[ PFIR ] BREAKING: CNN now headlining with "Titan [submersible] debris found 500 meters from Titanic's bow."

BREAKING: CNN now headlining with "Titan [submersible] debris found 500 meters from Titanic's bow." L - - - --Lauren-- Lauren Weinstein lau...@vortex.com (https://www.vortex.com/lauren) Lauren's Blog: https://lauren.vortex.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/laurenweinstein Mastodon:

[ PFIR ] BREAKING: Report: Debris field found near Titanic assessed to be from external body of missing submersible

BREAKING: Report: Debris field found near Titanic assessed to be from external body of missing submersible Press conference at Noon PDT. -L - - - --Lauren-- Lauren Weinstein lau...@vortex.com (https://www.vortex.com/lauren) Lauren's Blog: https://lauren.vortex.com Twitter:

[ PFIR ] Meanwhile, at SPECTRE Headquarters ...

Meanwhile, at SPECTRE Headquarters ... "So glad to have representatives from all the major stakeholders of the organization here with us today. As you know, it's been many years since our founding members such as the brilliant Auric Goldfinger and Ernst Blofeld were with us, but we've expanded

[ PFIR ] Google/YouTube + Twitter + Nazis. FOLLOW THE MONEY!

Now we know why Google is putting U.S. election denial vidoes back on YouTube -- they're going full Nazi love for the money. If Google ties in with Twitter again, which is now a endless stream of hate speech, it's clear that Google has totally lost its ethical sense out of desperation, and

[ PFIR ] Report: Google considering ad and other partnerships with Elons's hate speech Nazi-loving Twitter

Report: Google considering ad and other partnerships with Elons's hate speech Nazi-loving Twitter https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/06/twitter-ceo-starts-fighting-musks-battles-paying-musks-overdue-bills/ - - - --Lauren-- Lauren Weinstein lau...@vortex.com

[ PFIR ] The "golden age" of social media is over

The "golden age" of social media is over The "golden age" (such as it was) of social media has passed. We're now on the rapidly declining side of the curve. Add in the push for massive government regulations, content battles, ID/age verification using government IDs, etc., and it's all

[ PFIR ] Reddit CEO praises Elon Musk's cost-cutting as protests rock the platform

Reddit CEO praises Elon Musk's cost-cutting as protests rock the platform https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/reddit-blackout-protest-private-ceo-elon-musk-huffman-rcna89700 - - - --Lauren-- Lauren Weinstein lau...@vortex.com (https://www.vortex.com/lauren) Lauren's Blog:

[ PFIR ] G.O.P. Targets Researchers Who Study Disinformation Ahead of 2024 Election

G.O.P. Targets Researchers Who Study Disinformation Ahead of 2024 Election How Nazi of the GOP. Again. -L https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/19/business/gop-disinformation-researchers-2024-election.html - - - --Lauren-- Lauren Weinstein lau...@vortex.com (https://www.vortex.com/lauren)

[ PFIR ] Small tourist submarine (seats 250K apiece) vanishes on dive to see Titanic

Small tourist submarine (seats 250K apiece) vanishes on dive to see Titanic https://boingboing.net/2023/06/19/small-sub-has-vanished-with-5-people-on-board-who-went-to-see-the-titanic.html - - - --Lauren-- Lauren Weinstein lau...@vortex.com (https://www.vortex.com/lauren) Lauren's Blog:

[ PFIR ] Reddit says hackers accessed employee data following phishing attack

Reddit says hackers accessed employee data following phishing attack https://techcrunch.com/2023/02/10/reddit-says-hackers-accessed-internal-data-following-employee-phishing-attack/ - - - --Lauren-- Lauren Weinstein lau...@vortex.com (https://www.vortex.com/lauren) Lauren's Blog:

[ PFIR ] RNC says to participate in Republican debates, participants must pledge to support the nominee, even if that person is a convicted felon. Seriously.

RNC says to participate in Republican debates, participants must pledge to support the nominee, even if that person is a convicted felon. Seriously. -L - - - --Lauren-- Lauren Weinstein lau...@vortex.com (https://www.vortex.com/lauren) Lauren's Blog: https://lauren.vortex.com Twitter:

[ PFIR ] Everyone Says Social Media Is Bad for Teens. Proving It Is Another Thing.

