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Mirjam
@mirjam.bsky.social
Journalism nerd | tech, data, privacy | parttime cyclist | sometimes internet historian | luddite adjacent

I mix Dutch and English.
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Today on Indicator: 2025 has been a banner year for AI nudifiers. I found another 9,000 ads on Meta since my last report, bringing the total for this year to 25,000. The top 10 nudifying websites got 10 million views in October.
Nonconsensual nude generators had another banner year. What will it take to defeat them?
Deplatforming the companies, debilitating the technology, and deterring the users
indicator.media
December 4, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Dit regeringsdocument doet tevens baude beweringen over wat 'de meerderheid' van Europa zou willen en noemt een minderheidsregering 'subversion of democratic processes'.

Niet subtiel.
Europeans are waking up this morning to find the new US National Security Strategy (quietly) released. And what it has to say on Europe could not be clearer. On the „stark prospect of civilizations erasure“ for example. 👇
December 5, 2025 at 7:11 AM
Beetje verbaasd hoeveel er overblijft.
December 4, 2025 at 9:40 PM
If you want to know about 'cosmic rays triggering computer errors' (which seems something out of sf, but is so very real!), listen to Radiolab's 'Bit Flip'.

All shall be explained.

radiolab.org/podcast/bit-...
November 28, 2025 at 10:51 PM
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New EU rules will reshape how online scams are handled. Banks must refund customers if fraudsters posing as them steal money or run payments without consent.

However social platforms must pay banks if reported scams are not taken down
Social media companies to be held liable for financial scams under new EU rules
Platforms will now be required to compensate banks when a user is defrauded.
mashable.com
November 28, 2025 at 11:17 AM
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The Saudis are buying Electronic Arts in a massive $55 billion deal — but why would they want a games publisher?

This week @nathangrayson.bsky.social joins @parismarx.com to discuss how Saudi Arabia uses games to try to improve its image.

Full ep: techwontsave.us/episode/302_...
November 14, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Fantástisch verhaal.
Can I tell my NYC mayor story again today? Ok, fine.
November 5, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Het zou mooi zijn als techmedia stopte met het schrijven over omzetprojecties op basis van één of twee anonieme bronnen. (Of erger: een citaat van de CEO, al dan niet uit een persbericht)

Bedrijven hebben hier belang bij, inclusief de boodschap over 'rapid adoption'. Het is reclame.
The Information reports that Anthropic expects to generate as much as $70 billion in revenue and $17 billion in cash flow in 2028. The growth projections are fueled by rapid adoption of Anthropic’s business products, a person with knowledge of the company’s financials said.  
Anthropic expects B2B demand to boost revenue to $70B in 2028: Report  | TechCrunch
The Information reports that Anthropic expects to generate as much as $70 billion in revenue and $17 billion in cash flow in 2028. The growth projections are fueled by rapid adoption of Anthropic’s business products, a person with knowledge of the company’s financials said.  
techcrunch.com
November 4, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Voor wie hierbij hulp wil is er sinds drie jaar de Technologie Kieswijzer.

tweakers.net/nieuws/24005...

technologiekieswijzer.nl
October 29, 2025 at 7:30 AM
Heb me altijd afgevraagd of Strava rond 2015 ooit eigen wearables heeft overwogen. Op dat moment - zeker bij de introductie van routeplanning - lagen ze qua software in veel opzichten mijlenver voor op Garmin.

www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2025/...
Afgeblazen juridische strijd toont aan: de populaire sportapp Strava kan niet zonder Garmin
Sportapps: Wereldwijd registreren jaarlijks miljoenen mensen hun sportactiviteiten op sportapp Strava. Het platform is afhankelijk van data geregistreerd met sporthorloges en fietscomputers van andere...
www.nrc.nl
October 26, 2025 at 3:09 PM
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(1/8) Stel je voor dat een Chinese #fabriek een hek om de #Veluwezoom zet, bewapende #rangers inhuurt en de mensen die in de buurt wonen de natuur niet meer inlaat. Dit alles omdat de bomen #uitstoot in China moeten compenseren.
October 24, 2025 at 10:58 AM
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Giant copy of the Constitution being carried down Pennsylvania Avenue.
October 18, 2025 at 4:13 PM
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Beetje een het-is-ook-nooit-goed-opmerking misschien. En misschien is er een reden voor? Maar ik ben toch geneigd hier een voorbeeld in te zien van een blinde vlek.
October 14, 2025 at 8:22 AM
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Are we great yet?

