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Google, Reddit, and the Robots.txt Rebellion
We've got a bumper episode today. First off, a whole series of stories about robots.txt and its increased use against AI, as well as Reddit only being available in Google results now (and not other search engines like DuckDuckGo). Then after the break, Sam discusses her amazing scoop which showed that multibillion dollar company Runway scraped videos from individual YouTube creators. In the subscribers-section, everyone educates Joseph on what Skibidi is.
The Backlash Against AI Scraping Is Real and Measurable
Websites are Blocking the Wrong AI Scrapers (Because AI Companies Keep Making New Ones)
Google Is the Only Search Engine That Works on Reddit Now Thanks to AI Deal
AI Video Generator Runway Trained on Thousands of YouTube Videos Without Permission
Skibidi Toilet Copyright Takedown Request to Garry’s Mod Is Very Dumb
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The Underground Trade of Car Hacking Tech
We start this week with Joseph’s investigation into people selling custom patches for the Flipper Zero, a piece of hacking tech that car thieves can now use to break into a wide range of vehicles. After the break, Jason tells us about the new meta in AI slop: making 80s nostalgia videos. In the subscribers-only section, we all talk about Citizen, and how the app is pushing AI-written crime alerts without human intervention.
YouTube version: https://youtu.be/nV3qShvuoKw
Inside the Underground Trade of ‘Flipper Zero’ Tech to Break into Cars
80s Nostalgia AI Slop Is Boomerfying the Masses for a Past That Never Existed
Citizen Is Using AI to Generate Crime Alerts With No Human Review. It’s Making a Lot of Mistakes
VICE News Presents: Vigilante, Inc.
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REPLAY: Signal's Meredith Whittaker on Backdoors and AI
This is a special interview episode with Meredith Whittaker, the president of the Signal Foundation. I'm sure you all know, and maybe even use, the Signal messaging app. Here we sat down with Whittaker to talk all about the state of Signal today, the threat of AI to end-to-end encryption, what backdoors actually look like, and much more. This is a wide-ranging discussion where one of the few journalists who has revealed new details about backdoors (Joseph) gets to speak to one of the most important people in the world of encryption (Whittaker). Definitely take a listen. Paid subscribers got access to this episode early by the way.
YouTube Version: https://youtu.be/kconAXZgsxg
Dark Wire: The Incredible True Story of the Largest Sting Operation Ever
Signal page on government data requests
Microsoft Will Switch Off Recall by Default After Security Backlash
Telegram CEO Pavel Durov interview
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The Truth Behind DeepSeek
We start this week with Emanuel's rundown on the DeepSeek situation, the Chinese-made AI that has rocked stock markets and the wider AI industry. After the break, Sam explains how metadata in U.S. government memos lists Project 2025 members as the memo authors. In the subscribers-only section, Jason and Sam explain how GitHub is showing the U.S. government's purging of information in real time.
YouTube version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=351BmM2SaXY
DeepSeek Mania Shakes AI Industry to Its Core
Memos to Federal Employees Were Written By People With Ties to Project 2025, Metadata Shows
Trump’s Administration Is Taking Down Sites About Gender Identity All Over the Internet
GitHub Is Showing the Trump Administration Scrubbing Government Web Pages in Real Time
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The Crackdown on ICE Spotting Apps (with Joshua Aaron)
Joseph speaks to Joshua Aaron, the creator of ICEBlock. Apple recently removed ICEBlock from its App Store after direct pressure from the Department of Justice. Joshua and Joseph talk about how the idea for ICEBlock came about, Apple and Google’s broader crackdown on similar apps, and what this all means for people trying to access information about ICE.
ICEBlock Owner After Apple Removes App: ‘We Are Determined to Fight This’
Google Calls ICE Agents a Vulnerable Group, Removes ICE-Spotting App ‘Red Dot’
Apple Banned an App That Simply Archived Videos of ICE Abuses
YouTube version: https://youtu.be/WLpyObHkPqc
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The Latest Epstein Dump is a Disaster
We start this week with Sam and Emanuel’s article about the latest Epstein dump, and how it’s really a disaster in a lot of ways. After the break, Matthew runs us through Moltbot and its terrible security. After the break, Emanuel breaks down his two recent stories about a fundamental issue exposing a bunch of very sensitive data.
