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klaudia.bsky.social
AI browsers like OpenAI's Atlas and Perplexity's Comet have ways of getting around paywalls and crawler restrictions to access publisher content. And sometimes, if they can't access an article, they'll just recreate it using 'digital breadcrumbs'
October 30, 2025 at 2:07 PM
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caseynewton.bsky.social
I wrote about the AI slop backlash and how platforms are starting to respond to it www.platformer.news/thursday-new...
The popularity of surreal AI genres such as "slicing through glass fruit," Italian brainrot, and shrimp Jesus helps to explain much of the disdain for them. If slop weren't occasionally compelling, we might feel like we could safely ignore it. But to some relatively large audience, they are, the 3 million views on this AI clip of a knife slicing through glass pancakes and waffles attest. And so if you're the sort of person who prefers your internet man-made — or at least in healthy balance with AI models — the rise of slop understandably feels like a threat. Increasingly, a coalition of average people and copyright holders are pushing the platforms themselves to take action — and they're beginning to see some success.
October 17, 2025 at 12:57 AM
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A narrative war on #Ladakh is playing out on social media. Ladakh’s GenZ on one side -constrained by internet connectivity and social media algorithms & on the other side slickly produced videos by youth linked to BJP. Read our latest report ⬇️
Gen Z vs Gen Z: The Online Battle Over Ladakh And Sonam Wangchuk | BOOM
A narrative war on Ladakh is playing out on social media. Ladakh’s Gen Z on one side - constrained by internet connectivity and social media algorithms and on the other side slickly produced videos.....
www.boomlive.in
October 15, 2025 at 9:15 AM
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samleecole.bsky.social
I initially gave it six months but I guess I should have given it six days www.404media.co/behind-the-b...
But the thing about slop on those platforms is that it exists alongside real humans, and coming across a truly weird piece of AI content while scrolling hits the right horror-disgust-pleasure point on our lizard brains to make it engaging. When it’s all slop all the time, is that going to eventually become extremely bland? I’m thinking yes, and Sora will be an experiment in platforms that OpenAI abandons within the year. I think it’ll go the way of Zuck’s nu-metaverse and not be fun anymore soon enough. It’s like smoking a whole pack of cigarettes in one sitting: not that enjoyable if you’re allowed, and not that salacious or fun once it’s all you get. I think reader Tony S has it right in their comment on Jason's Sora blog: "There's no way that anyone is using this as a 'social media' app in a week or two. The scammers will surely just add it to their growing list of tools that let them rip off advertisers by flooding Facebook and YouTube and where ever else they think they can make $5 on ads with cheap, fast garbage. I truly wonder at what point do the advertisers stop spending money on all these online ads, knowing that this is what they're advertising alongside. The ecosystem has to hit a point of being so polluted that they and the audiences move on, right?"
October 8, 2025 at 3:12 PM
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boomlive.in
A Meta AI chatbot impersonating #SushantSinghRajput spread conspiracy theories about his death — denied his suicide, named people as “killers,” and urged fans to seek “justice.” Meta has now removed it.

Read Adrija Bose & Karen Rebelo's story

www.boomlive.in/decode/meta-...
Sushant Singh Rajput Came Alive As A Meta AI Bot To Seek Justice | BOOM
The AI bot of the actor, who died by suicide in June 2020, spewed out conspiracy theories. Meta removed the chatbot after we brought it to their attention.
www.boomlive.in
September 8, 2025 at 8:07 AM
karenrebelo.bsky.social
www.boomlive.in/explainers/n...
Google’s Nano Banana Editor Makes Political Disinformation Effortless | BOOM
From AI sarees to staged selfies with Soros, Nano Banana shows how fun edits can slip into India’s disinformation machine.
www.boomlive.in
September 19, 2025 at 2:37 PM
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emanuelmaiberg.bsky.social
A DOJ study showing most domestic terrorism in the US comes from the far right is suddenly missing and replaced with a note saying DOJ is complying with Trump's executive order www.404media.co/doj-deletes-...
DOJ Deletes Study Showing Domestic Terrorists Are Most Often Right Wing
Following Charlie Kirk’s assassination and the Trump administration’s promise to go after the “radical left” a study showing most domestic terrosim is far-right was disappeared.
www.404media.co
September 16, 2025 at 4:27 PM
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acyn.bsky.social
Reporter: What do you make of Bondi saying she is going to go after hate speech, a lot of your allies say hate speech is free speech.

Trump: Probably go after people like you, you treat me unfairly, you have hate in your heart. ABC paid me $16 million for a form of hate speech,
September 16, 2025 at 2:19 PM
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eduardosuarez.bsky.social
This must be the famous free speech absolutist brigade
gbbranstetter.bsky.social Gillian Branstetter @gbbranstetter.bsky.social · Sep 13
I am having a hard time reconciling "Charlie Kirk was a fierce advocate of open dialogue and free expression" with "we must identify and persecute everyone who is insufficiently mournful"
After Charlie Kirk's death, teachers and professors nationwide fired or disciplined over social media posts
At least a dozen faculty and staff have faced fallout over insensitive comments online.
www.nbcnews.com
September 13, 2025 at 1:37 PM
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propublica.org
Seventeen years after Louise was raped, Boston police told her they had a DNA match for her alleged rapist. But under Massachusetts state law, the case would be almost impossible to prosecute.

