After finishing Andy's book "Tracers in the Dark" recently... I wanted more! And wow, did he deliver. What an incredible story

Andy Greenberg@agreenberg.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Last year, a human trafficking victim trapped in a crypto scam compound in the Golden Triangle region of Laos contacted me. He then proceeded to leak to me a huge collection of the compound's internal materials. Then he had to get out alive. This is his story. 🧵👇 www.wired.com/story/he-lea...

“Putting people in bikinis is just the tip of the iceberg. On Telegram, users are finding ways to make Grok do far worse.” Via @emanuelmaiberg.bsky.social www.404media.co/inside-the-t...

Inside the Telegram Channel Jailbreaking Grok Over and Over Again

Putting people in bikinis is just the tip of the iceberg. On Telegram, users are finding ways to make Grok do far worse.

404media.co

Thrilled to moderate a crucial panel this Monday in London! We'll cover how OSINT techniques and tools are transforming justice for human rights violations 🔎⚖️ An expert panel includes leaders from @airwars.bsky.social @bellingcat.com and more! Get your ticket: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/panel-disc...

A State Department employee shared with PBS News an image from inside the department. The image includes a piece of paper taped to a mirror with the words, "Colleagues, if you remain: RESIST FASCISM. Remember the oath you vowed to uphold."

TikTok’s staff is reportedly working on a new version of the app for release in app stores on September 5th. www.theverge.com/news/698999/...

TikTok’s ‘ban’ problem could end soon with a new app and a sale

The ban has been banned for six months.

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Exc: Logically, the UK's biggest fact checking and anti-disinfo company, has gone into administration. The causes are in dispute, but it's another blow for a beleaguered industry www.thetimes.com/uk/media/art...

Britain’s biggest fact-checking company goes into administration

Logically, which worked with the government to counter disinformation during the Covid pandemic, had recently lost contracts with social media giants

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Thrilled to be back for the 2nd year to speak at the #CIJSummer Investigative Journalism Conference! Join me tomorrow AM for my session - I’ll share insights from my Wired investigation www.wired.com/story/inside... I’ll demonstrate how to investigate using TikTok, Telegram & Facebook @tcij.org

Excited to share my conversation w/ @joshaxelrod.bsky.social on the @osintjobs.bsky.social Podcast! We covered a range of topics, including: • OSINT and journalism • Storytelling and data • Diversity and inclusion in OSINT ...and more! 🔗 www.osintnewsletter.osint-jobs.com/p/podcast-sa...

Podcast: Sarah Cammarata on investigating a toxic network targeting women for harassment

We sit down with the best and brightest practitioners in the field to learn more about their careers and skillsets.

osintnewsletter.osint-jobs.com

Infuriating. Trans women are women. Trans men are men. Non-binary people are valid. Trans people belong and deserve to exist 🏳️‍⚧️

Alejandra Caraballo@esqueer.net · last yr.

The UK supreme court has gutted the legal recognition of trans people. They also recognized the concept of sex based rights which is just absurd. There's no such thing as sex based rights. There is the right to be free from discrimination on the basis of sex. www.cbsnews.com/news/uk-supr...

The Capitol Rioters have had quite a lot to say since they received pardons from Donald Trump — most have no regrets, believe conspiracy theories, and remain loyal to Trump and the MAGA movement. I'm documenting their statements, activities, and networks at Pardon Tracker. Please consider donating:

Pardon Tracker

Pardon Tracker is an independent investigative journalism and data visualization project, documenting the statements, activities, and networks of the individuals that received pardons charges related ...

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During his court testimony yesterday in FTC v. Meta, Zuck said: "If any app gets sufficiently large, it has the opportunity to spread out and do different things." Feels like a relevant observation re: our scoop today that OpenAI is now working on a social network www.theverge.com/openai/64813...

OpenAI is building a social network

ChatGPT versus X?

theverge.com

Notorious image board 4chan hacked and internal data leaked

Notorious image board 4chan hacked and internal data leaked

The infamous website was taken down and working intermittently, while hackers leaked alleged data like moderators email addresses, and source code.

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If you’re into OSINT / thinking about the future of open protocols, this is worth a read www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...

Bluesky’s Quest to Build Nontoxic Social Media

X and Facebook are governed by the policies of mercurial billionaires. Bluesky’s C.E.O., Jay Graber, says that she wants to give power back to the user.

newyorker.com

OnlyFans founder Tim Stokely partnered with a crypto company to bid for TikTok as the social media company faces a deadline to either sell or be banned in the US. Amazon also placed a last minute bid.

