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Mashable

American news website

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Dec 8, 2025
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Do OpenAI, Google Gemini, or Grok proactively report chat logs where there is admission to possessing CSAM?

OpenAI, Google (Gemini) and xAI’s Grok all say they detect CSAM and report confirmed instances to authorities or NCMEC; OpenAI reported 74,559 pieces to NCMEC in Jan–Jun 2025 and says it “report[s] ap...

Dec 13, 2025
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Which countries set the legal age of consent for pornographic content at 18 versus higher ages?

Most countries that regulate pornography set the minimum age for performers and for legal access at 18; several Western European states and many others have introduced or enforced age‑verification sys...

Dec 2, 2025
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How has Tucker Carlson's audience size and demographics changed across platforms since 2023?

Tucker Carlson’s audience shifted from a massive, TV-centered base—Fox’s Tucker Carlson Tonight averaged roughly 3–5+ million viewers in peak years—to a more fragmented mix after his 2023 exit: a larg...

Nov 16, 2025

What are notable instances of Donald Trump's insults toward opponents?

Donald Trump has repeatedly used short, mocking nicknames and blunt insults aimed at political rivals, journalists and public figures — notable examples include “Crooked Hillary,” “Lyin’ Ted,” “Little...

Nov 22, 2025

How many subscribers did Disney+ lose in 2025 and when was the decline reported?

Disney+ lost about 700,000 subscribers in the first quarter of fiscal 2025 (the three months ending December 2024), a decline reported in Disney’s Q1 2025 earnings coverage in early February 2025 (rep...

Dec 17, 2025

Which major retailers publicly opposed Donald Trump during his campaigns and presidency?

Major retailers publicly distanced themselves from Trump-related products early in his first term and afterward: Nordstrom, Neiman Marcus, Sears/Kmart, Wayfair and other merchants removed Trump-brande...

Nov 24, 2025

When did X roll out and then reverse the account origin labels feature?

X began visibly rolling out an “About this account” / country-of-origin label for profiles in a phased public rollout beginning around November 20–22, 2025, with many outlets flagging activity on Nove...

Nov 22, 2025

is trump trying to cancel sesame street

Available reporting shows President Trump and parts of the conservative policy apparatus have taken concrete steps that reduce public funding or federal support tied to PBS — actions that have serious...

Jan 15, 2026

In Twitters policy it states that it will only report posting and sharing CSAM to the NCMEC and not liking, bookmarking or replying. What is Twitter required to submit about a passive viewer?

Twitter/X publicly says it reports instances of child sexual abuse material (CSAM) — principally the content and accounts that post or share that material — to the National Center for Missing and Expl...

Dec 19, 2025

Is there a complete transcript of Donald Trump's 2006 Howard Stern interview?

There is a publicly available, complete written transcript of at least one of Donald Trump’s 2006 appearances on The Howard Stern Show: news and archive sites have published full transcripts of the Fe...

Nov 22, 2025

What percentage of adults have tried pegging and how has that changed over time?

Available reporting does not offer a single, authoritative national time series on “what percentage of adults have tried pegging,” but several pieces of coverage and aggregated statistics place lifeti...

Jan 15, 2026

Which documents or pages in the released Epstein files have been demonstrated to contain recoverable redacted text, and who produced those analyses?

Investigations by journalists and independent technologists have demonstrated that multiple pages in the Justice Department’s released Epstein files contained redactions that could be reversed, most p...

Nov 26, 2025

Why was pegging revolutionary and why do some people find it hot

Pegging became widely discussed after Dan Savage coined the term in 2001, and its visibility — search spikes, porn-data signals and mainstream media references — accelerated in the 2010s and early 202...

Nov 26, 2025

How can I verify the authenticity and provenance of Epstein emails found online?

There is a large public release of Jeffrey Epstein’s emails — roughly 20,000–23,000 pages from his estate were posted by the House Oversight Committee in November 2025 — and several media outlets, dat...

Nov 25, 2025

What reasons did X give for removing the account origin labels and what internal debates were reported?

X briefly rolled out “About this account” country-origin labels on Nov. 21–22, 2025 and then removed or hid some location fields within hours after users reported inaccuracies tied to VPNs, Starlink a...

Oct 7, 2025

List sources for Disney's drop in stock price and market capitalization after the Jimmy Kimmel boycott

Disney’s alleged stock and market-capitalization drop tied to a Jimmy Kimmel boycott is reported primarily via a small set of articles claiming subscriber losses and market-value impacts; the most spe...

Jan 19, 2026

What has Substack’s role been in publishing unverified political or criminal allegations historically?

Substack’s publishing model — a newsletter-first, creator-controlled platform with lightweight content moderation — has made it both a refuge for deplatformed figures who publish unverified political ...

Jan 5, 2026

How did the media cover Barack Obama's basketball activities as president?

Mainstream sports and news outlets framed Barack Obama’s presidential basketball as both a personal pastime and a political symbol: Sports Illustrated and similar outlets celebrated legendary White Ho...

Jan 4, 2026

Are there video or audio recordings verifying Trump said 'quiet, Piggy' and where can they be found?

Multiple mainstream news outlets report that video footage exists of President Donald Trump saying “Quiet, quiet, piggy” to a female reporter during a November 14 gaggle aboard Air Force One, and that...

Jan 4, 2026

Has Roblox updated its Community Standards since 2023 in response to Israel-Palestine content?

There is no documented, public update to Roblox’s Community Standards specifically enacted in response to Israel–Palestine content after the outbreak of hostilities in October 2023; instead reporting ...