This is Behind the Blog, where we share our behind-the-scenes thoughts about how a few of our top stories of the week came together. This week, we discuss crushing and publishing stories and what goes into reporting on a leak.#BehindTheBlog
Hackers are using false identities to book Airbnbs after being doxed and hunted by violent criminals.#News
Two men face felony charges after allegedly losing an iPhone in the snow after a break-in at a post office.
Where Facebook's AI Slop Comes From
Facebook itself is paying creators in India, Vietnam, and the Philippines for bizarre AI spam that they are learning to make from YouTube influencers and guides sold on Telegram.#AI #Facebook #ArtificialIntelligence
This is Behind the Blog, where we share our behind-the-scenes thoughts about how a few of our top stories of the week came together. This week, we discuss Olympics posting, Reddit wildness, and "hacktivism."#BehindTheBlog
Podcast: Signal's President Meredith Whittaker on Backdoors and AI
We speak to Meredith Whittaker about the threat posed by AI to end-to-end encryption, what backdoors actually look like, and much more in this special interview episode.#Podcast
Here's the Video for Our Fourth FOIA Forum: PACER with Seamus Hughes
PACER expert Seamus Hughes shows us how to dig up interesting court cases and so much more.#FOIAForum
Reddit says that it doesn’t want companies scraping the site for AI. Microsoft says it’s not doing that.#News
A traffic stop in Alabama led to the discovery of a large-scale counterfeiting ring.#CourtWatch #Apple #Counterfeiting
The case of Unlocked4Life, who outed himself on Adam-22x27;s No Jumper podcast, shows how Instagram account scammers have escalated to violence and intimidation too.#Instagram
Scammer Allegedly Makes $600,000 a Month Holding Instagram Accounts Hostage
The case of Unlocked4Life, who outed himself on Adam-22's No Jumper podcast, shows how Instagram account scammers have escalated to violence and intimidation too.Samantha Cole (404 Media)
We go long on robots.txt, AI scraping, and what it means for search and the web today. Also, a leaked document shows a multibillion dollar AI company scraped YouTube videos from specific creators, and we discuss Skibidi.#Podcast
