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About this episode

This episode discusses the implications of AI in social media security, recent hacks, and societal issues surrounding technology and privacy.

We read the internet so you don't have to. There Are No Girls on the Internet is a weekly podcast and newsletter hosted by Bridget Todd covering the tech, internet, and culture stories that deserve more attention — especially when they're about AI, power, gender, race, and who actually gets hurt when systems fail. This week: Meta's AI chatbot helped hackers steal Instagram accounts, a debate over who owns the phrase "Hot Girls Read," new AI legislation, and more. 🎧 Listen on Apple Podcasts | Spotify   ⬇️ Some of these stories were discussed on this week's episode. Others appeared in our social media roundup but didn't make the final show. HERE'S WHAT WE'RE WATCHING THIS WEEK: 🔗 Meta replaced human customer support with an AI chatbot and gave it the ability to reset passwords. Hackers figured out they could just ask it to hand over any account — and it would. Obama's old White House account posted pro-Iranian content for hours before anyone noticed. A former Meta security engineer had her own account stolen. Meta says it's fixed — but also claims it had nothing to do with the high profile hacks that happened at the exact same time it existed. 404 Media 🔗…

People in this episode

Host: Bridget Todd

Topics covered

• AI
• hacking
• social media
• privacy
• gender
• technology

Keywords

• AI chatbot
• Instagram hack
• Meta
• Ray-Ban glasses
• privacy
• hacking
• Hot Girls Read
• social media
• gender
• technology

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Meta, 404 Media, Ray-Ban, Instagram

Places: Brussels, Spain

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