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Threads is trading trust for growth
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Yesterday the Internet Archive lost its appeal in the digital lending case it’s been fighting for the last few years. In March 2020, the Internet Archive, a
#web #threads #blogging #fedipact #internet #fediverse #SocialMedia
on Sep 5
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Decentralised social media ‘increases citizen empowerment’, says Oxford study
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https://www.oxfordmartin.ox.ac.uk/news/decentralised-social-media-increases-citizen-empowerment [Oxford Martin School]The Oxford Martin School is a multidisciplinary research institution at the University of Oxford focused on tackling global challenges and shaping a
12h ago
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Google must sell Chrome to end search monopoly, says US justice department
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https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2024/nov/21/google-sell-chrome-us-court-filing-demand-competition-laws [Dan Milmo at The Guardian]The Department of Justice has filed its proposed remedies to Google's illegal monopoly over search services: "The proposals filed to a
14h ago
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Bluesky, the Fediverse, and the future of social media
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Today's open social networks have a lot to learn from each other.
on Nov 14
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https://news.mit.edu/2024/mit-tuition-undergraduates-family-income-1120 [Massachusetts Institute of Technology]Changes to financial aid at MIT: "Undergraduates with family income below $200,000 can expect to attend MIT tuition-free starting next fall, thanks
on Thu, 2AM
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The Right Triumphed Over Social Media and Helped Elect Trump
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https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/20/opinion/trump-musk-social-media.html [Julia Angwin at The New York Times]In an op-ed for The New York Times, Julia Angwin makes a strong argument for the open social
on Wed, 7PM
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The global growth rate for mobile internet subscribers has stalled
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https://restofworld.org/2024/mobile-internet-users-growth-rate/ [Khadija Alam and Russell Brandom at Rest of World]Mobile internet subscriber growth is significantly slowing globally: "From 2015 to 2021, the survey consistently found over
on Wed, 3PM
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How Rappler Is Building Its Own Communities to Counter AI and Big Tech
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https://gijn.org/stories/rappler-building-communities-counter-ai-big-tech/ [Lucinda Jordaan at Global Investigative Journalism Network] I'd missed this story from back in July. Rappler is building its own end-to-end encrypted, decentralized communities on
on Wed, 2PM
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https://www.anildash.com/2024/11/19/dont-call-it-a-substack/ [Anil Dash]Anil Dash on Substack's attempt to brand "writing in a newsletter": "We constrain our imaginations when we subordinate our creations to names owned by
on Wed, 1PM
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SF tech layoffs: Tales of post-pink-slip reinvention
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https://sfstandard.com/2024/11/19/tech-layoffs-reinvention-new-jobs/ [Jillian D'Onfro at The San Francisco Standard]On one level, this piece about tech workers leaving the industry behind and doing something more culturally meaningful
on Tue, 4PM
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Inside UnitedHealth’s Playbook for Limiting Mental Health Coverage
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https://www.propublica.org/article/unitedhealth-mental-health-care-denied-illegal-algorithm [Annie Waldman at ProPublica]UnitedHealth Group has been using an algorithm to determine whether patients have been receiving "too much" therapy and then cutting them
on Tue, 3PM
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Microsoft and Google incubated Chinese startups tied to police
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https://restofworld.org/2024/microsoft-google-chinese-startup-incubator-police-surveillance/ [Joanna Chiu and Viola Zhou at Rest of World]Tech companies like Microsoft and Google have, through their accelerators, supported startups that provide censorship and
on Tue, 3PM
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Elon Musk algorithmically boosted Republican accounts on X from the moment he endorsed Trump
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https://eprints.qut.edu.au/253211/ [Timothy Graham and Mark Andrejevic]Elon Musk didn't just endorse Trump with his words - according to this pre-print research paper, he gave Republicans an
on Sun, 3PM
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https://www.propublica.org/article/microsoft-white-house-offer-cybersecurity-biden-nadella [Renee Dudley, with research by Doris Burke, at ProPublica]Security lapses in Microsoft's own products led to hacks that in turn pushed President Biden to
on Sat, 12AM
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Newsletter platform beehiiv launches multi-million dollar journalism fund
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https://www.axios.com/2024/11/14/beehiiv-newsletter-journalism-fund [Sara Fischer at Axios] "Beehiiv, a newsletter startup taking aim at Substack, says it's making a "multi-million dollar investment" to create a new "beehiiv Media
on Nov 14
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Is BlueSky the new Twitter, and if so is that a good thing?