Everyone Says Social Media Is Bad for Teens. Proving It Is Another Thing. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/17/upshot/social-media-teen-mental-health.html - - - --Lauren-- Lauren Weinstein lau...@vortex.com (https://www.vortex.com/lauren) Lauren's Blog: https://lauren.vortex.com Twitter:

[ PFIR ] What Google *could* have said to help avoid confusion in their "Album Archive" notifications

What Google *could* have said to help avoid confusion in their "Album Archive" notifications Note that the confusing term "Album Archive" is NOT mentioned in my version! - - - Starting on July 19, 2023, we'll be deleting some miscellaneous "stray" images related to an assortment of Google

[ PFIR ] More on Google's "Album Archive" emails

More on Google's "Album Archive" emails I mean seriously, all Google needed to do was add a few lines of explanation about what Album Archive was, since most users wouldn't recognize it under that name. I'll bet it never even occurred to Google that most ordinary users would have no idea what

[ PFIR ] Google's "Album Archive" graveyard?

Google's "Album Archive" graveyard? I have the feeling that "Album Archive" is some sort of data graveyard from old Google services, that Google now wants to build houses on top of or something, like in "Poltergeist". -L - - - --Lauren-- Lauren Weinstein lau...@vortex.com

[ PFIR ] Emails from Google about "Album Archive" shutting down

Emails from Google about "Album Archive" shutting down So I'm being asked if emails now suddenly showing up ostensibly from Google about "Album Archive" shutting down next month are legit. Some people suspect they are scam emails. No, they're apparently legit. Thing is, I don't have any

[ PFIR ] Ohio father lined up and executed his three young sons with a rifle

Ohio father lined up and executed his three young sons with a rifle https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2023/06/16/chad-doerman-executed-three-sons-in-ohio-shooting/70330366007/ - - - --Lauren-- Lauren Weinstein lau...@vortex.com (https://www.vortex.com/lauren) Lauren's Blog:

[ PFIR ] What does Google's Bard think about election disinformation?

What does Google's Bard think about election disinformation? As you probably know, Google recently began permitting election disinformation videos (for the U.S., but not other countries!) back onto YouTube. What does Google's Bard think about this, I wondered. Hmm. I guess nobody has gotten

[ PFIR ] 8.8.8.8 // 8.8.4.4

8.8.8.8 // 8.8.4.4 Wait until Google execs realize that they can save even more money by shutting down 8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4. -L - - - --Lauren-- Lauren Weinstein lau...@vortex.com (https://www.vortex.com/lauren) Lauren's Blog: https://lauren.vortex.com Twitter:

[ PFIR ] Google Warns Employees About Chatbots--Including Its Own Bard--Out Of Privacy Concerns, Report Says

Google Warns Employees About Chatbots--Including Its Own Bard--Out Of Privacy Concerns, Report Says Sort of "reverse dogfooding" ... -L

[ PFIR ] Toxic AI

Toxic AI The bottom line is that 99% of the people using these publicly available Generative AI systems have absolutely no clue about what they are actually using, and most of them figure they're just "super search engines" -- and no amount of disclaimers or warnings are going to help them

[ PFIR ] Let's ask Google's Bard if it takes data from websites

Let's ask Google's Bard if it takes data from websites In various answers from Google's Bard, it says it got the information from "various websites" but provides no links back to them. So they get no views in return. Nasty. But let's ask Bard specifically about this practice. Comparing the

[ PFIR ] Regulate AI -- Right Now

Regulate AI -- Right Now I am routinely finding Generative AI responses to be untrustworthy pablum. This includes ChatGPT, Google's public and beta projects, and others. The responses to factual questions are usually stated with great authority -- but too often the answers are just wrong,

[ PFIR ] Fox News Parts Ways With Producer Responsible for 'Wannabe Dictator' Chyron

Fox News Parts Ways With Producer Responsible for 'Wannabe Dictator' Chyron https://www.thedailybeast.com/fox-news-parts-ways-with-producer-responsible-for-wannabe-dictator-chyron - - - --Lauren-- Lauren Weinstein lau...@vortex.com (https://www.vortex.com/lauren) Lauren's Blog:

[ PFIR ] The Google products song

The Google products song 99 Google products overall. 99 Google products. Take one down, nowhere to be found. 98 Google products overall. 98 Google ... L - - - --Lauren-- Lauren Weinstein lau...@vortex.com (https://www.vortex.com/lauren) Lauren's Blog: https://lauren.vortex.com Twitter:

[ PFIR ] Google Domains apparently shutting down, ~10 million domains being acquired by Squarespace

Google Domains apparently shutting down, ~10 million domains being acquired by Squarespace Maybe getting your domains from Google wasn't such a good idea in the first place. Surprise! -L https://www.xda-developers.com/squarespace-buys-google-domains/ - - - --Lauren-- Lauren Weinstein

