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It’s clear that X, Instagram and TikTok are broken, but the problem runs deeper than any single platform. Is it possible to build something better?

Balaji Srinivasan's The Network State posits a choice between reaction and stasis. A brighter future does not await through network states, but through network societies.

TikTok's potential U.S. ban has sparked a flurry of development within the open social web community. Several new applications are being built that could

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According to a recent legal memo, Silicon Valley's hottest business may be entirely based around criminal activity.

Capitalism is finished. What's replaced it is even worse.

Mark Zuckerberg's horrible changes for Instagram — and Facebook — have become untenable, writes Lennon Torres.

Your phone is an essential tool, but it also represents a huge risk to your privacy and security. Understanding these best practices when it comes to securing your smartphone will help keep you and your data safe.

As most of you know, I left Uber in December and joined Stripe in January. I've gotten a lot of questions over the past couple of months about why I left and what my time at Uber was like. It's a strange, fascinating, and slightly horrifying story that deserves to be told while it is still fresh in

Or "Spiderman Is My Boyfriend"

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Spotify’s plot against musicians

A year-long investigation by an indie journalist is a call to action

The concept of Digital Feng Shui emphasises clearing out the clutter, and making intentional efforts in creating a purposeful approach to our online engagement

Based on my talk for PragueJS meetup from February 2024


 
 'Not to lie about the future is impossible and one can lie about it at will' - Naum Gabo

Jottings on an elusive term.

A case pursued by the FBI, the CIA, the U.S. Departments of State and Homeland Security, CENTCOM, and the sister of Ben Padilla

These apps are refined sugars and seed oils for the mind, causing a comparable type of mental sickness as those have on the body

The aspartame myth goes back to a letter circulating on the '90s internet

In communications newly revealed, TikTok executives discuss being aware of the harms caused by their app. TikTok officials were warned of the app’s dangers to minors.

For the first time, internal TikTok communications have been made public that show a company unconcerned with the harms the app poses for American teenagers. This is despite its own research validating many child safety concerns. The confidential material was part of a more than two-year investigation into TikTok by 14 attorneys general that led to state officials suing the company on Tuesday. The lawsuit against the popular video sharing platform claims it was designed to keep young people hooked on the service. Documents uncovered by Kentucky Public Radio show that the company's internal research may help support this accusation. For sponsor-free episodes of Consider This, sign up for Consider This+ via Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.org. Email us at considerthis@npr.org.

Better browsers made things worse.

I am working on a theory that would explain how comedy works, and turn the process of writing jokes into an understandable, structured process that anyone can learn.

Our God is a devourer, who makes things only for the swallowing.

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