With the advent of OnlyFans, pornographic content has become a fixture of mainstream social media. But the influence of the adult entertainment industry on internet culture arguably began decades ago. On this episode, Matt and Marianna are joined by journalist Patricia Nilsson who has reported extensively on the secretive personalities who control ‘Big Porn’ and the business model behind it. We discuss the revolutionary data tracking practices first implemented by so-called tube sites to monetise attention, the regulatory trade-off between safety and privacy, and why anonymity online may be leading to more extreme pornography fuelled by our most primal instincts.

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Donald Trump says it’s “largely true” that the US-Israel war in Iran was responsible for sweeping Republican losses in the US midterm elections.

His comments come after US Vice-President, JD Vance, said in an social media post “the reason we lost is the war.”

The President has said he has no plans for immediate strikes on Iran after the vote, but the region remains on alert for any further military action.

The BBC’s International Editor, Jeremy Bowen – alongside colleagues from the United States and BBC Persian – provides analysis of what the midterm results mean for the war and where things might go from here.

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In a compelling new interview, veteran investigative reporter John North recounts his unforgettable experience of witnessing the …

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Fridges and freezers in supermarkets across Europe have been hit by a cyber-attack. Hackers managed to gain control and remotely turn up the temperature, in some cases to over 50 degrees Celsius, causing thousands of Euros worth of food to be thrown out.

Rumours have been circulating online that Russian hacktivist groups could be to blame.

So how did this happen? In this video:

1:27 Why are fridges connected to the internet?
2:02 How do you hack a fridge?
3:15 The aftermath of the supermarket hack
3:55 French blood banks targeted
4:42 Recent similar attacks
5:22 Who is behind the hacking?
6:25 What else is vulnerable to these sorts of attacks?
7:21 How can we protect against these attacks?
8:00 Could AI make more of these attacks likely?
8:47 What does this tell us about the future of cyber-attacks?

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The Democrats just retook power in the US Congress for the first time in over two-years. What makes this result so historic? And how will it affect US relations with the rest of the world?

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00:00 Intro
01:16 How has Trump reacted? 
02:00 Texas makes history
04:44 Kansas and other key states
06:24 How the results impact the world
08:42 How the results affect Trump

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