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Drew Harwell

@drewharwell
393 posts
2026-01-07
X basically industrialized the creation of fake porn of women who don't consent. Others did it first, but Grok normalized and centralized it: publicly visible, instantly creatable by anyone, regardless of who's being dehumanized. Only question now: will X suffer any consequences
2026-01-07 View on X
Bloomberg

Researcher: Grok generated ~6,700 sexually suggestive or “nudifying” images per hour on X between January 5 and January 6; 85% of Grok images are sexualized

Elon Musk's X has become a top site for images of people that have been non-consensually undressed by AI …

2025-10-04
I tested Sora's AI video “guardrails” and I'm honestly shocked how much OpenAI allows. Really, really bad [video]
2025-10-04 View on X
Sam Altman

Sam Altman says OpenAI is planning two Sora changes for rightsholders: granular controls over generation of their characters and a revenue sharing system

We have been learning quickly from how people are using Sora and taking feedback from users, rightsholders, and other interested groups.

I tested Sora's AI video “guardrails” and I'm honestly shocked how much OpenAI allows. Really, really bad [video]
2025-10-04 View on X
Newcomer

OpenAI VP of Media Partnerships Varun Shetty says OpenAI didn't put too many guardrails in Sora because it doesn't “want it to be at a competitive disadvantage”

Plus, Ex-Sequoia partner Matt Miller launches a London-based fund & Mira Murati's AI lab releases its first product

2025-03-15
Meta memoir “Careless People” is no. 3 on Amazon's best sellers' list
2025-03-15 View on X
Wired

Meta's effort to neutralize Sarah Wynn-Williams' book, filled with gossipy anecdotes, feels less about defending its reputation than a need to punish a defector

Mark Zuckerberg might be in his post-fact-checking-era.  But that hasn't stopped Meta from going after the author of Careless People.

2025-03-06
New: We interviewed the White House digital team for a deep dive into how their unapologetic rapid-response social media and influencer operation is working to shape public opinion and dominate the press: “All offense, all the time” [image]
2025-03-06 View on X
Washington Post

A look at the Trump administration's strategy to transform its traditional press shop into a rapid-response influencer operation via memes, TikTok, and podcasts

The Trump administration has transformed its traditional press shop into a rapid-response influencer operation, and “they're all offense, all the time.”

2025-01-26
New: Inside TikTok's “Hail Mary” campaign to stall its nationwide ban.  When the company pleaded with outgoing Biden officials and warned of a shutdown, the White House pushed back, calling it all a “stunt.”  Both sides “just hated each other and fundamentally didn't trust each other” wapo.st/4ax8ffP …
2025-01-26 View on X
NPR

Sources: the Trump admin is in talks for Oracle and a group of US investors to take over TikTok's global operations, with ByteDance retaining a minority stake

The Trump administration is working on a plan to save TikTok that involves tapping software company Oracle and a group …

New: Inside TikTok's “Hail Mary” campaign to stall its nationwide ban.  When the company pleaded with outgoing Biden officials and warned of a shutdown, the White House pushed back, calling it all a “stunt.”  Both sides “just hated each other and fundamentally didn't trust each other” wapo.st/4ax8ffP …
2025-01-26 View on X
Washington Post

Sources outline negotiations between the Biden administration and TikTok ahead of the ban, as company insiders refute claims that a blackout helped their case

Drew Harwell / Washington Post :

2025-01-25
New: Inside TikTok's “Hail Mary” campaign to stall its nationwide ban.  When the company pleaded with outgoing Biden officials and warned of a shutdown, the White House pushed back, calling it all a “stunt.”  Both sides “just hated each other and fundamentally didn't trust each other” wapo.st/4ax8ffP …
2025-01-25 View on X
Washington Post

Sources outline negotiations between the Biden administration and TikTok ahead of the ban, as company insiders refute claims that a blackout helped their case

When TikTok pleaded with outgoing Biden officials and threatened to go offline, the White House pushed back, declaring it all a “stunt.” Bluesky: @karaswisher and @drewharwell.com ...

New: Inside TikTok's “Hail Mary” campaign to stall its nationwide ban.  When the company pleaded with outgoing Biden officials and warned of a shutdown, the White House pushed back, calling it all a “stunt.”  Both sides “just hated each other and fundamentally didn't trust each other” wapo.st/4ax8ffP …
2025-01-25 View on X
Politico

Supporters and skeptics of the TikTok ban in Congress say Trump's US ownership proposal bewilders them, claiming it doesn't comply with the divest-or-ban law

Members of Congress are declaring themselves bewildered by Donald Trump's latest proposal to save TikTok by brokering a joint-ownership deal.