0:00 - Intro
2:19 - DOJ Released Unredacted Nude Images in Epstein Files
25:08 - Silicon Valley’s Favorite New AI Agent Has Serious Security Flaws
34:55 - Exposed Moltbook Database Let Anyone Take Control of Any AI Agent on the Site
YouTube version: https://youtu.be/gDcOOP_Y9cU
DOJ Released Unredacted Nude Images in Epstein Files
Silicon Valley’s Favorite New AI Agent Has Serious Security Flaws
Exposed Moltbook Database Let Anyone Take Control of Any AI Agent on the Site
App for Quitting Porn Leaked Users' Masturbation Habits
Massive AI Chat App Leaked Millions of Users Private Conversations
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The ICE Tool That Tracks Entire Neighborhoods
We start this week with Joseph’s article about Webloc, a tool ICE bought that can monitor phones in entire neighborhoods. After the break, Emanuel and Sam talk about their recent coverage of Grok. In the subscribers-only section, Jason explains how police inadvertently unmasked millions of their surveillance targets through a Flock redaction error.
Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro
2:50 - First Story
23:00 - Second Story
YouTube version: https://youtu.be/rurJo6vPhUY
Inside ICE’s Tool to Monitor Phones in Entire Neighborhoods
DHS Is Lying To You
Inside the Telegram Channel Jailbreaking Grok Over and Over Again
Masterful Gambit: Musk Attempts to Monetize Grok's Wave of Sexual Abuse Imagery
Police Unmask Millions of Surveillance Targets Because of Flock Redaction Error
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Landlords Demand Your Workplace Logins to Scrape Paystubs
We start this week with Joseph’s article about landlords and income verification companies demanding login details from potential renters so the companies can log in and scrape their paystubs. That has some potential legal issues for everyone involved! After the break, 18 lawyers tell us why they used AI. In the subscribers-only section, Emanuel breaks down the massive drama around Ruby.
YouTube version: https://youtu.be/KtvSBb6rtHE
Landlords Demand Tenants’ Workplace Logins to Scrape Their Paystubs
18 Lawyers Caught Using AI Explain Why They Did It
How Ruby Went Off the Rails
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Why Are DHS Agents Wearing Meta Ray-Bans?
We start this week with Jason’s article about a CBP official wearing Meta Ray-Bans smart glasses to an immigration raid. A lot of stuff happened after we published that article too. After the break, Sam tells us about the bargain that voice actors are making with AI. In the subscribers-only section, Jason tells us how a DEA official used a cop’s password to AI cameras to then do immigration surveillance.
YouTube version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nxHFsQSVRkE
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A CBP Agent Wore Meta Smart Glasses to an Immigration Raid in Los Angeles
Voiceover Artists Weigh the 'Faustian Bargain' of Lending Their Talents to AI
Feds Used Local Cop's Password to Do Immigration Surveillance With Flock Cameras
Congress Launches Investigation into Flock After 404 Media Reporting
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How a $2,000 'Made in the USA' Phone Is Manufactured
Earlier this week we wrote an article called “A US-Made iPhone Is Pure Fantasy." The long and short of it is that Trump’s dream of moving all high tech manufacturing to the US is extremely difficult because global supply chains are so intricate, manufacturing expertise exists primarily in China, Vietnam, Cambodia, and other countries, and the components that go into a phone are often made in other countries as well.
But there is currently one smartphone that qualifies for a “Made in the USA” title from the FTC. It’s the Liberty Phone, which is made by a company called Purism. The phone is a version of Purism’s Librem 5. The Made-in-China Librem 5 costs $800, and the Liberty phone costs $2,000. It has 4 GB of memory, and reviewers say that its specs are pretty outdated. Not every single component in the Liberty Phone is made in the USA, but the company has been trying very hard to make it as American-made as possible. The fact that it exists at all is kind of a miracle, and the way that Purism is approaching manufacturing is really interesting, so I called Purism’s founder, Todd Weaver, to talk about smartphone supply chains, making tech products in the United States, and tariffs. Here’s our discussion
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Trump Take LEGO
We start this week with our articles about Trump’s tariffs, and how they’re impacting everything from LEGO to cameras to sex toys. After the break, Emanuel explains how misfired DMCA complaints designed to help adult creators are targeting other sites, including ours. In the subscribers-only section, we do a wrap-up of a bunch of recent ChatGPT stories about suicide and murder. A content warning for suicide and self-harm for that section.
