> #WebinarTV, a company that bills itself as “a search engine for the best #webinars,” is secretly scanning the internet for #Zoom meeting links, recording the calls, and turning them into #AI-generated #podcasts for profit.¹
cc @alfaview @senfcall @OpenTalkMeeting @zendis
¹ #404Media @404mediaco Emanuel Maiberg, Mar 24, 2026
https://www.404media.co/this-company-is-secretly-turning-your-zoom-calls-into-ai-podcasts/
If dating apps weren't terrible enough, #Tinder says now they're going to use your photo roll to train their #AI. So, that's fun!
It's almost like venture capitalists don't have anyone around who will say "Gee Kevin, that sure seems like a bad idea. People will feel like it's intrusive and unethical."
Users can’t pick individual photos they want analyzed or ignored, so it's gonna slurp up any pictures you've taken of documents, IDs, insurance cards, as well as anything Palantir might consider "illegal" or improper. (Tinder says they're not storing the data or sharing it with the panopticon. We all know that's bullshit, but the mention of #Palantir is a snide editorial remark, not a factual statement.)
This is a security nightmare waiting to unfold. (That's a factual statement.)
#infosec #AI #datasecurity #datingapps #404Media
https://www.404media.co/tinder-plans-to-let-ai-scan-your-camera-roll/
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DOGE Deposition Videos Taken Down After Judge Order and Widespread Mockery
DOGE Deposition Videos Taken Down After Judge Order and Widespread Mockery [https://www.404media.co/content/images/2026/03/justin-fox-1-1.png] A judge on Friday ordered the immediate removal of a series of depositions of members of DOGE, but not before clips of the depositions, including one in which a member was largely unable to define DEI, went viral and were covered widely, including by 404 Media [https://www.404media.co/i-watched-6-hours-of-doge-bro-testimony-heres-what-they-had-to-say-for-themselves/]. At the time of writing, the depositions are not available on YouTube, where the Modern Language Association had uploaded them. The MLA, American Council of Learned Societies, and American Historical Association, are suing the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) and others around DOGE’s cuts of hundreds of millions of dollars worth of grants. Neither the plaintiffs nor the government immediately responded to a request for comment. 💡Do you know anything else about this case? I would love to hear from you. Using a non-work device, you can message me securely on Signal at joseph.404 or send me an email at [email protected] [[email protected]]. The government recently asked the plaintiffs to remove the videos “from the internet due to concerns that the publication of the videos could subject the witnesses and their family members to undue harassment and reputational harm,” according to a filing from the government [https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/27878917-doge-takedown-1/?ref=404media.co] on Friday. “Unfortunately, that risk has now materialized—at least one witness has been subjected to significant harassment, including death threats. Accordingly, we respectfully request that the Court enter the requested order as soon as possible to minimize the risk of additional harm to the witnesses and their families.” DOGE Deposition Videos Taken Down After Judge Order and Widespread Mockery [https://www.404media.co/content/images/2026/03/government-filing.png] A screenshot from one of the filings. The letter then references media coverage, including 404 Media’s specific article I Watched 6 Hours of DOGE Bro Testimony. Here’s What They Had to Say For Themselves [https://www.404media.co/i-watched-6-hours-of-doge-bro-testimony-heres-what-they-had-to-say-for-themselves/]. > View this post on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/reel/DVtOiqJjcu4/] > > A post shared by 404 Media (@404mediaco) [https://www.instagram.com/reel/DVtOiqJjcu4/] Specifically, the filing says Justin Fox, whose response to not being able to define DEI went viral, “has been subject to harassment and has received a number of death threats since the videos and video clips were publicized and circulated.” DOGE Deposition Videos Taken Down After Judge Order and Widespread Mockery [https://www.404media.co/content/images/2026/03/judge-order.png] A screenshot from one of the filings. In response later on Friday, Judge Colleen McMahon ordered the plaintiffs [https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/27878919-doge-takedown-2/?ref=404media.co] to “immediately take any and all possible steps to claw back the videos of the depositions of the witnesses identified in the Government’s motion,” and said the court will hold a hearing about the issue on Tuesday. The plaintiffs then filed an emergency motion [https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/27878918-doge-takedown-3/?ref=404media.co] saying, “Defendants never designated the video depositions in question as Confidential under the Protective Order, and Defendants have never alleged in their correspondence with ACLS Plaintiffs that ACLS Plaintiffs violated the protective order presently in place.” The judge provided a response later that day, saying the request was “DENIED.”“See you Tuesday,” the court docket reads. — From 404 Media [https://www.404media.co/] via this RSS feed [https://www.404media.co/rss]
404, again, doing the reporting others won't.
404 Media: 'AI Is African Intelligence': The Workers Who Train AI Are Fighting Back
https://www.404media.co/ai-is-african-intelligence-the-workers-who-train-ai-are-fighting-back/
@realcharacterlanguage.world #404Media has an article on the Data Labelers Association today:
Jason Koebler: 'AI Is African Intelligence': The Workers Who Train #AI Are Fighting Back. Kenyan workers are still the underpaid labor behind AI training, moderation, and sex chatbots. The Data Labelers Association is fighting back.
'AI is African intelligence': The workers who train AI are fighting back
https://www.404media.co/ai-is-african-intelligence-the-workers-who-train-ai-are-fighting-back/
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