Laís Martins
@laismartins.com
Repórter | tech, direitos humanos e política | em @intercept.com.br e por aí | 25/26 AI Accountability Fellow @pulitzercenter.org |mundus journalism + UvA alumna | dicas? ✉️ laisfm@proton.me e signal laisfm.02 | em PT-BR, sometimes EN
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Laís Martins
@laismartins.com
· Oct 27
Welcome Laís Martins, reporter for @intercept.com.br, to the fourth cohort of the AI Accountability Network Fellows.
@laismartins.com's reporting focuses on technology, human rights, and politics—and what lies at the intersection of these topics.
👉 bit.ly/25AIaccF
@laismartins.com's reporting focuses on technology, human rights, and politics—and what lies at the intersection of these topics.
👉 bit.ly/25AIaccF
I'm super grateful and excited for this opportunity to expand the work we've been doing at @intercept.com.br and to engage with these talented journalists who will be pursuing very important investigations. We are just getting started 💥💫
Certo….
Instagram boss: 16 hours of daily use is not addiction
Instagram's Adam Mosseri faced questioning about the impact of his platform on minors.
www.bbc.com
February 12, 2026 at 10:49 AM
Certo….
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jeeeeeeesus: theintercept.com/2026/02/10/g...
Google Handed ICE Student Journalist’s Bank and Credit Card Numbers
Amandla Thomas-Johnson didn't know how much information ICE requested in a subpoena now. Google never gave him a chance to fight it.
theintercept.com
February 10, 2026 at 8:50 PM
jeeeeeeesus: theintercept.com/2026/02/10/g...
Se você por acaso sabe algo da localização desses data centers que a empresa não quis revelar "por questões de segurança", você pode falar comigo de maneira segura via Signal em laisfm.02 ou email laisfm@proton.me: 🙃
Microsoft inaugura data centers de IA no Brasil em São Paulo | G1
Com investimento de R$ 14,7 bilhões, a Microsoft inaugura data centers de IA em São Paulo e planeja capacitar 5 milhões de brasileiros em tecnologia até 2027.
g1.globo.com
February 11, 2026 at 8:24 PM
Se você por acaso sabe algo da localização desses data centers que a empresa não quis revelar "por questões de segurança", você pode falar comigo de maneira segura via Signal em laisfm.02 ou email laisfm@proton.me: 🙃
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o que redes sociais e parte da imprensa fazem com Luciana Gimenez é uma barbaridade. Pegaram meros registros sem contexto num certo “arquivo Epstein” e pronto, isso bastou para textos e conclusões fantásticas. Interpretação de dados bancários requer extrema cautela
www.terra.com.br/ao-vivo/dive...
www.terra.com.br/ao-vivo/dive...
Luciana Gimenez nega ligação com caso Epstein: 'Repúdio, ódio e nojo'
Luciana Gimenez se pronuncia e nega ligação com caso Epstein: 'Repúdio, ódio e nojo'. O posicionamento ocorreu nesta quarta-feira, 11, após o nome da apresentadora ser associado a documentos financeir...
www.terra.com.br
February 11, 2026 at 7:10 PM
o que redes sociais e parte da imprensa fazem com Luciana Gimenez é uma barbaridade. Pegaram meros registros sem contexto num certo “arquivo Epstein” e pronto, isso bastou para textos e conclusões fantásticas. Interpretação de dados bancários requer extrema cautela
www.terra.com.br/ao-vivo/dive...
www.terra.com.br/ao-vivo/dive...
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"OpenAI has cut ties with one of its top safety executives, on the grounds of sexual discrimination, after she voiced opposition to the controversial rollout of AI erotica in its ChatGPT product."
Exclusive | OpenAI Executive Who Opposed ‘Adult Mode’ Fired for Sexual Discrimination
Ryan Beiermeister, who served as the vice president leading OpenAI’s product policy team, had raised concerns about the upcoming launch of erotic content.
www.wsj.com
February 11, 2026 at 12:04 PM
"OpenAI has cut ties with one of its top safety executives, on the grounds of sexual discrimination, after she voiced opposition to the controversial rollout of AI erotica in its ChatGPT product."
E à toque de caixa. Vejam: o ReData inicialmente era uma MP que iria caducar no fim de fevereiro. Pra não acontecer, trocaram por um projeto de lei. Mas estão correndo com ele da mesma forma. Atropelando debate, atropelando as comissões e dificultando a participação social.