[ PFIR ] Texas joins other states and feds pushing to create Chinese-style ID requirments to use Internet

Texas joins other states and feds pushing to create Chinese-style ID requirments to use Internet https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/06/texas-will-require-parental-consent-for-kids-to-use-social-media/?utm_brand=arstechnica_social-type=owned_source=mastodon_medium=social - - - --Lauren--

[ PFIR ] [Uh, no.] 42% of CEOs say AI could destroy humanity in five to ten years

[Uh, no.] 42% of CEOs say AI could destroy humanity in five to ten years It's this kind of silly stuff that takes attention away from the REAL issues with AI. -L https://www.cnn.com/2023/06/14/business/artificial-intelligence-ceos-warning/index.html - - - --Lauren-- Lauren Weinstein

[ PFIR ] YouTube Video for this weekend: "The Trip" with Peter Fonda and more

YouTube Video for this weekend: "The Trip" with Peter Fonda and more Greetings. Released during the "Summer of Love" (1967), Roger Corman produced and directed "The Trip", which is arguably the most quintessential example of a period psychedelic film and a "B" movie favorite of mine. Unlike

[ PFIR ] World's Largest Fusion Project Is in Big Trouble, New Documents Reveal

World's Largest Fusion Project Is in Big Trouble, New Documents Reveal https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/worlds-largest-fusion-project-is-in-big-trouble-new-documents-reveal/ - - - --Lauren-- Lauren Weinstein lau...@vortex.com (https://www.vortex.com/lauren) Lauren's Blog:

[ PFIR ] If we don't regulate AI ...

"If we don't regulate AI -- AI will regulate us." Not a statement predicting evil computers, but the reality of how AI systems will permeate every aspect of our lives and cannot be permitted to do so in less than a rigorously regulated environment. -L - - - --Lauren-- Lauren Weinstein

[ PFIR ] [AI] The SEO arms race has left Google and the web drowning in garbage text, with customers and businesses flailing to find each other

[AI] The SEO arms race has left Google and the web drowning in garbage text, with customers and businesses flailing to find each other https://www.theverge.com/23753963/google-seo-shopify-small-business-ai - - - --Lauren-- Lauren Weinstein lau...@vortex.com (https://www.vortex.com/lauren)

[ PFIR ] Will Section 230 cover Generative AI?

Will Section 230 cover Generative AI? I'm being asked frequently now whether I think Section 230 will (or can, or should) cover Generative AI. Keeping in mind that 230 is already under attack from both sides of the political spectrum, my sense is that GAI protection under 230 will likely

[ PFIR ] Hawley, Blumenthal Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Protect Consumers and Deny AI Companies Section 230 Immunity

Hawley, Blumenthal Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Protect Consumers and Deny AI Companies Section 230 Immunity https://www.hawley.senate.gov/hawley-blumenthal-introduce-bipartisan-legislation-protect-consumers-and-deny-ai-companies-section - - - --Lauren-- Lauren Weinstein

[ PFIR ] FOX "News" now claims that yesterday's "Biden wannabe dictator" banner was a "rogue" act addressed internally

FOX "News" now claims that yesterday's "Biden wannabe dictator" banner was a "rogue" act addressed internally L - - - --Lauren-- Lauren Weinstein lau...@vortex.com (https://www.vortex.com/lauren) Lauren's Blog: https://lauren.vortex.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/laurenweinstein Mastodon:

[ PFIR ] Europe plans to put guardrails on ChatGPT and other AI apps

Europe plans to put guardrails on ChatGPT and other AI apps https://www.businessinsider.com/europe-plans-to-put-guardrails-on-chatgpt-other-ai-apps-2023-6 - - - --Lauren-- Lauren Weinstein lau...@vortex.com (https://www.vortex.com/lauren) Lauren's Blog: https://lauren.vortex.com Twitter:

[ PFIR ] Here is the Subreddits blackout info missing from previous msg

Here is the Subreddits blackout info missing from previous msg https://gizmodo.com/subreddits-are-planning-an-indefinite-blackout-in-respo-1850537972 - - - --Lauren-- Lauren Weinstein lau...@vortex.com (https://www.vortex.com/lauren) Lauren's Blog: https://lauren.vortex.com Twitter:

[ PFIR ] Subreddits Are Planning an Indefinite Blackout in Response to Leaked Reddit CEO Memo

Subreddits Are Planning an Indefinite Blackout in Response to Leaked Reddit CEO Memo Reddit is destroying years of good will practically overnight. They're also blaming A.I. training, so I will again note this:

