OkCupid, Hinge, & Tinder handed ~3M user photos — plus location & demographic data — to a facial recognition company.
Then they lied about it for years. The FTC's punishment? $0 & a promise not to do it again.
@EmDiVito: "You're not the customer. You're the product."
This is all entirely before any of the global energy, fertilizer, food, plastic, helium, etc. price shocks get baked in.
14 million Americans are already severely behind on utilities bills. 1 in 3 is cutting back on food or medicine to cover their gas & electricity bills.
Trump promised to cut energy prices in half within his first year in office.
He has done the exact opposite.
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This work started with a simple question:
Are corporations using AI to secretly charge us more for our groceries? The answer was yes.
We're nominated for a Shorty Award for this investigation — and a vote from you tells the world this kind of watchdog work matters.
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Breaking news: The average price of gasoline in the U.S. is now more than $4 a gallon, the first time it has reached that level since 2022.
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Sony just got caught running pricing experiments on their customers. They’re testing how much they can charge before you bail on your cart, and using that information to set their prices.
In other words, they’re building a pricing system that’s designed to rip you off. Our
Trump promised to cut energy prices in half within 1 year. Now:
→ Electricity up 6.3%
→ Gas at $3.98 a gallon
→ Heating oil up 35%
→ Diesel up nearly 40%
This is a full-scale affordability crisis, and it’s hitting millions of American families — hard.
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Match Group, the biggest name in online dating, sold personal data to a facial recognition firm. They were just fined $0.
You're not the customer, you're the product.
NEW: Greedy debt collectors are buying up decades-old mortgages that were thought to be forgiven, and forcing families to pay up hundreds of thousands of dollars.
600,000+ families could be blindsided with crushing debt.
Trump blocked efficiency standards that would have cut household energy bills by $950 a year. He canceled $35B in clean energy projects.
He repealed the tax credit that helped families afford solar panels. Then his war in Iran drove oil past $100 a barrel.
Every single decision
73% of voters support policies that ban vendors from overcharging at publicly funded venues like sports stadiums.
It's called street pricing: same price inside the gate as outside. No markups. No gouging. No $12 beers.
Fair prices are good for business AND good for fans.
I joined @AlexWitt on @MSNOWNews to talk about the impending fertilizer crisis, how Trump is screwing over his most loyal constituency, and why food inflation is set to run hotter for months to come.
Here's the math working families are doing right now:
Average tax refund boost this year: -$350.
Projected extra gas costs through year-end: +$740.
@AlexSJacquez to @CNBC: "The people with the least cushion get hit the hardest."
