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Covers:  Internet culture, digital culture, technology, politics, extremism, social media, entertainment, memes, influencers.
Senior Editor, Technology @nbcnews — online investigations, internet culture, extremism, child safety Signal: beng.38 bgoggin@protonmail.com

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Benjamin Goggin is the deputy technology editor at NBC News. Previously, he was digital senior culture editor at Insider and News editor at Digg.

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Did TikTok videos inspire a teen's suicide? His mom says she found graphic evidence

Did TikTok videos inspire a teen's suicide? His mom says she found graphic evidence

After Mason Edens took his own life, Jennie DeSerio looked for answers. She believes she found them in his Ti…

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Airbnb's silent killer: 19 carbon monoxide deaths in the last 10 years, but the company still doe...

Airbnb's silent killer: 19 carbon monoxide deaths in the last 10 years, but the company still doe...

Family members and representatives of people who died said the company has not done enough and called for it …

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Discord servers used in child abductions, crime rings, sextortion

Discord servers used in child abductions, crime rings, sextortion

An investigation into Discord reveals scores of disturbing instances of child abuse and exploitation.

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A 13-year-old was groomed publicly on Twitter and kidnapped, even after his parents warned author...

A 13-year-old was groomed publicly on Twitter and kidnapped, even after his parents warned author...

A 13-year-old boy was sexually groomed on Twitter after Elon Musk pledged to address child exploitation on th…

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On Musk's Twitter, users looking to sell and trade child sex abuse material are still easily foun...

On Musk's Twitter, users looking to sell and trade child sex abuse material are still easily foun...

Elon Musk has said he wants to make cracking down on child exploitation his number one priority at Twitter. A…

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Ye's Yeezy clothing brand owes California $600,000, according to state tax liens

Ye's Yeezy clothing brand owes California $600,000, according to state tax liens

The alleged debts add to a growing portrait of chaos surrounding Ye and his businesses, which has been descri…

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Graham Platner’s account on a notorious chat app highlights Kik’s dark reputation

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By Jane Lytvynenko , Ben Goggin 
| NBC News
The platform’s ability to anonymize users makes it a favorite for those seeking to carry out nefarious activities.
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House Democrats probe Musk and Grok over nonconsensual undressing on X

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By David Ingram , Ben Goggin 
| NBC News
Feb. 19, 2026, 11:02 AM EST Listen to this article with a free account A group of House Democrats sent a letter to tech billionaire Elon Musk on Thursday criticizing him for releasing a “reprehensible” tool with his artificial intelligence chatbot, Grok, which has created sexualized deepfakes of real people without their permission or knowledge. Three Democrats on the House Energy and Commerce Committee included a list of questions for Musk and his AI startup, xAI, about the undressing tool.
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Ashley St. Clair, the mother of one of Elon Musk's children, sues xAI over Grok sexual images Original

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By Jared Perlo , David Ingram , Kevin Collier , Ben Goggin 
| NBC News
Ashley St. Clair, the mother of one of Elon Musk’s children, sued Musk’s xAI artificial intelligence company Thursday, alleging that the AI giant was negligent and inflicted emotional distress by enabling users of its AI tool, called Grok, to create deepfake photos of her in sexually explicit poses and by failing to sufficiently limit such behavior after her complaints.
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