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Alexander B. Howard

@digiphile
354 posts
2026-01-16
Is this your policy, @ElonMusk @nikitabier? Will you have “zero tolerance” for @grok or other @X features generating CSAM or non-consensual nudity of minors? Or other humans, whether they're creators, consumers, or press, politicians, & activists you dislike or disagree with? [image]
2026-01-16 View on X
New York Post

Ashley St. Clair, the mother of one of Elon Musk's children, sues xAI, alleging Grok refused to stop making sexualized deepfakes of her, amid custody disputes

Elon Musk baby mama Ashley St. Clair is suing his AI platform, Grok, for refusing to stop making sexually explicit deepfake images of her …

Is this your policy, @ElonMusk @nikitabier? Will you have “zero tolerance” for @grok or other @X features generating CSAM or non-consensual nudity of minors? Or other humans, whether they're creators, consumers, or press, politicians, & activists you dislike or disagree with? [image]
2026-01-16 View on X
Engadget

X updates Grok to prevent the “editing of images of real people in revealing clothing such as bikinis” and geoblocks it for all users “where it's illegal”

x.com/Safety/artic...Tatum Hunter /@tatumhunter:X says Grok account will stop undressing women.  I just tested the standalone Grok app, which immediately complied with my request t...

2026-01-15
Is this your policy, @ElonMusk @nikitabier? Will you have “zero tolerance” for @grok or other @X features generating CSAM or non-consensual nudity of minors? Or other humans, whether they're creators, consumers, or press, politicians, & activists you dislike or disagree with? [image]
2026-01-15 View on X
Engadget

X updates Grok to prevent the “editing of images of real people in revealing clothing such as bikinis” and geoblocks it for all users “where it's illegal”

The company is also blocking image generation entirely from non-subscribers.

2025-12-05
Reality Labs spent $70 billion+ over the past 4 years, per @mikeisaac.bsky.social, without developing, launching, & scaling any killer app for Mark Zuckerberg's vision for a #metaverse.  Now, Meta is pivoting from virtual reality to smartglasses with AI to augment our vision.  (I expect to see... ads.)
2025-12-05 View on X
New York Times

Meta says it's shifting some of its metaverse investment to AI glasses and wearables “given the momentum” and “we aren't planning any broader changes than that”

hammering on something they think is working, the rayban glasses Luna / @lunayian : To my knowledge, what you should probably expect to see near-term is a lot of RL's metaverse eff...

2025-05-30
@WSJ ... 16 months since @WSJ first reported on @ElonMusk's drug use over the past year, @NYTimes reports he has developed a “serious habit — “using ketamine often, sometimes daily,” and mixing it with other drugs, including Adderal, MDMA, & psilocybin. Chronic abuse of ketamine can lead [image]
2025-05-30 View on X
New York Times

Sources: Elon Musk engaged in intense drug use during the 2024 presidential campaign, as he juggled the messy consequences of efforts to produce more babies

As Mr. Musk entered President Trump's orbit, his private life grew increasingly tumultuous and his drug use was more intense than previously known.

2025-05-15
Every American will benefit if data brokers are better regulated, no matter which party we belong to or where we live. This is a mistake at @cfpb, @RussVought47: we need a national data protection law to protect our right to privacy, not a Wild Wild West where it can be violated.
2025-05-15 View on X
Wired

The CFPB cancels its plans to more tightly regulate US data brokers' ability to sell Americans' sensitive info, like financial data, credit history, and SSNs

Predatory data brokers were just handed a win.  —  Disappointing: Americans' privacy should be a bipartisan concern.  —  By @dell.bsky.social @dmehro.bsky.social & @zackwhittaker.c...

