A campaign urging users to cancel their ChatGPT subscriptions gained traction in February, fueled by concerns over political contributions and the use of AI in government, while other tech developments and humanitarian efforts also made headlines. The "QuitGPT" campaign, which emerged on Reddit, called for users to end their subscriptions, citing a donation by OpenAI president Greg Brockman to a super PAC and the use of ChatGPT-4 by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), according to MIT Technology Review.
The campaign's emergence coincided with other developments in the tech world. A social network for bots called Moltbook, designed for AI agents to interact, went viral shortly after its January 28 launch, according to MIT Technology Review. Meanwhile, Google Search introduced a new feature allowing users to easily request the removal of non-consensual explicit images, as reported by Hacker News. Users could submit multiple images at once and opt-in for safeguards to filter similar results.
In other news, the GreyNoise Global Observation Grid recorded a significant change in internet activity on January 14, 2026, at approximately 21:00 UTC, marking a shift in the internet's infrastructure, according to Hacker News.
Beyond technology, mothers in the U.S. were using crowdfunding to support families in war-torn Gaza, as reported by NPR Politics. After connecting through social media, an informal network of mothers began raising funds to help families afford food and shelter. A ceasefire agreement in October had brought a tentative peace to Gaza, but many residents were still living in difficult conditions.
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