Sunday, November 3, 2024

Special Links

 If I can remember, I'm going to use this post as a place to drop links to news stories that FB blocks. Here's what I have so far:

https://www.techdirt.com/2024/11/01/threads-bans-anyone-for-mentioning-hitler-even-to-criticize/

https://www.techdirt.com/2024/11/01/from-social-media-better-not-touch-politics-to-social-media-must-push-one-sided-nonsense/

https://gizmodo.com/facebook-abortion-surveillance-data-privacy-meta-1849066802

https://www.yankodesign.com/2023/07/07/the-threads-app-is-filled-with-deceptive-dark-design-patterns-we-spotted-more-than-ten/

https://www.techpolicy.press/a-guide-to-social-media-moderation-policies-for-the-post-election-period/

https://twitter.com/LauraEdelson2/status/1685017417255116802

https://erinkissane.com/meta-in-myanmar-part-i-the-setup

https://erinkissane.com/meta-in-myanmar-part-ii-the-crisis

https://x.com/zamaan_qureshi/status/1722039990350197144?s=46&t=iYW3foyqIA6Tn8VWwn3nwQ

https://gizmodo.com/meta-election-denial-ads-trump-2024-1851024909

https://gizmodo.com/meta-sues-ftc-demands-right-to-profit-from-kids-data-1851062912

https://gizmodo.com/project-ghostbusters-facebook-meta-wiretap-snapchat-1851366093

https://bsky.app/profile/marisakabas.bsky.social/post/3kpdmn5epm722

https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/may/20/revealed-meta-approved-political-ads-in-india-that-incited-violence

https://www.wheresyoured.at/killingfacebook/

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/10/30/progress-2028-ads-facebook-harris-musk/

https://www.thedailybeast.com/listen-to-jeffrey-epstein-spill-intel-on-donald-trumps-white-house-on-tape-released-by-author-michael-wolff/

https://www.thedailybeast.com/listen-to-the-jeffrey-epstein-tapes-i-was-donald-trumps-closest-friend/

https://www.404media.co/where-facebooks-ai-slop-comes-from/

https://futurism.com/the-byte/facebook-partner-phones-listening-microphone

https://gizmodo.com/ftc-says-social-media-platforms-engage-in-vast-surveillance-of-users-2000500840

https://gizmodo.com/metas-ai-can-now-deepfake-your-videos-and-fill-your-feed-with-slop-2000503100

https://gizmodo.com/how-meta-brings-in-millions-off-of-political-violence-2000511364

https://www.wired.com/story/facebook-militia-organizing-election/

https://flvoicenews.com/florida-tells-doj-their-monitors-are-not-permitted-inside-polling-place/

https://www.texastribune.org/2024/11/01/texas-justice-department-election-monitors/

Friday, May 31, 2024

Episode 440: Let's Make Chicago the 51st State!

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Conservative cellphone company hacked: https://techcrunch.com/2024/05/21/conservative-cell-carrier-patriot-mobile-hit-by-data-breach/?guccounter=1

Greek Marines test ancient armor: https://gizmodo.com/dendra-armor-test-experimental-archaeology-1851492724

When did humans first arrive in Timor: https://www.anu.edu.au/news/all-news/excavation-reveals-major-ancient-migration-to-timor-island

Spinning black hole: https://gizmodo.com/supermassive-black-hole-spin-quarter-light-speed-1851492036

Starliner may launch June 1st. https://www.space.com/boeing-starliner-cft-launch-target-june-1?lrh=83e106bbbb2226cfc84fd5b5a42c7cd924f3d892619c3e180a99a7b061388b6e

Melting permafrost turns rivers a toxic orange: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/alaskas-rivers-are-turning-orange-as-thawing-permafrost-releases-metals-into-waterways-180984408/

 Turning pollution into alcohol: https://phys.org/news/2024-05-catalyst-carbon-dioxide-industrial-emissions.html

New cat color ID'd: https://phys.org/news/2024-05-genetic-mutation-responsible-coat-pattern.html

Make Chicago the 51st state! https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/residents-downstate-illinois-county-vote-non-binding-referendum-separate-state-from-cook-county/3415469/

Vermont's new online privacy bill: https://www.techpolicy.press/vermont-data-privacy-act-passed/