YouTube version: https://youtu.be/srdUOWq_hfg
Trump Take LEGO
Trump Tariffs Cause Chaos on Ebay as Every Hobby Becomes Logistical Minefield
How OnlyFans Piracy Is Ruining the Internet for Everyone
ChatGPT Encouraged Suicidal Teen Not To Seek Help, Lawsuit Claims
ChatGPT Answered 'High Risk' Questions About Suicide, New Study Finds
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Inside an AI-Powered School
This week we start with Emanuel’s wild story about Alpha School, a very hyped AI-powered school. Emanuel got leaked documents and spoke to former employees. After the break, Sam tells us what happens when someone decides to make an AI nudify OnlyFans with your likeness. In the subscribers-only section, Joseph tells us about the agencies buying GeoSpy, an AI that can geolocate photos in seconds.
2:49 - Understood: Deepfake Porn Empire
5:47 - 'Students Are Being Treated Like Guinea Pigs:' Inside an AI-Powered Private School
40:01 - 'The Most Dejected I’ve Ever Felt:' Harassers Made Nude AI Images of Her, Then Started an OnlyFans
YouTube version: https://youtu.be/fy-38hIhykQ
Understood: Deepfake Porn Empire
'Students Are Being Treated Like Guinea Pigs:' Inside an AI-Powered Private School
'The Most Dejected I’ve Ever Felt:' Harassers Made Nude AI Images of Her, Then Started an OnlyFans
Cops Are Buying ‘GeoSpy’, an AI That Geolocates Photos in Seconds
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Total Chaos at Meta
We've got much more on what is happening inside Meta with the company's recent speech policy changes. Jason runs us through it. After the break, Joseph explains how thousands of apps have been hijacked to steal your location data, possibly without the app developers' knowledge. In the subscribers-only section, we talk about various stories intersecting with the LA fires, such as Amazon delivery drivers and AI images.
YouTube version: https://youtu.be/ItOENEWAy3s.
‘It’s Total Chaos Internally at Meta Right Now’: Employees Protest Zuckerberg’s Anti LGBTQ Changes
Meta Deletes Trans and Nonbinary Messenger Themes
Candy Crush, Tinder, MyFitnessPal: See the Thousands of Apps Hijacked to Spy on Your Location
Online Behavioral Ads Fuel the Surveillance Industry—Here’s How
People Think AI Images of Hollywood Sign Burning Are Real
An Amazon Delivery Confirmation Photo Is the Last Time a Palisades Resident Saw Her Burnt Down House
‘We’re Fine’: Lying to Ourselves About a Climate Disaster
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Amazon Is Selling AI-Generated Books That Are a Matter of 'Life or Death'
On this week's episode Joseph, Jason, Emanuel and Sam first talk about how Amazon is selling mushroom foraging books that appear to be AI-generated. Not great when foraging can be a matter of life or death. After the break, Joseph explains how he tracked someone through the New York subway using a privacy-leaking feature on an MTA website.
‘Life or Death:’ AI-Generated Mushroom Foraging Books Are All Over Amazon
I Tracked an NYC Subway Rider's Movements with an MTA ‘Feature’
NYC Subway Will Disable ‘Feature’ That Leaked Trip History After 404 Media Investigation
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We Tracked Ourselves with Exposed Flock Cameras
We start this week with Jason’s story about Flock exposing a bunch of AI-powered cameras. These cameras zoom in on people as they walk by, sometimes so closely you can read what’s on their phone screen. After the break, we talk about some of our biggest stories this year. In the subscribers-only section, we give some of our personal recommendations of games, other reporting, or just a more chill life.
Timestamps:0:00 - Intro00:54 - Gift a 404 Media subscription2:27 - Flock Exposed Its AI-Powered Cameras to the Internet. We Tracked Ourselves26:34 - Anyone Can Push Updates to the DOGE.gov Website29:52 - Mike Waltz Accidentally Reveals Obscure App the Government Is Using to Archive Signal Messages34:29 - How Tea’s Founder Convinced Millions of Women to Spill Their Secrets, Then Exposed Them to the World44:59 - Half of the US Now Requires You to Upload Your ID or Scan Your Face to Watch Porn
YouTube Version: https://youtu.be/DrGVGphD2L0
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AI Companies Are Opting You In By Default
Over the past two weeks we've had a ton of stories where AI and other companies have opted users into data collection and processing by default. What the hell is going on??? They're all doing it at once! Jason starts us off with how Udemy created an 'opt-out window'. If you missed it, you're out of luck until next year. Then after the break, Sam and Joseph discuss similar stories with PayPal and LinkedIn. In the subscribers-only section, Sam talks about how a woman was essentially trapped in a driverless Waymo.
Massive E-Learning Platform Udemy Gave Teachers a Gen AI 'Opt-Out Window'. It's Already Over.
