LOONEY MOVE Cartoon Network fans furious after beloved channel goes dark on YouTube TV with ‘zero warning’
https://www.the-sun.com/tv/16034186/youtube-tv-cartoon-network-adult-swim-blackouttv/
#cartoonnetwork #cartoonnetworknews #cartoons #tvshows #cabletv #youtube #youtubetv #tech #technews #furiousfans #techbacklash #youtubebacklash
🤬 Panopticon patch Tuesday: Twitch requires Peter Thiel-funded Persona ID verification for some Affiliates to get their first payouts 🤬
#twitch #twitchnews #twitchaffiliates #personaid #persona #firstpayouts #peterthiel #idverification #faceid #streaming #gaming #creators #gamers #streamers #tech #technews #privacy #techbacklash #ageverification
Fury over Discord’s age checks explodes after shady Persona test in UK
Persona confirmed all age-check data from Discord’s UK test was deleted. (big article)
#discord #discordnews #discordagecheck #agecheck #tech #technews #persona #uk #uktech #privacy #techbacklash #discorduk #faceid #aicheck #unitedkingdom
Meta’s plans for AI facial recognition smart glasses ‘threatens safety of all women and girls’
Domestic abuse charities said the feature could pose a ‘direct and serious’ risk to survivors
#meta #metaglasses #womentech #tech #glasses #smartglasses #privacy #womenprivacy #girlsprivacy #women #girls #female #domesticabuse #techbacklash #facialrecognition #security #charities #abuse #abusesurvivors #aifacial #aiglasses #harassment #abuserisk #harassmentrisk #stalking
Good Luck Banning Smart Glasses
Smart glasses bans are reasonable, important, and damn near impossible.
https://gizmodo.com/good-luck-banning-smart-glasses-2000723392
#gadgets #smartglasses #glasses #privacy #tech #womentech #security #meta #metaaiglasses #metaglasses #rayban #nearimpossible #smartglassesban #metaglassesban #techban #techbacklash #aiglasses
Ring cancels Flock deal after dystopian Super Bowl ad prompts mass outrage
“This is definitely not about dogs,” senator says, urging a pause on Ring face scans.
#ring #flock #aicam #securitycam #security #tech #technews #superbowlad #amazon #ringads #ringnews #dogs #dogssafety #facescan #privacy #faceid #surveillance #techbacklash
‘Creepy’ Super Bowl ad sparks backlash, viewers vow ‘never’ to buy this popular product
#creepy #creepyads #superbowl #superbowlads #sports #sportsads #tech #techads #techbacklash #amazon #ring #amazonring #ringnews #ringads #popularproduct #gadgets #aicamera
😡 Twitch faces backlash for putting ads when you pause streams 😡
https://www.dexerto.com/twitch/twitch-faces-backlash-for-putting-ads-when-you-pause-streams-3316576/
#twitch #twitchnews #streaming #streamers #tech #technews #twitchads #streamingads #pausestreams #twitchbacklash #techbacklash #techads #twitchapp #mobileapp #apps
Gizmodo: Buckle Up, the Smart Glasses Backlash Is Coming. “The fact that San Francisco University bothered to call out the way these videos were recorded (citing the specific name of Meta’s smart glasses and everything) says a lot, and in a lot of ways, that specificity is absolutely fair. As ascendant as smart glasses (or AI glasses, as Meta calls them) have been, there’s a chance that a […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2025/10/08/gizmodo-buckle-up-the-smart-glasses-backlash-is-coming/
New York Times: A Debate About A.I. Plays Out on the Subway Walls. This link goes to a gift article. “Across the city, the ads have been defaced with graffiti ranging from hostile (‘A.I. is burning the world around you’) to pleading (‘make a real friend’). The company was accused of profiting off the loneliness epidemic and of playing a part in capitalist surveillance. Some posters were ripped […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2025/10/08/new-york-times-a-debate-about-a-i-plays-out-on-the-subway-walls/
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