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What About Jimmy Kimmel? | Hot Takes

2025-09-25 Entertainment
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Mike Rowe
Mike Rowe
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Confronting AI Scams, Media Hypocrisy, and the Cost of Consequences

Prepare for escalating AI impersonation scams targeting your identity and scrutinize the blurred lines between free speech, network control, and public consequences in modern media.

Short Summary

  • AI-generated scams, like fake endorsements for Yeti coolers, are quickly using voices and likenesses for phishing personal data.
  • The political fallout involving Jimmy Kimmel highlighted the interplay between a host's controversial comments, advertiser backlash, and potential government pressure.
  • True free speech protects individuals from government censorship, but it does not insulate them from the economic consequences imposed by private networks or advertisers.

This discussion dives into immediate digital security threats posed by Generative AI and analyzes recent media controversies to separate actionable consequences from claims of rights violations.

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Description

Don’t you hate it when people use your face to create a scam that defrauds thousands of people? And what about this whole Jimmy Kimmel thing? Also, did you ever hear about the time I was boycotted over a laundry issue? Watch my hot take... If you like me, and even if you don't, subscribe to my channels and follow me. Much obliged. https://www.youtube.com/@therealmikerowe https://www.youtube.com/@therealmikeroweshorts https://www.youtube.com/@PYSKshow http://instagram.com/mikerowe http://facebook.com/TheRealMikeRowe https://twitter.com/mikeroweworks 00:00 Fake AI Ad 02:44 This is just the beginning of AI scams 07:04 The previous mikeroweWORKS Scam 10:16 My telemarketing hack 13:05 I didn't leave THIS voicemail 14:34 I grieve for Late Night 17:23 My take on FCC's stance 20:36 Understanding Jimmy Kimmel's numbers 23:01 Who should replace Kimmel's show 26:49 The double standard with Kimmel and Roseanne 29:39 A time I was boycotted 32:57 Don't be a Crybully!

Top Comments (10)

@PJNicholls55 2025-09-25

Facebook doesn’t have a problem taking regular people like me off facebook but they can’t seem to do anything about the criminals. Go figure

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@merrileepuccio7677 2025-09-25

I work at a bank and tell people every week...If it sounds too good to be true, it's a scam!

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@esq5011 2025-09-25

Facebook could easily check credentials of advertisers before allowing on. Congress needs to hold them accountable with astronomic fines.

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@smilintroll 2025-09-25

sorry to hear someone's using your likeness without your permission. Crazy world we live in...

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@RazortechAirguns 2025-09-25

Mike, so you are telling me, that the $1000 I sent you for your 'Save The Nebraska Snow Crab Project' was in fact a scam???

165 13 replies
@daves3016 2025-09-25

Its 2025 your BS detector must remain charged at all times.

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@theresaw1117 2025-09-26

Love some Mike Rowe! Honest guy! We need more like him!

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@scyban12 2025-09-26

My rule of thumb is that I do NOT do business with ANYONE I didn't contact myself. No ads, no contests, no discounts, nothing. I do not care what someone online (or by phone, email, etc) offers. If I need something, I will go look for it. I also don't accept any advertising that suddenly shows up when I'm researching something. I do not trust any damn thing on the Internet. I treat it the same as I treat scam callers.

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@mrhalfstep 2025-09-26

My outgoing message reads "I never, ever answer calls from numbers that aren't in my address book, so leave a message and I'll call you back or just keep wasting your time calling me. I'll never answer."

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@lisaswope4380 2025-09-28

It's not mischief. It's fraud! These people need to be found , investigated, and prosecuted.

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