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ResearchBuzz: FirehoseLifehacker: These Websites Demanding a Fee for Your Employer Identification Number Are a Scam. “Scammers can make good money by selling you something you can actually get for free—like government services. The Federal Trade Commission is alerting consumers to fraudulent websites that are claiming to be associated with the IRS and charging up to $300 to file paperwork for obtaining an […]<a href="https://rbfirehose.com/2025/05/11/lifehacker-these-websites-demanding-a-fee-for-your-employer-identification-number-are-a-scam/" class="" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://rbfirehose.com/2025/05/11/lifehacker-these-websites-demanding-a-fee-for-your-employer-identification-number-are-a-scam/</a>

𝕂𝚞𝚋𝚒𝚔ℙ𝚒𝚡𝚎𝚕»Your password manager is under attack, and this new threat makes it worse: How to defend yourself: Heard of polymorphic browser extensions yet? You will. These savage imposters threaten the very future of credential management. Here's what you need to know - and do.«I use <a href="https://fosstodon.org/@keepassxc" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@keepassxc</a>, but with the plugins for the browsers you should make sure that you use the right ones.🔐 <a href="https://www.zdnet.com/article/your-password-manager-is-under-attack-and-this-new-threat-makes-it-worse-how-to-defend-yourself/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.zdnet.com/article/your-password-manager-is-under-attack-and-this-new-threat-makes-it-worse-how-to-defend-yourself/</a><a href="https://chaos.social/tags/password" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#password</a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/keepass" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#keepass</a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/itsecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#itsecurity</a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/itsec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#itsec</a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/online" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#online</a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/onlinesecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#onlinesecurity</a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/onlinesafety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#onlinesafety</a>

ResearchBuzz: FirehoseLifehacker: Scammers Are Already Capitalizing on Confusion Over Tariffs. “Pivoting off the chaos and uncertainty everyone is experiencing around the on-again, off-again tariffs and their constantly shifting parameters, scammers have quickly assembled a few new attacks on your bank account. They count on the fact that most of us aren’t economists or experienced with import/export law, so it […]<a href="https://rbfirehose.com/2025/05/09/lifehacker-scammers-are-already-capitalizing-on-confusion-over-tariffs/" class="" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://rbfirehose.com/2025/05/09/lifehacker-scammers-are-already-capitalizing-on-confusion-over-tariffs/</a>

Matt Hodgkinson"On 8 May, 2025, the <a href="https://wikimedia.social/@wikimediafoundation" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@wikimediafoundation</a>, the nonprofit that hosts <a href="https://wikis.world/@wikipedia" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@wikipedia</a>, announced that it is challenging the lawfulness of the UK’s Online Safety Act (OSA)’s Categorisation Regulations. We are arguing that they place Wikipedia and its users at unacceptable risk of being subjected to the OSA’s toughest “Category 1” duties, which were originally designed to target some of the UK’s riskiest websites."<a href="https://medium.com/wikimedia-policy/wikipedias-nonprofit-host-brings-legal-challenge-to-new-online-safety-act-osa-regulations-0f9153102f29" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://medium.com/wikimedia-policy/wikipedias-nonprofit-host-brings-legal-challenge-to-new-online-safety-act-osa-regulations-0f9153102f29</a><a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/Wikipedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Wikipedia</a> <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/WikimediaFoundation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WikimediaFoundation</a> <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/OnlineSafetyAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#OnlineSafetyAct</a> <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/OnlineSafety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#OnlineSafety</a> <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/UKlaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#UKlaw</a> <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/InternetRegulation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#InternetRegulation</a>

Calishat<a href="https://researchbuzz.masto.host/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AI</a> <a href="https://researchbuzz.masto.host/tags/deepfakes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#deepfakes</a> <a href="https://researchbuzz.masto.host/tags/women" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#women</a> <a href="https://researchbuzz.masto.host/tags/OnlineSafety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#OnlineSafety</a> 'Researchers from the Oxford Internet Institute (OII) at the University of Oxford have uncovered a dramatic rise in easily accessible AI tools specifically designed to create deepfake images of identifiable people, finding nearly 35,000 such tools available for public download on one popular globally accessible online platform, for example.'<a href="https://www.oii.ox.ac.uk/news-events/dramatic-rise-in-publicly-downloadable-deepfake-image-generators/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.oii.ox.ac.uk/news-events/dramatic-rise-in-publicly-downloadable-deepfake-image-generators/</a>