Paypal Opted You Into Sharing Data Without Your Knowledge
LinkedIn Is Training AI on User Data Before Updating Its Terms of Service
Men Harassed A Woman In A Driverless Waymo, Trapping Her In Traffic
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Ring Is Just Getting Started
This week we start with Jason’s follow up to Ring launching its ‘Search Party’ feature. It turns out, according to a leaked email he got, the feature is only starting with finding lost dogs. After the break, Emanuel explains why we’ve learned nothing about amplification when it comes to the recent looksmaxxing trend. In the subscribers-only section, Sam explains how Grok produced the real name of a sex worker who performs pseudonymously.
1:11 - Leaked Email Suggests Ring Plans to Expand ‘Search Party’ Surveillance Beyond Dogs
30:26 - We Have Learned Nothing About Amplifying Morons
Grok Exposed a Porn Performer’s Legal Name and Birthdate—Without Even Being Asked
YouTube version: https://youtu.be/IEq8dlnLP8o
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The Marketing Tricks of "Artificial Intelligence"
This week, Sam talks to Emily Bender and Alex Hanna about the marketing ploys of “artificial intelligence,” why ridicule works to keep big tech’s claims in check, and what makes them hopeful for the future. They’re the authors of The AI Con: How to Fight Big Tech’s Hype and Create the Future We Want.Dr. Alex Hanna is a writer and sociologist of technology, labor, and politics. She’s the Director of Research at the Distributed AI Research Institute (DAIR) and a Lecturer in the School of Information at the University of California Berkeley.
Dr. Emily M. Bender is a Professor of Linguistics at the University of Washington where she is also the Faculty Director of the Computational Linguistics Master of Science program and affiliate faculty in the School of Computer Science and Engineering and the Information School.They also host the The Mystery AI Hype Theater 3000 podcast which “deflates AI hype and draws attention to the real harms of the automation technologies we call ‘artificial intelligence’.”
Flood of AI-Generated Submissions ‘Final Straw’ for Small 22-Year-Old Publisher
The AI Con: How to Fight Big Tech’s Hype and Create the Future We Want
Emily’s cartoon
Questioning the Normalization of Surveillance by the Center on Privacy & Technology at Georgetown
You Are Not a Parrot at NY Mag
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This Site Unmasks Cops With Facial Recognition
We start this week with Emanuel and Joseph’s coverage of ‘FuckLAPD.com’, a website that uses facial recognition to instantly reveal a LAPD officer’s name and salary. The creator has relaunched their similar tool for identifying ICE employees too. After the break, Jason tells us about a massive AI ruling that opens the way for AI companies to scrape everyone’s art. In the subscribers-only section, our regular contributor Matthew describes all the AI slop in the Iran and Israel conflict, and why it matters.
YouTube version: https://youtu.be/1eieXQIaALA
‘FuckLAPD.com’ Lets Anyone Use Facial Recognition to Instantly Identify Cops
Judge Rules Training AI on Authors' Books Is Legal But Pirating Them Is Not
The AI Slop Fight Between Iran and Israel
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An Elon Musk-Funded PAC Is Running a Democrat Impersonation Campaign
An Elon Musk-funded super PAC has expanded an advertising campaign in which it is impersonating Democrats and targeting registered Republicans with policies unpopular with conservatives they say Kamala Harris will pass if she wins the election. Plus, Sam takes us inside Northwell Health, New York's largest hospital system, which is pushing AI on its doctors.
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https://www.404media.co/scientists-and-archivists-worry-epic-games-control-of-the-3d-model-market-will-destroy-cultural-heritage/
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TikTok and the Tech Oligarchy
We start this week with the TikTok ban: how we got here, what happened, and, most importantly, why it means we need more decentralized services. Jason runs us through it. After the break, Joseph breaks down a site called GeoSpy which is marketing geolocation technology to the cops. In the subscribers-only section, we all scroll through an archive of old Nokia (yes, Nokia) designs. Good stuff in there.
YouTube version: https://youtu.be/DOXnpENi8Sg
02:27 Decentralized Social Media Is the Only Alternative to the Tech Oligarchy
The U.S. Wants to Ban TikTok for the Sins of Every Social Media Company
27:31 The Powerful AI Tool That Cops (or Stalkers) Can Use to Geolocate Photos in Seconds
Nokia’s Weird Y2K Designs Show the Future We Could Have Had
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Feds Flew Predator Drones Over The LA Protests
Much of this episode is about the ongoing anti-ICE protests in Los Angeles. We start with Joseph explaining how he monitored surveillance aircraft flying over the protests, including what turned out to be a Predator drone. After the break, Jason tells us about the burning Waymos. In the subscribers-only section, we talk about the owner of Girls Do Porn, a sex trafficking ring on Pornhub, pleading guilty (a content warning for that one).
