Unauthorized Fan Fiction Turned into Pricey Books on Etsy

We go long (and play some bonus audio) for Jason's story inside the wild world of TikTok and Instagram hustlers who are using AI to swarm platforms with automatically generated garbage content. Some of them are making a killing in the process. After the break, we talk about Sam's story on Etsy sellers stealing fan fiction writers' work. Then in the subscriber-only section, Jason breaks down why a right to repair victory in Oregon is a massive deal for Apple globally.

• Inside the World of TikTok Spammers and the AI Tools That Enable Them
• Fanfiction Community Rocked By Etsy Sellers Turning Their Work Into Bound Books
• Oregon Passes Bill That Would Make iPhones More Repairable Everywhere

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