Twitter overwhelmed by NSFW spam during protests in China

Twitter’s decimated moderation department is failing recent real world tests. Anthony Kwan/Getty Images As a wave of unprecedented citizen protests over China’s revived “zero COVID” lockdowns spread throughout major cities, so did an overwhelming flood of “Not Safe For Work” (NSFW) spam posts from what appear to be countless, long-dormant Twitter bot accounts. First highlighted…

Epson ditches lasers and goes all in on inkjet

Epson is set to stop the manufacture of laser printers entirely by 2026, citing sustainability issues.  The printer giant claims that laser technology has a “limited ability” to make significant steps towards improved sustainability “due to its requirement for heat during the print process and therefore increased energy use”. The company plans to pivot its…