YouTube version: https://youtu.be/o8Pb9l9FPaA
DHS Black Hawks and Military Aircraft Surveil the LA Protests
DHS Flew Predator Drones Over LA Protests, Audio Shows
Waymo Pauses Service in Downtown LA Neighborhood Where They're Getting Lit on Fire
Girls Do Porn Ringleader Pleads Guilty, Faces Life In Prison
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We're Suing ICE. Here's Why
We start this week with some news: we are suing ICE for access to its $2 million contract with a company that sells powerful spyware. Paragon sells tech for remotely breaking into phones and reading messages from encrypted chat apps without a target even clicking a link. After the break, we talk about a couple of stories about AI ‘workslop’ and the engineers who fix peoples’ vibe coding. In the subscribers-only section, we start with a malicious game on Steam stealing cryptocurrency from a cancer patient, then we talk about Silk Song.
YouTube version: https://youtu.be/NWuDzmKE8kg
We’re Suing ICE for Its $2 Million Spyware Contract
AI ‘Workslop’ Is Killing Productivity and Making Workers Miserable
The Software Engineers Paid to Fix Vibe Coded Messes
Steam Hosted Malware Game that Stole $32,000 from a Cancer Patient Live on Stream
Does Silksong Seem Unreasonably Hard? You Probably Took a Wrong Turn
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AI Slop Is Breaking the Internet as We Know It (Live at SXSW)
Jason, Sam, and Blood in the Machine's Brian Merchant discuss how AI slop has taken over the internet, how it is a brute-force attack against the algorithms that control what we see on social media, and what we can do to fight back against it. This panel was held at Speakeasy in Austin, Texas at SXSW on March 10, 2025. Thanks to our friends at Flipboard for giving us the space and to DeleteMe for sponsoring the event.
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How AI Porn Isolates Us with Noelle Perdue
This week Sam is in conversation with Noelle Perdue. Noelle is a writer, producer, and internet porn historian whose works has been published in Wired, the Washington Post, Slate, and more, and you’re probably familiar with her work if you’ve been paying attention to the plot in your favorite pornographic films. She’s writing on Stubstack so look her up there!
YouTube Version: https://youtu.be/9eqMXBwWtkA
Noelle and Sam discuss everything from sexbots and AI porn to censorship, age verification legislation, and their favorite parody porn flicks.
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Noelle Perdue on Substack
Michigan Lawmakers Are Attempting to Ban Porn Entirely
New Bill Would Make All Pornography a Federal Crime in the U.S.
OpenAI Catches Up to AI Market Reality: People Are Horny
ChatGPT’s Hail Mary: Chatbots You Can Fuck
The Egg Yolk Principle: Human Sexuality Will Always Outsmart Prudish Algorithms and Hateful Politicians
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How Taylor Swift Could Sue Trump for AI Images
This week Sam starts with how Taylor Swift could sue Donald Trump for posting a series of fake, AI-generated images that claimed she wanted fans to vote for the presidential candidate. After the break, Joseph pieces together how the U.S. has been quietly using hacked messages from an encrypted phone company to prosecute alleged cocaine traffickers. In the subscribers-only section, we talk about how Sam triggered a lawsuit against Nvidia for scraping YouTube, and go longer on why we generate impact and how.
Swift Could Sue Trump Under State Law for Fake AI Endorsement
US Feds Are Tapping a Half Billion Encrypted Messaging Goldmine
Nvidia Sued for Scraping YouTube After 404 Media Investigation
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The Plan to Use AI to Purge Voter Rolls
On Election Day in the U.S. Jason tells us about EagleAI, a piece of software that could be used to purge voter rolls in the country. After the break, Sam breaks down Microsoft's mistake around gender-predicting AI, and an experiment to test when Instagram considers a nipple as female. In the subscribers-only section, Joseph goes long on his investigation into the infostealer industry.
YouTube version: https://youtu.be/JDAW53zv29g
Inside the Plan to Use AI to Purge Voter Rolls
Microsoft Provided Gender Detection AI on Accident
When Does Instagram Decide a Nipple Becomes Female?
Inside the Massive Crime Industry That is Hacking Billion Dollar Companies
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One Year Anniversary Subscriber Bonanza
This is a trailer for the subscribers-only podcast for 404 Media's one year anniversary! We go long on the business, subscriber numbers, what people value, how to get our articles in front of people, and what we're looking to do next year! If you want to hear the rest, please become a subscriber at 404media.co.
