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Trump Org. says Amazon, Walmart, eBay sellers hawking knockoff goods

The Trump Organization has filed a lawsuit against unnamed online merchants it said are hawking counterfeit merchandise promoting…
#UnitedStates #US #USA #Amazon.comInc #BreakingNews:Politics #BreakingNews:Technology #businessnews #donaldjtrump #DonaldTrump #eBayInc #Fraudandfalsestatements #internet #Lawsuits #Politics #technology #trump #WalmartInc
europesays.com/2283377/

“Conspiracy theories about extreme weather events spread faster than life-saving alerts on some social media platforms, according to a new study…

social media platforms “amplified conspiracy theorists while sidelining vital emergency information.”“

euronews.com/green/2025/07/24/

Conspiracies about extreme weather spread faster than life-saving alerts on social media, says study
euronews · Study: Social media boosts climate conspiracies over emergency alertsThe study says the influence of high-profile conspiracy theorists during climate disasters is drowning out emergency response efforts.
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One of the reasons you should avoid using shortened URLs…

𝙂𝙤𝙤𝙜𝙡𝙚'𝙨 𝙐𝙍𝙇 𝙨𝙝𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙚𝙣𝙚𝙧 𝙜𝙤𝙤.𝙜𝙡 𝙬𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙤𝙣𝙡𝙮 𝙨𝙝𝙤𝙬 404 𝙚𝙧𝙧𝙤𝙧𝙨 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙚𝙣𝙙 𝙤𝙛 𝘼𝙪𝙜𝙪𝙨𝙩

heise.de/en/news/Google-s-URL-

heise online · Google's URL shortener goo.gl will only show 404 errors from the end of AugustBy Frank Schräer

When you thought the internet was enshittified enough, Youtube is now dubbing videos with AI.

I already hate dubbing with a passion when it's made by professionals, so if I don't find a way to block this everywhere, this is going to be problematic. (I've found a way to block my future uploads from being dubbed, but not sure if this is retroactive).