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https://torment-nexus.mathewingram.com/is-bluesky-the-new-twitter-and-if-so-is-that-a-good-thing/ [Mathew Ingram at The Torment Nexus]Mathew wrestles with where Bluesky sits in the future of social media given its connections to venture capital and
on Nov 14
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https://www.status.news/p/the-onion-acquires-infowars [Oliver Darcy at Status]I literally had to check to see if this was real: "The Onion has successfully acquired Infowars. The satirical news outlet purchased Alex
on Nov 14
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Why the Guardian is no longer posting on X
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https://www.theguardian.com/media/2024/nov/13/why-the-guardian-is-no-longer-posting-on-x [The Guardian]Given the reluctance to leave X among most publishers, the Guardian is taking a big leadership role here by refusing to continue to
on Nov 13
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We’ve got a new takeaway in the neighborhood, occupying a small space that was previously taken up by a pizza joint. Their opening was a
on Nov 12
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I’m a neurology ICU nurse. The creep of AI in our hospitals terrifies me
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https://www.codastory.com/stayonthestory/nursing-ai-hospitals-robots-capture/ [Michael Kennedy and Isobel Cockerell in Coda Story]Just one example of many of AI being used to take agency away from ordinary workers: "The upshot
on Nov 12
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How I ship projects at big tech companies
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https://www.seangoedecke.com/how-to-ship/ [Sean Goedecke]This is very good. It's advertised as a piece about shipping in big tech companies, but honestly, I think it's true of many
on Nov 12
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Congress About to Gift Trump Sweeping Powers to Crush Political Enemies
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https://theintercept.com/2024/11/10/trump-nonprofit-tax-exempt-political-enemies/ [Noah Hurowitz at The Intercept]This should be a five alarm fire: "Up for a potential fast-track vote next week in the House of Representatives, the
on Nov 12
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Improving Private Signal Calls: Call Links & More
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https://signal.org/blog/call-links/ [Signal]Signal has improved its group call functionality pretty significantly: "If you love group calls on Signal, but don’t want to create a group chat for
on Nov 11
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PSA: Social media privacy and you
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Social networks are not private spaces.
on Nov 11
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Journalists - is Twitter actually your community?
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https://kiesow.net/journalists-is-twitter-actually-your-community/ [Damon Kiesow in Working Systems] Damon Kiesow, who is the Knight Chair in Digital Editing and Producing at the Missouri School of Journalism, writes: "We ourselves
on Nov 9
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Accessible tips for people to protect their privacy
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https://github.com/billfitzgerald/personal-privacy-security [Bill Fitzgerald]Bill Fitzgerald has updated his open source guide to personal privacy: "Conversations about privacy and security often focus on technology and give scant attention
on Nov 9
From werd.io
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https://www.citationneeded.news/wind-the-clock/ [Molly White]Unsure what to do now? Molly White has some solid ways to get started helping: ""Many of us have looked back on historic events
on Nov 8
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One Practical Thing: Protect Information
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https://www.hbcompass.io/one-practical-thing-protect-information/ [Heather Bryant]Some good advice from Heather: "One practical thing you can do in as much depth as you like, identify a particular area of information
on Nov 8
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A question many of us are asking: how can we be as effective as possible over the next four years?A few years ago, I made
on Nov 8
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Why Democrats won't build their own Joe Rogan
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https://www.usermag.co/p/why-democrats-wont-build-their-own [Taylor Lorenz at User Mag]Gen Z men have lurched to the right, which was one factor behind this month's election result. This is, in
on Nov 7
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Social media is a symptom, not a cause
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https://torment-nexus.mathewingram.com/social-media-is-a-symptom-not-a-cause/ [Mathew Ingram at The Torment Nexus]Mathew Ingram on blaming social media for the stratification of society: "In the end, that is too simple an explanation,
on Nov 7
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Non-profit newsrooms that speak truth to power
