Meta claims that thousands of pirated adult videos it was accused of using for AI training may have been downloaded by ‘disparate individuals’ for ‘personal use’

Usually, when adult videos are discovered on a device, the response is to claim some grander purpose for their existence. Well, Meta isn’t one to bow to convention, apparently, as it has recently struck back at claims that adult videos were used to train its AI models, claiming that they may have been downloaded for…

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GDQ’s upcoming event, Games Done Queer, has already become a fierce rallying cry of support for LGBT rights in the US: ‘We had 450 hours of content submitted for the 36-hour show’

Things are rough out there, right now, if you’re any sort of queer—particularly in the US. The Trump administration has made sweeping executive orders to harm LGBTQ+ health, attacking gender-affirming care for trans people, and steamrolling anything it can in the name of a bone-headed “anti-DEI” crusade. It’s a nightmare. Which is why Games Done…

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Arc Raiders technically doesn’t have item trading, but there’s a way to cheat the system and get missions done with the power of friendship

Loot is almost always plentiful in Arc Raiders—except, it seems, when you need to find something specific. The first few missions will have you looking for a battery and some wires, two items that I’ve seen plenty of during my preview and the beta test. But somehow, as soon as I needed them, they decided…

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