tl;dr Books, most likely generated by an LLM, were being sold on Amazon under Jane Friedman’s name. The same books were added to her Goodreads profile. Amazon initially refused to remove the books. If it’s happening to her, it’s definitely happening to other authors.
Clarence Thomas’ 38 Vacations: The Other Billionaires Who Have Treated the Supreme Court Justice to Luxury Travel (www.propublica.org)
Grindr Tells Unionizing Workers: Move Across The Country or Be Fired (www.vice.com)
Musk’s new Twitter policies helped spread Russian propaganda, E.U. says (www.washingtonpost.com)
X’s failure to slow the spread of disinformation on the Internet would have violated E.U. social media law, had it been in effect...
Tennessee State House votes to 'silence' Rep. Justin Jones, 1 of 2 Democrats expelled earlier this year (www.cnn.com)
Putin appeared paralyzed and unable to act in first hours of rebellion (wapo.st)
Danny Masterson Is Sentenced to 30 Years to Life in Prison for Two Rapes (www.nytimes.com)
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I Would Rather See My Books Get Pirated Than This (Or: Why Goodreads and Amazon Are Becoming Dumpster Fires) | Jane Friedman (janefriedman.com)
tl;dr Books, most likely generated by an LLM, were being sold on Amazon under Jane Friedman’s name. The same books were added to her Goodreads profile. Amazon initially refused to remove the books. If it’s happening to her, it’s definitely happening to other authors.
Previously Secret Memo Laid Out Strategy for Trump to Overturn Biden’s Win (www.nytimes.com)
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House Republicans are adding dozens of anti-LGBTQ+ measures to must-pass bills (19thnews.org)
Advocates are sounding the alarm about the high number of attacks against gender-affirming care, marriage protections and discrimination prevention.
Vivek Ramaswamy Used Dark Money Connections to Enrich His Investment Firm (jacobin.com)
Opinion | Trump’s kid-glove treatment highlights an unequal justice system (wapo.st)
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Abortion Snitching Is Already Sending People to Jail (msmagazine.com)
Heat pumps twice as efficient as fossil fuel systems in cold weather, study finds (www.theguardian.com)
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Threads blocks searches related to covid and vaccines as cases rise (wapo.st)
Public health experts denounced the platform’s moderation policies, which they say restrict access to critical health information...
Man who played ‘Glory to Hong Kong’ protest song without permit cites UN rights treaty in court (hongkongfp.com)
How the Ultrawealthy Use Private Foundations to Bank Millions in Tax Deductions While Giving the Public Little in Return (www.propublica.org)
Paul Reubens, Creator of Pee-wee Herman, Is Dead at 70 (www.nytimes.com)
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George Santos Missed the Deadline to Reveal His Finances. Now What? (www.nytimes.com)
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Mother is arrested in Bangladesh after son in the U.S. criticizes government online (www.nbcnews.com)
The Taliban’s war on women in Afghanistan must be formally recognized as gender apartheid (theconversation.com)
How Jack Smith Structured the Trump Election Indictment to Reduce Risks (www.nytimes.com)
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The endless battle to banish the world’s most notorious stalker website (wapo.st)
The anonymous forum, known as Kiwi Farms, keeps popping back online despite a relentless campaign by transgender activists and a former insider...
Tire wear and tear revealed as a major contributor to waterway pollution (newatlas.com)
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Georgia prosecutors have messages showing Trump's team is behind voting system breach (www.cnn.com)
News Corp profits dive 75% as Rupert Murdoch-owned company hints at AI future (www.theguardian.com)