[ PFIR ] Rep. Paul Gosar says a secret government program is trying to smear him as a Nazi

Rep. Paul Gosar says a secret government program is trying to smear him as a Nazi Behavior matters. -L https://boingboing.net/2023/06/14/rep-paul-gosar-says-a-secret-government-program-is-trying-to-smear-him-as-a-nazi.html - - - --Lauren-- Lauren Weinstein lau...@vortex.com

[ PFIR ] FOX is a DISEASE: FOX "News" runs banner reading: "Wannabe Dictator Speaks at the White House After Having His Political Rival Arrested"

FOX is a DISEASE: FOX "News" runs banner reading: "Wannabe Dictator Speaks at the White House After Having His Political Rival Arrested" FOX isn't a news organization. It's a disease. L - - - --Lauren-- Lauren Weinstein lau...@vortex.com (https://www.vortex.com/lauren) Lauren's Blog:

[ PFIR ] Is this the 21st century in courts? Apparently not.

Is this the 21st century in courts? Apparently not. Last time I checked we are almost a quarter of the way into the 21st century. Why are will still depending in federal courts on sketches instead of photos/videos and transcripts instead of recordings? Even if not made available in real time,

[ PFIR ] A self-driving Robotaxi reportedly blocked emergency vehicles during a mass shooting

A self-driving Robotaxi reportedly blocked emergency vehicles during a mass shooting https://boingboing.net/2023/06/13/a-self-driving-robotaxi-reportedly-blocked-emergency-vehicles-during-a-mass-shooting.html - - - --Lauren-- Lauren Weinstein lau...@vortex.com (https://www.vortex.com/lauren)

[ PFIR ] McCarthy on Trump bathroom security

McCarthy on Trump bathroom security McCarthy says the Trump bathroom was a secure place to store national defense documents because "bathrooms lock." Well, yeah, from the INSIDE by the spy happily taking photos of the docs instead of taking a ... oh never mind. -L - - - --Lauren-- Lauren

[ PFIR ] CEOs who resist America's growing union wave are making a 'huge mistake' in the war for talent

CEOs who resist America's growing union wave are making a 'huge mistake' in the war for talent https://www.businessinsider.com/ceos-should-embrace-union-movement-busting-starbucks-amazon-2022-12 - - - --Lauren-- Lauren Weinstein lau...@vortex.com (https://www.vortex.com/lauren) Lauren's

[ PFIR ] Barr 'shocked' by Trump indictment details: 'If even half of it is true, then he's toast'

Barr 'shocked' by Trump indictment details: 'If even half of it is true, then he's toast' https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2023/06/11/bill-barr-donald-trump-classified-documents-indictment/70310878007/ - - - --Lauren-- Lauren Weinstein lau...@vortex.com

[ PFIR ] Google's union is speaking out against the company's remote work crackdown: 'Workers' professionalism has been disregarded'

Google's union is speaking out against the company's remote work crackdown: 'Workers' professionalism has been disregarded' I fully agree with the union on this issue. -L

[ PFIR ] YouTube desktop player now has 10 second advance and rewind buttons, and ...

YouTube desktop player now has 10 second advance and rewind buttons, and ... The new 10 second advance button on the desktop YouTube Player greatly simplifies getting past creator VPN promotions in a hurry. -L - - - --Lauren-- Lauren Weinstein lau...@vortex.com

[ PFIR ] "Unabomber" Ted Kaczynski dies at prison medical facility at 81

"Unabomber" Ted Kaczynski dies at prison medical facility at 81. L - - - --Lauren-- Lauren Weinstein lau...@vortex.com (https://www.vortex.com/lauren) Lauren's Blog: https://lauren.vortex.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/laurenweinstein Mastodon: https://mastodon.laurenweinstein.org/@lauren

[ PFIR ] No joy from Trump indictment

No joy from Trump indictment I'm getting absolutely no joy out of the details of the Trump indictment. It's beyond awful. Sickening. And I lived through Nixon's Watergate. That vanishes into the noise compared with Trump's carelessness and treachery. -L - - - --Lauren-- Lauren Weinstein

[ PFIR ] Pimples and Volcanoes

Pimples and Volcanoes Trump's indictment makes Nixon's Watergate scandal look like a pimple compared with Trump's volcano. L - - - --Lauren-- Lauren Weinstein lau...@vortex.com (https://www.vortex.com/lauren) Lauren's Blog: https://lauren.vortex.com Twitter:

