Lil Baby speaks out on 'sick' viral video
Rapper Lil Baby has shut down claims that he is featured in a NSFW video circulating online. The fuzzy recording was said to feature a man resembling the 28-year-old performing a sex act. It didn't take long for him to turn to his Instagram Story to hit back at internet rumours, calling it "dumb ass click bait" (sic). "Y'all gotta stop using my name and likeness when y'all get bored, then the extremes mfs go to for clout is sick," he wrote to his 23.1 million followers. "Ain't no mystery in my history on NO LEVEL. This is my last time addressing any kind of dumb ass click bait." While the source is unknown and it is unclear whether the footage was created through AI, there has recently been a surge in deepfake porn – mostly targeting female celebrities and influencers. Cybersecurity expert and What the Hack podcast host Adam Levin previously explained to Indy100 that deepfake porn is created mainly for profit – but also a strange way for people to "show off editing skills and click trolling." "This sort of content predates the web," Levin explained, "Because it is mostly a digital activity now, it can be difficult, if not impossible, to trace back content to the person who created it." Worryingly, Levin explained that "as long as every party involved is a legal adult, there aren’t very many laws on the books to prevent or punish the distribution of illicit content." He claimed "it’s nearly impossible to remove any content published online, pornographic or otherwise," before adding: "That said, if all the parties are known, there may be legally actionable kinds of deepfake porn content." Sign up for our free Indy100 weekly newsletter Have your say in our news democracy. Click the upvote icon at the top of the page to help raise this article through the indy100 rankings.
2023-10-23 16:26
Airbus signs deals worth 1.2 billion euros
Airbus said on Monday it had signed two contracts valued at 1.2 billion euros ($1.27 billion) for capability
2023-10-23 16:25
Elon Musk will give Wikipedia $1 billion if website agrees to childish name change
You know how anytime you go onto Wikipedia you're asked to donate? Elon Musk could get rid of that once and for all, on one condition. Wikipedia is run by a team of volunteers and is free to access. Volunteers help keep the site up to date as well as write numerous translations for various articles to increase the accessibility. Now, Elon Musk is offering the site $1 billion dollars, but only if they change their name. Musk, who clearly has the same humour as a 12-year-old, is prepared to give out a large cheque if Wikipedia becomes... 'D**kipedia'. Musk was seemingly inspired after seeing the standard appeal for donation on the site, although was unsure why the site was asking for money. "Have you ever wondered why the Wikimedia Foundation ants so much money?" The Twitter/X CEO asked. "It certainly isn't needed to operate Wikipedia. You can literally fit a copy of the entire text on your phone! "So, what's the money for? Inquiring minds want to know..." But a quick Google and Musk could have found the answer himself. Samantha Lien, a spokeswoman for the Wikimedia Foundation, told The Washington Post: "Based on guidance from the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees, our reserve amounts to one year of operating budget. "If there were circumstances that affected our ability to raise those funds during that period, we could end up in an urgent situation - the reserve is a safety net to protect Wikipedia against such as possibility." Although, the large donation perhaps isn't the best use of Musk's money after his wealth dropped by $16 billion after shares in Tesla dropped by 9.3 percent since the company released its 2023 third-quarter earnings report. Sign up to our free Indy100 weekly newsletter Have your say in our news democracy. Click the upvote icon at the top of the page to help raise this article through the indy100 rankings.
2023-10-23 16:25
Tineco Floor One S7 Steam, the 3-in-1 Smart Cordless Steam Floor Washer
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2023-10-23 15:56
Germany's Volkswagen shares tumble after margin downgrade
Volkswagen shares fell to their lowest since April 2020 on Monday after the German carmaker cut its profit
2023-10-23 15:48
Ten, no more? Five questions for the ECB
By Dhara Ranasinghe, Stefano Rebaudo and Naomi Rovnick LONDON The European Central Bank has good reasons to hold
2023-10-23 15:16
Tineco Unveils the Floor One S7 Steam, Its New Intelligent Vacuum Cleaner to Sanitize All the Rooms in Your Home
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2023-10-23 14:54
A price cap on Russian oil aims to starve Putin of cash. But it's largely been untested. Until now
Prices for Russian oil have risen well above a price cap imposed by Western allies as part of sanctions over the invasion of Ukraine
2023-10-23 14:50
Celltrion, Inc. & Celltrion Healthcare Co., Ltd. Announce Shareholders Approval of Merger
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2023-10-23 14:49
MaxLinear’s URX Open Source Platform and prpl Foundation’s prplOS Drive Innovation in Home Connectivity at prpl Summit 2023
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2023-10-23 14:29
S Jaishankar: India will resume Canada visas if diplomats safe, says minister
India stopped issuing visas to Canadians in September as tensions escalated between the two countries.
2023-10-23 14:28
EH Group tests HTPEM Fuel Cell to decarbonise aviation
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2023-10-23 14:27
