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ICE Removes Spanish-Language Training Requirement for New Recruits

Instead of requiring a five-week Spanish-language course, ICE translations would be done by an unspecified technology. The post ICE Removes...

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Nikita Mazurov

How Investigators Tracked Down the D.C. Plane Crash Video Leaker

Police reports obtained by The Intercept show how sloppy op-sec led to criminal charges under a squishy state law. The post How Investigators Tracked...

13.08.2025 5

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Nikita Mazurov

Grok Is the Latest in a Long Line of Chatbots To Go Full Nazi

Grok’s recent antisemitic turn is not an aberration, but part of a pattern of AI chatbots churning out hateful drivel. The post Grok Is the Latest...

12.07.2025 20

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Nikita Mazurov

State Department Wants to Know Student Visa Applicants’ Myspace Accounts

How are student visa applicants supposed to share their accounts on platforms that haven’t existed in years, like Google and Vine? The post State...

01.07.2025 10

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Nikita Mazurov

Why Did NBC Delete Its “Dateline” Episode on Diddy?

NBC, which is facing a defamation lawsuit from Sean “Diddy” Combs, removed an episode of “Dateline” about the Diddy trial. The post Why Did...

15.06.2025 4

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Nikita Mazurov

PBS Station Wipes Drag and Trans Content After DOGE Outcry

PBS producer WNET quietly erased episodes containing a drag queen and a trans character from its platforms. The post PBS Station Wipes Drag and Trans...

29.05.2025 2

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Nikita Mazurov

Audio Analysis: Eurovision Broadcaster Muted Sounds of Crowd Booing and Shouting “Free Palestine!”

Despite Eurovision's denials, an analysis reveals that the broadcast silenced crowd discontent during Israeli singer Eden Golan’s performance. The...

18.05.2025 10

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Nikita Mazurov

The New York Times Briefly Published Elon Musk’s Home Address

After an inquiry from The Intercept, the New York Times removed the address from an image on the article. The post The New York Times Briefly...

06.05.2025 8

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Nikita Mazurov

Crossing the U.S. Border? Here’s How to Protect Yourself

Searches of phones and other electronics are on the rise for those entering the U.S. Take these steps to help secure your devices. The post Crossing...

29.03.2025 20

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Nikita Mazurov

How to Leak Under the Trump Administration

Want to expose wrongdoing in the U.S. government? Take these steps to keep yourself safe. The post How to Leak Under the Trump Administration appeared...

26.02.2025 10

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Nikita Mazurov

Proton Mail Says It’s “Politically Neutral” While Praising Republican Party

The “privacy-first” company surprised its user base when CEO Andy Yen lauded Trump on social media. The post Proton Mail Says It’s...

28.01.2025 100

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Government Sites Across the U.S. Are Awash in Hardcore Porn

The Intercept found dozens of government websites exploited by spammers to redirect to porn. Here’s how this hack happened. The post Government...

14.01.2025 6

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Nikita Mazurov

Don’t Believe This Cryptic Video Purportedly Uploaded by Luigi Mangione

A video went viral after an arrest in Brian Thompson’s killing. But a forensic review by The Intercept shows it’s a hoax. The post Don’t Believe...

10.12.2024 10

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Nikita Mazurov

Don’t Believe This Cryptic Video Purportedly Uploaded by Luigi Mangione

A video went viral after an arrest in Brian Thompson's killing. But a forensic review by The Intercept shows it's a hoax. The post Don’t Believe...

10.12.2024 20

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Nikita Mazurov

Vice’s Hard-Right Turn to Trumpism

In new videos, Vice editor-in-chief Shane Smith treats immigrants as a problem and apologizes to Elon Musk for past coverage. The post Vice’s Hard-...

19.11.2024 3

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Nikita Mazurov

British Broadcaster Censored a “Big Brother” Contestant’s Watermelon Shirt

ITV deployed a series of editing techniques to remove all imagery of a watermelon — a long-standing icon of Palestinian solidarity. The post...

01.11.2024 2

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Nikita Mazurov

Netflix Wiped Most of Its “Palestinian Stories” Collection — and Erased the Whole Thing in Israel

Following a purge of at least 24 films, Netflix is facing calls to reinstate the movies. The post Netflix Wiped Most of Its “Palestinian Stories”...

25.10.2024 2

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Nikita Mazurov

Internet Archive Was Exposing User Email Addresses for Years Before Recent Breach

A recent data breach is not the only way that Internet Archive users have been left vulnerable online. The post Internet Archive Was Exposing User...

11.10.2024 10

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Nikita Mazurov

Encrypted Apps Can Protect Your Privacy — Unless You Use Them Like Eric Adams

An Eric Adams staffer excused herself from an FBI interview to go to the bathroom, allegedly to delete encrypted messaging apps. The post Encrypted...

28.09.2024 30

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Nikita Mazurov

A Brief History of Booby-Trapping Electronics to Blow Up

Israel’s attack that turned pagers belonging to Hezbollah members into explosive devices is shocking — but not unprecedented. The post A Brief...

18.09.2024 10

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Nikita Mazurov

How I Got a Truly Anonymous Signal Account

Yes, you can use Signal without sharing your personal phone number. Here’s how I did it. The post How I Got a Truly Anonymous Signal Account...

16.07.2024 20

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Nikita Mazurov