Hackers threaten to leak ‘woke’ University of Pennsylvania student data
Hackers threaten to leak 'woke' University of Pennsylvania student data “We got hacked,” members of the University of Pennsylvania community were told in the subject line of several emails sent from addresses linked to its Graduate School of Education. The sender, apparently, was the potential hacker or hackers themselves. “The University of Pennsylvania is a […]
What the Trump family stands to gain from Changpeng Zhao’s pardon
What the Trump family stands to gain from Changpeng Zhao's pardon Hello and welcome to Regulator. When it comes to the news cycle, only the actual destruction of the White House could have overshadowed the slate of dubious pardons that President Donald Trump issued last week, including former Rep. George Santos, the compulsive fabulist who […]
OpenAI completed its for-profit restructuring — and struck a new deal with Microsoft
OpenAI completed its for-profit restructuring — and struck a new deal with Microsoft Microsoft Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Satya Nadella (L), speaks with OpenAI Chief Executive Officer Sam Altman, who joined by video during the Microsoft Build 2025 conference. OpenAI’s controversial for-profit restructuring is finally complete, along with a new deal with Microsoft. The […]
Trump’s DHS is recruiting ICE officers with a Halo meme
Trump's DHS is recruiting ICE officers with a Halo meme After using the original Pokémon theme song in a montage of ICE raids, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is using another popular video game franchise to promote itself on social media: Halo. This morning, the DHS posted an image featuring Halo characters, a Warthog […]
ICE is building a social media panopticon
ICE is building a social media panopticon As Immigration and Customs Enforcement carries out raids across the country, the agency is working rapidly to expand an online surveillance system that could potentially track millions of users on the web. Federal records uncovered by The Lever reveal that ICE is paying $5.7 million to use an […]
How Apple’s walled garden protects ICE
How Apple's walled garden protects ICE Hello and welcome to Regulator. Of all the strange, unintended consequences stemming from major lawsuits, I never thought that the Trump administration’s power to force Apple to remove ICE-tracking mobile apps from its stores could have been connected to a legal battle over Fortnite V-Bucks. Yes, we are talking […]
‘New media’ is just right-wing media
'New media' is just right-wing media (From L) Political commentator Rogan O’Handley, aka DC Draino, TikToker Chaya Raichik, US conservative activist Scott Presler, commentator Liz Wheeler and US conservative political commentator Chad Prather carry binders bearing the seal of the US Justice Department reading “The Epstein Files: Phase 1” as they walk out of the […]
Facebook removes ICE-tracking page after US government ‘outreach’
Facebook removes ICE-tracking page after US government 'outreach' Meta has removed a Facebook page dedicated to tracking Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) action in Chicago after the Justice Department got involved. Attorney General Pam Bondi wrote on X Tuesday that Facebook had taken down an unnamed “large group page that was being used to dox […]
UK fines 4Chan over online safety compliance
UK fines 4Chan over online safety compliance The penalties are fairly paltry. The United Kingdom has slapped 4Chan with a £20,000 (around $26,000) fine in a bid to clamp down on platforms that are hindering Online Safety Act (OSA) investigations. UK telecoms regulator Ofcom says the fine was issued after the controversial social media site […]
Brendan Carr wants to let internet providers charge hidden fees again
Brendan Carr wants to let internet providers charge hidden fees again Broadband customers may find themselves blighted by unexpected charges again, thanks to Federal Communications Commission chairman Brendan Carr. The FCC has submitted a proposal to revise “unnecessary” requirements for internet service providers to itemize every fee on monthly bills, citing that it “may confuse […]