Substack promoted a Nazi blog again
Substack sent a push alert encouraging users to subscribe to a Nazi newsletter that claimed Jewish people are a sickness and that we must eradicate minorities to build a “White homeland.”
This has been a problem for years: Substack has a Nazi problem - The Atlantic
Substack won’t commit to removing Nazi content - TechCrunch
I don’t think this can be ignored anymore. If you’re on Substack, please consider one of its many fine alternatives. Plus, it’s easy to move these days. Wired wrote about just a few last year
Substack won't commit to proactively removing Nazi content, ensuring further fallout | TechCrunch
Substack has industry-leading newsletter tools, but its recent content moderation missteps could prove costly.Taylor Hatmaker (TechCrunch)
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if i had a nickel for every time substack promoted a nazi blog.......
... i'd have a shitload of nickels.
Samsung’s One UI 8 might shut down bootloader unlocking on Galaxy phones
Samsung’s One UI 8 might shut down bootloader unlocking on Galaxy phones
Samsung’s One UI 8 update appears to block more users from unlocking their device’s bootloader, preventing them from installing custom software and making other changes to their Galaxy device.Emma Roth (The Verge)
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OT but form factor looks like a Sony Xperia. The trend points to sleek now?
Edit: right, it's a foldable.
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Briar is already audited lmao
The other option is Meshtashtic
Either is better than this amateur stuff
TikTok hires ex-Israeli army instructor as new hate speech manager, sparking backlash
TikTok's new hire to oversee hate speech policies for the app has long-standing ties to the Israeli army, the company confirmed to Jewish Insider on Monday.
The social media platform announced that Erica Mindel, a former US State Department contractor who worked for ambassador Deborah Lipstadt, the Biden administration’s special envoy to monitor and combat antisemitism, will join TikTok’s public policy and hate speech team in the US.
Mindel will “develop and drive the company’s positions on hate speech”, aim to “influence legislative and regulatory frameworks”, and “analyse hate speech trends” with a particular focus on antisemitic content, according to the official job description shared by TikTok.
Before her career at the US State Department, Mindel was an instructor in the Armoured Corps in the Israeli army’s spokesperson’s unit, according to information she provided when she appeared on a podcast with the American Jewish Committee.
TikTok hires ex-Israeli army instructor as new hate speech manager, sparking backlash
TikTok's new hire to oversee hate speech policies for the app has long-standing ties to the Israeli army, the company confirmed to Jewish Insider on Monday.MEE staff (Middle East Eye)
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Australian Labor government threatens Signal encrypted messaging system
Australian Labor government threatens Signal encrypted messaging system
The Albanese government’s moves are attacking the existence of a vital free, open-source, encrypted communications platform used by millions of people worldwide.World Socialist Web Site
Microsoft is rolling out Xbox age verification to comply with the UK’s Online Safety Act | VGC
Microsoft is rolling out Xbox age verification to comply with the UK’s Online Safety Act
The age verification tools will be mandatory for some social features in 2026Jordan Middler (Video Games Chronicle)
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YouTube will identify and restrict minors’ accounts with AI
Extending our built-in protections to more teens on YouTube
We're extending our existing built-in protections to more US teens on YouTube, using machine learning age estimation.James Beser (YouTube Official Blog)
AI finds speech patterns in Reddit hate groups mirror those in some psychiatric forums
our results indicate that hate speech communities on Reddit share speech patterns with Reddit communities for Schizoid Personality Disorder, three Cluster B personality disorders (Borderline, Narcissistic, and Antisocial), and Complex Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. While the Cluster B disorders would be expected due to prior studies into the Dark Triad and hate speech, this nonetheless offers confirmation that they are acting similarly to their Dark Triad counterparts when it comes to hate speech. Furthermore, the two non-Cluster B disorders have not been discussed in hate speech or misinformation literature to the best of our knowledge, and offer new routes of investigation.The association in speech patterns between certain psychiatric disorders and hate speech (and misinformation to a lesser extent) suggests that, despite hate speech and misinformation being a social phenomenon, framing and approaching hate speech/misinformation as though they were psychiatric disorders may prove beneficial in combating them. For example, designing counter-messaging against these issues could utilize elements of therapy used for the psychiatric disorders that are most similar to hate speech and misinformation. Although hate speech embeddings being classified most frequently as Cluster B personality disorders could be seen as problematic due to those disorders’ historical resistance to treatment, the successes in treating Borderline Personality Disorder through Dialectical Behavior Therapy indicates that treatment of these disorders is not impossible and could be applied here [59,60]. Furthermore, although hate speech shares similarities with Cluster B personality disorders, that does not mean that it actually is a Cluster B personality disorder; it is most likely less resistant to change than a personality disorder is.