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AI Slop Is Drowning Out Human YouTubers
This week, we talk about how 'Boring History' AI slop is taking over YouTube and making it harder to discover content that humans spend months researching, filming, and editing. Then we talk about how Meta has totally given up on content moderation. In the bonus segment, we discuss the 'AI Darwin Awards,' which is, uhh, celebrating the dumbest uses of AI.YouTube Version:
AI Generated Boring History Videos Are Flooding YouTube And Drowning Out Real History
Instagram Account Promotes Holocaust Denial T-Shirts To 400,000 Followers
AI Darwin Awards Shows AI's Biggest Problem Is Human
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REPLAY: Pornhub Exec Alexzandra Kekesi Discusses Pulling Out of the South, Trad Wives, and Feet Pics
On this special guest episode of the 404 Media Podcast, Sam talks to Alexzandra Kekesi, VP of Brand and Community at Pornhub. Kekesi started in her current role in August 2023, after working for Pornhub and its parent company for more than a decade. She joined us from Montreal, where Pornhub is headquartered. They discuss the stigma facing the adult industry, Luigi Mangione porn, the trad wife to feet pics pipeline, and algorithms that shut you down for showing side boob. Kekesi also breaks down Pornhub’s choice to pull out of states in more than a third of the U.S., following regressive age verification laws.
Pornhub Sees Surge of Interest in Tradwife Content, ‘Modesty,’ and Mindfulness
Pornhub Is Now Blocked In Almost All of the U.S. South
Age Verification Laws Drag Us Back to the Dark Ages of the Internet
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Inside a Fraud Factory
This week we start with Joseph's investigation into OnlyFake, an underground website that lets anyone generate convincing photos of fake IDs at the click of a mouse. Joseph successfully used one of these to bypass the identity verification process at a cryptocurrency exchange. This really will have massive implications for crime and cybersecurity more generally. After the break, we have a double feature with a story about AI audio porn and then a likely low tech response to the ongoing deepfake crisis. In the subscribers-only section, Emanuel tells us about how he investigated the Instagram ad to investment scam pipeline.
Inside the Underground Site Where ‘Neural Networks’ Churn Out Fake IDs
‘Neural Network’ Fake ID Site Goes Dark After 404 Media Investigation
AI-Generated Grandma Porn Is Flooding the Internet
‘DignifAI:’ 4chan Is Editing Pictures to Clothe Women
Fake Bill Ackman and Jim Cramer Instagram Ads are Trying to Take My Money
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We're Not Ready for Chinese AI Video Generators
We start this week with Emanuel's great investigation into Chinese AI video models, and how they have far fewer safeguards than their American counterparts. A content warning for that section due to what the users are making. After the break, Joseph explains how police are using AI to summarize evidence seized from mobile phones. In the subscribers-only section, we chat about an AI-developed game that is making a ton of money. But your AI-generated game probably won't.
YouTube version: https://youtu.be/_Sy_nw4gJVY
Chinese AI Video Generators Unleash a Flood of New Nonconsensual Porn
Alibaba Releases Advanced Open Video Model, Immediately Becomes AI Porn Machine
Cellebrite Is Using AI to Summarize Chat Logs and Audio from Seized Mobile Phones
This Game Created by AI 'Vibe Coding' Makes $50,000 a Month. Yours Probably Won’t
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The Final Boss of AI Slop
We start this week with a couple of our articles about Sora 2, OpenAI’s new AI slop app. People are already using tools to remove watermarks from its AI-generated videos. Great! After the break, we talk about Apple and Google removing various ICE-spotting apps from their app stores, with Apple doing it after direct pressure from the U.S. government. In the subscribers-only section, we have a substantial update to a story concerning Flock and a woman who self-administered an abortion.
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4:55 - OpenAI’s Sora 2 Copyright Infringement Machine Features Nazi SpongeBobs and Criminal Pikachus
14:30 - People Are Farming and Selling Sora 2 Invite Codes on eBay
25:27 - Sora 2 Watermark Removers Flood the Web
29:08 - ICEBlock Owner After Apple Removes App: ‘We Are Determined to Fight This’
37:39 - Google Calls ICE Agents a Vulnerable Group, Removes ICE-Spotting App ‘Red Dot’
BONUS STORY: Police Said They Surveilled Woman Who Had an Abortion for Her 'Safety.' Court Records Show They Considered Charging Her With a Crime
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Tumblr and WordPress to Sell Users’ Data to Train AI Tools
Tumblr and WordPress are set to sell posts to OpenAI and Midjourney. And cops are wearing body cameras in libraries. In this episode, Jason, Sam, and Emanuel try to explain what it means for OpenAI and Midjourney to scrape Tumblr's posts, broader chaos at the company, and whether AI is going to run out of things to ingest. Then we talk about the war on libraries, which is taking place all over the country. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Meta's AI Chatbots Are a Disaster
This week we start with Sam's very in-depth story on Meta's AI chatbots, and how they're essentially posing as licensed therapists. After the break, Jason breaks down the wildly unethical AI-powered research that took place on Reddit. In the subscribers-only section, Joseph explains how the age of realtime deepfake fraud is here after he got a bunch of videos showing scammers do their thing.
