“This One Will Pass” - June 14, 2023

RILEYISMYNAME · June 15, 2023

MAINS

DEADDIT

Reddit Crashes for 3 hours due to over 8k subreddit black-out

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/06/api-pricing-protests-caused-reddit-to-crash-for-3-hours/

CEO thinks controversy “will pass” https://mashable.com/article/reddit-blackout-ceo-downplays-api-protest

BUT warns employees not to wear Reddit-branded accessories https://www.businessinsider.com/reddit-blackout-ceo-steve-huffman-memo-employees-reddit-swag-2023-6

So protest May Continue Indefinitely

https://techcrunch.com/2023/06/14/hundreds-of-subreddits-plan-to-go-dark-indefinitely-after-reddit-ceos-internal-memo/

Affecting Google results

https://www.theverge.com/2023/6/13/23759942/google-reddit-subreddit-blackout-protests

PETTY THEFT AUTO

Rockstar removes 189 vehicles from GTA Online (a 10 year old game), makes many of them available only to GTA+ subscribers (which btw is only available to PS5 and Xbox Series X/S players)

https://kotaku.com/gta-online-update-removed-cars-full-list-paywall-gta-1850535019

this comes from their San Andreas Mercenaries update https://www.rockstargames.com/newswire/article/175k8294o31ooo/gta-online-san-andreas-mercenaries-now-available

Means about a quarter of the available vehicles were removed https://gamerant.com/gta-online-update-vehicle-count-reduction/

But don’t worry! The vehicles are still available as prizes on The Lucky Wheel, which can only be spun once per 24 real hours https://lmg.gg/KAFPb

DING DONG SNITCH

Amazon shuts down smart home after delivery driver accuses owner’s doorbell of “racism”

https://www.dexerto.com/tech/amazon-shuts-down-smart-home-after-delivery-driver-mishears-racism-from-doorbell-2174902/

OG blog post https://medium.com/@bjax_/a-tale-of-unwanted-disruption-my-week-without-amazon-df1074e3818b

https://www.ghacks.net/2023/06/14/amazon-racist-doorbell-user-locked-out-of-devices/

https://sea.ign.com/amazon-3/200588/news/amazon-locks-man-out-of-his-smart-home-after-baseless-racism-accusation

QUICK BITS

FEE INFESTATION

Comcast complains to FCC that listing all of its monthly fees is too hard

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/06/comcast-complains-to-fcc-that-listing-all-of-its-monthly-fees-is-too-hard/

Display of fees required by 2021 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/3684

Comcast filed complaint, saying displaying fees will “impose significant administrative burdens and unnecessary complexity https://www.fcc.gov/ecfs/document/10608230225212/1

LMM – LARGE MODEL MODEL

Google Shopping will have new AI feature to let you preview clothes on different models

https://techcrunch.com/2023/06/14/googles-new-generative-ai-lets-you-preview-clothes-on-different-models/

https://www.theverge.com/2023/6/14/23760504/google-shopping-ai-modeling-virtual-try-on-search-filters

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/google-weaving-generative-ai-online-160022284.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce

AMERICA, TRUCK YEAH!

American Truck Simulator players are now being targeted by in-game recruitment ads from a massive truck company.

https://gizmodo.com/american-truck-simulator-billboards-target-real-drivers-1850529432

https://www.gamesradar.com/real-life-trucking-companies-are-trying-to-hire-american-truck-simulator-players-with-in-game-ads/

https://www.pcgamer.com/american-truck-simulator-players-are-now-being-targeted-by-in-game-recruitment-ads-from-a-massive-truck-company/

THE TURF*CKENING

Turkey – the whole country – got hacked