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A list of sources to subscribe to and support
on Nov 7
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https://dicktofel.substack.com/p/what-now-for-the-press [Dick Tofel]Dick Tofel on where the press should go next: "We held a free and fair election, and the candidate who hates the press, who
on Nov 7
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What a morning. I know this quote has been shared and reshared ad infinitum, but it gives me hope today, and I hope it will do
on Nov 6
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Today I’ve been thinking a lot about my relatives who actively fought against nationalism as part of the resistance. What they and their colleagues did
on Nov 5
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10 distractions, in case you need them for some reason
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In case you’re searching for things to take your mind off the immediate horrors of the real world for, you know, some reason, here are ten: ‌3D
on Nov 5
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Sen. Ron Wyden: Women's phones have become a tool for abortion surveillance
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https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/abortion-data-brokers-phones-google-apple-wyden-rcna178479 [Senator Ron Wyden at MSNBC]Senator Wyden has long been a loud voice for surveillance reform and stronger data protections, so this op-ed isn't really
on Nov 4
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Election Issues 2024: Economy, Immigration, Abortion and More
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https://www.propublica.org/article/election-issues-2024-immigration-abortion-economy [ProPublica] "With just days to go before Election Day, political coverage is everywhere. At ProPublica, we avoid horse race reporting and focus on telling stories
on Nov 3
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Kamala Is Not Our Savior. But a Trump Win Would Be Catastrophic.
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https://www.teenvogue.com/story/kamala-harris-but-a-donald-trump-win-would-be-catastrophic#intcid=_teen-vogue-verso-hp-trending_87dbdc06-cd38-4a30-af99-4991fda8330d_popular4-1 [Versha Sharma in Teen Vogue]This is a remarkable kind-of-sort-of-endorsement from Teen Vogue. "As the head of this...
on Nov 2
From werd.io
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https://www.propublica.org/article/facebook-instagram-meta-deceptive-political-ads-election [Craig Silverman at ProPublica and Priyanjana Bengani at the Tow Center for Digital Journalism] "The network, which uses the name Patriot Democracy on many of
on Oct 31
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Tech is interesting, but democracy deserves our attention
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I’m aware that a lot of my linkblog posts have been about the state of America this week. That’s because — well, I’m sure you
on Oct 30
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https://john.onolan.org/democratising-publishing/ [John O'Nolan] This is a genuinely inspiring post from John O'Nolan about the foundation behind Ghost and how it operates. It feels like a blueprint for
on Oct 30
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Josseli Barnica Died in Texas After Waiting 40 Hours for Miscarriage Care
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https://www.propublica.org/article/josseli-barnica-death-miscarriage-texas-abortion-ban [Cassandra Jaramillo and Kavitha Surana at ProPublica]The deeply tragic stories of how abortion bans lead to preventable deaths continue. "The fetus was on the verge
on Oct 30
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A vote for Donald Trump is a vote for school shootings and measles
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https://www.theverge.com/24282022/kamala-harris-endorsement-presidential-election-2024 [Nilay Patel at The Verge] This is, uh, the opposite of this year's trend of a bunch of newspapers refusing to endorse anyone: "Donald Trump is
on Oct 29
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Videos Reveal Trump Adviser’s “Shadow” Plan for Second Administration
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https://www.propublica.org/article/video-donald-trump-russ-vought-center-renewing-america-maga [Molly Redden and Andy Kroll, ProPublica, and Nick Surgey, Documented] "A key ally to former President Donald Trump detailed plans to deploy the military in
on Oct 28
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Nothing, not even news, can be exempt from accountability
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https://www.hbcompass.io/nothing-not-even-news-can-be-exempt-from-accountability/ [Heather Bryant]A characteristically sharp piece on the Washington Post's spiked Presidential endorsement and ensuing fallout from Heather Bryant: "Good journalism is not unique to the
on Oct 28
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Bugs, breakthroughs and BlueSky
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https://activitypub.ghost.org/bugs-breakthroughs-and-bluesky-2/ [Ghost] "Last week we officially started the ActivityPub private beta and sent invitations to our first 3 publishers to start testing things out. This was
on Oct 27