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The Internet Furry Drama Raising Big Questions About Artificial Intelligence
Much of the fun of internet drama comes from its frivolousness, but sometimes an online shitfest points to something bigger. Last week, the AI-powered furry art site thisfursonadoesnotexist did just that, igniting a fandom firestorm while also highlighting an important debate about digital art. Trained on more than 55,000 images pulled (without permission) from a…
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Someone Set Up A Weird, Fake Corporate Website To Trick Twitch Into Banning Left-Wing Streamers
Streaming giant Twitch.tv issued 24-hour bans to some of its biggest left-wing podcasters on Tuesday night, including Chapo Trap House, radio host David Pakman, and Mychal “Trihex” Jefferson, citing Digital Millennium Copyright Act takedown requests over streams of the Democratic primary debate in South Carolina.
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Disney Is Eliminating Unofficial Baby Yoda Merch Now That It’s Releasing Its Own
Sellers of various Baby Yodas on Etsy are getting takedown notices as Disney ramps up its own official Mandalorian merch.
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YouTube Offers A Teeny Auto-Trim Feature In Penance For Copyright Sins
YouTube promised to deal with the copyright thugs, and it’s trying, god bless its heart. The company has announced that it will be providing an “Assisted Trim” tool for vloggers to remove the allegedly infringing content in their video with one click and automatically release a content ID claim. YouTube previously offered the option for…