[ PFIR ] Trump indictment full text

Trump indictment full text https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/23839627-read-trump-indictment-related-to-mishandling-of-classified-documents - - - --Lauren-- Lauren Weinstein lau...@vortex.com (https://www.vortex.com/lauren) Lauren's Blog: https://lauren.vortex.com Twitter:

[ PFIR ] BREAKING: Trump indictments unsealed, special counsel to speak at 3pm EDT

BREAKING: Trump indictments unsealed, special counsel to speak at 3pm EDT - - - --Lauren-- Lauren Weinstein lau...@vortex.com (https://www.vortex.com/lauren) Lauren's Blog: https://lauren.vortex.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/laurenweinstein Mastodon:

[ PFIR ] Nvidia's AI software tricked into leaking data

Nvidia's AI software tricked into leaking data https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/06/nvidias-ai-software-tricked-into-leaking-data/?utm_brand=arstechnica_social-type=owned_source=mastodon_medium=social - - - --Lauren-- Lauren Weinstein lau...@vortex.com (https://www.vortex.com/lauren)

[ PFIR ] Trump actually said 'Secret. This is secret information. Look, look at this' on a recording that confirms he kept classified documents after leaving the White House: Report

Trump actually said 'Secret. This is secret information. Look, look at this' on a recording that confirms he kept classified documents after leaving the White House: Report In other parts of transcript, he reportedly bemoans the fact that he no longer has the power to declassify those

[ PFIR ] BREAKING: REPORT: Same judge reversed for bizarre Trump-favorable rulings in search warrant case will be in charge of new federal indictments against Trump

BREAKING: REPORT: Same judge reversed for bizarre Trump-favorable rulings regarding search warrant case will be in charge of new federal indictments against Trump L - - - --Lauren-- Lauren Weinstein lau...@vortex.com (https://www.vortex.com/lauren) Lauren's Blog: https://lauren.vortex.com

[ PFIR ] OpenAI sued for defamation after ChatGPT fabricates legal accusations against radio host

OpenAI sued for defamation after ChatGPT fabricates legal accusations against radio host https://www.theverge.com/2023/6/9/23755057/openai-chatgpt-false-information-defamation-lawsuit - - - --Lauren-- Lauren Weinstein lau...@vortex.com (https://www.vortex.com/lauren) Lauren's Blog:

[ PFIR ] BREAKING: One of the charges against Trump is apparently related to the Espionage Act

BREAKING: One of the charges against Trump is apparently related to the Espionage Act Reportedly willful retention of national defense documents. (18 U.S. Code Section 793). L - - - --Lauren-- Lauren Weinstein lau...@vortex.com (https://www.vortex.com/lauren) Lauren's Blog:

[ PFIR ] BREAKING: Source: Trump charged with 7 counts in docs case

BREAKING: Source: Trump charged with 7 counts in docs case L - - - --Lauren-- Lauren Weinstein lau...@vortex.com (https://www.vortex.com/lauren) Lauren's Blog: https://lauren.vortex.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/laurenweinstein Mastodon: https://mastodon.laurenweinstein.org/@lauren T2:

[ PFIR ] BREAKING: Trump apparently ordered to appear in court Tuesday in Florida

BREAKING: Trump apparently ordered to appear in court Tuesday in Florida L - - - --Lauren-- Lauren Weinstein lau...@vortex.com (https://www.vortex.com/lauren) Lauren's Blog: https://lauren.vortex.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/laurenweinstein Mastodon:

[ PFIR ] BREAKING: CONFIRMED: Trump indicted. Details as available.

BREAKING: CONFIRMED: Trump indicted. Details as available. L - - - --Lauren-- Lauren Weinstein lau...@vortex.com (https://www.vortex.com/lauren) Lauren's Blog: https://lauren.vortex.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/laurenweinstein Mastodon: https://mastodon.laurenweinstein.org/@lauren T2:

[ PFIR ] BREAKING: Trump is posting that he has been indicted. No confirmation from any government sources at this time

BREAKING: Trump is posting that he has been indicted. No confirmation from any government sources at this time. L - - - --Lauren-- Lauren Weinstein lau...@vortex.com (https://www.vortex.com/lauren) Lauren's Blog: https://lauren.vortex.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/laurenweinstein

[ PFIR ] The lawyer who used ChatGPT's fake legal cases in court said he was 'duped' by the AI, but a judge questioned how he didn't spot the 'legal gibberish'

The lawyer who used ChatGPT's fake legal cases in court said he was 'duped' by the AI, but a judge questioned how he didn't spot the 'legal gibberish' https://www.businessinsider.com/lawyer-duped-chatgpt-invented-fake-cases-judge-hearing-court-2023-6 - - - --Lauren-- Lauren Weinstein

