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The Verge
JULY 9, 2020
Yesterday we talked about the audio-only social network Clubhouse , which found itself at the center of controversy after failing to take action or even make a public comment after users began to experience harassment within the app. TikTok is registered in the Cayman Islands, for example.
The Verge
JULY 28, 2020
The bad news is that the entire tech-and-democracy world will now be sitting around for another two days twiddling our thumbs while we wait for the social networking event of the summer. Georgia Wells / The Wall Street Journal ). Sharply worded questions about power are no substitute for meaningful regulation, of course.
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The Verge
SEPTEMBER 16, 2020
Directed by Jeff Orlowski, The Social Dilemma explores the effect of smartphones and social networks on human behavior. I started writing this newsletter in 2017 after coming to the belated realization that social networks really did have an outsized impact on modern life, and deserved to be taken as seriously.
The Verge
AUGUST 20, 2020
The “Tide Pods challenge” surged on social networks in 2018, and ultimately more than 10,000 children were reported to have been exposed to whatever extremely inedible substance is actually inside Tide Pods. Aaron Tilley and Georgia Wells / The Wall Street Journal ). So this feels like useful context to share.
The Verge
SEPTEMBER 29, 2020
Trending down: A Facebook executive told Politico that right-wing populism is always more engaging, which gives it an advantage on social networks. Earlier this year, the social network launched a new feature that let small businesses create paid online events and said it wouldn’t collect any fees, but noted that Apple would.
The Verge
JULY 22, 2020
Amazon is expanding its robot delivery trials to Georgia and Tennessee. There will never be a single answer to the question of what people should see when they open Facebook. But given the power of the platform, it seems more than fair to ask what they are seeing. Today in news that could change public perception of the big tech companies.
The Verge
AUGUST 18, 2020
When Facebook was founded, the idea of a truly global social network has seemed obvious — inevitable, even. China’s decision to ban American social networks clouded that vision, though, and in the years since the splintering of the internet has only accelerated. Charlie Warzel / The New York Times ).
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