Shrimp Jesus. Shrimp Jesus. Shrimp Jesus. That is what the first story is about! We now have robust academic research into the mass of AI-generated garbage flooding Facebook. Jason takes us through what this era of Facebook means. After the break, Sam explains why Pornhub pulled out of Texas. In the subscribers-only section, Joseph shows how two of the biggest safe lock manufacturers in the world have put backdoors into their products.<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.404media.co/facebooks-algorithm-is-boosting-ai-spam-that-links-to-ai-generated-ad-laden-click-farms/">Facebook’s Algorithm Is Boosting AI Spam That Links to AI-Generated, Ad-Laden Click Farms</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.404media.co/pornhub-blocked-texas/">Pornhub Pulls Out of Texas</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.404media.co/massively-popular-safe-locks-have-secret-backdoor-codes/">Massively Popular Safe Locks Have Secret Backdoor Codes</a></li>
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The Shaky Science of License Plate Readers

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