Interesting Links<a href="https://connect.iftas.org/library/community-management/responding-to-calls-for-free-speech/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Moderation and Responding to Calls for “Free Speech”</a> "free speech in the US is a legal guarantee against government censorship, not a free pass to say anything without consequence in any context." "Too often, however, the rhetoric of “absolute free speech” is used to criticise moderation or defederation decisions, especially when those decisions remove or limit harmful content. This perspective risks conflating censorship with community safety, and overlooks the very real harms that unmoderated online spaces can perpetuate, particularly towards marginalised groups."<a href="https://bookmarks.kvibber.com/tagged/moderation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#moderation</a> <a href="https://bookmarks.kvibber.com/tagged/FreeSpeech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FreeSpeech</a> <a href="https://bookmarks.kvibber.com/tagged/OnlineSafety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#OnlineSafety</a>

Calishat<a href="https://researchbuzz.masto.host/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AI</a> <a href="https://researchbuzz.masto.host/tags/chatbots" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#chatbots</a> <a href="https://researchbuzz.masto.host/tags/children" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#children</a> <a href="https://researchbuzz.masto.host/tags/OnlineSafety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#OnlineSafety</a> 'In one example cited by the study, a companion on the Character AI platform advises the user to kill someone, while another user in search of strong emotions was suggested to take a speedball, a mixture of cocaine and heroin.'<a href="https://techxplore.com/news/2025-04-ai-companions-young-users-watchdog.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://techxplore.com/news/2025-04-ai-companions-young-users-watchdog.html</a>

Will Berard 🫳🎤🫶<a href="https://mastodon.acm.org/tags/Meta" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Meta</a> putting our good hard working Human child-groomers out of a job right there.’I want you’: Meta AI in celebrity voices engaged minors in sexually explicit conversations, report reveals | Mint <a href="https://www.livemint.com/technology/tech-news/i-want-you-meta-ai-in-celebrity-voices-engaged-minors-in-sexually-explicit-conversations-instagram-whatsapp-11745808492223.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.livemint.com/technology/tech-news/i-want-you-meta-ai-in-celebrity-voices-engaged-minors-in-sexually-explicit-conversations-instagram-whatsapp-11745808492223.html</a><a href="https://mastodon.acm.org/tags/Instagram" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Instagram</a> <a href="https://mastodon.acm.org/tags/Whatsapp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Whatsapp</a> <a href="https://mastodon.acm.org/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AI</a> <a href="https://mastodon.acm.org/tags/OnlineSafety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#OnlineSafety</a>

Calishat<a href="https://researchbuzz.masto.host/tags/Facebook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Facebook</a> <a href="https://researchbuzz.masto.host/tags/journalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#journalism</a> <a href="https://researchbuzz.masto.host/tags/IdentityTheft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#IdentityTheft</a> <a href="https://researchbuzz.masto.host/tags/scams" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#scams</a> <a href="https://researchbuzz.masto.host/tags/OnlineSafety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#OnlineSafety</a> 'Meta has allowed scam investment sites purporting to be run by high-profile journalists to proliferate on Facebook, Instagram and Whatsapp despite repeated requests to address the issue.The US tech giant profits from fraudulent adverts that steal the identities of high-profile individuals to exploit their reputations for honesty and financial expertise.'<a href="https://pressgazette.co.uk/platforms/facebook-allows-scam-ads-stealing-journalists-identities-to-proliferate/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://pressgazette.co.uk/platforms/facebook-allows-scam-ads-stealing-journalists-identities-to-proliferate/</a>

Calishat<a href="https://researchbuzz.masto.host/tags/Facebook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Facebook</a> <a href="https://researchbuzz.masto.host/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AI</a> <a href="https://researchbuzz.masto.host/tags/chatbots" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#chatbots</a> <a href="https://researchbuzz.masto.host/tags/children" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#children</a> <a href="https://researchbuzz.masto.host/tags/OnlineSafety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#OnlineSafety</a> "The Wall Street Journal took a dip into the sludge of the AI pipeline and found that it’s more toxic than you might have imagined. According to a report from the publication, AI companions made available across Instagram, Facebook, and WhatsApp will engage in all sorts of inappropriate conversation, including talking sex with minors."<a href="https://gizmodo.com/report-metas-ai-chatbots-can-have-sexual-conversations-with-underage-users-2000595059" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://gizmodo.com/report-metas-ai-chatbots-can-have-sexual-conversations-with-underage-users-2000595059</a>

