We are alarmed by reports that Germany is on the verge of a catastrophic about-face, reversing its longstanding and principled opposition to the EU’s Chat Control proposal which, if passed, could spell the end of the right to privacy in Europe. signal.org/blog/pdfs/ge...

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"Hundreds of AI-generated Bollywood videos with 16 million views have been deleted from Google's YouTube after Reuters reported they were similar to those at the centre of a legal challenge filed by a celebrity couple to protect their rights."

„Using radar data collected by European Space Agency satellites, the FT was able to locate the spy ship hovering over critical cables in the middle of the Irish Sea in November, at a point in the voyage when the ship was seeking to hide its activities.“ on.ft.com/3VBqytS

Deepfake selfdebunking as misinformation correction method –what could possibly go wrong here? www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1...

Mit wenig Aufwand kann heute jeder täuschend echte Videos erzeugen, die komplette Lügen sind. Rutschen wir in ein Zeitalter der Desinformation, in dem sich Fakt und Fake nicht mehr unterscheiden lassen?

Mandatory impact statement: @indicator.media's article led Meta to delete hundreds of AI nudifier ads and at least 20 pages and accounts. Apple also banned two related apps. Google ignored our request for comment about a related app available on the Play store. indicator.media/p/meta-ran-4...

"Wäre das Foto damals schon ans Licht gekommen, [...], es hätte #Spahn den Ministerjob kosten können." ... "Das Problem mit diesem Foto ist heute ein anderes: Es wirft erneut ein Schlaglicht auf die Netzwerke, die Spahn knüpft." Starke Recherche. #9900€Spendendinner 👇 www.spiegel.de/panorama/jen...

Good to see the onus being put on platforms to expunge AI nudifiers from their services -- and ideally not provide them essential services (Amazon, Cloudflare are used by many) www.lemonde.fr/en/pixels/ar...

I'm looking for an expert in Google Ads monetization to help me estimate how much a network of spammy websites may be making. Anyone recommend anyone?

Thorough reporting on the #nudifier eco system by @indicator.media - @santi4dc.bsky.social. Updates figures on distribution, monetization and reach of multiple nudify apps and the scene overall. indicator.media/p/ai-nudifie...

A whistleblower details Clothoff, an AI-powered nudify app that owns 10 similar services; Clothoff had 27M visitors in H1 2024 and produced 200K images daily (Spiegel Online) Main Link | Techmeme Permalink

I am expanding my data team at @lighthousereports.com. We are considering candidates located anywhere in the world. The position is remote. If you are a data journalist who is passionate about global investigative journalism, check it out: jobs.workable.com/view/ru2gQrx...

Multiple orgs that did rapid response analysis of content and rumors during chaos in 2020 don’t exist anymore -ie, Jim Jordan et al killed SIO. Some pretty handy tools -like Crowdtangle- no longer exist. The Twitter/X API costs $$$ now, so OSINT tools died. And we need these things more than ever.

Die Männer hinter den Fake-Pornos: Unter der #KI-App #Clothoff leiden vor allem junge Mädchen. Nun packt ein Whistleblower aus. "Die Bilder kursierten in WhatsApp-Gruppen im Wohnort der Familie, die 14-Jährige wird auf der Straße auf die Fakes angesprochen &gemobbt" www.spiegel.de/netzwelt/app...

News from notorious #nudify app #Clothoff. A whistleblower from within the deep nude app reached out to my colleague @maxhoppenstedt.bsky.social and shared details regarding their business model, employees and a specific campaign involving European celebrities. www.spiegel.de/netzwelt/app...

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Die AfD droht mit »Krieg gegen die Regierung«, beklagt einen »Messer-Dschihad« auf deutschen Straßen und überwies Hunderttausende Euro an Rechtsextremisten. Was der Verfassungsschutz der AfD in seinem 1108 Seiten langen Gutachten vorwirft. Die SPIEGEL-Recherche. www.spiegel.de/politik/deut...

Fantastic data sleuthing here on the MELANIA memecoin grift on.ft.com/42LzelM Traders made $100mn from buying Melania Trump memecoin before launch

New Release! Most AI deepfakes aren't political. 90% of deepfakes are non-consensual intimate imagery. 99% of victims are women. Max Hoppensted, @rechercheur.bsky.social, @romanhoefner.bsky.social, and I uncover a deepfake community and the business behind undress apps www.spiegel.de/netzwelt/web...