Officials in New York have announced “an investigation into Apple’s failure to warn consumers about the FaceTime bug and slow response to addressing the issue.”  

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Apple pulled support for its group calling feature in FaceTime late Monday, after it was reported that the feature could be exploited to eavesdrop on people without their consent. A teenager reportedly discovered the bug a week earlier while playing Fortnite with his friends, and his mother unsuccessfully tried to report it to Apple.

Now, New York Attorney General Letitia James and Governor Andrew Cuomo are saying the company didn’t react to the issue fast enough.

“This FaceTime breach is a serious threat to the security and privacy of the millions of New Yorkers who have put their trust in Apple and its products over the years. My office will be conducting a thorough investigation into Apple’s response to the situation, and will evaluate the company’s actions in relation to the laws set forth by the State of New York,” James said in a statement. 

Investigators are also requesting that people affected by the bug report their experiences to the state’s Division of Consumer Protection.

Apple didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.

This week, dozens of documents were unsealed in the ongoing legal battle between Dr. Luke and Kesha, who has accused the producer of raping her and refusing to release her from her contract. The newly released document that has everyone talking is Lady Gaga‘s September 2017 deposition, which shows that Gaga fiercely defended Kesha while being questioned by Dr. Luke’s lawyers.

Before the deposition, obtained by The Blast on Tuesday (January 29), began, Gaga’s lawyer prefaced that the singer was experiencing “PTSD” due to her own experiences as “a sex abuse survivor… and this deposition has proved to be a trigger event for Ms. Germanotta.” Gaga then recounted how the first time she met Kesha, the Rainbow singer was wearing only underwear in the back room of Dr. Luke’s studio. She also described how Kesha had confided in her about the alleged abuse that took place over the next few years.

“What we discussed was, what I recall was her immense sadness and depression and fear,” Gaga said. “She was visibly very different than when I had seen her before, and — but I can’t say specifically what exactly we spoke about. I just recall that it was emotional, and I wanted to be there for her.”

The proceedings became combative when Dr. Luke’s attorney asked Gaga if she believed that the sexual assault allegation “bruised” the producer’s reputation.

“If you are asking what my view is of his reputation, I made my view of him and his reputation when I saw her in that back room,” Gaga retorted. “That was an image that — of something that happened to me, and I felt and knew in my heart that she was telling the truth, and I believe her.”

She added that when sexual abuse happens in the music industry, “it is kept extremely secret, and it is compounded by contracts and manipulative power scenarios that actually include this very situation that we are all in right now.”

The most intense point in the conversation occurred when Dr. Luke’s lawyer began talking about “he-said-she-said” scenarios, asking, “You think there has never been a false accusation of rape?” Gaga responded, “You — how about all of the women that are accused of being liars and how she was slut shamed in front of the world, how about that?”

When Dr. Luke’s lawyer then pressed Gaga for “factual knowledge” about what happened between Kesha and the producer, Gaga replied, “Oh, I have factual knowledge of her depression. I have factual knowledge of her need for support and love. I have factual knowledge of the spiral that I watched that girl go down. I have factual knowledge of trauma. I am informed and intelligent about this issue. That girl has experienced serious trauma and she is in the middle of it right now. And you are all a party to it.”

She continued, “Why on earth would this girl tell the entire world what happened? Why on earth? Do you know what it’s like for survivors? Do you know what it’s like to tell people? Don’t you roll your eyes at me. You should be ashamed of yourself.”

Lady Gaga was subpoenaed to testify as part of a defamation lawsuit, in which Luke is suing Kesha over texts that she sent to Gaga about a record executive’s claim that the producer raped Katy Perry. Both Perry and Dr. Luke have denied that claim, but on Tuesday, Kesha’s legal team filed paperwork arguing that those denials do not prove that a rape never occurred.

Read more from the unsealed court documents here.

This post is part of Hard Refresh, a soothing weekly column where we try to cleanse your brain of whatever terrible thing you just witnessed on Twitter.

There’s something about going through someone’s old belongings that is at once fascinating and eerie. However, there’s certainly a fine line between rummaging through postcards at a flea market in Brooklyn and stepping foot into a rotting mansion on Long Island. 

You can cross that line of invasion on YouTube. There, you’ll find the corner of lively urban explorers sharing their findings as they explore decaying structures they may or may not have permission to do so. 

Growing up I was fascinated with history, so watching people investigate these crumbling mansions and all they contain is strangely soothing. Witnessing others take risks we’d never take ourselves provides a chaotically zen experience. 

Watching mansion after decaying mansion, all massive and unkempt, I couldn’t help but find myself glued to the screen. My imagination kicking into high gear: Who lived here? Why did they leave? What would it have been like to live in a house in the middle of the woods with multiple skylights? 

While I certainly wouldn’t want to go into any of these places alone, the brave souls that do provide the world some amazing footage. Without speaking, they navigate dark, shuttered houses while shuffling over debris in order to get the perfect shot for those of us who’d rather gaze from non-moldy environments. 

Some of the homes have alleged backstories that involve crime, tragedy, or a combination of both. Some have simply outlived their owners and haven’t found new ones, left to their own defenses on lonely acres. 

Often the explorers don’t know the whole story of what happened to the owners of the house, or aren’t willing to share details for privacy concerns. While most YouTube comment sections are places where curiosity and intellect go to die, the people commenting on these videos are, for the most part, curious and passionate. 

Many commenters also want to make it known that they despise vandalism, which isn’t difficult to comprehend after seeing these vacant spaces drenched in spray-painted swear words and broken glass. Others are detectives and storytellers, rehashing details from the home in question or mentioning a personal link they may have to it. 

Privately owned homes are not the only places to be left behind. There’s also videos of resorts, motels, and malls that have seen better days. For example, this forlorn honeymoon resort in the Poconos will have you feeling incredibly strange:

Plenty of these clips likely constitute as trespassing, so we suggest not accessing any property that you don’t have permission to do so. Aside from being illegal, exploring these dilapidated homes can also be extremely dangerous. That being said, we’re grateful for these brave souls that allow us to see places that we otherwise wouldn’t. 

If you’re in the mood for reliving the past while remaining fully in the present, these videos are the perfect things to uncover.