The Founder of OnlyFans Wants to Buy TikTok

OnlyFans founder Tim Stokely partnered with a crypto company to bid for TikTok as the social media company faces a deadline to either sell or be banned in the US. Amazon also placed a last minute bid.

wired.com

I asked an international human rights lawyer recently what red lines to watch for - he said, “when people start to disappear.” Well…https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/26/us/ice-tufts-student-detained-rumeysa-ozturk.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share

Rumeysa Ozturk, a Tufts Student, Is Detained by ICE

The university was told that the student’s visa had been terminated, its president said in a late-night email to students and faculty members.

nytimes.com

Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee: "Pete Hegseth is a f*cking liar. This is so clearly classified info he recklessly leaked that could’ve gotten our pilots killed. He needs to resign in disgrace immediately."

Hegseth, yesterday: "Nobody's texting war plans." Hegseth in the texts, which @theatlantic.com just published in full: www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...

NEW: To friends, Matthew Allison was a likeable part of Boise, Idaho’s electronic music scene. But behind his computer screen, authorities say, he helped lead the Terrorgram Collective, an online network that inspired white supremacist violence. With @frontlinepbs.bsky.social

A “Goofy” DJ’s Secret Life at the Center of an Online Terrorism Network

To friends, Matthew Allison was a likeable part of Boise, Idaho’s electronic music scene. But behind his computer screen, authorities say, he helped lead the Terrorgram Collective, an online network t...

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How white supremacists from around the world turned a handful of accounts on Telegram into a community with hundreds of chats and channels focused on recruiting would-be terrorists via @propublica.org & @frontlinepbs.bsky.social www.propublica.org/series/the-r...

Inside Terrorgram

ProPublica and FRONTLINE investigate how an online network known as Terrorgram spread white supremacy, extremism and violence.

propublica.org

NEW: As Americans increasingly get their news from online shows and streamers, our analysis found that this expanding media ecosystem is overwhelmingly right-leaning.

The right dominates the online media ecosystem, seeping into sports, comedy, and other supposedly nonpolitical spaces

As Americans increasingly get their news from online shows and streamers, the influence of this media ecosystem becomes more prominent — and Media Matters has found that the most popular of this conte...

mediamatters.org

Just updated our guide to using Signal. If you aren't already on Signal, this will get you up to speed. Also, you should be using Signal—there's no time like this very second! www.wired.com/story/signal...

How to Use Signal Encrypted Messaging

The best end-to-end encrypted messaging app has a host of security features. Here are the ones you should care about.

wired.com

Shady bets: how Europe’s gambling industry spun out of control Our new investigation, produced with media in 11 countries, unravels the spin of Europe's multibillion-euro betting industry. It exposes the void of EU regulation, unlicensed sites, offshore secrecy and a growing public health crisis:

Shady bets

Glitzy offers and bonus bets lure in millions to online gambling every day. Yet behind the crafted promotions lies a different reality. One defined by unlicensed operations, offshore accounts and a gr...

investigate-europe.eu

Europeans are mystified, disappointed and frightened by a country they thought they knew www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

Trump and Vance Shattered Europe’s Illusions About America

This is how the bad guys act.

theatlantic.com

New from 404 Media: buying this $250 ID from the tropical nation of Palau allows you to bypass U.S. crypto laws. The law blocks certain exchanges and limits trades. I bought the ID, verified it works for making accounts on crypto exchanges. Traders are doing this. www.404media.co/buying-a-250...

Buying a $250 Residency Card From a Tropical Island Let Me Bypass U.S. Crypto Laws

U.S. traders are buying 'digital residency' in Palau to skirt restrictions on the amount of cryptocurrency they can withdraw and the exchanges they can use. Major exchanges have already banned the ID,...

404media.co

I’ll be speaking again at @tcij.org summer conference @goldsmithsuol.bsky.social Last year I covered how to investigate using Telegram, TikTok and Facebook. What do you want to learn this year? Book now (students and freelancers get early bird rates!) tcij.org/summer-confe...

CIJ Summer Conference 2025

26-27 June 2025 Goldsmiths, University of London #CIJSummer Investigative Journalism Conference is the UK's only training conference with an emphasis on investigative skills. We offer a mixture of t...

tcij.org

Rubio and Marocco completely ended nearly 10,000 aid programs in one fell swoop — including those they had granted waivers just days earlier ... The move consigns untold numbers of the world’s poorest children, refugees and other vulnerable people to death

Charles Ornstein@charlesornstein.bsky.social · last yr.

BIG NEW STORY: The Trump Administration Said These Aid Programs Saved Lives. It Canceled Them Anyway. by @annamaria.bsky.social and Brett Murphy

How Elon Musk planned for DOGE: Our investigation found that he raised the idea in 2023, becoming fixated on gaining insider access to federal systems. By Dec., he chose USDS as a landing place, and future DOGE members began applying for jobs there. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/28/u...

How Elon Musk Executed His Takeover of the Federal Bureaucracy (Gift Article)

The operation was driven with a frenetic focus by the billionaire, who channeled his resentment of regulatory oversight into a drastic overhaul of government agencies.

nytimes.com