The New York Times Tuesday August 13, 2024
After winning a seat on the Hallandale Beach city commission in 2018, at age 21, Sabrina Javellana became one of the youngest elected officials in Florida’s history. Then deepfake nude images from the notorious forum site 4chan derailed her life. “Although fake explicit material has existed for decades thanks to image-editing software, deepfakes stand out for their striking believability. Even Javellana was shaken by their apparent authenticity. notes The New York Times. “I felt like I didn’t have a choice in what happened to me or what happened to my body,” she said.
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THE VERGE Tuesday August 13, 2024
Instagram is expanding the number of photos and videos that can be added to a single grid post, Each carousel post can now have up to 20 photos or videos, the company said in a recent announcement. Previously, users could add up to 10 pieces of content to each carousel post — something that’s colloquially known as a “photo dump.” The expansion brings Instagram more in line with TikTok, which currently supports posts of up to 35 photos, notes The Verge.
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The Guardian Tuesday August 13, 2024
Ever since he was killed by a hunter in 2020, the Canadian sea wolf Takaya has appeared all over the world in paintings, poems, sculptures and statues, leaving a legacy reflecting the complex relationship between humans and wildlife. It’s little wonder, notes The Guardian, that photographer Cheryl Alexander, “a relentless advocate against government-sanctioned wolf culls,” was shocked to see her famous image of Takaya used to advertise a big-game hunting company, British Columbia-based Terminus Mountain Outfitters.
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David Schonauer Tuesday August 13, 2024
"Sometimes I think I have the wrong kind of personality to be making art out of sexual imagery," wrote photographer Tee Corinne in an artist statement from 1993. "I don't like confrontation, don't
like negative public commotion." Nonetheless, a deeply felt erotic power remained at the heart of everything Corinne did. From 1974 until her death in 2006, she was devoted to creating and … Read the full Story >>
