Robert Stribley
@stribs.bsky.social
UXer + Educator + Author + Photographer. Australian + American. UX: thisistechnique.com. Teach: SVA. Author: Design for Privacy (Rosenfeld Media). Interests: UX, digital/human rights, immigration, journalism, misinformation, privacy by design. Brooklyn.
Also, don’t thank people for false reporting on their fellow citizens upon making kneejerk bigoted assumptions upon seeing brown people in public.
Brendan Nyhan@brendannyhan.bsky.social · 4h agoNothing to worry about, just a US attorney investigating people for deportation when suggested by rando X accounts
NEW: Over the last few months, Meta has run dozens of paid ads that included AI-generated CSAM. The ads, some of which were linking out to “nudify” apps, targeted men in the US, UK, and a dozen European countries. Some were running in the last few days
Meta Ran Ads That Contained AI-Generated Child Sexual Abuse Imagery
More than 50 offending image and video ads were published across Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, or Threads, according to Meta’s ad library data. Some ran as recently as this week.
wired.com
Very grateful to those who have contributed so far. It’s good to know that in time of tremendous cruelty towards transgender people—when their very existence as our fellow human beings is being politicized on the daily—that there are so many who will demonstrate kindness to our friends and family.
Robert Stribley@stribs.bsky.social · yesterday🧵🏳️⚧️ My sister and I were both born in Perth, Western Australia, and, during the pandemic, Freyja made the difficult but liberating decision to transition. As a result, like many transgender people she has had a difficult time pursuing some of her important life goals.
Does anyone think that Meta cares how they make money?
Matt Burgess (WIRED)@mattburgess1.bsky.social · 6h agoNEW: Over the last few months, Meta has run dozens of paid ads that included AI-generated CSAM. The ads, some of which were linking out to “nudify” apps, targeted men in the US, UK, and a dozen European countries. Some were running in the last few days
🧵🏳️⚧️ My sister and I were both born in Perth, Western Australia, and, during the pandemic, Freyja made the difficult but liberating decision to transition. As a result, like many transgender people she has had a difficult time pursuing some of her important life goals.
Fantastic news for Californians and their privacy. Now, let’s make this a national thing. Through DROP, the Delete Act lets you: Delete the information data brokers have about you Control the sale of your personal information privacy.ca.gov/drop/about-d...
About DROP and the Delete Act
Learn more about DROP. This includes the California Consumer Privacy Act and the Delete Act.
privacy.ca.gov
Pity there’s no way to penalize all the people involved in this.
@GottaLaff@gottalaff.bsky.social · 2d agoABC has picked it up now. "Capital One says it closed hundreds of Trump's bank accounts in 2021 'for anti-money laundering reasons'"
🧵🏳️⚧️ My sister and I were both born in Perth, Western Australia, and, during the pandemic, Freyja made the difficult but liberating decision to transition. As a result, like many transgender people she has had a difficult time pursuing some of her important life goals.
Today, August 4, 2026, is the setting of Ray Bradbury’s short story “There Will Come Soft Rains” about a fully automated house continuing on after the family who lived there and the world around it died in a nuclear blast.
Even if involved in narcotrafficking, this would be illegal. Due process.
CNN@cnn.com · 2d agoThe US military’s strikes on alleged drug boats have likely illegally killed “individuals who are not involved in narcotrafficking,” Sen. Tim Kaine told the White House, following “a careful review” of classified information he has seen so far.
WaPo alone found 50 cops who misused Flock cameras and other license-plate readers for personal purposes, namely to spy on girlfriends or ex-wives. They interviewed ~seven victims w/ stories of abuse that are really awful. One police chief "watched every single move" his ex made.
Drew Harwell@drewharwell.com · 3d agoNew: We found 50 cops who misused Flock cameras and other license-plate readers for personal purposes, often to spy on their girlfriends or ex-wives. He "watched every single move I made. ... Who do you turn the chief of police in to?" wapo.st/3S6rTuo
Stuff that sucks. “The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative had funneled more than $125 million into The Primary School over a decade — barely a footnote in the power couple’s balance sheet. The families of those enrolled in the school were devastated by the news.”
Futurism@futurism.com · 2d agoHer foundation is pivoting to AI instead.
What a charming interview!
