A Mother Says an AI Startup's Chatbot Drove Her Son to Suicide. Its Response: the First Amendment Protects "Speech Allegedly Resulting in Suicide"

Content warning: this story discusses suicide, self-harm, sexual abuse, eating disorders and other disturbing topics. In October of last year, a Google-backed startup called Character.AI was hit by a lawsuit…

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Crunchyroll Confirms User Data Breach But Assures There's Nothing To Worry About

Crunchyroll recently confirmed a data breach involving the posting of Premium user login credentials on social media. While this revelation alarmed fans, Crunchyroll swiftly addressed the matter, stating that its…

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Leaked Documents Show Plot to Dox Anonymous Wikipedia Editors Using Hacking and Facial Recognition

Never content to rest on their hoarded wealth, institutional power, and oligarchic control over our government, a growing number of moneyed right-wingers and their influential allies are now targeting the acclaimed…

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