O projeto Redata do governo que visa isenção fiscal para a construção de data centers no Brasil continua sendo tocado à revelia do discurso de Soberania Nacional do PT. Isenção fiscal e eletricidade barata pra comprarem hardware de fora e rodarem software gringo www.infomoney.com.br/politica/cam...
Câmara deve votar urgência para o Redata na terça-feira, afirma líder do PDT
Apelidado de Redata, projeto prevê regime especial de incentivos para datacenter e determina quais serviços podem se enquadrar
www.infomoney.com.br
February 10, 2026 at 6:49 PM
E à toque de caixa. Vejam: o ReData inicialmente era uma MP que iria caducar no fim de fevereiro. Pra não acontecer, trocaram por um projeto de lei. Mas estão correndo com ele da mesma forma. Atropelando debate, atropelando as comissões e dificultando a participação social.
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A pedido das Big Techs, embaixada dos EUA pressiona senadores a não regular streaming. Encontro com emissário dos EUA levou senador Nelsinho Trad a pressionar por suspensão da votação em 2025 - por @nataliaviana.bsky.social
A pedido das Big Techs, embaixada dos EUA pressiona senadores a não regular streaming
Encontro com emissário dos EUA levou senador Nelsinho Trad a pressionar por suspensão da votação em 2025
apublica.org
February 9, 2026 at 10:05 PM
A pedido das Big Techs, embaixada dos EUA pressiona senadores a não regular streaming. Encontro com emissário dos EUA levou senador Nelsinho Trad a pressionar por suspensão da votação em 2025 - por @nataliaviana.bsky.social
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“No matter how Ring and other surveillance tech companies may downplay it, there’s no world in which finding lost dogs is the final end-use for this technology.”
Opinion | Ring is using lost dogs to make the surveillance state adorable
The same technology the Amazon-owned company uses to find lost dogs could easily be turned against their owners.
www.ms.now
February 9, 2026 at 11:00 PM
“No matter how Ring and other surveillance tech companies may downplay it, there’s no world in which finding lost dogs is the final end-use for this technology.”
É sobre outra trend mas vale pra trend da vez de "pedir pro ChatGPT gerar uma caricatura sua trabalhando". Aliás, vale pra todas rs: www.wired.com/story/chatgp...
Think Twice Before Creating That ChatGPT Action Figure
People are using ChatGPT’s new image generator to take part in viral social media trends. But using it also puts your privacy at risk—unless you take a few simple steps to protect yourself.
www.wired.com
February 9, 2026 at 3:47 PM
É sobre outra trend mas vale pra trend da vez de "pedir pro ChatGPT gerar uma caricatura sua trabalhando". Aliás, vale pra todas rs: www.wired.com/story/chatgp...
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Surreal.
Os Yanomami estão criando peixes em tanques porque o garimpo ilegal contaminou as águas com mercúrio e fez os peixes desaparecerem.
g1.globo.com/rr/roraima/n...
Os Yanomami estão criando peixes em tanques porque o garimpo ilegal contaminou as águas com mercúrio e fez os peixes desaparecerem.
g1.globo.com/rr/roraima/n...
Indígenas criam peixes em tanques para garantir alimento seguro após garimpo contaminar rios na Terra Yanomami | G1
Projeto feito com o apoio do governo federal na comunidade Sikamabiu une sistema de criação de peixes e irrigação de roças. Trabalho é feito pelos próprios indígenas.
g1.globo.com
February 5, 2026 at 9:37 AM
Surreal.
Os Yanomami estão criando peixes em tanques porque o garimpo ilegal contaminou as águas com mercúrio e fez os peixes desaparecerem.
g1.globo.com/rr/roraima/n...
Os Yanomami estão criando peixes em tanques porque o garimpo ilegal contaminou as águas com mercúrio e fez os peixes desaparecerem.
g1.globo.com/rr/roraima/n...
