You’re the Xenu I Want - Adult site verification, right to repair vs Scientology, NFT hype

• Thousands stuck in mud at Burning Man festival • Australia and Texas overturn laws requiring age verification for adult websites • Right to repair advocates score victory in California with Apple now supporting it • NFT sales and prices plummeting showing the downfall of the once-hyped digital assets • Twitter to lift ban on political ads ahead of 2024 election • Social media companies failing to curb Russian propaganda says EU report • Arkansas law requiring parental consent for minors' social media accounts blocked by judge • Congress working on protecting minors on social media but raises privacy concerns • Barbie film leaks online ahead of official release showing persistence of piracy • NFL, NBA, UFC want faster DMCA takedowns to combat live streaming of games • Gannett admits AI-written local sports stories were "hilariously terrible" • Department of Defense launches website for tracking UFOs/UAPs • Georgia election interference trial for Trump to be livestreamed on YouTube • Google killing Pixel Pass after just 22 months despite promise of ongoing new phones • Microsoft retiring WordPad after 28 years • Cruise self-driving cars causing problems by blocking emergency vehicles in San Francisco Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Nicholas Deleon, Dan Moren, and Iain Thomson This Week in Tech episode 943 More Info: https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech/episodes/943 Sponsors: • mintmobile.com/twit • expressvpn.com/twit • ziprecruiter.com/twit • lookout.com Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Products we recommend: https://www.amazon.com/shop/twitnetcastnetwork TWiT may earn commissions on certain products. Join our TWiT Community on Discourse: https://www.twit.community/ Follow us: https://twit.tv/ https://twitter.com/TWiT https://www.facebook.com/TWiTNetwork https://www.instagram.com/twit.tv/ About us: TWiT.tv is a technology podcasting network located in the San Francisco Bay Area with the #1 ranked technology podcast This Week in Tech hosted by Leo Laporte. Every week we produce over 30 hours of content on a variety of programs including Tech News Weekly, MacBreak Weekly, This Week in Google, Windows Weekly, Security Now, All About Android, and more.