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“When Seeing and Hearing is no Longer Believing” Melissa Dykes of Truthstream Media Breaks Down The Current State of the Art of AI Visuals and Audio and How it is Affecting Self-Awareness
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“When Seeing and Hearing is no Longer Believing” Melissa Dykes of Truthstream Media Breaks Down The Current State of the Art of AI Visuals and Audio and How it is Affecting Self-Awareness

Editor’s note: Melissa Dykes’ documentarian background and her extensive experience of researching very real psychological mind control techniques and their effects on a population should be taken into account (visit her IMDB page here) when watching this piece. She has a keen take on how people get manipulated by media, and this (user-generated self-images and…

When Fishing Boats Go Dark At Sea, They're Often Committing Crimes. Here's Where It's Happening
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When Fishing Boats Go Dark At Sea, They're Often Committing Crimes. Here's Where It's Happening

In January 2019, the Korean-flagged fishing vessel Oyang 77 sailed south toward international waters off Argentina. The vessel had a known history of nefarious activities, including underreporting its catch and illegally dumping low-value fish to make room in its hold for more lucrative catch. At 2 a.m. on Jan. 10, the Oyang 77 turned off…

The UK government is undermining decades of anti-slavery efforts
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The UK government is undermining decades of anti-slavery efforts

More broadly, framing slavery as something which people lie about to gain an advantage will affect the way in which victims are treated, and categorising slavery as an immigration matter risks changing the understanding of who can be trafficked. It makes it less likely that UK nationals will be identified, or that they will engage…

From lucrative job offer to human trafficking trap | MalaysiaNow
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From lucrative job offer to human trafficking trap | MalaysiaNow

Susan (not her real name) spends her days worrying about her son who has been detained by the authorities in Cambodia. According to the Malaysian embassy there, he is being held because he travelled to the country without the necessary documents. Speaking to MalaysiaNow, however, Susan said the 24-year-old was in fact trafficked to Cambodia…