Kate Sim

Ban Prediction Markets They don’t produce knowledge, they can’t prevent insider trading, and they turn politics, war, and death into a cash-out.

Finally caught up with this great piece from @currentaffairs.bsky.social on the prediction market, which actively targets economically precarious young people. Absolutely no reason for this market to exist, let alone their ads to be everywhere

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‘He’s not the same’: Father of Liam Conejo Ramos says 5-year-old continues to suffer Some people thought they say the 5-year-old during the Super Bowl halftime show. But Liam is still in hiding with his family, after he and his father were detained and then released from a Texas deten...

Super Bowl viewers Sunday speculated that 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos appeared in the halftime show. In fact, he has been in hiding with his family.

“He can’t sleep well at night. He wakes up three or four times a night screaming, ‘Daddy, Daddy,’” Liam's father Adrian Conejo Arias, said.

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we're releasing a PDF of our zine about ICE's tech for free. we also translated it to Spanish. Please share far and wide! www.404media.co/icezine/

Google’s work in schools aims to create a ‘pipeline of future users,’ internal documents say A major lawsuit revealed details of Google's business motivations to get its products into schools. A Google spokesperson said the documents "mischaracterize our work."

Ooop

Seeing Zohran instantly getting a bunch of shit done in like a week makes you realize that politicians could always do that on some level if they wanted it bad enough and very few of them actually do.

And there’s a federal version of this bill that you should tell your lawmakers to support.

www.fightforthefuture.org/actions/data...

Yup. Everything in this thread, up to and including the end. You don't eat around the cockroach.

In zohran's new york there will be a bidet in every bathroom

Op-Ed: With KOSA, Elizabeth Warren is Betraying the Trans Youth She Claims to Protect Evan Greer writes for EITM: "KOSA’s re-emergence comes during a moment of existential crisis for the Democratic party."

"Warren’s co-sponsorship of KOSA is a shocking betrayal at a time when anti-LGBTQ+ bigotry is ascendant and self-described “allies” in Congress are abandoning our communities to the MAGA wolves" @fightforthefuture.org

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another thing worth repeating about the Grok "situation"

theres an essentially infinite amount of consensually made adult content online to fit every possible preference, kink and desire

making deepfake porn of others without their consent is about twisted power and control, not being horny

OpenAI has launched ChatGPT Health. Should we trust it? The new feature helps users understand test results, get advice on diets and workouts, and prepare for doctors’ appointments.

One interesting thing about this is how few articles covering this mention OpenAI’s coming move to integrate ads, which merged with people’s health data, presents a wide range of predatory scenarios.

This. Whats happening w Grok is a supply chain issue: a harmful tool made available for harmful uses.

All the talk of OSAs and yet there does not seem to be a regulatory instrument --or the will -- to actually go after Musk. This speaks more to the failure of our regulators.

We are seeing world events like the kidnapping of Maduro through the lens of the most depraved AI you can imagine. And if you thought the Grok CSAM shitshow was bad, it’s likely getting worse. @evystadium.bsky.social has more.

Story by @jasonkoebler.bsky.social: www.404media.co/groks-ai-csa...

Inside the Telegram Channel Jailbreaking Grok Over and Over Again Putting people in bikinis is just the tip of the iceberg. On Telegram, users are finding ways to make Grok do far worse.

what people are able to do with Grok at the moment is far far far worse than putting people in bikinis www.404media.co/inside-the-t...

LLMs are not sentient, are not human. Grok cannot “apologize” or explain how or why any of this is happening. But of course major outlets such as Bari Weiss’s CBS News wrote that Grok “acknowledged ‘lapses in safeguards'." @jasonkoebler.bsky.social with more:

Listen: www.youtube.com/watch?v=zT9l...

If you are a resident of California, the state now has a portal where you can demand deletion of your personal data from 500+ registered data brokers with a single request form, for free.

consumer.drop.privacy.ca.gov

After the Rape: The challenges of monitoring sexual violence in Gaza Palestinian women in Gaza have faced widespread sexual violence during the Israeli genocide. Despite mountains of evidence, human rights groups face difficulties pursuing justice, as women live in…

READ: Palestinian women in Gaza have faced widespread sexual violence during the Israeli genocide. Despite mountains of evidence, human rights groups face difficulties pursuing justice, as women live in fear of social stigma and reprisal from Israel.
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What a way to wrap up the year by sharing COSPR's work at #39c3! Antagonistic framing of children's safety vs. adults' privacy does no one good. We need critical connections to move us towards effective, compassionate, and enduring interventions.

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So glad you found it helpful :) Plz come say hi if youre here irl!

[39c3] Not an Impasse: Child Safety, Privacy, and Healing Together There is a path forward! Many, in fact. But the impasse framing seriously limits how policymakers, technologists, advocates, and our communities understand child sexual abuse (CSA). We need informed, ...

#39c3 @katejsim.bsky.social

Not an Impasse: Child Safety, Privacy, and Healing Together
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Thank you!! If you're here, plz come day hi :)

As both the House & Senate look to repeal Section 230, I'm curious who they think should be held liable for the comments they've left open on the Epstein photo dump...? Them? Dropbox?

Do they have a trust & safety team watching the comments?

We spent long time studying the question "does training data filtering help prevent generative models from generating unwanted content?"

TL;DR: Nope. In some cases it slightly increases difficulty but not enough to prevent even average users from finding ways to create what they want.

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Bad Internet Bills All of the bad internet bills. One website.

TOMORROW: Congress is pushing through a package of bills which include an online ID check mandate that would fence off the internet & kill anonymity online.

Contact committee members that are considering these bills + make your opposition crystal clear using our call tool at
badinternetbills.com

On the internet, age verification doesn't know you're a dog.

404 Media Is Making a Zine We are publishing a risograph-printed zine about the surveillance technologies used by ICE.

404 Media is making a print zine about the surveillance tactics used by ICE, and how people are resisting this tech.

Why? Print media is cool. Also, 404 Media has watched ICE grow from an already horrifying organization into a deportation force that is better funded than most militaries.

Looking forward to my first CCC in a few weeks to talk about what privacy preserving, principled approach to children's online safety looks like!

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Next week the House E&C Committee is looking to run something of a shock and awe campaign, debating at least 19 bills that they say are related to "protecting kids online." Most of which are actually about censorship and control. Don't buy the framing. It's always the same damn thing.