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Elon Musk posted twice as often on UK race and immigration as about SpaceX IPO
20 days ago
- Elon Musk posted 303 times about race and immigration in the UK, compared to 114 times about SpaceX, ahead of SpaceX's IPO.
- Musk's posts focused on UK politics, including support for far-right figures and commentary on multiculturalism, despite his key role in SpaceX's public offering.
- His activity contributed to online tensions, with a report noting 240 calls for violence in replies to his posts after the Belfast knife attack.
- Musk amplified far-right voices like Rupert Lowe and Tommy Robinson, boosting their reach with 64 million views.
- British officials, including Keir Starmer, accused Musk of inciting division, while experts warn his wealth and influence distort democratic politics.
Australian influencer Lily Jay's tangled web of AI manipulation
20 days ago
- Australian influencer Lily Jay, with nearly 3 million Instagram followers, claims to run charitable initiatives through her Lily Jay Foundation, including orphanages and aid projects in Uganda, Gaza, Nepal, and Sudan.
- ABC NEWS Verify investigation reveals extensive use of AI-generated content, including fake videos and images, to depict Lily Jay's charitable work, with evidence like SynthID watermarks from ChatGPT on award announcements.
- The Lily Jay Foundation is not registered as a charity in Australia, and its claimed projects, such as orphanages in Uganda and bakeries in Gaza, lack independent verification or registration with local authorities.
- Lily Jay's real identity is Lily Jay Hinson, with her social media suggesting a lavish lifestyle; the foundation's directors include Syed Ahmed Mohsin, Christine Hinson, and James Bracher, but Lily Jay herself is not listed as a director.
- After ABC NEWS Verify's inquiries, the foundation removed donation options for Australian users, deleted questioned content, and added disclaimers, but international users can still access donation pages, raising transparency and ethical concerns.
The Gospel of Gains: How Fitness Culture Went Mainstream
18 hours ago
- Pre-2000s, fitness-minded people were a minority with limited monetization options like personal training, security, or acting.
- Social media in the mid-2000s began breaking the barrier between fitness culture and mainstream.
- COVID lockdowns gave the fitness influencer industry a second wind, eroding public trust in experts and increasing online content consumption.
- Post-2022, fitness culture became inescapable, with widespread public interest in weight loss, obesity, and related topics.
- Two main content types (bodybuilding/powerlifting vs. cardio/nutrition) thrive despite apparent differences, sharing a valuation of peak performance.
- The current fitness craze resembles organized religion: routine, moralism, perpetual improvement, and echo-chamber advice.
- Downsides include never feeling good enough, comparison to genetic outliers, and distorted perception of reality via social media.

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Elon Musk posted twice as often on UK race and immigration as about SpaceX IPO

Australian influencer Lily Jay's tangled web of AI manipulation

The Gospel of Gains: How Fitness Culture Went Mainstream