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How Facebook twisted Canada’s trucker convoy into an international movement

The Verge

But right-wing supporters have a wildly different view of events: figures like Tucker Carlson have portrayed the convoy as a working-class rebellion, and Trudeau’s response has been treated as enacting martial law, leading Elon Musk to tweet (and then delete) a meme comparing Trudeau to Adolf Hitler. And engagement hasn’t really come back.

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There’s never been a better time to play video games

The Verge

On a typical Saturday, I might get up early to catch a few League of Legends Pro League matches broadcast from Shanghai and maybe squeeze in a few rounds of the collectible card game Legends of Runeterra as I watch. Partially, that has to do with the influence of YouTube and Twitch, which have always been a natural home for video games.

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Elon Musk’s Twitter (now X): Everything you need to know, from layoffs to verification

TechCrunch

X CEO claims the company formerly known as Twitter is almost breaking even “I’ve been at the company eight weeks,” Yaccarino said in her first broadcast interview since taking on her new role. The deal came after months of legal drama , bad memes and will-they-or-won’t-they-chaos.

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The age of being very online is over. Heres why.

Mashable Tech

There was once a time when memes and internet-born jokes were a novelty enjoyed by relatively few people – the kind who would describe themselves as Extremely Online. I do enjoy being that person that knows every internet reference and meme."

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Hasan Piker on the problem with YouTube debate culture

The Verge

Crowder, who is widely known as the face of the “change my mind” meme, has challenged people to debates in the past, including college students on campuses all across the country. The whole fiasco raised serious questions about debate culture online and how platforms like YouTube and Twitch are influencing politics at large.

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Basecamp’s protest of Apple’s policies is already benefiting other developers

The Verge

Here’s Taylor Lorenz and Kellen Browning at The New York Times : The outpouring of stories from competitive gamers and streamers, who broadcast their gameplay on platforms like Twitch for money, led to the resignation of the C.E.O. They have shared their stories on Twitter , YouTube , and Twitch. It’s not a good look. Kim Lyons / The Verge ).

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What ‘The Social Dilemma’ misunderstands about social networks

The Verge

Her LinkedIn profile said she “worked as the data scientist for the Facebook Site Integrity fake engagement team” and dealt with “bots influencing elections and the like.”. “I And she found what she described as coordinated influence campaigns in countries including India, Ukraine and Bolivia. Also, here’s a TikTok meme power ranking.