sara o’brien
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sara o’brien
@saraashleyo.bsky.social
reporter @ wsj
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New from 404 Media: this is a new line. Before it was users who made non-consensual deep fakes of people. Now an AI system is making non-consensual porn of specific people *all by itself*. This is something that can happen to anyone whose image is online www.404media.co/dream-ai-gir...
October 6, 2023 at 3:40 PM
100+ celebrities and influencers have posted photos of themselves at Prenuvo clinics on social this year. (Yes, I counted.) The co. is courting influencers, according to past job listings -- a strategy pharma, medical providers, health-tech startups are increasingly using www.wsj.com/style/mri-mi...
Why MRIs and Migraine Drugs Are Taking Over Your Social Media Feed
Celebrities, fashion designers and influencers are posting about body scans and Botox competitors at higher volumes. Some are approaching the firms themselves.
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October 6, 2023 at 2:44 PM
if you’ve been on reddit recently, you may have come across “Am I Ugly?” posts. activity in the sub has surged recently — 1,986% up in July YOY — despite the sub being 12 years old
August 18, 2023 at 12:48 PM
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thought your fursday could use a little kelp
August 17, 2023 at 7:35 PM
some news — nonprofit Garbo is shutting down its background checking tool, ending its two-year partnership with Match Group: https://t.co/NK4Jam0agA
WSJ News Exclusive | Match Group and Background-Checking Nonprofit End Safety Partnership
After a news report that sex offenders were using its dating apps, the company funded a nonprofit tool meant to protect users. Now that tool is shutting down.
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August 17, 2023 at 7:45 PM
latest on the explosive growth of "Are We Dating The Same Guy?" groups on Facebook, and how forums intended to protect people have turned into entertainment for some —and a scourge for others https://t.co/CJPkhk8k6u
How a Whisper Network for Online Dating Turned Divisive
After a year of rapid growth on Facebook, private groups founded to protect women are split on how to move forward
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July 19, 2023 at 3:31 PM
only at an LA gym opening do they give out free samples of literal water, injections for muscle recovery, popsicles, piercings, and free cupping therapy…🌴✨
June 25, 2023 at 11:21 PM