The records provide insight into the sort of data that Proton Mail, which prides itself both on its end-to-end encryption and that it is only governed by Swiss privacy law, can and does provide to third parties. In this case, the Proton Mail account was affiliated with the Defend the Atlanta Forest.
AI-generated war footage is becoming a problem, X is taking a stand against it by *checks notes* demonetizing bluechecks for 90 days when they share it without a label?
episode three of Understood: Deepfake Porn Empire is out today, and I know I shouldn't have favorites among our children but I had the most fun recording this one.
check it out wherever you get your pods and read more about the series: www.404media.co/cbc-podcast-...
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New from 404 Media: CBP tapped into the online advertising ecosystem to track peoples' movements, according to an internal DHS document. Shows for the first time DHS tracked phones via process for putting ads in ordinary apps—video games, fitness apps, many more www.404media.co/cbp-tapped-i...
prediction markets' depravity economy is the culmination of deregulation and kleptocracy, lobbying to legalize sports gambling, the collapse of advertising markets, hustlebro culture, crypto, memestocks, ai bubble ... venn diagram of horrible:
www.404media.co/with-iran-wa...
“Those who do a range of work where privacy concerns are top of mind would be left to wonder what problem Amazon is solving with this change,” Krystal Davis, an adult content creator who posted about receiving the email from Amazon, told 404 Media. “Those who use these lists as an opportunity to allow fans to show support and offset expenses will lose that option. The alternatives to Amazon wishlist are significantly lacking.”
of course, this change was flagged first by sex workers, who have to stay more eagle-eyed about their opsec than anyone www.404media.co/amazon-wishl...
Amazon is opening its wishlists to third-party sellers, which means it can no longer control who has your delivery address. this is a huge privacy risk for sex workers, influencers, and anyone who uses public lists: www.404media.co/amazon-wishl...
Quote from Advait Paliwal, Brown dropout and co-creator of Einstein:
“I think about horses. They used to pull carriages, but when cars came around, I'd argue horses became a lot more free... It would be weird if horses revolted and said ‘no, I want to pull carriages, this is my purpose in life.’”
episode two of the podcast I hosted with the CBC is out today, and it's such an important one: all about the targets of deepfakes, how they find out, and the messy, confusing, enraging aftermath www.cbc.ca/listen/cbc-p...
Imagine a world where you can DM loved ones who have passed away over Facebook or IG using a LLM that emulates their chatting behaviors? Meta's patent is giving these researchers concern. @evystadium.bsky.social has more.
Story by @emanuelmaiberg.bsky.social www.404media.co/metas-ai-pat...
"data will rain from the sky" is the most metal thing ever said on the 404 Media Podcast
had the great pleasure of welcoming Harlo Holmes (@freedom.press) to the pod this week! we talk privacy practices you should put to use today, AV laws, and why we need to return to the forums. listen today wherever you get your podcasts
not inspiring a lot of confidence www.404media.co/meta-directo...
New from 404 Media: how ICE and CBP are using the free walkie-talkie app Zello to coordinate their operations. We've linked multiple Zello accounts to ICE, found group chats with names referencing immigration. App previously criticized for allowing far right channels
www.404media.co/how-ice-and-...
1st paper of 2026 & in my new job, out open access in Platforms & Society! With a survey amongst 100 creators of pole dance content, I found Instagram’s attempt at transparency & accountability via Account Status shadowbanning appeals was entirely performative: journals.sagepub.com/doi/epdf/10....
watching what's happening to Pinterest feels like a glimpse at the immediate future for much of the internet. AI moderation knocking down posts, people unable to talk to human beings, a flood of AI content, and hand drawn posts mislabeled as AI
Clarifying and answering some of your questions about #grok doxxing me. Thank you @noelleperdue.bsky.social and @404media.co for reporting this story. Stay safe, my friends, and FUCK GROK 💚
society went severely downhill when 4chan incel jargon started becoming a regular part of the political lexicon
as someone who has been doxxed to hell before, shout out to @siridahl.com for her strength in taking this horrifying bullshit thanks to elon musk’s bs csam chatbot and sharing her story, on her terms, with the rest of the us.
read at @404media.co:
I asked 404 to publish my legal name in this article. Since grok doxxed me in early Feb, AI scrapers have reproduced my legal name on hundreds more websites, many of which have wildly inaccurate claims (my net worth is $5 million??! I wish). This way I can have *some* control over the narrative.
extremely timely day to discover this
please don't talk to me about "maxxing" anything www.404media.co/we-have-lear...
Fuck Grok
“Now that it's been crawled, it's everywhere. There are a ton of Facebook accounts that come up that are pretending to be me, using my real name,” Dahl said. “There are now porn leak sites that are posting porn of me using only my legal name, not even putting my stage name on it.” Users are now asking Grok for the make and model of Dahl’s car, her address, and other dangerous personal information. While it hasn’t been able to accurately reply yet, she worries it’s only a matter of time. But Dahl isn’t the only person affected by the fallout. “I do everything that I can reasonably within my power to keep my legal name private, and my main motivation for doing that is to reduce any chance of my family getting harassed,” she said. “It's really common for people to look up private information, get parents' phone numbers and start calling and harassing the parents, things like that. I've been able to keep my family safe from that kind of thing for years.” Now, Dahl is having to call her family and put defensive plans in place.
@siridahl.com rocks and is very brave for choosing to own this story instead of backing down. the shit people are doing with this information is unconscionable. sick world
Grok is doxing a porn performer, after she spent years keeping this information private. Disgusting, abusive, deliberately harmful little product Elon's got there www.404media.co/grok-doxing-...
How did journalists find the man behind the biggest deepfake porn site in the world? 404 Media’s @samleecole.bsky.social reveals how David Do, a pharmacist, was confronted at his Toronto home in her new podcast Understood: Deepfake Porn Empire on CBC.
Listen now: open.spotify.com/show/69ttdE2...
“Further, if we are not able to recruit, hire, or retain the talent we need because of increased regulation of immigration or work visas, including limitations placed on the number of visas granted, changes to application processes or fees, limitations on the type of work performed or location in which the work can be performed, and new or higher minimum salary requirements, it could be more difficult to staff our personnel on customer engagements and could increase our costs,” Palantir’s latest 10-K, filed on Tuesday, reads. A 10-K is an annual report public companies are required to produce.
www.404media.co/palantir-whi...
“This is by far the most innovation that we have launched in the history of Ring. And it is not only the quantity, but quality,” Siminoff wrote. “I believe that the foundation we created with Search Party, first for finding dogs, will end up becoming one of the most important pieces of tech and innovation to truly unlock the impact of our mission. You can now see a future where we are able to zero out crime in neighborhoods. So many things to do to get there but for the first time ever we have the chance to fully complete what we started.” “It is exciting to be back to Day 1, we are going to have to work hard and leverage everything we can, especially AI,” he continued. “Thanks again to everyone who came together to make this week happen and I can’t wait to show everyone else all the exciting things we are building over the years to come!”
“I believe that the foundation we created with Search Party, first for finding dogs, will end up becoming one of the most important pieces of tech and innovation to truly unlock the impact of our mission." www.404media.co/leaked-email...
