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#LGBTQ people who broke the #coronavirus curfew in the Philippines were forced to kiss and perform a 'sexy dance' for a police captain.

Of course he was streaming it all live on his Facebook page…

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Authorities in the #Philippines, emboldened by #Duterte, have already put people in dog cages, forced them to sit in the midday sun, and shot dead alleged curfew breakers

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“Acts of abuses, including torture & cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment and punishment, must not be tolerated. Skirting the law especially during the pandemic only further enables the already prevalent culture of impunity” @amnesty’s Butch Olano said

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Jul 9
In the space 24 hours, a false story about Volodymr Zelensky's wife buying a $5M Bugatti Tourbillon spread at warp speed across the internet from from an unknown AI-powered French website to the top search result of Google

Here's how it happened

1/7

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On July 1, the website Vérité Cachée published an article headed: “Olena Zelenska became the first owner of the all-new Bugatti Tourbillon.”

The claim was backed up by video testimony from a "whistleblower" and documents.

It was all fake.

2/7
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The site is part of an AI-powered disinfo network run by John Mark Dougan, a former Florida cop who now lives in Moscow.

@PaulMyersBBC @Shayan86, @mwendling and @O_Rob1nson at the BBC tracked this network for a long time

3/7

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Jun 20
US domestic extremists, including neo-Nazis, have been using AI for years, but new research shows that in 2024, their adoption of the technology has accelerated dramatically—and experts are deeply concerned.

1/6

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Extremists, initially skeptical about "the evils" of generative AI tools like ChatGPT, have changed their minds.

“In the last few years we’ve gone from seeing occasional AI content to AI being a significant portion of hateful propaganda content online" @MEMRIReports

2/6
A new trend this years is the adoption of gen AI video tools like OpenAI's Sora, with researchers seeing a marked increased in AI video featuring hate content in recent months — including a video of actress Emma Watson reading Mein Kampf aloud while wearing a Nazi uniform

3/6
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Jun 12
As Trump and the GOP continue to push voter fraud conspiracies ahead of the US elections, experts are seeing a resurgence in far-right paramilitary activism.

Now, a January 6th prisoner is trying to launch a 50-state armed militia from his jail cell.

1/7
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Jake Lang, caught on video swinging a bat at police during the Capitol riot, has been in jail for 3yrs.

“It's important to recognize that Lang is, first and foremost, a grifter who knows that his ‘political prisoner’ schtick is his only shot at relevance,” @Jon_Lewis27 says

2/7
From his jail cell in Brooklyn, Lang told me he's been working on his new militia, called the North American Patriot and Liberty Militia (or NAPALM for short), for a year.

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Apr 8
For the last month I've been attending online webinars from election denial groups who are ramping up their efforts to try and disrupt the 2024 presidential election.

Here's what I found out:

(with typically wonderful art from @AnjaliNair25)

1/7

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True the Vote and founder Catherine Engelbrecht have been trying to disenfranchise voters for more than a decade, but as the November elections rolls around they are now looking to recruit thousands of local activists to challenge voter rolls and disrupt election locations

2/7
In a series of webinars, Engelbrecht has been giving supporters a how-to guide to local organization as well as an introduction to the group's new IV3 tool, which automates voter registration challenges.

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Feb 9
Russia's media is this morning celebrating a huge victory thanks to #TuckerCarlson's softball interview with Putin last night.

Here's how the Kremlin-backed outlets, as well as Telegram channels, and bot networks are spinning the encounter.

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The homepages of all Russian media are dominated by stories about the interview. State-run news agency RIA Novosti's newsfeed had at least a dozen stories published since last night — focusing on how Putin had succeeded in "educating" the west about Russia/Ukraine history

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Memes about Carlson flooded pro-Kremlin Telegram channels, including ones calling for a national day of celebration for Tucker and images of him wearing a ushanka hat.

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Jan 29
Going to be monitoring the #takeourborderback convoy here today, watching numerous livestreamers who are in Viriginia broascasting from the convoy as it gets ready to depart for Texas

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Last night some of those involved got kicked out of the parking lot where they were set to meet this morning, prompting a last-minute change of venue



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And this morning, one of the livestreamers posted a picture claiming that four cars which had their types slashed in the parking lot of the hotel where convoyers were staying

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