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On our latest episode, @josephcox.bsky.social of
@404media.co discusses Mobile Fortify, a faulty facial recognition app that ICE uses to identify suspects. The agency says it overrides a birth certificate. Listen to the full interview here: www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm...
@404media.co discusses Mobile Fortify, a faulty facial recognition app that ICE uses to identify suspects. The agency says it overrides a birth certificate. Listen to the full interview here: www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm...
January 28, 2026 at 10:21 PM
On our latest episode, @josephcox.bsky.social of
@404media.co discusses Mobile Fortify, a faulty facial recognition app that ICE uses to identify suspects. The agency says it overrides a birth certificate. Listen to the full interview here: www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm...
@404media.co discusses Mobile Fortify, a faulty facial recognition app that ICE uses to identify suspects. The agency says it overrides a birth certificate. Listen to the full interview here: www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm...
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The warnings highlight just how bad of an operational security screwup Flock's info sharing design was. It also shows how cops see themselves as being consistently under threat from the people it is supposed to protect. @jasonkoebler.bsky.social reports.
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January 27, 2026 at 4:13 PM
The warnings highlight just how bad of an operational security screwup Flock's info sharing design was. It also shows how cops see themselves as being consistently under threat from the people it is supposed to protect. @jasonkoebler.bsky.social reports.
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Earlier the government argued the 10 days of missing footage had been "irretrievably destroyed," then it argued it was lost in a "system crash." Now it says that the footage never existed at all and is therefore not "missing" and they cannot be held liable
January 27, 2026 at 4:45 PM
Earlier the government argued the 10 days of missing footage had been "irretrievably destroyed," then it argued it was lost in a "system crash." Now it says that the footage never existed at all and is therefore not "missing" and they cannot be held liable
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it's hard to explain how horrible and dangerous this app and the people who made it are but I tried: www.404media.co/app-for-quit...
App for Quitting Porn Leaked Users' Masturbation Habits
Hundreds of thousands of users told the app intimate details about their sexual urges, which are now exposed.
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January 28, 2026 at 2:34 PM
it's hard to explain how horrible and dangerous this app and the people who made it are but I tried: www.404media.co/app-for-quit...
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whether you use this quitting porn app or not, these app developer bros profit off people’s vulnerabilities and do not care about exposing your info
Even if you don't use this app, there are a ton of people out there looking to market their apps without thinking about their users. So yeah, use it as a cautionary tale. @evystadium.bsky.social has more.
The full story by @emanuelmaiberg.bsky.social here: www.404media.co/app-for-quit...
The full story by @emanuelmaiberg.bsky.social here: www.404media.co/app-for-quit...
January 28, 2026 at 10:00 PM
whether you use this quitting porn app or not, these app developer bros profit off people’s vulnerabilities and do not care about exposing your info
Even if you don't use this app, there are a ton of people out there looking to market their apps without thinking about their users. So yeah, use it as a cautionary tale. @evystadium.bsky.social has more.
The full story by @emanuelmaiberg.bsky.social here: www.404media.co/app-for-quit...
The full story by @emanuelmaiberg.bsky.social here: www.404media.co/app-for-quit...
January 28, 2026 at 9:52 PM
Even if you don't use this app, there are a ton of people out there looking to market their apps without thinking about their users. So yeah, use it as a cautionary tale. @evystadium.bsky.social has more.
The full story by @emanuelmaiberg.bsky.social here: www.404media.co/app-for-quit...
The full story by @emanuelmaiberg.bsky.social here: www.404media.co/app-for-quit...
The Doomsday Clock, a symbol of how close humanity is to destroying itself, has moved to 85 seconds.
Nobel Peace Prize Laureate @mariaressa.bsky.social gave the keynote—and went in on why the West is in "hell" and how AI plays a part.
@mjgault.bsky.social story: www.404media.co/the-doomsday...
Nobel Peace Prize Laureate @mariaressa.bsky.social gave the keynote—and went in on why the West is in "hell" and how AI plays a part.
@mjgault.bsky.social story: www.404media.co/the-doomsday...
January 28, 2026 at 8:19 PM
The Doomsday Clock, a symbol of how close humanity is to destroying itself, has moved to 85 seconds.
Nobel Peace Prize Laureate @mariaressa.bsky.social gave the keynote—and went in on why the West is in "hell" and how AI plays a part.
@mjgault.bsky.social story: www.404media.co/the-doomsday...
Nobel Peace Prize Laureate @mariaressa.bsky.social gave the keynote—and went in on why the West is in "hell" and how AI plays a part.
@mjgault.bsky.social story: www.404media.co/the-doomsday...
