The Trump administration has reportedly reassigned dozens of officials previously working on foreign interference at the FBI, CISA and DHS.  Another gift to our enemies 🤥

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/20/business/trump-foreign-influence-election-interference.html?ref=platformer.news

 #ScholER

Trump Dismantles Government Fight Against Foreign Influence Operations

ScholER

The Trump administration has reportedly reassigned dozens of officials previously working on foreign interference at the FBI, CISA and DHS.  Another gift to our enemies 🤥  https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/20/business/trump-foreign-influence-election-interference.html?ref=platformer.news   #ScholER

Tasia

OpenAI said it had discovered 10 operations misusing its services in the past three months, four of which were likely based in China. Among other things, they used ChatGPT to write comments for social media intended to sow division in the United States.

good thing Trump dismantled the parts of government that protect us from foreign manipulation operations! 🤦‍♂️

https://www.npr.org/2025/06/05/nx-s1-5423607/openai-china-influence-operations?ref=platformer.news

 #Artificial Intelligence 
 #🇨🇳 ChinA.I. 🤖🧠🦾🤖

Artificial Intelligence

🇨🇳 ChinA.I. 🤖🧠🦾🤖

OpenAI said it had discovered 10 operations misusing its services in the past three months, four of which were likely based in China. Among other things, they used ChatGPT to write comments for social media intended to sow division in the United States.  good thing Trump dismantled the parts of government that protect us from foreign manipulation operations! 🤦‍♂️  https://www.npr.org/2025/06/05/nx-s1-5423607/openai-china-influence-operations?ref=platformer.news   #Artificial Intelligence   #🇨🇳 ChinA.I. 🤖🧠🦾🤖

The company said China and other nations are covertly trying to use chatbots to influence opinion around the world. In one case, operatives also used the tools to write internal performance reports.

OpenAI takes down covert operations tied to China and other countries

Nate

The Trump administration has abruptly canceled several scientific research grants meant to fund studies tracking misinformation and other harmful content online.

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/15/business/trump-online-misinformation-grants.html?unlocked_article_code=1.HU8.zBn3.LIsWVfbIlGJC&smid=url-share&ref=platformer.news

 #Digital Wellness 📱🧘

Digital Wellness 📱🧘

The Trump administration has abruptly canceled several scientific research grants meant to fund studies tracking misinformation and other harmful content online.  https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/15/business/trump-online-misinformation-grants.html?unlocked_article_code=1.HU8.zBn3.LIsWVfbIlGJC&smid=url-share&ref=platformer.news   #Digital Wellness 📱🧘

Federal agencies say that by axing the funding they are protecting the First Amendment. Critics see it as stifling scientific inquiry into sources of harmful online content.

Trump Administration Cancels Scores of Grants to Study Online Misinformation

Sam Mendoza

The question isn't how somebody can be a liar and a hypocrite, but how 99% of the fucking coverage let them get away with the obvious feigned excuses.
Same for law & order party not even respecting rule of law
Or family and religion somehow meaning cheating and disregard for basic humanity.

The question isn't how somebody can be a liar and a hypocrite, but how 99% of the fucking coverage let them get away with the obvious feigned excuses. Same for law & order party not even respecting rule of law Or family and religion somehow meaning cheating and disregard for basic humanity.

The CFPB has canceled plans to introduce rules that would limit the ability of US data brokers to sell sensitive information, including financial data, credit history and Social Security numbers - WTF?!? 🤬

https://www.wired.com/story/cfpb-quietly-kills-rule-to-shield-americans-from-data-brokers/?ref=platformer.news

 #Digital Wellness 📱🧘

The CFPB has canceled plans to introduce rules that would limit the ability of US data brokers to sell sensitive information, including financial data, credit history and Social Security numbers - WTF?!? 🤬  https://www.wired.com/story/cfpb-quietly-kills-rule-to-shield-americans-from-data-brokers/?ref=platformer.news   #Digital Wellness 📱🧘

Russell Vought, acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, has canceled plans to more tightly regulate the sale of Americans’ sensitive personal data.

CFPB Quietly Kills Rule to Shield Americans From Data Brokers

Cyril

One of Elon Musk’s advisers, Christopher Young, is earning between $100,000 and $1 million annually while also being a DOGE aide and helping to dismantle the CFPB, which regulates two of Musk’s biggest companies.  Sound like government waste, doesn't it?

https://www.propublica.org/article/doge-elon-musk-chris-young-cfpb-tesla-x?ref=platformer.news

One of Elon Musk’s advisers, Christopher Young, is earning between $100,000 and $1 million annually while also being a DOGE aide and helping to dismantle the CFPB, which regulates two of Musk’s biggest companies.  Sound like government waste, doesn't it?  https://www.propublica.org/article/doge-elon-musk-chris-young-cfpb-tesla-x?ref=platformer.news

Records show that Chris Young is simultaneously working as a political adviser to Musk while serving in the Department of Government Efficiency, helping to gut the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

Tasia

A group of likeminded people in ScholER are talking about this.