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Andreessen Horowitz is funding an AI platform that has been repeatedly shown to be a major engine for nonconsensual AI porn. The platform is even offering "bounties" for AI models of specific people, including ordinary citizens https://www.404media.co/andreessen-horowitz-invests-in-civitai-key-platform-for-deepfake-porn/
Andreessen Horowitz Invests in Civitai, Which Profits From Nonconsensual AI Porn

A16z has invested in Civitai, which a 404 Media investigation has shown profits from the creation of nonconsensual AI-generated porn of real people.

404 Media
Have you noticed all GOP ads in Indiana show no black people?

Holy...  Sam Bankman-Fried's parents; Joseph Bankman and Barbara Fried are even worse then Sam is..

They took so much FTX customer funds for their personal gain without even blinking, I really hope they also disappear behind bars for decades

Would it help if I resigned and replaced myself with the holy trinity of Dolly Parton, Beyonce and Taylor Swift?
It’s kind of impressive how the wealthy have convinced people that “pro-business” is the same as “don’t tax millionaires,” and that taxing millionaires is in opposition to business. These things are not related! But they’re a rhetorical bundle in politics.

Tech executives and officials detail how the Indian government used new rules, censorship, and law enforcement to break Twitter's resistance to takedown orders (Washington Post)

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/11/08/india-twitter-online-censorship/
http://www.techmeme.com/231109/p3#a231109p3

How India tamed Twitter and set a global standard for online censorship

The government has sharply increased the demands it makes of Silicon Valley firms to take down posts and accounts, in particular those that criticize the prime minister and the ruling BJP party.

The Washington Post

Welcome to the US of A  

They should tip me for ordering lol..

Porch pirates call people scammers who put out glitter bombs disguised as packages  

Porch pirates are the scammers or thieves to be more precise 

@stux Sleep well. Today is my one year Fediversary. I lucked into signing up on mstdn.social and have had a year free from hassles. Thanks so much for being a great admin! You are appreciated.

Creature Aurora Over Norway

Image Credit & Copyright: Ole C. Salomonsen (Arctic Light Photo)

https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap231105.html #APOD

APOD: 2023 November 5 – Creature Aurora Over Norway

A different astronomy and space science related image is featured each day, along with a brief explanation.