Max Hoppenstedt
@maxhoppenstedt.bsky.social
Journalist | DER SPIEGEL | Reporting on Technology and Society | Former: Burns Fellow with The Washington Post; EIC Motherboard Germany; Süddeutsche Zeitung
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The fact that Jan 6ers who smashed windows and assaulted cops escaped punishment and are now online mini-celebrities is only possible because the president and his party have sought to completely rewrite the story of what happened that day wapo.st/4kixUfN
They stormed the Capitol. Now they’re selling merch.
Jan. 6 rioters seek to build platforms after receiving pardons from President Donald Trump.
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May 14, 2025 at 2:22 PM
The fact that Jan 6ers who smashed windows and assaulted cops escaped punishment and are now online mini-celebrities is only possible because the president and his party have sought to completely rewrite the story of what happened that day wapo.st/4kixUfN
Reposted by Max Hoppenstedt
"I promise to keep this community running as long as I can” wrote an admin a few months after the site launchend on it's forum. According to our reasearch, the admin is David D., a 36-year-old who lives nearToronto, where he has been working in a hospital for years. www.spiegel.de/internationa...
Artificial Intelligence and Deepfakes: The Growing Problem of Fake Porn Images
Thousands of women have been victimized by fake porn images created by artificial intelligence. The victims include minors, celebrities and politicians. DER SPIEGEL went searching for those behind the...
www.spiegel.de
May 5, 2025 at 7:13 AM
"I promise to keep this community running as long as I can” wrote an admin a few months after the site launchend on it's forum. According to our reasearch, the admin is David D., a 36-year-old who lives nearToronto, where he has been working in a hospital for years. www.spiegel.de/internationa...
And this was our original story in December about a tragic suicide and about how the social media platforms fail to curtail the issue even though it clearly violates their guidelines.
Reporting with @washingtonpost.com www.spiegel.de/netzwelt/web...
Reporting with @washingtonpost.com www.spiegel.de/netzwelt/web...
(S+) Gewalt in digitalen Plattformen: Die Chatgruppen, die Menschen in den Tod treiben
Auf Plattformen wie Discord oder Telegram organisiert sich eine gewalttätige Szene. Die gefährlichsten Mitglieder drängen junge Nutzer gezielt in den Suizid – wie den 25-jährigen Samuel Hervey.
www.spiegel.de
February 20, 2025 at 12:35 PM
And this was our original story in December about a tragic suicide and about how the social media platforms fail to curtail the issue even though it clearly violates their guidelines.
Reporting with @washingtonpost.com www.spiegel.de/netzwelt/web...
Reporting with @washingtonpost.com www.spiegel.de/netzwelt/web...
Here is the full Europol warning: www.europol.europa.eu/media-press/...
Reporting with @romanhoefner.bsky.social
Reporting with @romanhoefner.bsky.social
Intelligence Notification: Violent online communities threaten children | Europol
Europol issues an Intelligence Notification calling attention to the rise of online cult communities dedicated to extremely violent child abuse
www.europol.europa.eu
February 20, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Here is the full Europol warning: www.europol.europa.eu/media-press/...
Reporting with @romanhoefner.bsky.social
Reporting with @romanhoefner.bsky.social