#x2d — Public Fediverse posts

ChatGPT hyped up violent stalker who believed he was “God’s assassin,” DOJ says

Podcaster faces up to 70 years and a $3.5 million fine for ChatGPT-linked stalking.

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/12/chatgpt-hyped-up-violent-stalker-who-believed-he-was-gods-assassin-doj-says/#ai #chatgpt #cyberstalking #instagram #openai #policy #spotify #tiktok

(19 Nov) Massive Cloudflare outage was triggered by file that suddenly doubled in size

“I worry this is the big botnet flexing,” CEO said. But outage was self-inflicted.

https://s.faithcollapsing.com/bbd9x

#biz-&-it #cloudflare #matthew-prince #outage #policy

(31 Oct) FCC to rescind ruling that said ISPs are required to secure their networks

FCC chair to rely on ISPs’ voluntary commitments instead of Biden-era ruling.

https://s.faithcollapsing.com/z71z0
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#fcc #policy #salt-typhoon #security

(14 Oct) Feds seize $15 billion from alleged forced labor scam built on “human suffering”

Scams like this one net billions from well-educated victims.

https://s.faithcollapsing.com/7dcpg
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#bitcoin #biz-&-it #federal-indictments #online-scams #pig-butchering #policy

(08 Oct) ISPs created so many fees that FCC will kill requirement to list them all

ISPs complained about Biden-era rule, said listing every fee was too hard.

https://s.faithcollapsing.com/1dy07
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#brendan-carr #fcc #policy

(10 Sep) Court rejects Verizon claim that selling location data without consent is legal

Verizon and T-Mobile lost, but AT&T beat the FCC. SCOTUS may have to step in.

https://s.faithcollapsing.com/16os6
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#policy #verizon

(18 Aug) T-Mobile claimed selling location data without consent is legal—judges disagree

T-Mobile can’t overturn $92 million fine; AT&T and Verizon verdicts still to come.

https://s.faithcollapsing.com/g7pc9
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#location-data #policy #t-mobile

(14 Aug) US government agency drops Grok after MechaHitler backlash, report says

It appears Grok’s antisemitic rants stopped it from becoming feds’ go-to chatbot.

https://s.faithcollapsing.com/ahslw
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#ai #ai-action-plan #artificial-intelligence #chatbot #chatgpt #donald-trump #elon-musk #grok #openai #policy #trump-administration #us-government #xai

(06 Aug) States take the lead in AI regulation as federal government steers clear

All 50 states have introduced AI-related legislation this year.

https://s.faithcollapsing.com/ktk4w
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#ai #ai-action-plan #ai-regulation #facial-recognition #generative-ai #policy #syndication

(05 Aug) Trump admin warns states: Don’t try to lower broadband prices

ISPs getting grants must offer “low-cost” plan, but they get to pick the price.

https://s.faithcollapsing.com/qksh7
Archive: ais: https://archive.md/wip/aaAJw

#broadband-equity-access-and-deployment-program #policy

(30 Jul) Substack’s “Nazi problem” won’t go away after push notification apology

Substack may be legitimizing neo-Nazis as “thought leaders,” researcher warns.

https://s.faithcollapsing.com/3ekvn
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#antisemitism #counter-terrorism #neo-nazis #online-extremism #policy #substack

(25 Jul) Skydance deal allows Trump’s FCC to “censor speech” and “silence dissent” on CBS

FCC now has “never-before-seen controls” over a newsroom, commissioner warns.

https://s.faithcollapsing.com/4wl3y
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#brendan-carr #cbs #dei #donald-trump #fcc #first-amendment #freedom-of-the-press #paramount #policy #sky-dance

(17 Jun) Mocked Trump Mobile yanks coverage map that ignored Trump renaming Gulf of Mexico

A Trump-branded smartphone due out by September is likely to draw criticism.

https://s.faithcollapsing.com/ehpnl
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#apple #donald-trump #iphone #policy #smartphone #trump-mobile

(08 May) Senate passes “cruel” Republican plan to block Wi-Fi hotspots for schoolkids

Senate vote nullifies FCC hotspot-lending program for kids without broadband.

https://s.faithcollapsing.com/qepfo
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#fcc #policy #ted-cruz #wi-fi-hotspots

(09 Apr) Take It Down Act nears passage; critics warn Trump could use it against enemies

Anti-deepfake bill raises concerns about censorship and breaking encryption.

https://s.faithcollapsing.com/wr0jy
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#ai #deepfakes #policy #take-it-down-act

(07 Apr) The speech police: Chairman Brendan Carr and the FCC’s news distortion policy

FCC invokes 1960s-era policy to punish media after decades of minimal enforcement.

https://s.faithcollapsing.com/4ax5i
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#cbs-60-minutes #fcc-chairman-brendan-carr #fcc-news-distortion-policy #features #policy