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This week's comic, inspired by a study showing that AI summaries on top of search results are dramatically cutting traffic to websites.

#internet #technology #tech #journalism #disinformation #socialmedia #oligarchy

Two stylish pals. Photo from my collection, no date/info.
Bliss! đŸ’« Photo from my collection, no date.

Wisconsin voters abroad, let them hear your voice!

Your #Wisconsin Supreme Court election ballot must be RECEIVED by April 1. If you still need to return it, consider sending it by courier & then check that it has been received.

#WI #Elections2025 #Vote #MakeYourVoiceHeard #DemocratsAbroad

Good morning. Spring is trying. #Photography #Today #Bloomscrolling #Chicago #Spring
Nancy By Ernie Bushmiller
March 21,1963
Meta torrented over 81.7TB of pirated books to train AI, authors say
Meta's alleged torrenting and seeding of pirated books complicates copyright case.
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/02/meta-torrented-over-81-7tb-of-pirated-books-to-train-ai-authors-say/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social
“Torrenting from a corporate laptop doesn’t feel right”: Meta emails unsealed

Meta's alleged torrenting and seeding of pirated books complicates copyright case.

Ars Technica

Most of the time
when I see a masked face
it is only because
I have seen my reflection
but there are times
when I see
you all masking
and though I am alone
I am reminded
that I am not really alone.

#yallmasking

America 2023.

Jessica Burgess, a #Nebraska mother accused of helping her teenage daughter use pills to end her pregnancy, was sentenced on Friday to two years in prison.

Burgess and her daughter, Celeste Burgess, stand accused of working together to end Celeste Burgess’s pregnancy in April 2022. #abortion #WomensRights #WomensReproductiveRights
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/sep/22/burgess-abortion-pill-nebraska-mother-daughter

US mother sentenced to two years in prison for giving daughter abortion pills

Jessica Burgess pleaded guilty in July to providing an abortion after 20 weeks and tampering with human remains

The Guardian