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“They're trying to turn it into my problem [...] that I need to prove that I'm innocent,” Amanda Smith told 404 Media. “That's not what I grew up believing was the way it worked.” @josephcox.bsky.social has more. Read now: www.404media.co/amanda-smith...

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Sick of AI slop posters? Well, we're on a new level now... Decompiled, cloned, and modified software is going viral and might slopify everything—even your exercise bike. @jasonkoebler.bsky.social explains: Watch the full thing: www.youtube.com/watch?v=UbG1...

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Officials said they wanted to search the phone of Samuel Tunick, a Stop Cop City activist, for child abuse material. It was actually because he was suspected of “terrorist activities.” @evystadium.bsky.social has more. Read @josephcox.bsky.social story here: www.404media.co/dhs-said-the...

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A group of Texans believe they’ve discovered evidence that the state’s environmental regulatory agency has continued to issue permits to data centers despite Governor Greg Abbott’s call for it to stop. @mjgault.bsky.social reports. Read now: www.404media.co/it-aint-righ...

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Today on the pod, @mjgault.bsky.social is joined by @parismarx.com who gets into why data centers are worse than we think. Watch our full interview here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Er84...

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As of last January, Telegram had given U.S. authorities data on 2,253 users, 404 Media previously reported. @josephcox.bsky.social has the latest. Read now: www.404media.co/heres-what-t...

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“They're trying to turn it into my problem [...] that I need to prove that I'm innocent,” Amanda Smith told 404 Media. “That's not what I grew up believing was the way it worked.” @josephcox.bsky.social has more. Read now: www.404media.co/amanda-smith...

Sick of AI slop posters? Well, we're on a new level now... Decompiled, cloned, and modified software is going viral and might slopify everything—even your exercise bike. @jasonkoebler.bsky.social explains: Watch the full thing: www.youtube.com/watch?v=UbG1...

Officials said they wanted to search the phone of Samuel Tunick, a Stop Cop City activist, for child abuse material. It was actually because he was suspected of “terrorist activities.” @evystadium.bsky.social has more. Read @josephcox.bsky.social story here: www.404media.co/dhs-said-the...

A group of Texans believe they’ve discovered evidence that the state’s environmental regulatory agency has continued to issue permits to data centers despite Governor Greg Abbott’s call for it to stop. @mjgault.bsky.social reports. Read now: www.404media.co/it-aint-righ...

Today on the pod, @mjgault.bsky.social is joined by @parismarx.com who gets into why data centers are worse than we think. Watch our full interview here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Er84...

As of last January, Telegram had given U.S. authorities data on 2,253 users, 404 Media previously reported. @josephcox.bsky.social has the latest. Read now: www.404media.co/heres-what-t...

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The Lumpkin County Sheriff's Office in Georgia is offering a $1,000 reward for information leading to an arrest after one of their Flock cameras, which was placed in a park, was found destroyed and left in the woods. "We will be placing another one there. You have cost the county money," he said.

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ChatGPT prompts show how an expert witness report was created in a $61 million lawsuit over an explosion that killed three people. @evystadium.bsky.social has more. Read the story by @jasonkoebler.bsky.social here: www.404media.co/show-how-3m-...

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We tracked a purchase of rare books to an Amazon warehouse that scanned and destroyed books. @emanuelmaiberg.bsky.social on our investigation and why the practice of cutting books, which libraries do to preserve knowledge, is different when AI companies do it. WATCH: www.youtube.com/watch?v=_sf2...

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“When you pulled her over, did you know it was her?,” the detective asks the Florida cop, named Lamar Roman. “Yes,” he says. “Did you have a legal reason to pull her over?” “No." Read here: www.404media.co/i-saw-a-shin...

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404 Media also obtained footage from the victim's statement. We've changed her voice to protect her identity. Here's what she told the detective: www.404media.co/i-saw-a-shin...

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Florida cop Lamar Roman used a license plate reader to stalk a woman he met on a TV show. We not only have footage of him pulling her over for no reason, but also statements from both him and the victim. @jasonkoebler.bsky.social reports. www.404media.co/i-saw-a-shin...

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“They're trying to turn it into my problem [...] that I need to prove that I'm innocent,” Amanda Smith told 404 Media. “That's not what I grew up believing was the way it worked.” @josephcox.bsky.social has more. Read now: www.404media.co/amanda-smith...

Sick of AI slop posters? Well, we're on a new level now... Decompiled, cloned, and modified software is going viral and might slopify everything—even your exercise bike. @jasonkoebler.bsky.social explains: Watch the full thing: www.youtube.com/watch?v=UbG1...

Officials said they wanted to search the phone of Samuel Tunick, a Stop Cop City activist, for child abuse material. It was actually because he was suspected of “terrorist activities.” @evystadium.bsky.social has more. Read @josephcox.bsky.social story here: www.404media.co/dhs-said-the...