Mark Bray, a Rutgers University professor and expert on anti-fascist groups, is fleeing to Spain with his family due to death threats that stem from a campaign by Turning Point USA and other conservative groups to get him fired, falsely labeling him as an antifa member.
Antifa expert at Rutgers University says he is moving to Spain because of death threats
An expert on anti-fascist groups who teaches at New Jersey’s flagship state university is moving his family overseas.
apnews.com
October 9, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Al je persoonsgegevens en documenten -én je alter ego waarbij je dacht anoniem te zijn- op straat.

De Discord-hack illustreert waarom mensen protesteren tegen leeftijdsverificatie door platforms.

Goedbedoeld of niet, de consequenties voor álle gebruikers als het misgaat zijn catastrofaal.
New from 404 Media: the Discord hack is every users' worst nightmare. Yesterday the hackers started posting Discord users' selfies, identity documents, email addresses, phone numbers, more. I watched in real time. This is risk of tech storing ID for age verification
www.404media.co/the-discord-...
The Discord Hack is Every Users’ Worst Nightmare
A hack impacting Discord’s age verification process shows in stark terms the risk of tech companies collecting users’ ID documents. Now the hackers are posting peoples’ IDs and other sensitive informa...
www.404media.co
October 9, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Ehm.

En was GDP al geen denderende metric, dan lijkt me dit reden om er in het vervolg eens wat andere bij te pakken.
"The hundreds of billions of dollars companies are investing in AI now account for an astonishing 40 per cent share of US GDP growth this year... In a way, then, America has become one big bet on AI."
America is now one big bet on AI
It’s seen as the magic fix for every threat to the US economy
www.ft.com
October 6, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Zo, die scoorde op de middelbare school geen voldoende op het proefwerk 'hoe werkt democratie'
soft launch van een nieuwe narratief in de Telegraaf deze week:

(linkse) partijen die rechtse partijen tegenwerken moeten gestraft worden.
www.telegraaf.nl/wat-u-zegt/l...
October 4, 2025 at 3:13 PM
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after reading media theory about this for MONTHS, i present my Grand Unified Theory of why video essays are so good these days! With many thanks to @lindsayellis.bsky.social, who provided her thoughts on the matter www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/st...
Where the “Woke” Debate Burns Hottest: In Incredibly Long YouTube Essays on the Likes of RFK Jr. and Ms. Rachel
Why are audiences flocking to feature-length examinations of Joe Rogan with academic-quality citations? Creator Lindsay Ellis has some theories.
www.vanityfair.com
September 12, 2025 at 7:52 PM
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📌 precies dit, @carolinedegruyter.bsky.social legt het goed uit, de EU is juist wél goed en striving bezig tegenover Trump:
September 27, 2025 at 8:24 AM
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I spent the week at the police surveillance convention and let me tell you my biggest observation: The name of the game now is consolidating as much information as humanely possible from surveillance devices, the internet, other governmental data, and literally a million other places. 🧵
September 26, 2025 at 4:47 PM
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Het is begonnen! De wind uit het N/NO bracht de eerste grote golf vogeltrek met zich mee! De afgelopen twee nachten zagen we het onmiskenbare signaal op de ongefilterde radarbeelden, zoals hier op de KNMI-radar van Herwijnen gisterenavond (de heldere vlekken boven de Noordzee zijn buien).
September 23, 2025 at 7:04 AM
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I generally avoid unboxing videos but this one I'd watch...
September 24, 2025 at 10:33 PM
TikTok is voor alles een winkel. En letterlijk álles is reclame.
New from me: Last week I noticed a feature on TikTok that used AI to scan videos and identify products. It turns out the feature is being applied even to videos from Gaza. In one, a mother cries out for her family. TikTok tagged dresses, head coverings, and handbags.
www.theverge.com/tech/782540/...
TikTok is tagging videos from Gaza with TikTok Shop products
TikTok’s new AI feature automatically looks for products in your videos.
www.theverge.com
September 22, 2025 at 4:46 PM
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petition to return to when online looked like this
September 16, 2025 at 2:28 AM
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We've just had a special weekend email from the Russian troll factory (they usually email us their latest fake videos Monday to Friday, so this is out of character), and they're all about Charlie Kirk. Unusually, they've also posted them on Truth Social, which they don't usually do in my experience.
I'm honestly surprised the Russian troll farms aren't all over the Charlie Kirk shooting, currently it seems they're focused on France, Germany, Armenia, and Moldova. The most recent links they've sent us were all about France, guess they've not received their latest marching orders.
September 13, 2025 at 9:09 AM