maddy varner @tenuous
writer at @wired magazine. data journalist, technologist, quilter. prev @ftc @themarkup @propublica maddy.zone maddyvarner at gmail dot com Joined August 2012-
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More to come, I'm sure, but you can read my explanation of what happens if you illegally lie to consumers here (spoiler: the government just tells you not to lie again?): wired.com/story/trumps-a…
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Almost immediately after, the FTC confirmed it was doing some? sort of investigation? into several AI companies? but hasn't actually taken the initial steps needed for that yet? (whatever happened to the OpenAI one that was reportedly opened in 2023?) youtu.be/Zj0wrGz6ygI?si…
More updates from the AI regulations trenches: a bunch of AI companies signed some voluntary agreements that are maybe similar to some other voluntary agreements they all previously signed. wired.com/story/trumps-a…
@GerritD The Post article says the agency is looking into "unfair and deceptive practices" which usually refers to the consumer protection side of the house, not competition. Many hats!
@rgood905 Hey Robert! Would love to chat with you about something, shoot me an email at [email protected]?
Do AI companies need an antitrust exemption to take time to work on safety and address potentially catastrophic risks? As an FTC antitrust attorney put it, “no humanity would result in no competition.” wired.com/story/the-ai-s…
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The cost of DOGE: The Trump administration paid federal employees $9.5 billion not to work during 2025, GAO finds nytimes.com/2026/09/15/us/…
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Unaccompanied children are being held in ORR custody longer than at any point in the available data. The fiscal year average went from 30 days in 2024 to 117 in 2025. The monthly average is now 187 days. austinkocher.substack.com/p/habeas-for-c…
NEW: You can now smash and shoot Flock cameras in GTA V thanks to "Grand Theft Automated License Plate Reader," a mod by artist Morry Kolman. The cameras will also sometimes randomly trigger a police chase, inspired by news reports of ALPR misreads ⬇️
@megangrA I mean, I would think that there had to be some sort of written agreement re: the $300M + $100M payment! But I wouldn't be surprised if it was not a normal agreement, given the three agreements "modifying" consent order that the FTC recently did wired.com/story/ftc-stri…
@mollytaft cant believe they didnt want this movie to be released!!!!!!
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Appalling: Energy company drags a mother into federal court, trying to stop her from sharing FOIA'd records -- records the state *gave her* -- about an Arkansas data center. And it wants the court to censor newspaper coverage. She left the courtroom "weeping loudly."
@mollytaft wake me up inside - evanescence
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Today, the @FTC and five States achieved a complete victory for the American people in their lawsuit against Zillow and Redfin with a major settlement that resolves all our competition concerns and restores competition in the housing rental market.
@megangrA how often are consent orders undone like this?
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Searching online for help with a substance use disorder? The top result might show the name of the clinic you searched for — but it could be an ad paid for by an impersonator. Watch to learn how to spot and help avoid treatment center search scams: youtube.com/shorts/26u2est…
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Flock just announced some pretty huge changes that are clearly the result of increased scrutiny on the company from journalists, activists, and local communities. An indication that it sees the current state of affairs as untenable: flocksafety.com/blog/flock-gua…
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The largest hospital system in Maine and northern New England is demanding answers on one of their nurses reportedly detained by ICE.
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Homeland Security told immigrants that leaving the US would wipe out fines it claims they owe. Now it wants private investigators to find them in their home countries and collect. wired.com/story/dhs-is-h…
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