WinbuzzerParents Protest Meta in NYC Over Child Safety Failures, Demand Action from Zuckerberg<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Meta" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Meta</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Instagram" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Instagram</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ChildSafety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ChildSafety</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OnlineSafety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#OnlineSafety</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ParentProtest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ParentProtest</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Zuckerberg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Zuckerberg</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SocialMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SocialMedia</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/KOSA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#KOSA</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BigTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BigTech</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Accountability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Accountability</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DigitalWellness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DigitalWellness</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Sextortion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Sextortion</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Cyberbullying" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Cyberbullying</a><a href="https://winbuzzer.com/2025/04/24/parents-protest-meta-in-nyc-over-child-safety-failures-demand-action-from-zuckerberg-xcxwbn/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://winbuzzer.com/2025/04/24/parents-protest-meta-in-nyc-over-child-safety-failures-demand-action-from-zuckerberg-xcxwbn/</a>

Open Rights GroupCompetition makes for a safer Internet.We urge UK Ministers to exempt small community sites that are at little risk of hosting harmful content and not force them to collapse under the weight of disproportionate duties.Write to your MP to <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/SaveOurSites" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SaveOurSites</a> ⬇️<a href="https://action.openrightsgroup.org/save-our-sites-write-your-mp" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://action.openrightsgroup.org/save-our-sites-write-your-mp</a><a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/onlinesafetyact" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#onlinesafetyact</a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/onlinesafety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#onlinesafety</a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/ofcom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ofcom</a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/netplurality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#netplurality</a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/freedomofexpression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#freedomofexpression</a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/fediverse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#fediverse</a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/mastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#mastodon</a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/ukpolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ukpolitics</a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/ukpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ukpol</a>

Open Rights GroupWe need to break down the monopoly walled gardens.Online safety can come from people freely choosing platforms that respect their privacy and align with their values.Taking active steps to force small sites to shut down or block UK users plays into the hands of monopoly control of the Internet.<a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/SaveOurSites" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SaveOurSites</a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/onlinesafetyact" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#onlinesafetyact</a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/ofcom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ofcom</a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/onlinesafety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#onlinesafety</a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/netplurality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#netplurality</a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/freedomofexpression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#freedomofexpression</a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/fediverse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#fediverse</a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/mastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#mastodon</a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/ukpolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ukpolitics</a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/ukpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ukpol</a>

Open Rights GroupNet plurality gives us choice and voice on the Internet, so communities of interest can grow with user-driven moderation.Online Safety duties will put community groups off small web projects and entrench the power of Big Tech who have the resources to deal with so much regulation.<a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/SaveOurSites" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SaveOurSites</a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/onlinesafetyact" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#onlinesafetyact</a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/ofcom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ofcom</a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/onlinesafety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#onlinesafety</a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/fediverse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#fediverse</a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/netplurality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#netplurality</a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/freedomofexpression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#freedomofexpression</a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/mastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#mastodon</a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/ukpolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ukpolitics</a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/ukpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ukpol</a>

Open Rights GroupWith over 1600 pages of guidance on Online Safety duties, Ofcom (UK) has dealt a sucker punch to small blogs, forums and fedi instances.Onerous duties with the threat of fines has led to many sites shutting down already.Only the largest companies that engineer harms can realistically comply.<a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/SaveOurSites" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SaveOurSites</a> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/apr/24/ofcom-rules-protect-keep-children-safe-online" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/apr/24/ofcom-rules-protect-keep-children-safe-online</a><a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/onlinesafetyact" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#onlinesafetyact</a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/ofcom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ofcom</a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/onlinesafety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#onlinesafety</a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/netplurality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#netplurality</a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/freedomofexpression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#freedomofexpression</a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/fediverse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#fediverse</a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/mastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#mastodon</a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/ukpolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ukpolitics</a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/ukpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ukpol</a>

