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Colin Lecher

Reporter at The Markup

Reporter @themarkup, formerly @verge [email protected]

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Articles

  • How Meta Brings in Millions Off Political Violence

    Oct 31, 2024 | llrx.com | Colin Lecher |Tomas Apodaca

    CalMatters and The Markup used Facebook’s AI model to count the millions of dollars it makes after violent news eventsAfter the attempted assassination of Donald Trump in July, the merchandise started showing up on Facebook. Trump, fist in the air, face bloodied from a bullet, appeared on everything. Coffee mugs. Hawaiian shirts. Trading cards. Commemorative coins. Heart ornaments.

  • How Meta Brings in Millions Off of Political Violence

    Oct 14, 2024 | technewstube.com | Colin Lecher |Tomas Apodaca

    Tech News Tube is a real time news feed of the latest technology news headlines.Follow all of the top tech sites in one place, on the web or your mobile device.

  • How Meta Brings in Millions Off of Political Violence

    Oct 14, 2024 | gizmodo.com | Colin Lecher |Tomas Apodaca

    After the attempted assassination of Donald Trump in July, the merchandise started showing up on Facebook. Trump, fist in the air, face bloodied from a bullet, appeared on everything. Coffee mugs. Hawaiian shirts. Trading cards. Commemorative coins. Heart ornaments. Ads for these products used images captured at the scene by Doug Mills for the New York Times and Evan Vucci for the Associated Press, showing Trump yelling “fight” after the shooting.

  • How Meta Brings In Millions Off Political Violence

    Oct 9, 2024 | bohemian.com | Colin Lecher |Tomas Apodaca

    After the attempted assassination of Donald Trump in July, the merchandise started showing up on Facebook. Trump, fist in the air, face bloodied from a bullet, appeared on everything. Coffee mugs. Hawaiian shirts. Trading cards. Commemorative coins. Heart ornaments. Ads for these products used images captured at the scene by Doug Mills for the New York Times and Evan Vucci for the Associated Press, showing Trump yelling “fight” after the shooting.

  • Tomas Apodaca, Author at San Jose Inside

    Oct 8, 2024 | sanjoseinside.com | Colin Lecher |Tomas Apodaca

    Ads connected to the attempted assassination of Donald Trump and Israel’s war in Gaza brought Facebook millions. Read More

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Colin Lecher
Colin Lecher @colinlecher
3 Apr 24

At a press conference yesterday, the NYC mayor said the city wouldn't pull its chatbot despite it lying to people. His chief advisor compared it to MapQuest: https://t.co/8c4USNBBAB https://t.co/SNCsDfIRrY

Colin Lecher
Colin Lecher @colinlecher
29 Mar 24

RT @RichardKimNYC: This is an bananas NYC story courtesy of our friends @themarkup: An AI chatbot touted by City Hall keeps telling biz peo…

Colin Lecher
Colin Lecher @colinlecher
22 Feb 24

RT @LeonYin: Lots of my faves last year from @dmehro @gabriels_geiger @jus_braun @EvaConstantaras @colinlecher @tenuous @Leonardonclt @din…