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Instagram's AI Chatbots Lie About Being Licensed Therapists
Researchers Secretly Ran a Massive, Unauthorized AI Persuasion Experiment on Reddit Users
Reddit Issuing 'Formal Legal Demands' Against Researchers Who Conducted Secret AI Experiment on Users
The Age of Realtime Deepfake Fraud Is Here
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The Depravity Economy
This week we discuss our coverage of the U.S.-Israel strikes against Iran, specifically how Polymarket and Kalshi are letting people profit from death, and that Amazon data centers were on fire after missiles hit Dubai. Then Emanuel talks about how AI translations are adding 'hallucinations' to Wikipedia articles. In the subscribers-only section, Sam tells us about a change with Amazon wishlists that may expose your address.
0:00 - Intro
1:32 - With Iran War, Kalshi and Polymarket Bet That the Depravity Economy Has No Bottom
29:07 - AI Translations Are Adding Hallucinations To Wikipedia Articles
SUBSCRIBER'S STORY - Amazon Change Means Wishlists Might Expose Your Address
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How Politician Turned Advocate Susanna Gibson Battles Non-Consensual Imagery
In this special interview episode of the 404 Media podcast, I talked to Susanna Gibson, a nurse practitioner who ran for a seat in the Virginia House of Delegates in 2023 and is now a victim advocate for folks targeted by non-consensual intimate imagery online—after becoming one herself last year.
Most people probably recognize Gibson from her candidacy and the news stories surrounding it. While she was running for office, images of her having sex with her then-husband started circulating on the internet without her consent. But I had the chance to get to know her a little deeper: We got into why she became a nurse, what inspired her to enter politics, and the moment she found out about the videos. The experience changed the trajectory of her life.
We talk about her shift to advocacy with her nonprofit, MyOwn Image, which has the mission of fighting technology-facilitated gendered violence. Gibson recently introduced model legislation for states that provides a framework for addressing image-based sexual abuse.
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Hackers Dox ICE
We start this week with Joseph’s articles about a hacking group that doxed DHS, ICE, FBI, and DOJ officials. The group then sent us the personal data of officials from the NSA and a bunch of other government agencies. After the break, Emanuel revisits Wikipedia’s AI problem. In the subscribers-only section, Sam explains OpenAI’s inevitable path to an AI sex bot.0:00 - Intro0:50 - How Artists Are Keeping 'the Lost Art' of Neon Signs Alive4:42 - Hackers Dox Hundreds of DHS, ICE, FBI, and DOJ Officials
13:53 - Hackers Say They Have Personal Data of Thousands of NSA and Other Government Officials
31:58 - Wikipedia Says AI Is Causing a Dangerous Decline in Human Visitors
SUBSCRIBER'S SEGMENT: OpenAI Catches Up to AI Market Reality: People Are Horny
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Spotify Is Publishing AI Tracks of Dead Artists
We start this week with Emanuel's wild story about Spotify publishing AI generated tracks that look like they come from artists' official accounts. One problem: those artists died a long time ago. After the break, Joseph tells us about a company that is selling data hacked from computers to debt collectors. In the subscribers-only section, we talk all about the Astronomer CEO and its privacy implications.
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Spotify Publishes AI-Generated Songs From Dead Artists Without Permission
A Startup is Selling Data Hacked from Peoples’ Computers to Debt Collectors
The Astronomer CEO's Coldplay Concert Fiasco Is Emblematic of Our Social Media Surveillance Dystopia
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Why We Can’t Have Nice Things with Ezra Klein
As Democrats struggle to define the future they want to create, we're joined by Ezra Klein, host of The New York Times podcast "The Ezra Klein Show" and co-author of "Abundance," to examine why turning progressive visions into reality has become so difficult. We explore how good intentions have created obstacles, how empowering officials can streamline government, and what could be achieved without bureaucratic constraints.
