NBC News:
A profile of Kiwi Farms, a forum owned and operated by former 8chan admin Josh Moon, that has become synonymous with doxxing, swatting, and harassment campaigns — A trans streamer and a Republican congresswoman were targeted at their homes in the last month. Experts warn this is just the beginning.
Dan Goodin / Ars Technica:
The creator of Kiwi Farms, known for hosting targeted harassment campaigns, says the forum site was hacked and users’ email and IP address data is compromised — Harassment site is down for now after hacker gains access to admin account. — The head of Kiwi Farms, the Internet forum best known …
Joseph Cox / VICE:
After an outcry over having transphobic forum Kiwi Farms as a client, Cloudflare says denying security services due to “despicable” content is the wrong policy — The company has faced mounting pressure to stop providing security services to Kiwi Farms, whose users regularly dox and stalk trans people.
Casey Newton / Platformer:
Cloudflare belatedly banning Kiwi Farms demonstrates the “stochastic terrorism loophole”, offering groups cover as long as no one explicitly calls for murder — On platforms and the stochastic terrorism loophole — I. — Kiwi Farms is a nearly 10-year-old web forum …
Washington Post:
Cloudflare says it has blocked Kiwi Farms, citing “an unprecedented emergency and immediate threat to human life” after a recent rise in targeted threats — — Reversing course under growing public pressure, major tech security company Cloudflare Inc. announced Saturday …
Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch:
Some experts warn that the EU’s proposed AI Act would create a legal liability for general-purpose AI systems while simultaneously undermining their development — Proposed E.U. rules could limit the type of research that produces cutting-edge AI tools like GPT-3, experts warn in a new study.
Anna Edgerton / Bloomberg:
A look at GOP plans for Big Tech if they retake the House: few new laws, hearings on Meta, Twitter, Google, and others, chipping away at Section 230, and more — In September, Ohio Representative Jim Jordan and 34 of his Republican colleagues sent a letter to Meta Platforms Inc. Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg.
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