2025-04-22
This thread introducing a significant change to a feature or policy on a social media platform closely resembles how a tech company should communicate with the people formerly known as the audience.  —  I'd love to see moderated Q&As, where @bsky.app staff build out FAQs by answering popular questions. …
2025-04-22 View on X
Wired

Bluesky starts rolling out blue check verification, initially limiting verification to select organizations and its moderation team

Bluesky's new verification process launches today.  It mixes the old-school, Twitter-style blue check bestowed by the platform with a more decentralized option for trusted organiza...

Don't take @bsky.app's word for it: trust and verify how @safety.bsky.app is approaching account verification at @wired.com: www.wired.com/story/bluesk...  Using independent sources of authority to establish a given identity is a smart, potentially transformative approach.  Watch how Meta responds.
2025-04-22 View on X
Wired

Bluesky starts rolling out blue check verification, initially limiting verification to select organizations and its moderation team

Bluesky's new verification process launches today.  It mixes the old-school, Twitter-style blue check bestowed by the platform with a more decentralized option for trusted organiza...

2025-03-13
Meta will begin roll out crowdsourced fact-checking across all of its platforms, starting next week.  While I retain skepticism, I am bullish about the potential impact of this approach.  What do you think?  If you are on X, what has been your experience with Community Notes? …
2025-03-13 View on X
Meta

Meta says contributors will not be able to submit Community Notes on ads “to start with”, but they can submit them on posts by politicians and public figures

https://about.fb.com/wp-content/ uploads/2025/03/Community-Notes-Launch- Date-Announcement_Header.mp4  —  Takeaways

Meta does NOT like a new book by a former senior public policy staffer & got an emergency injunction to stop publication, distribution, & promotion of the work about.fb.com/wp-content/u... I'm curious to see what @mmasnick.bsky.social & Bluesky's *robust* community of lawyers & scholars say about it
2025-03-13 View on X
The Verge

An arbitrator instructs a former Meta employee to stop promoting and publishing her book alleging company misconduct; publisher Flatiron Books earlier objected

An arbitrator has instructed the book's author and its publishers to stop publishing the book, though it's unclear how much authority the arbitrator has to do so.

Meta will begin roll out crowdsourced fact-checking across all of its platforms, starting next week.  While I retain skepticism, I am bullish about the potential impact of this approach.  What do you think?  If you are on X, what has been your experience with Community Notes? …
2025-03-13 View on X
Fox News

Meta plans to test Community Notes on Facebook, Instagram, and Threads in the US from March 18; Joel Kaplan says notes will not have “distribution penalties”

Chief Global Affairs Officer Joel Kaplan says in exclusive interview community notes won't penalize users

2025-03-02
“Musk is not just destroying core government functions, he is also destroying the actual tech capacity of government”— @donmoyn.bsky.social  —  donmoynihan.substack.com/p/skilled- te... The end of one era, where techies joined to improve .gov, & a spark for another, where civic hackers scrub in to build
2025-03-02 View on X
Nextgov/FCW

The US GSA eliminates 18F, a government tech consultancy that helps other agencies with their tech, including the IRS' Direct File, impacting about 90 employees

The General Services Administration deleted 18F, a government tech consultancy that helps other agencies with their technology, early Saturday morning.

2025-01-15
2+ after Elon Musk bought a large stake of Twitter stock without disclosing it to investors, the SEC is suing him for failing to file a beneficial ownership report. www.sec.gov/enforcement-...  (Get used that phrase, if fhe Treasury requires Beneficial Ownership Info filing.)  [embedded post]
2025-01-15 View on X
Bloomberg

The US SEC sues Elon Musk, claiming he failed to timely disclose a 5%+ purchase of Twitter's stock ahead of his takeover of the social media platform in 2022

- Agency alleges billionaire ignored disclosure deadline in 2022  — Musk's lawyer says he did ‘nothing wrong’ and SEC has no case

The late timing of the SEC suit & News release tonight sends a signal to Americans & the world that billionaires & national security contractors are above the law.  —  Weak enforcement will invite more violations.
2025-01-15 View on X
Bloomberg