[ PFIR ] Images of Trump kissing Fauci in DeSantis campaign ad called obvious AI fakes

Images of Trump kissing Fauci in DeSantis campaign ad called obvious AI fakes Ya think? -L https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/06/desantis-ad-uses-fake-ai-images-of-trump-hugging-and-kissing-fauci-experts-say/?utm_brand=arstechnica_social-type=owned_source=mastodon_medium=social - - -

[ PFIR ] [Irony] Google attempting to claw back to office already approved remote workers

[Irony] Google attempting to claw back to office already approved remote workers In addition to the crackdown (via demerits on performance reviews) on workers already in the now "standard" hybrid three days in the office Google model (as I described yesterday), who are felt to not be meeting

[ PFIR ] Google tells employees that if they don't come to office 3 days a week their performance reviews could be affected. Not so Googley.

Google tells employees that if they don't come to office 3 days a week their performance reviews could be affected. Not so Googley. -L - - - --Lauren-- Lauren Weinstein lau...@vortex.com (https://www.vortex.com/lauren) Lauren's Blog: https://lauren.vortex.com Twitter:

[ PFIR ] BREAKING: DOJ officially informs Trump that he is a target in criminal probe into possible mishandling of classified documents.

BREAKING: DOJ officially informs Trump that he is a target in criminal probe into possible mishandling of classified documents. L - - - --Lauren-- Lauren Weinstein lau...@vortex.com (https://www.vortex.com/lauren) Lauren's Blog: https://lauren.vortex.com Twitter:

[ PFIR ] Generative AI witch's brew

Generative AI witch's brew A foundational problem with generative AI today is that any correct answers that it provides are easily contaminated by the incorrect and fabricated answers it provides. The perfect witch's brew for misinformation, especially when users are unlikely to bother

[ PFIR ] An AI question that runs a cold chill down your spine

An AI question that runs a cold chill down your spine Email from a very intelligent friend I received today: "Can I just replace Google with ChatGPT for my work?" That this question is even asked shows the vast dangers of the premature deployment of these generative AI technologies, and the

[ PFIR ] Criterion Channel under fire for unexplained edit in "The French Connection"

Criterion Channel under fire for unexplained edit in "The French Connection" Apparently censoring "the N word" in a classic film. -L https://boingboing.net/2023/06/07/criterion-channel-under-fire-for-unexplained-edit-in-the-french-connection.html - - - --Lauren-- Lauren Weinstein

[ PFIR ] CNN Chairman and CEO Chris Licht is out

CNN Chairman and CEO Chris Licht is out How'd that Trump Town Hall go again? -L https://www.cnn.com/2023/06/07/media/chris-licht-cnn/index.html - - - --Lauren-- Lauren Weinstein lau...@vortex.com (https://www.vortex.com/lauren) Lauren's Blog: https://lauren.vortex.com Twitter:

[ PFIR ] Refreshing!

Refreshing! It's refreshing when the leaders of a firm or other organization don't even make an attempt to claim that what they're doing is anything other than unethical and immoral. Helps to keep everyone accurately informed. -L - - - --Lauren-- Lauren Weinstein lau...@vortex.com

[ PFIR ] Follow the money

Follow the money - Google permits violent insurrection-provoking election denial videos back on YouTube (only in the U.S.!) - After partnering with 9/11 families to call out Saudis as terrorists, PGA secretly reverses and joins with blood-soaked Saudi golf league, stunning non-murderers

[ PFIR ] PGA should be required to use only bright red golf clubs and balls, representing being soaked in the blood of the Saudi's 9/11 attack on the World Trade Center

PGA should be required to use only bright red golf clubs and balls, representing being soaked in the blood of the Saudi's 9/11 attack on the World Trade Center -L - - - --Lauren-- Lauren Weinstein lau...@vortex.com (https://www.vortex.com/lauren) Lauren's Blog: https://lauren.vortex.com

[ PFIR ] PGA bends over for Saudis: 9/11 Families United: 'PGA Tour leaders should be ashamed of their hypocrisy'

PGA bends over for Saudis: 9/11 Families United: 'PGA Tour leaders should be ashamed of their hypocrisy' https://www.golfchannel.com/news/911-families-united-pga-tour-leaders-should-be-ashamed-their-hypocrisy - - - --Lauren-- Lauren Weinstein lau...@vortex.com (https://www.vortex.com/lauren)

[ PFIR ] California threatens Gov. DeSantis with kidnapping charges after migrants flown to Sacramento