Misinformation’s relations to psychiatric disorder communities proved to remain elusive; a clear connection can be seen in the TDA mapping, and zero-shot classification had over 25% of the misinformation embeddings assigned to psychiatric disorders, but it was difficult to elucidate a clear pattern with the dataset at hand. A more robust dataset may be able to identify clearer trends.
Topological data mapping of online hate speech, misinformation, and general mental health: A large language model based study
Author summary The advent of social media has led to an increased concern over its potential to propagate hate speech and misinformation, which, in addition to contributing to prejudice and discrimination, has been suspecting of playing a role in inc…doi.org
AI Data Centers in Texas Used 463 Million Gallons of Water, Residents Told to Take Shorter Showers
AI Data Centers in Texas Used 463 Million Gallons of Water, Residents Told to Take Shorter Showers
Texas has long been defined by oil, heat, and huge infrastructure projects. Now, it’s also at the center of a growing environmental debate.Keith Anthony (Techie + Gamers)
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Labour rules out VPN ban in UK but issues warning to UK households
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With Proton VPN downloads skyrocketing in th UK, the Online Safety Bill has lead to fears that VPNs can be banned in the country entirely. Although the ruling Labour Government has ruled out a VPN ban, Tech Secretary Peter Kyle has issued a warning to VPN users.
“Adults should get behind the aid verification system, because every time they do it, you keep a child safe.” Kyle told The Telegraph last week in a warning: "If platforms or sites signpost towards workarounds like VPNs, then that itself is a crime and will be tackled by these codes.
UK households could face VPN 'ban' after use skyrockets following Online Safety Bill
Labour could ban the use of Virtual Private Networks after use skyrocketed in recent days.James Rodger (Birmingham Live)
the Emperor's grand tour has concluded.
the Emperor's grand tour has concluded.
…and the Atlantic alliance has never looked more like a medieval court.Deaglan O'Mulrooney (the spectacle)
Naah JS is fine, just use TypeScript!
TypeScript does not throw an error at compile time for accessing an out-of-bounds index. Instead, it assumes that the value could be one of the types defined in the array (in this case, 1 or 2) or undefined.
TypeScript automatically infers the type of a value accessed from an array, even if that access is out of bounds. It assumes that the value could be one of the defined types or undefined, which can lead to confusion if you expect stricter enforcement of valid indices.
I just spent the last 2 hours trying to understand why I was getting a valid type from something that shouldn't have been valid.
I think that the hate that JavaScript receives is well deserved, at least coming from Rust this is an absolute nightmare.
To add to my own comment, I want to remind you that JavaScript was designed to power websites, and having an entire website break because an array didn’t have anything in it yet is probably worse than the alternative.
A lot of JS’ decisions actually make sense when you understand its history. That doesn’t mean it’s a great language, but it’s undeniably good at fulfilling its original purpose, making websites interactive in myriad different browser implementations.
Yes you're probably right, I definitely have bias and the time spent tryna fix the bug influenced this..
Thanks
Google Refuses to Deny UK Encryption Demands
Google Refuses to Deny UK Encryption Demands
US Democrat Senator Ron Wyden has written to the Director of National Intelligence Tulso Gabbard asking for increased pressure on the UK over its attacks on encrypted services, as reported in the Washington Post.Open Rights Group
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Cosa succederà se Putin ignora l’ultimatum di Trump?
Sex toy maker Lovense caught leaking users’ email addresses and exposing accounts to takeovers
Lovense: The Company That Lies to Security Researchers
How Lovense has ignored the same critical vulnerabilities for 2+ years, lied about fixes, and manipulated bounty payouts while leaving 10s of millions of users exposed.bobdahacker.com
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My 2.5 year old laptop can write Space Invaders in JavaScript now, using GLM-4.5 Air and MLX
My 2.5 year old laptop can write Space Invaders in JavaScript now, using GLM-4.5 Air and MLX
I wrote about the new GLM-4.5 model family yesterday—new open weight (MIT licensed) models from Z.ai in China which their benchmarks claim score highly in coding even against models such …Simon Willison’s Weblog
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This study on the impact of AI on perceived developer productivity is making the rounds. I find @simon, Quentin Anthony, and @gergelyorosz’s take the most interesting.
My personal theory is that getting a significant productivity boost from LLM assistance and AI tools has a much steeper learning curve than most people expect.news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4…
It’s super easy to get distracted in the downtime while LLMs are generating. The social media attention economy is brutal, and I think people spend 30 mins scrolling while “waiting” for their 30-second generation.
I cannot stay in the zone when using a time-saving AI coding tool; I need to do something else while code is being generated, so context switches are forced, and each one slows me down. It’s a distraction.