The US SEC sues Elon Musk, claiming he failed to timely disclose a 5%+ purchase of Twitter's stock ahead of his takeover of the social media platform in 2022

- Agency alleges billionaire ignored disclosure deadline in 2022  — Musk's lawyer says he did ‘nothing wrong’ and SEC has no case

2025-01-03
As VP, Kaplan obstructed moderation of conservative content, stymied rollout of products & features that would reduce polarization or curb the spread of lies, intervened on behalf of popular conservative influencers & politicians who violated Facebook rules, & counseled @zuck to remain silent when Trump incited hatred, xenophobia, offline violence, & finally an insurrection. …
2025-01-03 View on X
Semafor

Meta appoints Joel Kaplan as Chief Global Affairs Officer, replacing Nick Clegg, who is leaving the company; Kaplan is Meta's most prominent Republican

www.semafor.com/article/01/0...  [embedded post] Sam Jeffers / @worklesshard : Seems a bit backward for Clegg to leave now.  Nothing will happen in the US for years, while EU DSA e...

In other news, Nick Clegg is leaving Meta.  Joel Kaplan will be Meta's new global affairs officer.  His record & politics suggest there is little reason to expect Kaplan to hold the line should Trump engage in unconstitutional & authoritarian acts again on office.  [image]
2025-01-03 View on X
Semafor

Meta appoints Joel Kaplan as Chief Global Affairs Officer, replacing Nick Clegg, who is leaving the company; Kaplan is Meta's most prominent Republican

www.semafor.com/article/01/0...  [embedded post] Sam Jeffers / @worklesshard : Seems a bit backward for Clegg to leave now.  Nothing will happen in the US for years, while EU DSA e...

In other news, Nick Clegg is leaving Meta.  Joel Kaplan will be Meta's new global affairs officer.  His record & politics suggest there is little reason to expect Kaplan to hold the line should Trump engage in unconstitutional & authoritarian acts again on office.  [image]
2025-01-03 View on X
Bloomberg

Meta required a public statesman like Nick Clegg after the Cambridge Analytica scandal, but now turns to the in-house Republican Joel Kaplan to appease Trump

The former UK politician was a public statesman when Meta required one.  A different approach will be called for under Trump.

As VP, Kaplan obstructed moderation of conservative content, stymied rollout of products & features that would reduce polarization or curb the spread of lies, intervened on behalf of popular conservative influencers & politicians who violated Facebook rules, & counseled @zuck to remain silent when Trump incited hatred, xenophobia, offline violence, & finally an insurrection. …
2025-01-03 View on X
Bloomberg

Meta required a public statesman like Nick Clegg after the Cambridge Analytica scandal, but now turns to the in-house Republican Joel Kaplan to appease Trump

The former UK politician was a public statesman when Meta required one.  A different approach will be called for under Trump.

2024-12-26
“Congress provided $1.1 trillion for Biden's big climate, clean energy and infrastructure programs.  More than half of that spending — at least $561 billion — has yet to be obligated or is not yet available for agencies to spend.” www.politico.com/news/2024/12...  [images]
2024-12-26 View on X
Politico

Examining Biden's tech legacy and the CHIPS Act, as the White House says $446B has been announced for chips and electronics manufacturing since he took office

at least $561 billion — has yet to be obligated or is not yet available for agencies to spend.” www.politico.com/news/2024/12...  [images] X: @politico : Biden had just a single te...

2024-12-13
I see @meta recreated Twitter's Suggested User Lists, starting with a small group of people.  It's sometimes feels they learned nothing from the last decade & reject an open social web, where everyone can make lists or suggest subject-matter experts. …
2024-12-13 View on X
The Verge

Threads is testing collections of profiles to follow, curated by a “handful of Threads community leaders”, built around topics like fashion, food, and books

It's unclear if one day, Threads will allow any account to create starter packs  —  1/2  —  www.threads.net/@mosseri/pos... … Ed Zitron / @edzitron.com : Hahahahahaha wait, you can...