California threatens Gov. DeSantis with kidnapping charges after migrants flown to Sacramento https://ktla.com/news/local-news/california-threatens-gov-desantis-with-kidnapping-charges-after-migrants-flown-to-sacramento/ - - - --Lauren-- Lauren Weinstein lau...@vortex.com

[ PFIR ] Waymo Robo-Taxi Kills Dog on San Francisco Street, DMV Report Says

Waymo Robo-Taxi Kills Dog on San Francisco Street, DMV Report Says https://sfstandard.com/transportation/waymo-kills-small-dog-on-san-francisco-street/ - - - --Lauren-- Lauren Weinstein lau...@vortex.com (https://www.vortex.com/lauren) Lauren's Blog: https://lauren.vortex.com Twitter:

[ PFIR ] The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights Calls on YouTube to Reverse Its Decision to Allow False Election Claims on Its Platform

The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights Calls on YouTube to Reverse Its Decision to Allow False Election Claims on Its Platform

[ PFIR ] Apple Expands Its On-Device Nudity Detection to Combat CSAM (and more)

Apple Expands Its On-Device Nudity Detection to Combat CSAM (and more) How about an on-device FASCISM messages detector? -L https://www.wired.com/story/apple-communication-safety-nude-detection/ - - - --Lauren-- Lauren Weinstein lau...@vortex.com (https://www.vortex.com/lauren) Lauren's

[ PFIR ] Forwarded: Google's really jumping the gun on passkeys

Forwarded: Google's really jumping the gun on passkeys Some of you may already have seen a direct version of this message from Michael that he sent to one of my list input addresses. I'm forwarding it here to hit all of my lists. -L --- Forwarded message begins --- Michael Loftis

[ PFIR ] Twitter Admits in Court Filing: Elon Musk Is Simply Wrong About Government Interference At Twitter

Twitter Admits in Court Filing: Elon Musk Is Simply Wrong About Government Interference At Twitter https://www.techdirt.com/2023/06/05/twitter-admits-in-court-filing-elon-musk-is-simply-wrong-about-government-interference-at-twitter/ - - - --Lauren-- Lauren Weinstein lau...@vortex.com

[ PFIR ] Testing Google on election denial

Testing Google on election denial Upset over Google's decision to permit dangerous 2020 election denial videos appear on YouTube again is so high that I wouldn't be surprised if someone creates the most horrific video(s) possible in this genre just to test Google's comfort level with this

[ PFIR ] Small plane crashes after jet fighter chase in D.C. area

Small plane crashes after jet fighter chase in D.C. area Small plane (Cessna Citation) -- apparently on autopilot with unresponsive pilot -- crashes in mountainous Virginia terrain after chase by jet fighters causing sonic boom across D.C., after plane violated D.C. airspace. -L - - -

[ PFIR ] I am not a Google hater

I am not a Google hater I've been writing a lot over the last few days that has been extremely critical of Google's decision to permit dangerous U.S. election denial videos to return to YouTube. I won't rehash the specifics here, you no doubt know them all too well by now, other than to say

[ PFIR ] "Inside the Meltdown at CNN"

"Inside the Meltdown at CNN" https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2023/06/cnn-ratings-chris-licht-trump/674255/ - - - --Lauren-- Lauren Weinstein lau...@vortex.com (https://www.vortex.com/lauren) Lauren's Blog: https://lauren.vortex.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/laurenweinstein

[ PFIR ] Who made the horrific decision to permit election deniers to return to YouTube?

Who made the horrific decision to permit election deniers to return to YouTube? A persistent friend of mine keeps asking me (I've lost count!) who made the decision to permit election denial videos back on YouTube -- the exact content that triggered the violent uprising and insurrection on

[ PFIR ] Informing Democracy: Blasts YouTube for giving election deniers a platform, calls for reversing course

Informing Democracy: Blasts YouTube for giving election deniers a platform, calls for reversing course https://www.wispolitics.com/2023/informing-democracy-blasts-youtube-for-giving-election-deniers-a-platform-calls-for-reversing-course - - - --Lauren-- Lauren Weinstein lau...@vortex.com

[ PFIR ] Google's YouTube policy change to permit dangerous election denial videos apparently only applies to the U.S.