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again we do not really do a good job of explaining how wealthy people like Jeff Bezos are
his net worth is $253.2 billion.
so he could take one million dollars, and just light it on fire
and then do it again tomorrow
and again the day after that
and then do it every day for 693 years and 8 months
his net worth is $253.2 billion.
so he could take one million dollars, and just light it on fire
and then do it again tomorrow
and again the day after that
and then do it every day for 693 years and 8 months
February 4, 2026 at 5:41 PM
again we do not really do a good job of explaining how wealthy people like Jeff Bezos are
his net worth is $253.2 billion.
so he could take one million dollars, and just light it on fire
and then do it again tomorrow
and again the day after that
and then do it every day for 693 years and 8 months
his net worth is $253.2 billion.
so he could take one million dollars, and just light it on fire
and then do it again tomorrow
and again the day after that
and then do it every day for 693 years and 8 months
nível de crueldade Jeff Bezos:
INBOX: Washington Post Ukraine Correspondent Lizzie Johnson announces that she has been laid off in the middle of a below-freezing war zone without power, heat, or running water.
February 4, 2026 at 6:26 PM
nível de crueldade Jeff Bezos:
Um novo desconforto inaugurado pela era da IA generativa: entrar pra uma reunião virtual 1-1, a pessoa atrasar e ficar na sala você e o assistente dela -- a IA que toma notas.
a young boy in a yellow shirt is holding a cup of coffee and making a funny face .
ALT: a young boy in a yellow shirt is holding a cup of coffee and making a funny face .
media.tenor.com
February 3, 2026 at 7:15 PM
Um novo desconforto inaugurado pela era da IA generativa: entrar pra uma reunião virtual 1-1, a pessoa atrasar e ficar na sala você e o assistente dela -- a IA que toma notas.
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What does success look like for digital antitrust? CADE Commissioner Victor Fernandes tells Tech Policy Press fellows Laís Martins & Megan Kirkwood it's not just economic metrics—fairness & competitive process matter too in the digital age. www.techpolicy.press/examining-br...
Examining Brazil’s ‘Ecosystem Approach’ to Digital Antitrust
Tech Policy Press fellows Laís Martins and Megan Kirkwood interviewed CADE Commissioner Victor Oliveira Fernandes about competition issues.
www.techpolicy.press
February 2, 2026 at 3:12 PM
What does success look like for digital antitrust? CADE Commissioner Victor Fernandes tells Tech Policy Press fellows Laís Martins & Megan Kirkwood it's not just economic metrics—fairness & competitive process matter too in the digital age. www.techpolicy.press/examining-br...
Reportagem incrível sobre a indústria de golpes no Sudeste Asiático a partir do relato corajoso de alguém que esteve dentro:
Last year, a human trafficking victim trapped in a crypto scam compound in the Golden Triangle region of Laos contacted me. He then proceeded to leak to me a huge collection of the compound's internal materials.
Then he had to get out alive. This is his story.
🧵👇 www.wired.com/story/he-lea...
Then he had to get out alive. This is his story.
🧵👇 www.wired.com/story/he-lea...
He Leaked the Secrets of a Southeast Asian Scam Compound. Then He Had to Get Out Alive
A source trapped inside an industrial-scale scamming operation contacted me, determined to expose his captors’ crimes—and then escape. This is his story.
www.wired.com
February 1, 2026 at 1:51 PM
Reportagem incrível sobre a indústria de golpes no Sudeste Asiático a partir do relato corajoso de alguém que esteve dentro:
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Protesto reúne 14 povos, denuncia dragagem sem consulta, riscos a sítios sagrados e promessa não cumprida do governo federal sobre consulta prévia às comunidades impactadas.
infoamazonia.org/2026/01/30/i...
infoamazonia.org/2026/01/30/i...
Indígenas cobram revogação de decreto da hidrovia do Tapajós e dizem que ‘rio não é mercadoria’
Protesto reúne 14 povos, denuncia dragagem sem consulta, riscos a sítios sagrados e promessa não cumprida do governo federal sobre consulta prévia às comunidades impactadas. Reunião ocorrerá na tarde desta sexta-feira entre governo federal, Ministério Público Federal e manifestantes.
infoamazonia.org
January 30, 2026 at 5:38 PM
Protesto reúne 14 povos, denuncia dragagem sem consulta, riscos a sítios sagrados e promessa não cumprida do governo federal sobre consulta prévia às comunidades impactadas.
infoamazonia.org/2026/01/30/i...
infoamazonia.org/2026/01/30/i...
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A Minnesota woman observing ICE agents in her car was cornered on one-way streets. An agent approached, called her by name—citing facial recognition. Days later, her Global Entry and TSA privileges were revoked, with no explanation.