Charlie Jane "Lessons in Magic and Disaster" Anders 🏳️⚧@charliejane.bsky.social · 2d agoBack in April 2000, I had barely started my transition. I was just starting to go out in public. I got drawn into an on-the-street interview for a local talk show, made by trans people for trans people. That's when my landlord (who didn't know I was trans) showed up! buttondown.com/charliejane/...
Including New York City where you desperately wanted to be accepted for 50 years?
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2d agoTrump: "Look at the blue cities. What do they have in common? They're all dirty. They're filthy dirty. Their streets are dirty. Their streets smell. Their storefronts are broken. Their trees are all gross. Everything about the place is dirty. It's really all of them."
Everyone is wondering who caused this! The platform literally has a "Write with AI" button...
404 Media@404media.co · 3d agoFollowing 404 Media's reporting on how LinkedIn is full of AI slop, the platform is giving users a chance to report it when they see it. www.404media.co/linkedin-int...
So do algae blooms as you demonstrated admirably at the Reflecting Pool
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2d agoTrump's new daily talking point is "grass is like humans -- it has a life"
You can bet RFK Jr will use the same framing, too.
Aparna Nair@disabilitystor1.bsky.social · 2d agoFuck you. Seriously, fuck you. Using this framing: "Two people died of a preventable infection. But don't worry, its just disabled/vulnerable people!" should automatically mean you are eligible for a fiery, pus-ridden, painful, endless and eternal toil in the depths of Tartarus
“Unbelievably duplicitous,” huh? Seems like you’d be well-equipped to recognize that characteristic in others, well in advance of them deploying it to take advantage of you.
Ashton Pittman@ashtonpittman.bsky.social · 2d agoUpdate: No deal, back to war, Trump says.
Never ceases to amaze me that this man wasn’t disqualified from being President and that he still hasn’t been removed from the Presidency. www.npr.org/2026/08/02/g...
Capital One says it closed Trump Organization accounts over money-laundering concerns
The bank is asking a judge to permanently dismiss a lawsuit from Trump-affiliated businesses, arguing a monthslong internal review — not the Jan. 6 riot — explains why hundreds of accounts were shut d...
npr.org
The WNBA has never had a trans woman play in the league’s 30-year history and now the right and other anti-trans activists are hammering the league over something that has never been an issue, proving once again it isn’t about protection but exhibiting cruelty toward trans people.
Please stop saying “lockdowns.” There were never true lockdowns in the US, and it fuels far right narratives to repeat this inaccurate statement. You can say closures, you can say restrictions, or better, you can say public health measures which saved many lives.
Dr. Lucky Tran@luckytran.com · 6d agoPeople still complain about “lockdowns” but we had none in the US. We had stay-at-home orders, where although businesses were closed, you could still go outside whenever you wanted. Other countries had far stricter rules, and yet have been much more accepting of them as they saved many more lives.
Police can definitely stalk their ex, but not solve crimes. www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
How rogue officers turned a nationwide camera network into a tool for stalking
Flock’s array of license-plate cameras was built to fight crime. But at least 50 law enforcement officers were charged with or accused of misusing it and other systems.
washingtonpost.com
If ICE detained an immigrant with this history of violence and unlawfulness, it would be all over FOX News and DHS's social media accounts. Instead this is a current GOP member of congress who remains in good standing with his colleagues and party.
Jen Taub@jentaub.bsky.social · 3d agoMax Miller has a documented history of violence against women dating back to high school. Read this article from 2021. web.archive.org/web/20211105...
![An image of The Villeneuve Scale of Air Pollution (aka the Milleneuve)
Arrival
< 100 milleneuves
(normal particulate levels)
Prisoners
200 milleneuves
(chimney smoke and rage)
Sicario
300 milleneuves
(gunsmoke and drugs maybe?)
Enemy
600 milleneuves
(C'mon, Toronto, you used to be cool)
Dune
750 milleneuves
(stillsuits are a must!)
Blade Runner 2049
900 milleneuves
(omg why are you even outside, Ryan Gosling??)
[each entry has a still from the film showing the sky color, from clear to deep orange]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:e3adzvtg56lfn3wpdlfjwnoc/bafkreifderpx4gkosjxomcme5gtboehesquihk5usfuv75aq7naejsitie)
