‘Pink Slime’ Is Infecting AI Chatbots Ahead of the Midterms https://politi.co/3TQq4CH
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Craig Newmark
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mastodon 4.8.0-nightly.2026-10-06founder, craigslist
not as funny as I think I am
(Not craigslist management since 2000; retired 2018)
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Hatbird named himself upon introduction on my last birthday
Today, @AspenDigital, @googleorg, and @DalbergTweet are launching the Anti-Scams Philanthropy Collaborative. With a commitment of over $50M, this collaboration will work to prevent digital scams and support the world's most vulnerable populations.
🔗 https://www.aspendigital.org/press-release/anti-scams-philanthropy-collaborative-announcement/
Larry in Colorado
I've committed to the Giving Pledge
https://www.givingpledge.org/pledger/craig-and-eileen-newmark/
The best password is no password at all.
Supported by major companies like Google, Apple and Microsoft, passkeys use your face or fingerprint to keep your account secure, no password to steal
Also, use Single Sign On provided by someone you know whenever you can.
https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7473054079867510784
I got that Big Nerd Energy
Craigslist founder signs the Giving Pledge, and his fortune will go to military families, fighting cyberattacks—and a pigeon rescue
https://fortune.com/2025/12/08/craigslist-founder-craig-newmark-signs-giving-pledge-pigeon-rescue-donation/
Mom!
(From 2000, women.com, Top Ten Bachelors of Silicon Valley, due to clerical error)
I enter my #EmilyInParis phase
(I watch too much TV)
Mrs Newmark and Mr Cardinal welcome the snowfall
I take scam fighting personally, been doing it for over 25 years.
It pisses me off.
GSE is bringing people together to offer simple tools to keep us all safe online.
I’m putting my money where my mouth is.
Merry Christmas from Hatbird!
(she really does influence my giving approach)
MacKenzie Scott Announces $7 Billion of Charitable Giving This Year
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/business/mackenzie-scott-philanthropy.html?smid=bs-share
Cyberattacks are increasing in frequency, sophistication, and harm — disproportionately affecting civil society organizations, journalists, and human rights defenders.
The Common Good Cyber Fund strengthens the public-interest cybersecurity ecosystem and supports nonprofits protecting civil society.
Open call launches June 2026.
https://www.isocfoundation.org/grant-programme/common-good-cyber-fund/
Hat Bird and I become pals
Very kind article via Jennifer Swann, particularly regarding insights from Jessa Lingel. (I need some way to remind people that the revenue stuff citation is totally sus.)
"It’s a utopian vision of a much earlier, far more earnest internet."
https://www.wired.com/story/is-craigslist-the-last-real-place-on-the-internet/
"Newmark says he still gets angry about the idea of somebody trying to rip off his customers. “I take it personally, and I think everyone involved in any kind of platform should feel the same way,” he says. “It should piss them off.”"
(been saying this for a couple years, might not agree with the suggested "cure")
"AI is quietly poisoning itself and pushing models toward collapse - but there's a cure"
https://www.zdnet.com/article/ai-is-poisoning-itself-model-collapse-cure/#ftag=COS-05-10aaa0j via @ZDNET & @sjvn@mastodon.social
Leaves fall in New York
Not a San Francisco thing
Craig sad, very sad
Hackers don’t just forecast cyber risk, they demonstrate it.
The DEF CON 33 Hackers’ Almanack report is blunt, technical, and long overdue. The Almanack translates real exploits into a policy roadmap leaders can’t afford to ignore. #CyberCivilDefense #Take9
Read here:
https://harris.uchicago.edu/sites/default/files/the_def_con_33_hackers_almanack.pdf
DC Central Kitchen has been hard at work preparing thousands of advance meals before the winter storm hits DC. WJLA7 featured their plans to fight hunger throughout this weather emergency. Watch the piece here https://www.youtube.com/watch?si=HRkpanPJlSWVVtmI&t=104&v=hIA_JEEscoo&feature=youtu.be
Before snow hits the DMV, these volunteers are making sure their neighbors are ready
The cyber policy community is full of successes that help make all of us safer & more secure. In February, the Third Annual Cyber Policy Awards will award 7 community members for their contributions. Nominations are now open - anyone can submit! https://form.jotform.com/252225026250141
Secret donation to Arizona's 2020 election audit traced to Trump's PAC https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jan/27/trump-secretly-donated-1m-arizona-election-audit
The nomination period for next year’s #CyberPolicyAwards has been extended! If you haven’t already, take the time today to recognize orgs and colleagues in the #cyber policy community who have made an impact in 2025. Nominations close on 12/12!