Voices
AI Isn’t Banning Books in Iowa Schools. Republicans Are.
Overstating the power of algorithmic systems only serves to benefit the tech companies behind them.
Technology
A Pro-Putin Facebook Network Is Pumping French-Language Propaganda Into Africa
The pages promote Russia’s line on the war in Ukraine to more than 4 million followers, casting doubt on Meta’s pledge to combat foreign influence campaigns.
The Online Christian Counterinsurgency Against Sex Workers
Evangelical military vets are using “counterterror” internet surveillance techniques to help police get search warrants against sex workers.
The War on Immigrants
Texas State Police Purchased Israeli Phone-Tracking Software for “Border Emergency”
The software was licensed as part of Gov. Greg Abbott’s troubled Operation Lone Star border crackdown.
As Actors Strike for AI Protections, Netflix Lists $900,000 AI Job
Rob Delaney said, “My melodious voice? My broad shoulders and dancer’s undulating buttocks? I decide how those are used!”
Pentagon Joins Elon Musk’s War Against Plane Tracking
The U.S. military’s elite special operations command doesn’t want its planes tracked, according to a procurement document.
FBI Hired Social Media Surveillance Firm That Labeled Black Lives Matter Organizers "Threat Actors"
A new Senate report calls out the FBI for lying to Congress about its social media monitoring, pointing out the FBI’s hiring of ZeroFox.
The War on Immigrants
LexisNexis Is Selling Your Personal Data to ICE So It Can Try to Predict Crimes
ICE uses LexisNexis to track people's cars, gather information on people, and make arrests for its deportation machine, according to a contract.
Algorithm Used in Jordanian World Bank Aid Program Stiffs the Poorest
The algorithm used for the cash relief program is broken, a Human Rights Watch report found.
Is Bluesky Billionaire-Proof?
Here are some answers about the new social media network Bluesky that you don’t need an invite to see.