2025-01-16
New: Trump is considering an executive order to stall the TikTok ban - a cinematic save of an app where he believes he's widely adored. One of many unusual rescue ideas, but will it work? @ARozenshtein: EOs are “just press releases with nicer stationery” https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...
2025-01-16 View on X
Washington Post

Sources: Donald Trump is considering issuing an executive order once in office that would suspend enforcement of the TikTok sale-or-ban law for 60 to 90 days

Washington Post :

New: Trump is considering an executive order to stall the TikTok ban - a cinematic save of an app where he believes he's widely adored. One of many unusual rescue ideas, but will it work? @ARozenshtein: EOs are “just press releases with nicer stationery” https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...
2025-01-16 View on X
NBC News

An official says the Biden administration is “exploring options” to implement the law without causing TikTok to go dark for US users on January 19

Barring action by the Supreme Court, a ban in the U.S. on the popular app is set to begin on Sunday.

2024-11-20
And here's Truth Social's official statement on its previous statement. In other news, the company's stock today fell 9%. [image]
2024-11-20 View on X
Washington Post

Trump Media now has a $6B+ market cap despite struggling to build a profitable revenue stream; Similarweb says site visits fell 20% MoM to 10M in October 2024

Trump Media & Technology Group's revenue and share price have sagged as its losses have piled up.

Trump Media just sent this email to Truth Social users. They're really promoting this story and I'm grateful https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ... [image]
2024-11-20 View on X
Washington Post

Trump Media now has a $6B+ market cap despite struggling to build a profitable revenue stream; Similarweb says site visits fell 20% MoM to 10M in October 2024

Trump Media & Technology Group's revenue and share price have sagged as its losses have piled up.

New: The small-time investors of Truth Social thought Trump's win would net them a fortune: “I may buy a cruise ship when this [is] all over,” one said. Instead, the stock has slumped, and it keeps dropping. Trump still comes out on top. [image]
2024-11-20 View on X
Washington Post

Trump Media now has a $6B+ market cap despite struggling to build a profitable revenue stream; Similarweb says site visits fell 20% MoM to 10M in October 2024

Trump Media & Technology Group's revenue and share price have sagged as its losses have piled up.

Full Trump Media response for this story: “This ridiculously tendentious story ... is a great example of what Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos now describes as the media's ‘long and continuing fall in credibility’ — in fact, it's hard to explain how Bezos hasn't fired you yet” [image]
2024-11-20 View on X
Washington Post

Trump Media now has a $6B+ market cap despite struggling to build a profitable revenue stream; Similarweb says site visits fell 20% MoM to 10M in October 2024

Trump Media & Technology Group's revenue and share price have sagged as its losses have piled up.

2024-10-30
Four-reporter @washingtonpost story on our owner Jeff Bezos, whose other companies have worked to build relationship with Trump and compete for billions in government contracts. “With Jeff, it's always only about business,” a former employee said. [image]
2024-10-30 View on X
Washington Post

Sources: in August, Andy Jassy called Donald Trump to outline Amazon's plans, and Trump said Amazon should cut him a large check for his presidential efforts

Executives at companies founded by the billionaire Post owner have sought contact with Trump.  He argues he didn't end presidential endorsements out of self-interest. X: @drewharwe...

2024-10-29
New: On @elonmusk's X, Republicans go viral as Democrats disappear. We analyzed 100 top political accounts and found that Republicans are getting followed more and going viral more now that the world's richest Trump supporter is running the show. Look at these charts: [image]
2024-10-29 View on X
Washington Post

An analysis of the top 100 US congressional X accounts: since July 2023, Republicans had nearly all the posts with 20M+ views and saw bigger gains in followers

A Washington Post analysis found that Republicans are posting more, getting followed more and going viral more now that the …

2024-10-22
We just maybe can't share the info on Threads, where communities come together to discuss everything from the topics you care about today to what'll be trending tomorrow.  Got it.  Help us understand the rule, since I haven't seen it explained: Can I say that Elon Musk's jet landed at San Jose's airport seven hours ago? …
2024-10-22 View on X
TechCrunch

Jack Sweeney says Meta suspended Instagram and Threads accounts tracking celebrities' private jets, including Zuckerberg's; Meta cites a “risk of physical harm”

Instagram and Threads accounts that track the private jets of celebrities - including Mark Zuckerberg, Elon Musk …

What kind of public data will Meta block next?  —  How we've used flight trackers to report on important people:  —  * To track Trump's emergency landing: https://wapo.st/3HGp8IA  * To map how military helicopters buzzed George Floyd protests: https://wapo.st/3V3WRie  * To report on Elon Musk: https://wapo.st/2RmjE7X …
2024-10-22 View on X
TechCrunch

Jack Sweeney says Meta suspended Instagram and Threads accounts tracking celebrities' private jets, including Zuckerberg's; Meta cites a “risk of physical harm”

Instagram and Threads accounts that track the private jets of celebrities - including Mark Zuckerberg, Elon Musk …

2024-10-21
Elon Musk's $1 million definitely-not-a-bribe swing-state voter giveaway is “exactly what the statute was designed to criminalize” https://edition.cnn.com/...
2024-10-21 View on X
NBC News

After Elon Musk promises to give $1M to one swing state voter per day who signs his PAC's petition, PA's governor says “law enforcement could take a look”

Musk announced Saturday that every day until Election Day, he would give $1 million to a randomly selected voter who signs a petition circulated by his super PAC.