Flipboard Tech DeskMeta says it's testing artificial intelligence tech in the U.S. to detect whether a person is a teen — even if they've lied about their birthday to make it seem like they're an adult — and then move them to a teen account. Via <a href="https://flipboard.com/@Engadget" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@Engadget</a>. <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AI</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Meta" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Meta</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Instagram" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Instagram</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/OnlineSafety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#OnlineSafety</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/SocialMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SocialMedia</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Tech</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Technology</a> <a href="https://flip.it/_y0jmz" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://flip.it/_y0jmz</a>

Esther Alder🇺🇦Modern Trump’s Gestapo is getting new tools. Cops now use AI personas to spy on protesters (link below) Be careful in DMs, especially with people you don’t know. One trick (for now): ask them to describe an image with visual illusions. AI still sucks at that. But I assume not for long.<a href="https://twiukraine.com/tags/Fediverse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Fediverse</a> <a href="https://twiukraine.com/tags/Mastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Mastodon</a> <a href="https://twiukraine.com/tags/Privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Privacy</a> <a href="https://twiukraine.com/tags/Surveillance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Surveillance</a> <a href="https://twiukraine.com/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AI</a> <a href="https://twiukraine.com/tags/ProtestSafety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ProtestSafety</a> <a href="https://twiukraine.com/tags/DigitalResistance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DigitalResistance</a> <a href="https://twiukraine.com/tags/Activism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Activism</a> <a href="https://twiukraine.com/tags/NoToFascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NoToFascism</a> <a href="https://twiukraine.com/tags/StayVigilant" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#StayVigilant</a> <a href="https://twiukraine.com/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Trump</a> <a href="https://twiukraine.com/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USA</a> <a href="https://twiukraine.com/tags/Activism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Activism</a> <a href="https://twiukraine.com/tags/Opposition" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Opposition</a> <a href="https://twiukraine.com/tags/Wired" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Wired</a> <a href="https://twiukraine.com/tags/DigitalGestapo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DigitalGestapo</a> <a href="https://twiukraine.com/tags/Resist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Resist</a> <a href="https://twiukraine.com/tags/OnlineSafety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#OnlineSafety</a> <a href="https://twiukraine.com/tags/UsaPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#UsaPol</a> <a href="https://twiukraine.com/tags/Protest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Protest</a> <a href="https://twiukraine.com/tags/FuckTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FuckTrump</a> <a href="https://twiukraine.com/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USA</a> <a href="https://twiukraine.com/tags/HandsOffOurDemocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HandsOffOurDemocracy</a> <a href="https://www.wired.com/story/massive-blue-overwatch-ai-personas-police-suspects/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.wired.com/story/massive-blue-overwatch-ai-personas-police-suspects/</a>

Flipboard Tech DeskA federal judge has struck down as unconstitutional Ohio law that would have required children under 16 to get parental consent to use social media platforms. Read more at <a href="https://flipboard.com/@theverge" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@theverge</a>. <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/SocialMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SocialMedia</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/FirstAmendment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FirstAmendment</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/OnlineSafety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#OnlineSafety</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Tech</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Technology</a> <a href="https://flip.it/QN.jvB" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://flip.it/QN.jvB</a>

Calishat<a href="https://researchbuzz.masto.host/tags/OnlineAdvertising" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#OnlineAdvertising</a> <a href="https://researchbuzz.masto.host/tags/OnlineSafety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#OnlineSafety</a> "A new study finds about 10% of websites that claim to comply with online advertising standards (i.e., the Acceptable Ads Standard) are – perhaps unwittingly – running ads that violate those standards. The finding tells researchers that the ad-filtering rules browser extensions use to enforce the standards have flaws advertisers can take advantage of to display non-compliant ads."<a href="https://news.ncsu.edu/2025/04/15/acceptable-ad-standard-enforcement-flaws/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://news.ncsu.edu/2025/04/15/acceptable-ad-standard-enforcement-flaws/</a>

Alec MuffettRaphael Satter makes a fair point in this Bluesky thread: where is the {tech, cyber, safety} industry support for Chris Krebs? <a href="https://alecmuffett.com/article/113173" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://alecmuffett.com/article/113173</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ChrisKrebs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ChrisKrebs</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CyberSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CyberSecurity</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OnlineSafety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#OnlineSafety</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#trump</a>

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