How ICE Already Knows Who Minneapolis Protesters Are
www.nytimes.com
January 30, 2026 at 11:55 AM
A Minnesota woman observing ICE agents in her car was cornered on one-way streets. An agent approached, called her by name—citing facial recognition. Days later, her Global Entry and TSA privileges were revoked, with no explanation.
legal 👍🏽
The AI-chat-enabled stuffed toy Bondu invites little kids to have intimate conversations with it, like an LLM imaginary friend. It also exposed virtually all their chats on a web interface with no security. Anyone with a Gmail account could log in and read transcripts. www.wired.com/story/an-ai-...
An AI Toy Exposed 50,000 Logs of Its Chats With Kids to Anyone With a Gmail Account
AI chat toy company Bondu left its web console almost entirely unprotected. Researchers who accessed it found nearly all the conversations children had had with the company's stuffed animals.
www.wired.com
January 29, 2026 at 5:09 PM
legal 👍🏽
"In her video on Wednesday, Owda pointed to recent remarks from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as well as Adam Presser, the new CEO of TikTok’s US arm, as a possible explanation for the ban."
Palestinian journalist Bisan Owda with 1.4m followers reports TikTok ban
Emmy-winning Owda points to changes in TikTok's US ownership, remarks from Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu to explain ban.
www.aljazeera.com
January 29, 2026 at 12:08 PM
"In her video on Wednesday, Owda pointed to recent remarks from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as well as Adam Presser, the new CEO of TikTok’s US arm, as a possible explanation for the ban."
“Why am I leaving Big Tech? There are several reasons. I believe they stem from the same underlying structural problem: an unprecedented concentration of power in the hands of those in Big Tech who want to deliberately enact a techno-fascist future”.
Why I'm Leaving Big Tech
A tech worker's reflections
disjunctionsmag.com
January 29, 2026 at 11:16 AM
“Why am I leaving Big Tech? There are several reasons. I believe they stem from the same underlying structural problem: an unprecedented concentration of power in the hands of those in Big Tech who want to deliberately enact a techno-fascist future”.
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Priscilla Johnson, who was Microsoft’s director of water strategy from 2017 until 2020 and has consulted for the company since then, siad when she presented ideas for more efficient water use, her manager "basically said, ‘How am I going to justify a more expensive data center?’”
Microsoft Pledged to Save Water. In the A.I. Era, It Expects Water Use to Soar.
www.nytimes.com
January 28, 2026 at 12:06 PM
Priscilla Johnson, who was Microsoft’s director of water strategy from 2017 until 2020 and has consulted for the company since then, siad when she presented ideas for more efficient water use, her manager "basically said, ‘How am I going to justify a more expensive data center?’”
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Meta blocks posts sharing database of ICE agents
Meta blocks posts sharing database of ICE agents
The move to restrict the links follows unrest in Minneapolis sparked by an ICE operation that has led to thousands of arrests and two fatal shootings.
dlvr.it
January 27, 2026 at 11:59 PM
Meta blocks posts sharing database of ICE agents
Uma informação nada trivial sobre o futuro ministro da Fazenda: antes de assumir o cargo no governo, ele era diretor de Políticas Públicas do WhatsApp no Brasil
Dario Durigan é escolhido por Haddad para assumir Ministério da Fazenda | Blogs | CNN Brasil
Haddad também tenta construir indicação do secretário do Tesouro Nacional, Rogério Ceron, para função hoje exercida por Durigan
www.cnnbrasil.com.br
January 27, 2026 at 10:26 PM
Uma informação nada trivial sobre o futuro ministro da Fazenda: antes de assumir o cargo no governo, ele era diretor de Políticas Públicas do WhatsApp no Brasil
Um livro de ficção científica que começa assim: No ano 2024, uma empresa promissora de tecnologia elaborou um plano maléfico para gastar milhões e milhões de dólares em milhões de livros, cortar suas lombadas e destruí-los para sempre.
Inside a tech company’s secretive plan to destroy millions of books
Court filings reveal how AI companies raced to obtain more books to feed chatbots, including by buying, scanning and disposing of millions of titles.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 27, 2026 at 6:55 PM
Um livro de ficção científica que começa assim: No ano 2024, uma empresa promissora de tecnologia elaborou um plano maléfico para gastar milhões e milhões de dólares em milhões de livros, cortar suas lombadas e destruí-los para sempre.