• Why Surgeon General’s Social Media Warning Label is a Bad Idea • Russia says Apple blocks 25 VPN apps in Russia, IFX reports • Microsoft MSFT Tells Texas Agencies They Were Exposed in Russian Hack • Microsoft says it's okay to steal content published on the web • Declare your AIndependence: block AI bots, scrapers and crawlers with a single click • Perplexity’s grand theft AI • The Julian Assange Saga Is Finally Over • Zotac's Big Mistake | Consumer Warranty & Business Data Exposure • NASA and SpaceX misjudged the risks from reentering space junk • The White House will host a conference for social media creators • Meta’s Threads hits 175 million users one year after launch • Google emissions jump nearly 50% over five years as AI use surges • Judge blocks Mississippi law that required age verification on social media Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Paris Martineau, Allyn Malventano, and Larry Magid This Week in Tech episode 987 More Info: https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech/episodes/987 Sponsors: • panoptica.app • expressvpn.com/twit • NetSuite.com/TWIT • 1password.com/twit 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. Follow us: https://twit.tv/ https://twitter.com/TWiT https://www.facebook.com/TWiTNetwork https://www.instagram.com/twit.tv/ https://bsky.app/profile/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 dozens of hours of content on a variety of programs including Tech News Weekly, MacBreak Weekly, This Week in Google, Windows Weekly, Security Now, and more.