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After saying two weeks of surveillance footage was lost in a "system crash," DHS now says it was never recorded at all. This is a response to detainees suing the government who say they were held in subhuman, illegal conditions. @jasonkoebler.bsky.social reports.
www.404media.co/dhs-says-cri...
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January 28, 2026 at 3:54 PM
After saying two weeks of surveillance footage was lost in a "system crash," DHS now says it was never recorded at all. This is a response to detainees suing the government who say they were held in subhuman, illegal conditions. @jasonkoebler.bsky.social reports.
www.404media.co/dhs-says-cri...
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Match Group says it is investigating claims that a mass of internal data was hacked from its popular dating apps.
Hackers Say They've Hacked Match Group, Maker of Hinge, OkCupid
Match Group says it is investigating claims that a mass of internal data was hacked from its popular dating apps.
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January 28, 2026 at 4:30 PM
Match Group says it is investigating claims that a mass of internal data was hacked from its popular dating apps.
The Doomsday Clock, a symbol of how close humanity is to destroying itself, has moved from 89 seconds to 85 seconds , four seconds closer to “doomsday.” That is the closest the Clock has ever been to midnight. That’s when, in the metaphor proposed by the keepers
The Doomsday Clock Ticks Closer to Midnight. Does Anyone Care?
The Doomsday Clock, a symbol of how close humanity is to destroying itself, has moved from 89 seconds to 85 seconds, four seconds closer to “doomsday.” That is the closest the Clock has ever been...
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January 28, 2026 at 4:15 PM
The Doomsday Clock, a symbol of how close humanity is to destroying itself, has moved from 89 seconds to 85 seconds , four seconds closer to “doomsday.” That is the closest the Clock has ever been to midnight. That’s when, in the metaphor proposed by the keepers
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Breaking: Hackers claim they've breached a mass amount of data from Match Group, which owns OkCupid, Hinge, Tinder, and more. Match says it's "investigating"
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Hackers Say They've Hacked Match Group, Maker of Hinge, OkCupid
Match Group says it is investigating claims that a mass of internal data was hacked from its popular dating apps.
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January 28, 2026 at 3:56 PM
Breaking: Hackers claim they've breached a mass amount of data from Match Group, which owns OkCupid, Hinge, Tinder, and more. Match says it's "investigating"
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thank you to the folks at the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists for allowing me to question the premise this year
The Doomsday Clock Ticks Closer to Midnight. Does Anyone Care?
The Doomsday Clock, a symbol of how close humanity is to destroying itself, has moved from 89 seconds to 85 seconds, four seconds closer to “doomsday.” That is the closest the Clock has ever been to m...
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January 28, 2026 at 3:51 PM
thank you to the folks at the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists for allowing me to question the premise this year
BREAKING: Hackers claim they’ve hacked Match Group, which runs dating apps Hinge, Match, and OkCupid.
Match Group, the company that owns the targeted platforms as well as Tinder and other massively popular dating apps, says it is investigating the incident.
404 is analyzing the data:
Match Group, the company that owns the targeted platforms as well as Tinder and other massively popular dating apps, says it is investigating the incident.
404 is analyzing the data:
Hackers Say They've Hacked Match Group, Maker of Hinge, OkCupid
Match Group says it is investigating claims that a mass of internal data was hacked from its popular dating apps.
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January 28, 2026 at 3:55 PM
BREAKING: Hackers claim they’ve hacked Match Group, which runs dating apps Hinge, Match, and OkCupid.
Match Group, the company that owns the targeted platforms as well as Tinder and other massively popular dating apps, says it is investigating the incident.
404 is analyzing the data:
Match Group, the company that owns the targeted platforms as well as Tinder and other massively popular dating apps, says it is investigating the incident.
404 is analyzing the data:
After saying two weeks of surveillance footage was lost in a "system crash," DHS now says it was never recorded at all. This is a response to detainees suing the government who say they were held in subhuman, illegal conditions. @jasonkoebler.bsky.social reports.
www.404media.co/dhs-says-cri...
www.404media.co/dhs-says-cri...
January 28, 2026 at 3:54 PM
After saying two weeks of surveillance footage was lost in a "system crash," DHS now says it was never recorded at all. This is a response to detainees suing the government who say they were held in subhuman, illegal conditions. @jasonkoebler.bsky.social reports.
www.404media.co/dhs-says-cri...
www.404media.co/dhs-says-cri...
You can no longer fuck ICE on r/FuckingFascists.
Fascist Kink Roleplay Subreddit Draws the Line: No More ICE Porn
You can no longer fuck ICE on r/FuckingFascists.
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January 28, 2026 at 3:30 PM
You can no longer fuck ICE on r/FuckingFascists.
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Jon is joined by @josephcox.bsky.social and @radleybalko.bsky.social to discuss Palantir's advanced targeting technology and how federal agencies like ICE are using it.