I can confirm the danger of getting distracted when working with AI. I’ve learnt and continue to learn how to best leverage Cursor in my daily work. I know its impact on my productivity is very different depending on the projects I work on. I know I must use Cursor differently depending on the codebase I work with. I know I’m not as productive as I would like with some project types, because I haven’t found the best way to organize my work yet.
But I think the same was true when I worked without the help of AI.
Cursor makes developers less effective?
A study into the workflows of experienced developers found that devs who use Cursor for bugfixes are around 19% slower than devs who use no AI tools at all. One possible takeaway is that AI tools can be harder work than we’re led to believe.Gergely Orosz (The Pragmatic Engineer)
French PM says EU-U.S. trade deal an act of ‘submission’ and a dark day for Europe
French PM says EU-U.S. trade deal an act of ‘submission’ and a dark day for Europe
France called a framework trade deal between the United States and European Union a “dark day” for Europe, saying the bloc had caved in to U.S.Reuters Staff (CTVNews)
UK Users Need to Post Selfie or Photo ID to View Reddit's r/IsraelCrimes, r/UkraineWarFootage
UK Users Need to Post Selfie or Photo ID to View Reddit's r/IsraelCrimes, r/UkraineWarFootage
“If visibility of r/IsraelCrimes is being restricted under the Online Safety Act, it’s only because the state fears accountability,” moderators say.Emanuel Maiberg (404 Media)
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Sealed Chain of Deception: Actors leveraging Node.JS to Launch JSCeal
Sealed Chain of Deception: Actors leveraging Node.JS to Launch JSCeal - Check Point Research
Campaign JSCEAL executes compiled Javascript files to target crypto app userssamanthar@checkpoint.com (Check Point Research)
Will your job survive AI?
Will your job survive AI?
Expert on future of work says it’s a little early for dire predictions, but there are signs significant change may be comingChristina Pazzanese (Harvard Gazette)
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Antidepressant of the masses
Incensole acetate, an incense component, elicits psychoactivity by activating TRPV3 channels in the brain - PMC
Burning of Boswellia resin as incense has been part of religious and cultural ceremonies for millennia and is believed to contribute to the spiritual exaltation associated with such events. Transient receptor potential vanilloid (TRPV) 3 is an ion ..pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
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2025 Stack Overflow Developer Survey
2025 Stack Overflow Developer Survey
The 2025 Developer Survey is the definitive report on the state of software development. In its fifteenth year, Stack Overflow received over 49,000+ responses from 177 countries across 62 questions focused on 314 different technologies, including new…survey.stackoverflow.co
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The dangerously blurry line between wellness and medical tech
Let me catch you up. On July 15th, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) sent Whoop a letter. In it, the FDA declared that Whoop — maker of a niche fitness tracker favored by elite athletes — had crossed a line. Its new Blood Pressure Insights feature, the regulator said, was being marketed to customers without undergoing the proper clearance process.In response, Whoop pulled out the W word: wellness.
In the world of health and wearable tech, “wellness” is sort of like a “get out of jail free” card. Some advanced health features, like EKGs and atrial fibrillation notifications, require regulatory clearance before consumers can use them. These features could be interpreted as diagnostic in nature or prompt a person to make a medical decision. Others, like step tracking and blood oxygen measurements, don’t require FDA oversight at all. They’re simply meant to make living a healthy life easier by helping you visualize certain measurable markers. Those features fall under the wellness umbrella. They’re “just for fun.”
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The dangerously blurry line between wellness and medical tech
Whoop is saying its latest blood pressure insights feature is wellness tech. The FDA disagrees, saying it has clear medical and diagnostic implications.Victoria Song (The Verge)
My 2.5 year old laptop can write Space Invaders in JavaScript now, using GLM-4.5 Air and MLX
It’s interesting how almost every model released in 2025 has specifically targeting coding. That focus has clearly been paying off: these coding models are getting really good now.
I still contend that this sort of task is uniquely positioned to show off LLMs. The idea that they'll turn into agents that can do real-world tasks remains a fantasy. Despite how impressive this is, they're losing money and have no real path to profitability.
Look up Ed Zitron's newsletter and podcast for more info on why the industry is a bubble. I'm genuinely impressed with this specific example, but our economy is gonna suffer when the bubble bursts.
