When two former Meta employees dug into why the website of Iowa's Clayton County Register was spewing dubious posts about stocks, they uncovered a network of sites slinging seemingly AI-made content.
In his spare time, Tony Eastin likes to dabble in the stock market. One day last year, he Googled a pharmaceutical company that seemed like a promising investment. One of the first search results Google served up on its news tab was listed as coming from the Clayton County Register, a newspaper in northeastern Iowa. He clicked, and read.
The whole scheme appears aimed at winning ad revenue from the page views of people who unwittingly land on the site’s garbled content. The algorithmic posts are garnished with ads served by Google’s ad platform. Sometimes those ads appear to be themed on financial trading, in line with the content, but others are unrelated—WIRED saw an ad for the AARP.
Canada Latest News, Canada Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Iowa State Cyclones vs Cincinnati Bearcats - February 14, 2024In Big 12 rivalry, 10 Iowa State visits Cincinnati
Read more »
Iowa's Caitlin Clark on pace for Pete Maravich NCAA scoring recordCaitlin Clark became the all-time scoring leader in NCAA women's hoops history Thursday. The Iowa senior might soon hold the record for men and women.
Read more »
University of Iowa's Caitlin Clark breaks NCAA women's basketball scoring recordClark is now the NCAA women’s career scoring leader.
Read more »
Texas Tech Red Raiders vs Iowa State Cyclones Line MovementCollege Basketball line and odds movement for Texas Tech Red Raiders vs Iowa State Cyclones on Feb 17, 2024.
Read more »
Iowa State Cyclones Schedule, Live Scores & ResultsStay Up-To-Date With The Latest Iowa State Cyclones Schedule, Live Scores, And Results For The 2023-2024 NCAAB Season!
Read more »
George Pyle: I hope Paul Huntsman had fun saving this newspaper“The Tribune’s savior has walked away, having earned a rest and the thanks of everyone who knows how important a real newspaper is to any community,” writes George Pyle. “Without his efforts — his industry, not just his money — you probably wouldn’t be reading this newspaper now.
Read more »