Analysis: Google and Bing show deepfake porn images of female celebrities atop search results for their names plus “deepfakes”, “fake nudes”, and other terms
Google and other search engines include nonconsensual deepfake porn in top image search results alongside tools … X: @cecianasta , @cecianasta , and @benjamingoggin X: Cecilia D'Anastasio / @cecianast...
Study: in May 2023, ~150K nonconsensual porn deepfakes, with 3.8B total views, appeared on 30 sites, up 9x since 2019, aided by services from big tech companies
To stay up and running, deepfake creators rely on products and services from Google, Apple, Amazon, CloudFlare and Microsoft X: @daveyalba , @cecianasta , and @ajmartinny X: Davey Alba / @daveyalba : ...
After Niantic's latest AR game Peridot got negative app store reviews and few downloads, a look at the company's metaverse games struggling to find an audience
Just a few years ago, tech evangelists were hailing Niantic Inc., the maker of the hit game Pokémon Go … Tweets: @cecianasta , @345triangle , @harrymccracken , @joonian , and @hermesninja Tweets: Ceci...
Interviews with sources and a review of talent management contracts for game streamers show rampant exploitation in the streaming management industry
Cecilia D'Anastasio / Wired : Tweets: @sesmith , @tigerstylegg , @kendricswissh , @knibbs , @wiredscience , @wired , @cecianasta , @iamasarch , @ggtalentgroup , and @pymms_ Tweets: S.E. Smith / @sesm...
A month after the launch of TikTok's $200M fund, some creators are complaining about the low payouts and lack of transparency in how payouts are calculated
Users say the platform's new Creator Fund is opaque and riddled with problems. The company says it's listening. Tweets: @wired , @taylorlorenz , @mattnavarra , @cecianasta , @lmatsakis , and @taylorl...
A look at the growing TikTok trend of “sleep-streams”, where users live-stream their sleep to earn digital coins and gain new followers
Some TikTok users are going viral, gaining followers and even making cash by live-streaming themselves overnight. Tweets: @glenngabe , @conniechan , @ramshajahangir , @stevesi , @caitlindewey , @a_web...
A deep dive into the debate surrounding video game addiction, as the scientific understanding of what it means to be addicted continues to evolve
The latest research suggests it's not far-fetched at all — especially when you consider all the societal and cultural factors that make today's games so attractive. Tweets: @cecianasta , @ferrisjabr ,...