France's Age Verification Law Sparks Porn Site Ban, Elon Musk's Reputation Debated

US Farm Industry Surveillance of Activists

• 🕵️ Wired magazine reports that lobbyists for the US farm industry have engaged in a decade-long campaign to surveil and discredit animal rights activists.
• 📄 Internal documents and emails reveal a collaboration between the Animal Agriculture Alliance and the FBI, with alliance members acting as informants and recording activist meetings.
• ⚠️ The industry's efforts aimed to portray activists as a bioterrorism threat to the United States.

Elon Musk's Public Image and Legacy

• ✍️ An opinion piece in the Washington Post criticizes Elon Musk, calling him a "walking, breathing unforced error" for his foray into politics.
• 🚀 Conversely, a New York Times opinion piece suggests history will remember Musk for his vision of interstellar colonization, viewing his political involvement as a "minor detail."
• 🧠 The article argues that dismissing Musk as an "idiot" overlooks his visionary ideas beyond politics.

Porn Site Ban in France

• 🚫 Major pornography websites have banned French users in protest against new, stricter age verification requirements in France.
• 🔒 Pornhub's parent company, Aylo, argues that the regulations necessitate collecting sensitive personal data, endangering user privacy.
• 🌐 The company warns that these measures could drive users to less regulated parts of the internet.
• 📈 L'Éclaireur cites a study indicating that over half of underage boys visit porn sites monthly, with a 36% rise in young visitors.

Historical Artifact on Display

• 🏛️ The Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam is displaying a 200-year-old artifact, identified as an erotic condom, not a cigar as initially mistaken.
• 🖼️ The artifact, featuring a nun and priests, is believed to be a souvenir from a 19th-century French brothel.
• 🧐 It offers insights into sexuality and prostitution during that era.