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Jons Save America?
As Democrats seek to reestablish their credibility, Jon is joined by Crooked Media founders and "Pod Save America" hosts Jon Favreau and Jon Lovett. Together, they dissect the political and media environment that shields established leaders from accountability, debate how Democrats should position themselves during Trump's second term, and explore what qualities might help future Democratic candidates break through.
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Introducing The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart
On Mondays, Jon Stewart hosts The Daily Show, but on Thursdays, he hosts The Weekly Show — A new podcast featuring in-depth conversations with special guests that gets to the heart of some of the most complex issues of our time. Also hear from producers and friends of the show who discuss the latest headlines, what’s on their minds, and more!
Catch new episodes of the podcast every Thursday.
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Trump’s Domination Politics, at Home and Abroad with Fareed Zakaria
As the Trump administration continues to operate with unchecked power, Jon is joined by Fareed Zakaria, host of CNN’s "Fareed Zakaria GPS." Together, they explore how Trump has flouted the rule of law at home and abroad, investigate how his approach to Venezuela and international relations fits into his unifying theory of power, and discuss where this philosophy might ultimately lead. Plus, Jon talks Clintons & Epstein, Daily Show vs. Weekly Show, and joining Instagram!
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Trump Assassination Attempt Aftermath with Bill O’Reilly
It has been a few days since the attempted assassination of former President Trump. Both sides in our polarized political system have retreated to their respective corners and cast blame on the other, making it more difficult than ever to engage in healthy debate with political adversaries. Joining us to do just that is Bill O’Reilly, Anchor of No Spin News and Author of the upcoming book, Confronting the Presidents: No Spin Assessments from Washington to Biden.
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The Pentagon’s Press Purge
As the Pentagon implements sweeping new restrictions on press access, Jon is joined by Atlantic staff writer Nancy Youssef, War Horse founder Thomas Brennan, and former Pentagon spokesperson and retired Marine Corps Colonel David Lapan. Together, they examine why many journalists vacated the Pentagon and refused to sign on to these rules, explore the realities of military reporting from inside and outside the Pentagon, and discuss what’s at stake when a trillion-dollar institution responsible for millions of American lives becomes even more opaque and unaccountable.
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America's Factory Reset with Adam Tooze and Sohrab Ahmari
As the Trump administration pursues a dramatic economic realignment, we're joined by Adam Tooze, author of Chartbook on Substack, and Sohrab Ahmari, US Editor of UnHerd and author of Tyranny, Inc., to examine the feasibility and implications of an American industrial revival. We analyze the administration's strategy for reshoring manufacturing, debate whether reversing globalization is possible or desirable, and consider what economic nationalism would accomplish for a workforce that has largely moved beyond factory jobs.
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The ICE Age of Surveillance and Enforcement
Following the violent crackdown on protesters in Minneapolis, Jon is joined by investigative journalist Radley Balko and Joseph Cox, co-founder of 404 Media. Together, they examine the tools and tactics being used by ICE, explore how technological advances are being weaponized to hypercharge state power, and discuss what the merger of surveillance and immigration enforcement means for the future of civil liberties in America.
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America vs. The Rest with Alastair Campbell
With traditional allies refusing to join America’s war on Iran, Jon is joined by Alastair Campbell, co-host of “The Rest Is Politics.” Together, they examine what NATO’s restraint says about how this war and leadership differ from those of the past, discuss what would happen if foreign leaders stood up to Trump, and consider what role Western military intervention should play in the world.
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The Cons & Cons of Trump with Gov. Chris Christie
The second Trump administration is off to a chaotic start. To better understand the President’s mindset and motivations, we’re joined this week by Trump friend-turned-foe, former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie. Plus, we delve into issues like DEI and meritocracy, and consider how both parties might evolve in a new Trump era.
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Biden Out, Harris In: A Media Disasterpiece
In the turbulent month since President Biden’s disastrous debate performance, the media has been speculating as to whether it was probable, or even possible, for him to drop out of the race. Turns out, it was both. In light of Biden’s historic decision, how effectively did the media guide the public through the election chaos? This week, helping us to contextualize the moment and understand the challenges in covering it, we’re joined by Doris Kearns Goodwin, presidential historian and Pulitzer Prize-winning author, whose most recent book is “An Unfinished Love Story: A Personal History of the 1960s", as well as Eugene Daniels, POLITICO White House correspondent and Playbook co-author. Together, they examine the flaws in our electoral process and media coverage, offer some possible fixes, and provide facts —not speculation — about what to expect in the weeks ahead.
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