Meta Officially Accepts Blood Money to Promote the Big Lie
Meta made a quiet policy update last year allowing advertisers on Facebook and Instagram to say the 2020 election was rigged. The company has made one thing clear: you can’t…
So Far, Trump’s Truth Social Has Set $73 Million on Fire
Less than two years after it launched, Donald Trump’s social media site, Truth Social, might be headed for the internet graveyard. New federal filings show that Truth, like a lot…
Donald Trump Gets Annoying IRL
Truth Social founder, failed businessman, and flop POTUS Donald Trump has been attempting to shitpost his way through an avalanche of legal troubles. Beset by as many as four separate…
WeChat Deemed a Security Risk in Canada, Banned on Government Devices
Photo: Boumen Japet (Shutterstock) Canada banned WeChat on government-issued phones on Monday, roughly two years after the Biden administration lifted American bans on the Chinese “everything” app. The Chief Information…
One Year On: The 12 Worst Moments of Elon Musk’s Twitter Takeover
Image: Joe Raedle (Getty Images) My oh my, what a year it’s been. After several months of back-and-forth between billionaire and tech tycoon Elon Musk and social media company Twitter,…
Victims of Deepfakes Are Fighting Back
Anyone who’s spent a moment observing US political chatter in recent months has probably encountered the following prediction: 2024 will yield the world’s first deepfake election. Rapidly evolving AI video…
The End of Coal Culture
This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here. Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio 2 Hands On Off English The parade wouldn’t start for another hour,…
Remember That Letter Calling for a Pause on AI? It Didn’t Work
Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAIPhoto: Kevin Dietsch (Getty Images) On March 29, 2023, more than 500 top technologists and business leaders signed onto an eye-catching open letter begging artificial intelligence…
Biden Suspends 26 Environmental Laws to Build Border Wall
President Joe Biden is suspending 26 environmental laws to build a border wall in south Texas, a move announced by the Department of Homeland Security on Wednesday. The laws include…
Generative AI Is the Newest Tool in the Dictator’s Handbook
When protests in Pakistan earlier this year escalated into clashes between pro-government forces and supporters of former Prime Minister Imran Khan, the now-imprisoned leader turned to social media to bolster…