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A businessman stands with his turned back and looks into a cross-shaped hole in a concrete wall.

X Now Banned in Brazil; Huge Fines Threaten Secret Users

The Supreme Court’s ruling seems to be part of an international trend toward attempted government control of the news stream
One of our readers writes to say, "I resisted the military dictatorship in Brazil in the 1960s, and I will resist the dictatorship of a judge in 2024." Read More ›
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Educating Chatbot Claude About Design in the Universe

In an age when “prebunking” drowns information, chatbots need to go back to school

Last week, Richard Stevens wrote about the new fad in information control known as prebunking — setting about to destroy the reputation of a news source among the unwary. The tactic seems popular among a newer type of journalist for whom there is no other side to a story, who views alternative takes as a threat. That sort of journalism is currently associated with a huge decline in mainstream media readership even among stalwarts such as the Washington Post, which is currently facing a top-drawer upheaval as a result. Stevens demonstrated how a chatbot could provide free prebunking copy, using Mind Matters News‘s About page and Introduction as the subject. Anything can be prebunked in principle and sometimes chatbots may Read More ›