With @wbur.org
DNA Finally Tied a Man to Her Rape. It Didn’t Matter.
Seventeen years after Louise was raped, Boston police told her they had a DNA match for her alleged rapist. But under Massachusetts state law, the case would be almost impossible to prosecute.
www.propublica.org
September 13, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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samleecole.bsky.social
If you've been following along for the last 6+ years, you're already familiar with Pratt: a man who masterminded a cruel, criminal scheme that enacted violence on hundreds of women, then kept heaping it on with years of threats and harassment that upended lives. www.vice.com/en/article/g...
'I Started to Get Extremely Vengeful:' A Girls Do Porn Victim Is Still Fighting Harassment 6 Years Later
She's earned career success and overcome the worst moments of her life, but still can't stop the doxing and harassment online.
www.vice.com
September 8, 2025 at 3:59 PM
karenrebelo.bsky.social
www.boomlive.in/amp/decode/m...
Sushant Singh Rajput Came Alive As A Meta AI Bot To Seek Justice | BOOM
The AI bot of the actor, who died by suicide in June 2020, spewed out conspiracy theories. Meta removed the chatbot after we brought it to their attention.
www.boomlive.in
September 8, 2025 at 12:51 PM
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ocanannain.bsky.social
The lethal strike on a boat in the Caribbean on Tuesday was a criminal attack on civilians, according to a high-ranking Pentagon official who spoke on the condition of anonymity

Trump paved the way for the attack by firing the top legal authorities of the Army & Air Force earlier this year
Pentagon Official: Trump Boat Strike Was a Criminal Attack on Civilians
A current DoD official and many military legal experts say the U.S. attack on a boat in the Caribbean near Venezuela broke international law.
theintercept.com
September 5, 2025 at 6:15 PM
karenrebelo.bsky.social
Dear BlueSky, I picked you over dumpster fire X. Repost for good karma 🫶
September 5, 2025 at 11:20 AM
karenrebelo.bsky.social
India ranked 151st of 180 in the 2025 World Press Freedom Index. That many of the most important stories here came from independent, grant-supported reporting is no accident.

My project for the @reutersinstitute.bsky.social

reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/how-journali...
How journalists can hold algorithms accountable in India – and beyond
Journalist Karen Rebelo from India unpacks tech accountability in India.
reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk
September 3, 2025 at 2:17 AM
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ktriley.bsky.social
This @reutersinstitute.bsky.social piece about how new algorithm-driven tools are degrading the welfare system in India – as well as the original reporting it rounds up – should be required reading for anyone covering government, policy or tech.

reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/how-journali...
How journalists can hold algorithms accountable in India – and beyond
Journalist Karen Rebelo from India unpacks tech accountability in India.
reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk
September 2, 2025 at 1:24 PM
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caslmu.bsky.social
During an inspiring three day workshop organized by @sahanaudupa.bsky.social, a group of expert researchers, practitioners and policy makers presented and discussed the results of their research about extreme speech on encrypted messaging platforms. 1/4
April 8, 2025 at 10:36 AM
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reutersinstitute.bsky.social
🚨 IMPORTANT REMINDER

On Weds 26 March we'll be hosting AI and the Future of News 2025, a one-day conference featuring presentations and panel discussions with journalists and experts from around the world

🧵 Programme and speakers in thread
👉 Sign up now for join us online
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A card showing the title of a one-day conference hosted by the Reuters Institute on 26 March 2025. The event will run from 10:00 to 16:00.
March 24, 2025 at 9:09 PM
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404media.co
Meta deletes trans and nonbinary Messenger themes

Amid a series of changes that allows users to target LGBTQ+ people, Meta has deleted product features it initially championed.

🔗 www.404media.co/meta-deletes...
January 10, 2025 at 7:36 PM
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walterkatz.bsky.social
Today’s Platformer.news on Meta rolling up its fact-checking and loosening content moderation is a seriously good analysis of how the social media giant is creating “dire” safety risks around the world. www.platformer.news/meta-fact-ch... @caseynewton.bsky.social
Meta surrenders to the right on speech
“I really think this a precursor for genocide,” a former employee tells Platformer
www.platformer.news
January 8, 2025 at 2:41 AM
karenrebelo.bsky.social
I interviewed director Payal Kapadia to understand how she used X - a dumpster fire platform to get more people to watch her film #AllWeImagineAsLight which seems to be the antithesis of it. boomlive.in/decode/how-f...

My first story of 2025
How Filmmaker Payal Kapadia Used X To Get People To Watch Her Film | BOOM
The filmmaker has used the unpredictable platform to promote her film, organise more screenings and directly engage with fans.
boomlive.in
January 5, 2025 at 6:44 AM
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klaudia.bsky.social
I have a new piece out with @aisvarya17.bsky.social in @columjournreview.bsky.social in which we test how OpenAI's new search feature surfaces and attributes news content. Our findings were not promising for news publishers (1/9) www.cjr.org/tow_center/h...
How ChatGPT (Mis)represents Publisher Content
ChatGPT search — which is positioned as a competitor to search engines like Google and Bing — launched with a press release from OpenAI touting claims that the company had “collaborated extensively wi...
www.cjr.org
November 27, 2024 at 7:31 PM
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404media.co
The shift from billionaire-controlled social media to decentralized platforms like Bluesky offers a hopeful change on the internet

🔗 www.404media.co/the-great-mi...
November 15, 2024 at 3:43 PM
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boomlive.in
🆕🚨Scammers are setting up fake Facebook pages of a Chandigarh kids' modelling agency, luring parents who hope to fulfil the modelling dreams of their kids. Then they target desperate families with Telegram investment scams.

Hera Rizwan reports

#Scams #ScamAlert
www.boomlive.in/decode/insid...
Inside India's Child Modeling Scam Machine: It Starts With A Click | BOOM
Starry-eyed parents wanting their kids to be the face of big brands are being scammed through a maze of Facebook ads, Telegram groups, scamsters sitting abroad and their money mules in India.
www.boomlive.in
November 22, 2024 at 8:22 AM