Analysis As the technology behind deepfakes has grown, so too have concerns about how they could affect the very fabric of democracy. Could someone make a video of a candidate using a racial slur, or show them switching long-held publicly-held positions? Deepfakes are still relatively shoddy to produce and easy to debunk. But as they … Read more
More than 600,000 people (mostly college students) are using a Facebook group to come together and bond over how bad taking classes on Zoom is. This week on 2 GIRLS 1 PODCAST, Alli and Jen talk to Zana Rashid, a moderator from Zoom Memes for Self Quaranteens, a place for humor in a time of … Read more
A group of Democratic senators from New York and California urged the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to reverse its denial of a request from first responders to extend the comment period on a portion of the agency’s net neutrality repeal. Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.), Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), and … Read more
A senior adviser for Joe Biden’s presidential campaign is being accused of deleting her tweets about Christine Blasey Ford’s sexual assault allegations against then-Supreme Court justice nominee Brett Kavanaugh after a woman came forward with sexual assault allegations against Biden. Last month, Tara Reade accused Biden of digitally penetrating her when she worked in his … Read more
Analysis The U.S. may be undergoing social distancing, but evangelical leaders aren’t taking a break from their obsession over porn. One Christian minister claims viewing porn during the coronavirus pandemic is the most destructive event in history. “Porn is by far the greatest cancer ever to the church,” author Josh McDowell told the Christian Post. … Read more
Major spoilers from The Last of Us Part II (the sequel to the acclaimed 2014 PlayStation game) have circulating online, revealing several alleged details about the highly anticipated sequel. The leaks appeared on YouTube over the weekend but have since been uploaded and shared on other websites like Twitter. While the authenticity of the footage … Read more
Amazon has begun using video calls to verify third-party sellers as a way to try and weed out fraud on the website, according to reports. Reuters reports that the coronavirus pandemic has forced Amazon to use video conference calls instead of in-person meetings to verify third-party sellers—which make up a large portion of what is … Read more
In an interview with “To Catch A Predator’s” Chris Hansen, makeup artist and singer Jeffree Star answered questions about sexual assault allegations against his previous tourmate Dahvie Vanity. In the recent interview, Star claimed to have no knowledge of any inappropriate activity between Vanity and underage girls while they were worked together. Screenshots of deleted … Read more
Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani revealed in a tweet on Sunday that he may not know who the president was in 2017. The famed attorney appeared to suggest that former President Barack Obama is to blame for allegedly giving $3.7 million to a laboratory in Wuhan, China, that year. “Why did the US … Read more
Penny Dreadful fans should rethink their expectations for the new spinoff City of Angels, which bears little resemblance to its predecessor. While the original Penny Dreadful was a sumptuous gothic horror series—a melodrama starring characters from Dracula, Frankenstein and Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde—the new spinoff is more like a crime procedural with supernatural elements. … Read more