Episode 336 of the Transatlantic Cable Podcast begins with news that Tumblr and WordPress are set to begin selling user data for AI training. From there the team talk about META’s decision to begin helping assist the EU in combatting fake news and disinformation on their platforms. 

To wrap up, the team talk about LockBit’s resurgence and a truly bizarre Wi-Fi password scanning tool.

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• Tumblr, WordPress Announce User Data Sales for AI Training
• Meta unveils team to combat disinformation and AI harms in EU elections
• Back from the dead: LockBit taunts cops, threatens to leak Trump docs
• Cybersecurity enthusiast collects Wi-Fi passwords using homemade device