404 Media's latest "Behind the Blog" installment groups several loosely related discussions under the title "Eating the Internet." One item concerns automated systems that ingest online content at scale, a topic often associated with AI training and data scraping. Another is an "eavesdropping watch," a consumer device that raises familiar questions about who is listening and how recordings might be used.
These are separate items rather than one continuous investigation. The through-line is the growing presence of machines and sensors in everyday life, and the difficulty of knowing what they are doing with the material they collect. The third item, described only as "just doing it," appears to be a more personal reflection on acting on ideas, but the summary offers no further detail.
Because there is only one source, there are no conflicting accounts to compare. The post's framing suggests these are distinct stories that happen to share a broader theme: the quiet expansion of technology into spaces where people once assumed privacy and human judgment prevailed.