Behind The Blog
Behind the Blog: The Omnipresence Is the Point
This week, we discuss Deadheads and doxxing sites.
politics
RNC Sued Over WinRed's Constant 'ALL HELL JUST BROKE LOOSE!' Fundraising Texts
The RNC and other Republican groups are violating Utah telecommunications law by continuing to text people incessantly after they've asked them to stop, a new complaint alleges.
Meta
Meta Users Feel Less Safe Since It Weakened ‘Hateful Conduct’ Policy, Survey Finds
A survey of 7,000 active users on Instagram, Facebook and Threads shows people feel grossed out and unsafe since Mark Zuckerberg's decision to scale back moderation after Trump's election.
Behind The Blog
Behind the Blog: Advertising and Aircraft
This week, we discuss advertising, protests, and aircraft.
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.
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.
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.
Meta
Senators Demand Meta Answer For AI Chatbots Posing as Licensed Therapists
Exclusive: Following 404 Media’s investigation into Meta's AI Studio chatbots that pose as therapists and provided license numbers and credentials, four senators urged Meta to limit "blatant deception" from its chatbots.
Behind The Blog
Behind the Blog: Activism and Evangelism
This week, we discuss the phrase "activist journalist," waiting in line for a Switch 2, and teledildonics.
porn
The Egg Yolk Principle: Human Sexuality Will Always Outsmart Prudish Algorithms and Hateful Politicians
Anti-porn laws can't stop porn, but they can stop free speech. In the meantime, people will continue to get off to anything and everything.
Behind The Blog
Behind the Blog: Feeling Wowed, Getting Cozy
This week, we discuss the benefits of spending 14 hours a day on the internet, getting cozy for AI slop, and a what a new law in Sweden means for the rest of us.
apps
Pocket, One of the Only Apps I Ever Liked, Is Shutting Down
Pocket, the app for saving articles to read later, announced it is shutting down on July 8.