2024-09-17
Both sides have asked for a ruling by December, and that ruling will likely be appealed, potentially sending the case to the Supreme Court. The original deadline for a ban or forced sale is January 19.
Wall Street Journal
A US appeals court signals skepticism with TikTok's arguments against the law that could force it to sever ties with China to keep operating in the US
Judges are considering the validity of legislation that could shut down Chinese-backed app used by half of Americans
Court is adjourned! Here's the tl;dr on today's TikTok ban hearing: Govt. says China-based ByteDance has too much leeway to manipulate TT's algorithm. TT argues the govt. is speculating and unfairly targeting a foreign-owned platform for free speech.
Wall Street Journal
A US appeals court signals skepticism with TikTok's arguments against the law that could force it to sever ties with China to keep operating in the US
Judges are considering the validity of legislation that could shut down Chinese-backed app used by half of Americans
2024-02-27
What happens next depends on the response from viewers. Do people at home want AI “dream girls” who are fully customizable, never log off and never say no? Or are the humans behind the content a bigger draw than porn entrepreneurs are betting on?
Washington Post
How AI is changing the adult entertainment industry, raising concerns about performers' compensation and rights to their likenesses, abuse prevention, and more
AI generators that spin up hyper-realistic images put viewers in the director's chair, letting them create whatever porn they like. Next comes video. Within 2 years, we'll have interactive AI “cam girls,” entrepreneurs claim.
Washington Post
How AI is changing the adult entertainment industry, raising concerns about performers' compensation and rights to their likenesses, abuse prevention, and more
NEW: I went to the AVN conference (adult entertainment's annual trade show) to investigate how AI is showing up. What I found was an industry rushing to profit from AI, with few protections for the people who inspire/appear in AI porn. 🧵 https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...
Washington Post
How AI is changing the adult entertainment industry, raising concerns about performers' compensation and rights to their likenesses, abuse prevention, and more
Also, the generators are trained on pornographic images whose subjects didn't explicitly consent to the new use. (Though many may have signed sweeping model releases when the consent was initially shot or shared.)
Washington Post
How AI is changing the adult entertainment industry, raising concerns about performers' compensation and rights to their likenesses, abuse prevention, and more
2023-07-04
NEW: Young adults told us making friends IRL is getting harder. Apps like Bumble BFF and Meetup fill the gap during bouts of loneliness. But actively seeking friends as an adult still comes with shame and stigma, they say. https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...
Washington Post
Post-pandemic loneliness is driving young US adults to apps like Discord and Reddit to make friends; users say seeking friends as adults still carries stigma
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2023-02-18
NEW: While corporate social media campaigns “raised awareness” around subjects like mental health and body positivity, young people shared their experiences in droves. Now, some colleges and jobs are holding it against them. https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...
Washington Post
Some US students say hiring managers and college admissions officers are holding their social media content around subjects like mental health against them
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2023-02-14
NEW: While Twitter debated whether human women are *checks notes* still relevant in the AI era, popular streamers were being harassed over nude deepfakes in their likenesses. Experts have been warning for years: Accessible AI will be used to target women. https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...
VICE
A look at the torrent of deepfake porn harassment targeted at female creators, as a Twitch streamer admits to buying deepfakes of streamers after he was caught
2022-11-22
Hack victims spent months going in circles with Facebook's automated account recovery system. They lost evenings and weekends. Some lost tens of thousands of dollars in income. Some lost their main social lifelines and sources of support.
Washington Post
Victims of hacked Facebook accounts say Meta's customer support is largely unhelpful; Meta has no new initiatives for helping people recover their accounts
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We've received hundreds of emails from desperate people trying to get back into their accounts. The whole problem says something about who Meta generates value for, and who they consider their customer.
Washington Post
Victims of hacked Facebook accounts say Meta's customer support is largely unhelpful; Meta has no new initiatives for helping people recover their accounts
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2022-08-30
There aren't enough therapists to meet demand, and millions can't afford mental health care. Online mental-health content creators are filling a gap. But there are major risks to this model, and nobody knows that better than creators themselves. https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...
Washington Post
Mental health content creators on TikTok and Instagram are increasingly filling a health care gap, which critics fear could lead to harmful self-diagnoses
Issey Moloney signed up for therapy through Britain's National Health Service when she was just 12 years old. She was on a waiting list for four years.
2022-08-12
FTC says it may “crack down” on “commercial surveillance,” including companies that collect and share “family and friend networks, browsing and purchase histories, location and physical movements, and a wide range of other personal details.” https://www.ftc.gov/...
Wall Street Journal
The US FTC seeks public comment on federal online privacy rules, which could take years to enact, and is considering various paths, such as focusing on children
on our location, our health, what we read online, who we know, what we buy. @FTC is seeking comment on whether to issue rules aimed at commercial surveillance & lax data security p...