Tag: social media
A Nonprofit Tried to Fix Tech Culture—but Lost Control of Its...
Allen, a data scientist, and Massachi, a software engineer, worked for nearly four years at Facebook on some of the uglier aspects of social...
Germany’s Far-Right Party Is Running Hateful Ads on Facebook and Instagram
Earlier this month, a German court ruled that the countryâs nationalist far-right party, Alternative for Germany (AfD), was potentially âextremistâ and could warrant surveillance...
Most US TikTok Creators Don’t Think a Ban Will Happen
A majority of US TikTok creators donât believe the platform will be banned within a year, and most havenât seen brands they work for...
The Low-Paid Humans Behind AI’s Smarts Ask Biden to Free Them...
AI projects like OpenAIâs ChatGPT get part of their savvy from some of the lowest-paid workers in the tech industryâcontractors often in poor countries...
Elon Musk Finally Puts Twitter Out of Its Misery
Like a venomous puss moth emerging from its hard cocoon, the social network formerly known as Twitter has fully metamorphosed into X.com.Various elements of...
The Race to Buy TikTok Is On—but There Might Not Be...
This has done little to deter a growing list of other business moguls who have also expressed interest in acquiring the app, which has...
Meta Faces Fresh Probe Over ‘Addictive’ Effect on Kids
The European Union has opened an investigation into Facebook and Instagram for the platformsâ potentially addictive effects on children, echoing two similar probes opened...
Maven Is a New Social Network That Eliminates Followers—and Hopefully Stress
âItâs really radical,â Stanley told me of Maven, âWe got rid of likes and follows. Thatâs like insanity.â Some early adopters seem to be on...
Deadspin’s New Owners Reveal Their Plans: Betting Content—but No AI
Deadspinâs new ownership comes at a time when sports media is increasingly entwined with sports betting. Most major outlets, including ESPN, NBC, CBS, The...
I Went Undercover as a Secret OnlyFans Chatter. It Wasn’t Pretty
I liked the idea that my foremost duty as an OnlyFans chatter should be to comfort the afflicted rather than wheedle the sexually frustrated...