A group of Texans believe they’ve discovered evidence that the state’s environmental regulatory agency has continued to issue permits to data centers despite Governor Greg Abbott’s call for it to stop. @mjgault.bsky.social reports. Read now: www.404media.co/it-aint-righ...

Today on the pod, @mjgault.bsky.social is joined by @parismarx.com who gets into why data centers are worse than we think. Watch our full interview here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Er84...

As of last January, Telegram had given U.S. authorities data on 2,253 users, 404 Media previously reported. @josephcox.bsky.social has the latest. Read now: www.404media.co/heres-what-t...

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Representatives from the University of Michigan faced tough questions and a lot of vitriol from the citizens of Ypsilanti Township Wednesday night. Here are a few scenes from the nearly 3 hour meeting. Read the story by @mjgault.bsky.social: www.404media.co/we-did-not-i...

"Vader is always a servant of the Empire, right? So [Flock] is nothing but tools for the servants of the Empire." Anthony Ralphs, the man behind the viral Darth Vader anti-Flock speech, tells 404 Media how he came up with the idea. Our interview here: www.404media.co/darth-vader-...

Instagram head Adam Mosseri said last month that the platform would start removing harassing content. So why are there so many videos of men using Meta's "pervert glasses" to covertly film and shame women? @samleecole.bsky.social reports. Read now: www.404media.co/meta-ray-ban...

Iowa man kicks off controversy over religious freedom in the small town of Ottumwa by opening a city council meeting with a prayer to Satan, which then kicked off a debate about the proper time in the meeting agenda to undo the “curse @mjgault.bsky.social story: www.404media.co/it-is-done-h...

The City of Chetek, Wisconsin, has decided to take its Facebook page offline due to "death threats" related to backlash over Flock cameras the town's police department installed without public discussion, local media reports. Here's a video of the police chief from July addressing the outcry:

Body cam footage obtained by 404 Media reveals the first Flock camera searches ruled unconstitutional by a federal judge, and highlights how the system has turned otherwise mundane traffic stops into interrogations for drivers. @jasonkoebler.bsky.social scopp here: www.404media.co/watch-footag...

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“They're trying to turn it into my problem [...] that I need to prove that I'm innocent,” Amanda Smith told 404 Media. “That's not what I grew up believing was the way it worked.” @josephcox.bsky.social has more. Read now: www.404media.co/amanda-smith...

Sick of AI slop posters? Well, we're on a new level now... Decompiled, cloned, and modified software is going viral and might slopify everything—even your exercise bike. @jasonkoebler.bsky.social explains: Watch the full thing: www.youtube.com/watch?v=UbG1...

Officials said they wanted to search the phone of Samuel Tunick, a Stop Cop City activist, for child abuse material. It was actually because he was suspected of “terrorist activities.” @evystadium.bsky.social has more. Read @josephcox.bsky.social story here: www.404media.co/dhs-said-the...

A group of Texans believe they’ve discovered evidence that the state’s environmental regulatory agency has continued to issue permits to data centers despite Governor Greg Abbott’s call for it to stop. @mjgault.bsky.social reports. Read now: www.404media.co/it-aint-righ...

Today on the pod, @mjgault.bsky.social is joined by @parismarx.com who gets into why data centers are worse than we think. Watch our full interview here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Er84...

As of last January, Telegram had given U.S. authorities data on 2,253 users, 404 Media previously reported. @josephcox.bsky.social has the latest. Read now: www.404media.co/heres-what-t...

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The Lumpkin County Sheriff's Office in Georgia is offering a $1,000 reward for information leading to an arrest after one of their Flock cameras, which was placed in a park, was found destroyed and left in the woods. "We will be placing another one there. You have cost the county money," he said.

ChatGPT prompts show how an expert witness report was created in a $61 million lawsuit over an explosion that killed three people. @evystadium.bsky.social has more. Read the story by @jasonkoebler.bsky.social here: www.404media.co/show-how-3m-...

We tracked a purchase of rare books to an Amazon warehouse that scanned and destroyed books. @emanuelmaiberg.bsky.social on our investigation and why the practice of cutting books, which libraries do to preserve knowledge, is different when AI companies do it. WATCH: www.youtube.com/watch?v=_sf2...

“When you pulled her over, did you know it was her?,” the detective asks the Florida cop, named Lamar Roman. “Yes,” he says. “Did you have a legal reason to pull her over?” “No." Read here: www.404media.co/i-saw-a-shin...

404 Media also obtained footage from the victim's statement. We've changed her voice to protect her identity. Here's what she told the detective: www.404media.co/i-saw-a-shin...

Florida cop Lamar Roman used a license plate reader to stalk a woman he met on a TV show. We not only have footage of him pulling her over for no reason, but also statements from both him and the victim. @jasonkoebler.bsky.social reports. www.404media.co/i-saw-a-shin...

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