My 2.5 year old laptop can write Space Invaders in JavaScript now, using GLM-4.5 Air and MLX
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West seeks to divide and conquer Africa: Liberation Movements Summit
West seeks to divide and conquer Africa: Liberation Movements Summit
Liberation movements meet in Johannesburg to resist neo-colonialism and Western interference and reaffirm African unity and sovereignty.Al Mayadeen English (West seeks to divide and conquer Africa: Liberation Movements Summit)
West seeks to divide and conquer Africa: Liberation Movements Summit
West seeks to divide and conquer Africa: Liberation Movements Summit
Liberation movements meet in Johannesburg to resist neo-colonialism and Western interference and reaffirm African unity and sovereignty.Al Mayadeen English (West seeks to divide and conquer Africa: Liberation Movements Summit)
No Proof Hamas Routinely Stole U.N. Aid, Israeli Military Officials Say
Israel has long restricted or completely blocked aid to Gaza on the argument that Hamas steals it to use as a weapon of control
By Natan Odenheimer
Reporting from Jerusalem
July 26, 2025 Updated 1:34 p.m. ET
More than 100 aid agencies and rights groups warned this past week of “mass starvation” and implored Israel to lift restrictions on humanitarian assistance. The European Union and at least 28 governments, including Israeli allies like Britain, France and Canada, issued a joint statement condemning Israel’s “drip-feeding of aid” to Gaza’s two million Palestinian residents.Israel has largely brushed off the criticism.
David Mencer, a government spokesman, said this week that there was “no famine caused by Israel.” Instead, he blamed Hamas and poor coordination by the United Nations for any food shortages.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/26/world/middleeast/hamas-un-aid-theft.html
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No Proof Hamas Routinely Stole U.N. Aid, Israeli Military Officials Say
cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/33714981
Israel has long restricted or completely blocked aid to Gaza on the argument that Hamas steals it to use as a weapon of controlBy Natan Odenheimer
Reporting from Jerusalem
July 26, 2025 Updated 1:34 p.m. ET
More than 100 aid agencies and rights groups warned this past week of “mass starvation” and implored Israel to lift restrictions on humanitarian assistance. The European Union and at least 28 governments, including Israeli allies like Britain, France and Canada, issued a joint statement condemning Israel’s “drip-feeding of aid” to Gaza’s two million Palestinian residents.Israel has largely brushed off the criticism.
David Mencer, a government spokesman, said this week that there was “no famine caused by Israel.” Instead, he blamed Hamas and poor coordination by the United Nations for any food shortages.
No Proof Hamas Routinely Stole U.N. Aid, Israeli Military Officials Say
Israel has long restricted or completely blocked aid to Gaza on the argument that Hamas steals it to use as a weapon of controlBy Natan Odenheimer
Reporting from Jerusalem
July 26, 2025 Updated 1:34 p.m. ETMore than 100 aid agencies and rights groups warned this past week of “mass starvation” and implored Israel to lift restrictions on humanitarian assistance. The European Union and at least 28 governments, including Israeli allies like Britain, France and Canada, issued a joint statement condemning Israel’s “drip-feeding of aid” to Gaza’s two million Palestinian residents.Israel has largely brushed off the criticism.
David Mencer, a government spokesman, said this week that there was “no famine caused by Israel.” Instead, he blamed Hamas and poor coordination by the United Nations for any food shortages.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/26/world/middleeast/hamas-un-aid-theft.html
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Is Europe pushing for Palestinian statehood or Palestinian surrender?
Is Europe pushing for Palestinian statehood or Palestinian surrender?
Europe’s belated recognition of Palestinian statehood is a naked geopolitical maneuver – part of a wider normalization push that sidelines Palestinian liberation, while repackaging defeat as diplomatic progress.thecradle.co
Is Europe pushing for Palestinian statehood or Palestinian surrender?
Is Europe pushing for Palestinian statehood or Palestinian surrender?
Europe’s belated recognition of Palestinian statehood is a naked geopolitical maneuver – part of a wider normalization push that sidelines Palestinian liberation, while repackaging defeat as diplomatic progress.thecradle.co
Men freed from El Salvador mega-prison endured ‘state-sanctioned torture’, lawyers say
Men freed from El Salvador mega-prison endured ‘state-sanctioned torture’, lawyers say
Venezuelans back home under Maduro-Trump deal tell of isolation, beatings and dirty water – ‘a living nightmare’Maanvi Singh (The Guardian)
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AfD or not, serving in a foreign army is a felony in German criminal law.
I'm unaware of any law prohibiting that. IIRC, it's illegal to be a mercenary. But serving in a foreign military under the same terms as their own professional soldiers is legal.
This article from the beginning of the war said so as well: lto.de/recht/hintergruende/h/f…
Internationale Legion: Ist Kämpfen für die Ukraine strafbar?
Nach einem Aufruf Selenskyis schließen sich Freiwillige aus aller Welt in einer 'Internationalen Legion' dem Krieg an. Was droht ihnen bei Gefangenschaft?Legal Tribune Online
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