Deepfaked Celeb Scam Ads Are All Over YouTube

Jason decided to publish our first story minutes before recording, so here is some hot off the presses material. That piece was about scam ads on YouTube involving deepfaked celebrities. After the break, Sam discussed a very bizarre FOIA response from Texas. Then in the subscribers-only section, Jason tells the long and very entertaining saga of the Polish hackers who fixed a bunch of trains, and faced legal threats in response.

• Deepfaked Celebrity Ads Promoting Medicare Scams Run Rampant on YouTube
• Texas Health Department Claims It Has Nothing to Do With Warnings on Porn From Texas Health Department
• Polish Hackers Say Manufacturer's Repair DRM Killed Train's Power, Broke Compressor

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