MC Weekly Update 12/4: The Chip Crunch Problem

Elon Musk told advertisers to go f*** themselves in an interview with Jona–... sorry, Andrew Ross Sorkin of the NYT. Is this a good business strategy? - Kate Conger and Remy Tumin / The New York Times

Linda doing clean-up on Aisle Elon - Linda Yaccarino / X

Meta is still algorithmically promoting child sexual abuse material on its platforms. - Jeff Horwitz and Katherine Blunt / WSJ

They say they’re still working on it: Meta

On the flip side, Google’s risk-averse approach to CSAM and its poor customer service creates a different problem for people who suddenly find themselves locked out of their entire accounts. - Kashmir Hill / New York Times

Meta says it is adopting the same approach as in the past for the 2024 election season. - Nick Clegg / Meta

Except this time, the government apparently will not be giving them any tip-offs about foreign interference. Such communication has been stalled since july. - Naomi Nix and Cat Zakrzewski / The Washington Post
As Meta detailed in its quarterly adversarial threat report, though, this is not because such interference has stopped. - Meta

A district court issued a preliminary injunction preventing Montana’s state-wide ban from going into effect in the new year. - Sapna Maheshwari / New York Times; US District Court

Doritos has had the most important AI breakthrough of the year, with its crunch-cancellation software for gamers who like to snack. - Sydney Page / The Washington Post