Google's YouTube policy change to permit dangerous election denial videos apparently only applies to the U.S. Their blog post announcing this change explicitly only applies to the U.S. 2020 election and past U.S. presidential elections. If we look at the actual YouTube help page related to

[ PFIR ] Google's worst decision

Google's worst decision The decision for YouTube to allow 2020 election disinformation denial videos, a decision already being celebrated among the supporters of the Jan 6 insurrection, is in my opinion the single worst and likely most negatively consequential decision in the history of

[ PFIR ] Trump Allies Declare Victory After YouTube Allows 2020 Election Denial

Trump Allies Declare Victory After YouTube Allows 2020 Election Denial Read this, and try not to vomit. For shame Google. FOR SHAME! -L https://www.newsweek.com/trump-allies-declare-victory-after-youtube-allows-2020-election-denial-1804242 - - - --Lauren-- Lauren Weinstein lau...@vortex.com

[ PFIR ] Media Matters: YouTube's reversal of 2020 election integrity policy sets the stage for an encore insurrection

Media Matters: YouTube's reversal of 2020 election integrity policy sets the stage for an encore insurrection https://www.mediamatters.org/google/youtubes-reversal-2020-election-integrity-policy-sets-stage-encore-insurrection - - - --Lauren-- Lauren Weinstein lau...@vortex.com

[ PFIR ] Google panic

Google panic My sense is that the Google C-suite is panicking. That's the executive summary anyway, no pun intended. -L - - - --Lauren-- Lauren Weinstein lau...@vortex.com (https://www.vortex.com/lauren) Lauren's Blog: https://lauren.vortex.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/laurenweinstein

[ PFIR ] Common Cause Condemns YouTube's Irresponsible and Dangerous Decision to Allow Election Lies

Common Cause Condemns YouTube's Irresponsible and Dangerous Decision to Allow Election Lies https://www.commoncause.org/press-release/common-cause-condemns-youtubes-irresponsible-and-dangerous-decision-to-allow-election-lies/ - - - --Lauren-- Lauren Weinstein lau...@vortex.com

[ PFIR ] Google and Muskification

Google and Muskification So the question that now comes up regarding Google and YouTube -- especially given the decision to once again permit violence-inducing 2020 election denial videos -- is should or should not the term "Muskification" be capitalized? -L - - - --Lauren-- Lauren Weinstein

[ PFIR ] How Google employees are reacting to YouTube permitting 2020 election fraud videos

How Google employees are reacting to YouTube permitting 2020 election fraud videos Just FYI, I'm hearing from numerous Googlers I know who are absolutely dismayed and embarrassed by the decision to permit 2020 election fraud videos back on YouTube. These denials led directly to the Jan 6

[ PFIR ] Google Fanboy

Google Fanboy I've long been accused of being something of a Google fanboy. But actually, I just call 'em as I see 'em. Google has made enormous strides since its earliest days where I was highly critical of various of its practices. Now I view it as a world class example of best practices in

[ PFIR ] Google is now implicitly endorsing the violence and worse of the Jan 6 insurrection

Google is now implicitly endorsing the violence and worse of the Jan 6 insurrection Let's be clear about what Google's decision to permit election fraud videos to return to YouTube really means. Election denialism led DIRECTLY to the horrors of Jan 6. By claiming that such videos are just like

[ PFIR ] [FOLLOW THE MONEY?] YouTube appears to be refusing to provide data behind their decision to begin hosting election disinformation again

YouTube appears to be refusing to provide data behind their decision to begin hosting election disinformation again. Maybe it's just FOLLOW THE MONEY? If not, give us the data! -L L - - - --Lauren-- Lauren Weinstein lau...@vortex.com (https://www.vortex.com/lauren) Lauren's Blog:

[ PFIR ] YouTube changes misinformation policy to allow videos falsely claiming fraud in the 2020 US election

YouTube changes misinformation policy to allow videos falsely claiming fraud in the 2020 US election TERRIBLE. -L https://www.engadget.com/youtube-changes-misinformation-policy-to-allow-videos-falsely-claiming-fraud-in-the-2020-us-election-184319851.html?src=rss - - - --Lauren-- Lauren

[ PFIR ] ANOTHER ONE! - Twitter's head of brand safety and ad quality has left the company

ANOTHER ONE! - Twitter's head of brand safety and ad quality has left the company https://www.engadget.com/twitters-head-of-brand-safety-and-ad-quality-has-left-the-company-191401704.html?src=rss - - - --Lauren-- Lauren Weinstein lau...@vortex.com (https://www.vortex.com/lauren) Lauren's

[ PFIR ] Trust & Safety at Twitter

Trust & Safety at Twitter Elon's Twitter might as well just stop filling roles like Trust & Safety and just follow the same organizational structure as any other James Bond nemesis evil operation. -L - - - --Lauren-- Lauren Weinstein lau...@vortex.com (https://www.vortex.com/lauren)

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