So excited to see this out in the world! @tomasgna.bsky.social historicizes the tensions between scale, compliance/trust, and governance/regulation that characterize the project of T&S ⬇️
Unfortunately, “Yo brother, legal team confirmed we can’t work with minors rn” is an instant classic
“The forces we are up against have made peace with mass death. They are treasonous to this world and its human and non-human inhabitants.”
Behind the scenes, “Meta was divided on whether protecting kids should take precedence over user growth and engagement. For years, the company only incrementally rolled out restrictive safety features, even as its own staff detailed the risks its platforms posed to children.”
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
www.currentaffairs.org/news/ban-pre...
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.
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/
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
"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
www.erininthemorning.com/p/op-ed-with...
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
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...
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
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.
mondoweiss.net/2025/12/afte...
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.
media.ccc.de/v/39c3-not-a...
So glad you found it helpful :) Plz come say hi if youre here irl!
#39c3 @katejsim.bsky.social
Not an Impasse: Child Safety, Privacy, and Healing Together
events.ccc.de/congress/202...
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.
Happening TODAY! Tune in!
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
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