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Six Months Of ‘AI CSAM Crisis’ Headlines Were Based On Misleading Data

1 week 5 days ago
Remember last summer when everyone was freaking out about the explosion of AI-generated child sexual abuse material? The New York Times ran a piece in July with the headline “A.I.-Generated Images of Child Sexual Abuse Are Flooding the Internet.” NCMEC put out a blog post calling the numbers an “alarming increase” and a “wake-up call.” […]
Mike Masnick

Reps. Miller, Bost, LaHood Request Answers from Illinois Elections Board on Voter Roll Integrity

1 week 5 days ago
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Congresswoman Mary Miller (IL-15) led a letter with Congressman Mike Bost (IL-12) and Congressman Darin LaHood (IL-16) to the Illinois State Board of Elections requesting answers regarding the accuracy of the state’s voter rolls and its compliance with federal election law. As Illinois prepares to begin early voting on February 5, the letter raised serious concerns about the state’s compliance with the National Voter Registration Act (NVRA) and th

Planned Parenthood ends suit against Trump administration over serving Medicaid patients

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WASHINGTON — A federal judge on Monday closed the lawsuit Planned Parenthood filed last summer after Republicans’ “big, beautiful” law blocked Medicaid patients from visiting its clinics for any health care appointments for one year.  Planned Parenthood filed notice with the court Friday that it had dismissed “without prejudice all claims against” the Trump administration […]
Jennifer Shutt

Judge blocks DHS policy to keep House Dems from visiting detention facilities unannounced

1 week 5 days ago
WASHINGTON — A federal judge on Monday temporarily blocked a Trump administration policy that prevented members of Congress from making unannounced oversight visits at facilities that hold immigrants. The temporary restraining order from U.S. District Judge Jia Cobb of District of Columbia federal court blocked a seven-day notice requirement that Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem established […]
Ariana Figueroa