January 28, 2026 at 2:55 PM
Jon is joined by @josephcox.bsky.social and @radleybalko.bsky.social to discuss Palantir's advanced targeting technology and how federal agencies like ICE are using it.
In posts to the platforms news feed, ManyVids — and seemingly, its founder Bella French — wrote that the answer could be a three hour long conversation with podcasters like Joe Rogan or Lex Fridman.
Amid Backlash, Massive Porn Platform ManyVids Doubles Down on Bizarre, AI-Generated Posts
In posts to the platforms news feed, ManyVids — and seemingly, its founder Bella French — wrote that the answer could be a three hour long conversation with podcasters like Joe Rogan or Lex Fridman.
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January 28, 2026 at 3:15 PM
In posts to the platforms news feed, ManyVids — and seemingly, its founder Bella French — wrote that the answer could be a three hour long conversation with podcasters like Joe Rogan or Lex Fridman.
even if you don't use said app, please take note:
there are a lot of hustlebros out there working hard to market apps and they do not give a shit about their users. I begged these people to fix the issue and they lied to me and then ignored me. It's bad. be careful about what apps you give data to www.404media.co/app-for-quit...
App for Quitting Porn Leaked Users' Masturbation Habits
Hundreds of thousands of users told the app intimate details about their sexual urges, which are now exposed.
www.404media.co
January 28, 2026 at 2:49 PM
even if you don't use said app, please take note:
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there are a lot of hustlebros out there working hard to market apps and they do not give a shit about their users. I begged these people to fix the issue and they lied to me and then ignored me. It's bad. be careful about what apps you give data to www.404media.co/app-for-quit...
App for Quitting Porn Leaked Users' Masturbation Habits
Hundreds of thousands of users told the app intimate details about their sexual urges, which are now exposed.
www.404media.co
January 28, 2026 at 2:36 PM
there are a lot of hustlebros out there working hard to market apps and they do not give a shit about their users. I begged these people to fix the issue and they lied to me and then ignored me. It's bad. be careful about what apps you give data to www.404media.co/app-for-quit...
Hundreds of thousands of users told the app intimate details about their sexual urges, which are now exposed.
App for Quitting Porn Leaked Users' Masturbation Habits
Hundreds of thousands of users told the app intimate details about their sexual urges, which are now exposed.
www.404media.co
January 28, 2026 at 2:48 PM
Hundreds of thousands of users told the app intimate details about their sexual urges, which are now exposed.
NEW: An app that purports to help people stop consuming pornography has exposed highly sensitive data, including its users’ masturbation habits. According to the data, many of them are minors.
App for Quitting Porn Leaked Users' Masturbation Habits
Hundreds of thousands of users told the app intimate details about their sexual urges, which are now exposed.
www.404media.co
January 28, 2026 at 2:46 PM
NEW: An app that purports to help people stop consuming pornography has exposed highly sensitive data, including its users’ masturbation habits. According to the data, many of them are minors.
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wildly irresponsible: guy who runs one of those "porn addiction" apps leaves users' info exposed, including minors, and refuses to fix it: www.404media.co/app-for-quit...
January 28, 2026 at 2:42 PM
wildly irresponsible: guy who runs one of those "porn addiction" apps leaves users' info exposed, including minors, and refuses to fix it: www.404media.co/app-for-quit...
UPDATE: Faced with concerns about its leadership experiencing "AI psychosis" and backlash because its founder says she now finds sex work “exploitative,” ManyVids is doubling down on the AI-generated messaging and saying three-hour long podcasts with Joe Rogan or Lex Fridman can be a solution.
January 28, 2026 at 2:39 PM
UPDATE: Faced with concerns about its leadership experiencing "AI psychosis" and backlash because its founder says she now finds sex work “exploitative,” ManyVids is doubling down on the AI-generated messaging and saying three-hour long podcasts with Joe Rogan or Lex Fridman can be a solution.
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New from 404 Media: an app that is supposed to help people quit porn is leaking users' masturbation habits. Incredibly sensitive stuff. “I just can't do this man I honestly don't know what to do know more, such a loser, I need serious help,” one user wrote.
www.404media.co/app-for-quit...
www.404media.co/app-for-quit...
App for Quitting Porn Leaked Users' Masturbation Habits
Hundreds of thousands of users told the app intimate details about their sexual urges, which are now exposed.
www.404media.co
January 28, 2026 at 2:20 PM
New from 404 Media: an app that is supposed to help people quit porn is leaking users' masturbation habits. Incredibly sensitive stuff. “I just can't do this man I honestly don't know what to do know more, such a loser, I need serious help,” one user wrote.
www.404media.co/app-for-quit...
www.404media.co/app-for-quit...