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RT @yayalexisgay: The San Francisco accent is so weird—I’ve never understood why “I don’t want to go to that” is pronounced “yeah, I might… — PolitiTweet.org

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The rabid fox news is too on the nose — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @kathrynw5: Oh no. The fox had rabies, per my colleague Bill Starks: https://t.co/jwwjHoUXOI — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @eileenguo: So in sum: -Worldcoin reps lied for sign-ups -Exploited locals that needed $ -Paid officials per scan -Collected more dat… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @GrahamStarr: jesus. Worldcoin, cofounded by Sam Altman with hundreds of millions from VC giants like a16z, is paying people in poor par… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @eileenguo: When @Worldcoin announced its cryptocurrency-based, biometrically-authenticated UBI scheme, testing primarily in developing… — PolitiTweet.org

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“It’s a hell of a lot of children” A battle is raging over long covid in children https://t.co/H46PUpFYw6 — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @StrongReporter: Cheers and congratulations to all who made this @TheWebbyAwards nomination possible!!! @emmacillekens @AnthonyGrreen @R… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @StrongReporter: No words just.... 🥳🎉🙌 https://t.co/wKkxJqXrp7 https://t.co/4pOueyw7UW — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @nitashatiku: gm! Gwyneth Paltrow, Reese Witherspoon, and Eva Longoria are in a "alpha chat" Signal group called Crypto Collective https… — PolitiTweet.org

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There's a lot more than I can fit into a Twitter thread, and you can read our entire story here. I hope you do: https://t.co/JVeBcCczz7 — PolitiTweet.org

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We are not alone in our findings, BuzzFeed News uncovered similar issues in a story it published last night: https://t.co/TLKU9k93TP — PolitiTweet.org

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We also interviewed Worldcoin CEO Alex Blania, and submitted to the company a detailed list of reporting findings and questions for comment -- which we are publishing here for you to read in full: https://t.co/EeXkoHstsp — PolitiTweet.org

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We observed scans at a registration event in Indonesia, read conversations on social media and in mobile chat groups, and consulted reviews of Worldcoin’s wallet in the Google Play and Apple stores. — PolitiTweet.org

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To get to the bottom of that, and understand their recruitment practives, we interviewed over 35 individuals in six countries—Indonesia, Kenya, Sudan, Ghana, Chile, and Norway—who either worked for or on behalf of Worldcoin, had been scanned, or were unsuccessfully recruited. — PolitiTweet.org

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In return they were known to offer everything from free cash (local currency as well as Worldcoin tokens) to Airpods to promises of future wealth. In some cases they made payments to local government officials. What they did not provide was much information on their intentions — PolitiTweet.org

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New from us today: a months-long investigation from @eileenguo & @anxioushuxley into Worldcoin's practices signing up new users around the world, where Worldcoin representatives will show up for a day or two and collect biometric data. 🧵 https://t.co/JVeBcCczz7 — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @JTaylorSkinner: Sometimes I wonder why we don’t talk about the summer of 2020 nonstop. West coast skies were literally orange, downtown… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @jimray: A cool thing to get to spend time doing these days is trying to figure out which lightbulb to buy based on whether you think th… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @mmasnick: Oof. I actually like Substack and think what they're doing is important. But tweeting this makes me think significantly les… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @clockwerks: I see its gen x day on twitter and its a good time to remind you that @mat already wrote the canonical text on this matter… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @ibogost: "Remember the void" Gen X feels most comfortable in voids or spaces reminiscent of voids. A void is a plane of non-existence,… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @wattfrompedro: thank you so much good people of cambridge, ma for last night! TWENTYTHIRD GIG OF THE MSSV "HARU TOUR 2022" IS TONIGHT… — PolitiTweet.org

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Saw an old-timey guy at the grocery store and realized I don’t see nearly as many dudes dressed as late 19th century alnagers in San Fran anymore these days and now I’m worried about what happened to all the old-timey guys during the pandemic — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @cragcrest: Come for the gif, stay for @jetjocko's analysis of a line of thinking popular in Silicon Valley that says "it's not only OK… — PolitiTweet.org

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Scoop from @antonioregalado: The creator of the CRISPR babies has been released from a Chinese prison https://t.co/gJeXfWklZw — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @ebakerwhite: We sent ByteDance a detailed list of the assertions we would publish in this article, and a detailed set of questions abou… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @silviakillings: Musk is already up a cool $1 billion on $TWTR https://t.co/fZRYzbh2JZ — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @KarlBode: the idea that doing absolutely ANYTHING to rein in propaganda in online or traditional media is "censorship" or the "silencin… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @jtemple: MIT @TechReview is seriously considering its first ever energy conference this fall. Who would you most want to see intervie… — PolitiTweet.org