#bots #scams #OnlineSafety 'These markets openly sell SMS message verifications for fake profiles across hundreds of sites, providing a service for “inauthentic activity” ranging from vanity metrics boosts and rage-bait accounts to coordinated influence campaigns.'
University of Cambridge
Price of a bot army revealed across hundreds of online platforms
The first global index tracking real-time prices for buying fake account verifications on 500+ online platforms in every country has been launched ...
Realtors are leaving notes on Granny's door, which to me is some damn vulture behavior
I ain't worried about trans people but I'm scared to death of religious Narnians
NBC News
Grammy-winning gospel singer and pastor accused of sexually abusing a young man
Donnie McClurkin denied the allegations in the lawsuit, which was filed by a man who says he sought out the pastor after reading his book about ove...
Damn @npub10nw0...jtlp that sucks
Google Broke My Heart | Perishable Press
For years, I thought of Google as a trustworthy helper on the Web. Especially where it mattered most, removing pirated copies of my books from Goog...
Good morning @StillIRise1963 happy 2026!
TechCrunch
Hacktivist deletes white supremacist websites live onstage during hacker conference | TechCrunch
A hacker known as Martha Root broke in and deleted three white supremacist websites at the end of a talk during the annual hacker conference Chaos ...
#elephants #Africa #Kenya #RIPCraig 'The elephant population has grown from 36,280 in 2021 to 42,072 in 2025, the latest official figures show.' https://www.courthousenews.com/conservationists-in-kenya-pay-tribute-to-beloved-super-tusker-elephant-craig-who-died-at-age-54/
Oooo! Okay, TechCrunch! #Mastodon
TechCrunch
A beginner's guide to Mastodon, the open source Twitter alternative | TechCrunch
Mastodon has almost doubled its userbase since Elon Musk took control of Twitter last month. Here's what you need to know about the platform.
C'mon kids, say it with me, big voices now: OH WHAT A SHAME
PBS News
Tesla loses title as world's biggest electric vehicle maker after sales fall for second year in a row
Tesla lost its crown as the world’s bestselling electric vehicle maker on Friday as a customer revolt over Elon Musk’s right-wing politics and ...
#AI 'AI Village co-creator and Sage director Adam Binksmith insisted that while Pike had “a strong negative experience”—which is certainly one way of describing “Just fuck you all”—the whole experiment is absolutely not a huge waste of time, resources and money.'
Gizmodo
Legendary Dev Loses His Mind Over AI Agent's Unsolicited 'Act of Kindness'
Just fuck you. Fuck you all.
Is this an experiment to see if we can hate something more than we collectively hated Clippy?
MUO
Microsoft added an AI pet to Copilot and it’s as weird as it sounds
Mico is an AI "companion" you can try now in Copilot, and it's the visual version of Copilot Voice you probably never asked for.