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Civitai, Site Used to Generate #AI #Porn , Cut Off by Credit Card Processor

#Civitai , an AI model sharing site backed by #AndreessenHorowitz ( #a16z ) …has repeatedly shown is being used to generate #nonconsensual adult content, lost access to its credit card payment processor.

… the site will “pause” CC payments starting May 23. At that time, users will no longer be able to buy “Buzz,” the on-site currency users spend to generate images, or start new memberships.

404media.co/civitai-site-used-

404 Media · Civitai, Site Used to Generate AI Porn, Cut Off by Credit Card ProcessorCivitai, a huge platform for sharing AI models and generating videos and images, has been cut off from its payment processor.
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Nonilex

On the #xAI purchase of #X (#Twitter)

Because both companies are privately held & controlled by #Musk, the transaction likely amounts to a #stock swap, with X investors getting paid out in xAI shares. The companies have a number of mutual investors, including venture firms #AndreessenHorowitz & #SequoiaCapital, as well as #Fidelity Management, #VyCapital & #SaudiArabia’s Kingdom Holding Co.

#law #securities #SEC
cnbc.com/2025/03/28/elon-musk-

CNBCElon Musk says xAI has acquired X in deal that values social media site at $33 billionIn a social media post on Friday, Elon Musk said his startup xAI has acquired his social media company X.
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⚯ Michel de Cryptadamus ⚯

another day, another AI scam backed by #MarcAndreessen's #a16z.

> "TechCrunch learned that multiple companies with logos on #11x's website were not actual customers and that at least one is threatening legal action over it.”

When a company lies about something so public and so easily verifiable it begs the question: what else are they lying about?

Andreessen is running #DOGE with #ElonMusk. These are the kind of people who run the US government now.

techcrunch.com/2025/03/24/a16z

TechCrunch · a16z- and Benchmark-backed 11x has been claiming customers it doesn’t have | TechCrunchLast year, AI-powered sales automation startup 11x appeared to be on an explosive growth trajectory. However, nearly two dozen sources — including
#corruption#uspol#elevenX
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Elon Musks X strebt neue Finanzierung bei 44-Milliarden-Dollar-Bewertung an
X, das ehemalige Twitter, plant eine neue Finanzierungsrunde und will dabei eine Bewertung von 44 Milliarden Dollarerzielen – genau
apfeltalk.de/magazin/news/elon
#News #Tellerrand #AndreessenHorowitz #ElonMusk #Investoren #MorganStanley #SequoiaCapital #SocialMedia #SpaceX #TrumpAdministration #Twitterbernahme #XFinanzierung #xAI

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Nonilex

Also in attendance…was #MicroStrategy founder #MichaelSaylor, wearing his trademark orange bow tie, a nod to #bitcoin…, #Ripple CEO #BradGarlinghouse & top execs at #Coinbase, including global #policy head #FaryarShirzad….

The #Winklevoss twins chatted w/Chris Dixon of #AndreessenHorowitz & his colleague, Sriram Krishnan, who left his role…at the firm to join #DavidSacks’ task force. #BoHines, #Trump’s choice to lead the Presidential Council of Advisers for #DigitalAssets, was also present.…

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Nonilex

#ScottBessent, likely the next #Treasury Secy, [attended]…
#KohHarada, COO of #Aleo, a privacy-focused #blockchain, said Bessent was “pretty coy about things, but the fact that he was even there was very interesting.”

Aleo, which has raised >$200M from investors including #SoftBank & #AndreessenHorowitz, chose to establish in the #US while many rivals launched from #offshore jurisdictions like the #CaymanIslands as a shield from #regulations.

#crypto#law#USpol
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HistoPol (#HP) 🏴 🇺🇸 🏴

@Npars01 @mike

#X #Legal #InvestorsUnsealed

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...of the investors [which IMO should often be called "co-conspirators,"] in particular the #Saudi crown prince, #MBS's role (see article).

"...The list #X filed with the court mentions 95 names and legal entities.

Some of them are familiar names for Musk-watchers:

#AndreessenHorowitz, 8VC, #JackDorsey, Ross Gerber, Draper Fisher Jurvetson, Sequoia, et al. There are 26 entries related to #Fidelity, the mutual fund colossus. There’s...

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