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Jason Parham

www.wired.com
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The Search Engine for OnlyFans Models Who Look Like Your Crush
Presearch’s “Doppelgänger” is trying to help people discover adult creators rather than use nonconsensual deepfakes.
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Inside the App Where Queer Gooners Run Free
In light of Zoom crackdowns and Skype shutting down, Batemates has emerged as an alternative for “bators” who like masturbating together online.
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An ‘Intimacy Crisis’ Is Driving the Dating Divide
In his book The Intimate Animal, sex and relationships researcher Justin Garcia says people have miscalculated their need for human intimacy, which is the real issue at root of the loneliness epide...
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AI-Generated Anti-ICE Videos Are Getting the Fanfic Treatment
Across Instagram and Facebook, AI-generated videos show people of color putting ICE agents in their place. Are they cathartic or just adding to a stew of misinformation?
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Age Verification Is Reaching a Global Tipping Point. Is TikTok’s Strategy a Good Compromise?
TikTok’s new age-detection tech seems like a better solution than automatically banning youth accounts. But experts say it still requires social platforms to surveil users more closely.
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The Tea App Is Back With a New Website
Months after major data leaks, the app where women leave Yelp-style reviews about men is relaunching with a new website. It’s not back on iOS, but the Android app has new AI features.
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Conservative Lawmakers Want Porn Taxes. Critics Say They’re Unconstitutional
Alabama passed a 10 percent porn tax last year, as Utah and Pennsylvania eye similar bills. Half the country has enacted age-verification laws to prevent minors from viewing porn.
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AI-Powered Dating Is All Hype. IRL Cruising Is the Future
Dating apps and AI companies have been touting bot wingmen for months. But the future might just be good old-fashioned meet-cutes.
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A Filmmaker Made a Sam Altman Deepfake—and Got Unexpectedly Attached
The director of Deepfaking Sam Altman created a “Sam Bot” when he couldn’t get an interview with the OpenAI CEO. Watch an exclusive trailer for the documentary, which comes out in January.
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DEI Died This Year. Maybe It Was Supposed To
I’m a Black staffer at WIRED. My position feels more precarious than ever. There’s a reason for that.
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Grindr Goes ‘AI-First’ as It Strives to Be an ‘Everything App for the Gay Guy’
After controlling shareholders failed to take Grindr private and controversies over data and the banning of the phrase “No Zionists,” Grindr’s CEO opens up about AI, privacy, and big expansion plans.
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Silicon Valley Is All About the Hard Sell These Days
Sam Altman’s appearance on The Tonight Show is part of a larger charm offensive currently being waged by the tech establishment.
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The Age-Gated Internet Is Sweeping the US. Activists Are Fighting Back
Half of the country now requires age verification to watch porn or access “harmful” content. Digital rights advocates are pushing back against legislation they say will make the internet less safe.
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Who the Hell Is Actually Using Facebook Dating?
With 21 million users, Facebook Dating is a secret hit, including among Gen Zers who use it for clout and content as much as for finding love.
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Sex Workers Built an ‘Anti-OnlyFans’ to Take Control of Their Profits
Hidden, a TikTok-like platform operated by sex workers, is launching as OnlyFans is implementing background checks for performers and expanding beyond adult content.
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