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404 Media is a digital media platform created by journalists dedicated to examining how technology influences our lives and how we, in turn, influence technology. Our content includes in-depth investigative articles, detailed features, insightful blogs, and exclusive stories covering a variety of subjects such as hacking, cybersecurity, cybercrime, sexuality, artificial intelligence, consumer rights, surveillance, privacy, and the democratization of the internet.

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'My Bad:' Babyface Vance Meme Creator On Norwegian Tourist's Detainment

2 days ago | 404media.co | Samantha Cole

On one side of the world, a very online guy edits a photo of then-Vice President Nominee JD Vance with comically-huge and perfectly round chipmunk cheeks: a butterfly flaps its wings.
A Deepfake Nightmare: Stalker Allegedly Made Sexual AI Images of Ex-Girlfriends and Their Families

2 days ago | 404media.co | Samantha Cole

This article was produced in collaboration with Court Watch, an independent outlet that unearths overlooked court records. Subscribe to them here. This article contains references to sexual assault. An Ohio man made pornographic deepfake videos of at least 10 people he was stalking and harassing, and sent the AI-generated imagery to the victims’ family and coworkers, according to a newly filed court record written by an FBI Special Agent.
Massive Creator Platform Fansly Bans Furries

4 days ago | 404media.co | Samantha Cole

Fansly, a popular platform where independent creators—many of whom are making adult content—sell access to images and videos to subscribers and fans, announced sweeping changes to its terms of service on Monday, including effectively banning furries.
Is ChatGPT Rotting Our Brains? New Study Suggests It Does

1 week ago | 404media.co | Becky Ferreira

Welcome back to the Abstract! This week, we’re moving in next to anacondas, so watch your back and lock the henhouse. Then, parenthood tips from wild baboons, the “cognitive debt” of ChatGPT, a spaceflight symphony, and a bizarre galaxy that is finally coming into view. Cosendey, Beatriz Nunes and Pezzuti, Juarez Carlos Brito. 'The myth of the serpent: from the Great Snake to the henhouse.” Frontiers in Amphibian and Reptile Science.
Behind the Blog: The Omnipresence Is the Point

1 week ago | 404media.co | Joseph Cox

This is Behind the Blog, where we share our behind-the-scenes thoughts about how a few of our top stories of the week came together. This week, we discuss Deadheads and doxxing sites. SAM: Anyone reading the site closely this week likely noticed a new name entering the chat. We’re thrilled to welcome Rosie Thomas to the gang for the summer as an editorial intern! Rosie was previously a software engineer in the personal finance space.
One of the Universe’s Biggest Mysteries Has Been Solved, Scientists Say

1 week ago | 404media.co | Becky Ferreira

🌘Subscribe to 404 Media to get The Abstract, our newsletter about the most exciting and mind-boggling science news and studies of the week. Scientists have directly confirmed the location of the universe's “missing” matter for the first time, reports a study published on Monday in Nature Astronomy. The idea that the universe must contain normal, or “baryonic,” matter that we can’t seem to find goes back to the birth of modern cosmological models.
Podcast: Airlines Sold Your Flight Data to DHS-And Covered It Up

1 week ago | 404media.co | Joseph Cox

This week we start with Joseph’s article about the U.S’s major airlines selling customers’ flight information to Customs and Border Protection and then telling the agency to not reveal where the data came from. After the break, Emanuel tells us how AI scraping bots are breaking open libraries, archives, and museums. In the subscribers-only section, Jason explains the casual surveillance relationship between ICE and local cops, according to emails he got.
California Cops Investigate ‘Immigration Protest’ With AI-Camera System

1 week ago | 404media.co | Joseph Cox

📄This article was primarily reported using public records requests. We are making it available to all readers as a public service. FOIA reporting can be expensive, please consider subscribing to 404 Media to support this work. Or send us a one time donation via our tip jar here. A California police department searched AI-enabled, automatic license plate reader (ALPR) cameras in relation to an “immigration protest,” according to internal police data obtained by 404 Media.
The People Search Sites in the Suspected Minnesota Killer's Notebook Are a Failure of Congress

1 week ago | 404media.co | Joseph Cox

On Monday, federal and state authorities charged Vance Boelter with the murders of Minnesota Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband.
I Tried Pre-Ordering the Trump Phone. The Page Failed and It Charged My Credit Card the Wrong Amount

1 week ago | 404media.co | Joseph Cox

On Monday the Trump Organization announced its own mobile service plan and the “T1 Phone,” a customized all-gold mobile phone that its creators say will be made in America. I tried to pre-order the phone and pay the $100 downpayment, hoping to test the phone to see what apps come pre-installed, how secure it really is, and what components it includes when it comes out. The website failed, went to an error page, and then charged my credit card the wrong amount of $64.70.