Archive - Conspirador Norteño

Want to make millions with AI? These books probably won't help.

In which Amazon authors with AI-generated portraits publish low-effort books on learning about and making money with generative AI

Jul 19 •

Conspirador Norteño

The curious case of the lifelong Democrats from China

Why make new fake accounts when you can just steal accounts from real people?

Jul 11 •

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This musical instrument retailer does not exist

In which Facebook finally manages to serve relevant ads to my sock account, except the ads are scams

Jul 4 •

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June 2025

Graphing in the blue skies

How to generate repost network graphs from Bluesky search results

Jun 27 •

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Zombie misinformation

In which some extremely old bad advice goes viral in the days leading up to the No Kings protests

Jun 20 •

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Spam and deepfake nudes

In which a swarm of X accounts floods the platform with spammy posts promoting an AI nudifier app

Jun 13 •

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Journalism in the era of digital bullshit

Some thoughts on common issues with news coverage of social media manipulation and online deception

Jun 6 •

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May 2025

This barndominium does not exist, part IV

In which a real construction company's Facebook page is hijacked by spammers to post AI-generated images of barndominiums

May 30 •

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We heard you like headlines

In which a flock of dormant X accounts wakes up and starts spamming old headlines

May 24 •

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When it comes to sharing news articles and videos on social media, more isn't always better

May 16 •

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Attack of the MAGA clones

In which two right-wing X influencers are continually reposted by fake accounts impersonating them

May 9 •

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Bluesky follow farming: starter pack edition

In which a suspicious account uses starter packs in a spammy fashion to rapidly grow a following

May 2 •

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