that includes SIM swappers, are working with ALPHV, a ransomware group that has impacted some of the biggest companies on the planet, including MGM Casinos.
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The Truth Behind ‘GiantCockNYC’
Someone on Grindr presented themselves as an employee that could remove blocks on the platform. That’s probably not the case, but the activity still hints at a moderation problem.
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Bandcamp Editorial Director: “Fuuuuuck Bandcamp United”
"Bandcamp United is privileged tech workers cosplaying as Amazon warehouse workers," he said.
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Mastodon Is the Good One
Mastodon is interoperable, decentralized, operated by a nonprofit, lively, and, ACTUALLY, isn't hard to use. So why is everyone championing Threads as the main Twitter alternative?
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Inside a $30 Million Cash-for-Bitcoin Laundering Ring in the Heart of New York
Court records provide rare insight into an alleged IRL criminal Bitcoin exchange involving men dropping massive bags of cash to one another.
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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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Town Repeatedly Surveilled Man's Yard With Drone Without a Warrant
A town in Michigan hired a commercial drone company to repeatedly take photos of Todd Maxon's property. The case is now going to the Michigan Supreme Court.
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Hackers Target Company That Vets Police Data Requests for Tech Giants
Kodex acts as a buffer between law enforcement and tech giants to verify requests for customer data. Now hackers have pivoted to Kodex as a target in its own right. Screenshots show Meta, LinkedIn, Discord, Snapchat, Roblox, and more on a request creation dashboard.
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‘Verified’ OSINT Accounts Are Destroying the Israel-Palestine Information Ecosystem
The problem with profit and engagement driven misinformation from pseudo-OSINT accounts during the Israel-Palestine conflict is "unprecedented." One expert said after Musk's recent changes "all hell broke loose."