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Instagram Is Removing Sex-Positive Accounts Without Warning
The platform has suddenly suspended dozens of high-profile accounts, cutting people off from the communities that keep them safe.
India’s Government Wants Total Control of the Internet
The Modi administration keeps giving itself new powers, and Big Tech keeps giving in.
The Mastodon Bump Is Now a Slump
Active users have fallen by more than 1 million since the exodus from Elon Musk’s Twitter, suggesting the decentralized platform is not a direct replacement.
Meta’s Gruesome Content Broke Him. Now He Wants It to Pay
A Kenyan moderator sued the company for work-related PTSD. A new ruling on his case could signal a global reckoning for Big Tech outsourcing.
Twitter Is a Megaphone for ‘Sudden Death’ Vaccine Conspiracies
By reinstating banned accounts and selling blue checks, Musk has supercharged “the most dangerous” Covid disinformation.
The US Far Right Helped Stoke the Attack on Brazil’s Congress
Right-wing networks from Brazil and the US fueled calls for violence. Experts accuse tech platforms of looking the other way.
Twitter Promised Them Severance. They Got Nothing
Staff laid off by Elon Musk were assured they would be compensated following mass cuts. As the deadline passes, the silence has been deafening.
The Slow Death of Surveillance Capitalism Has Begun
A European Union ruling against Meta marks the beginning of the end of targeted ads.
Can’t Decide What to Do About Twitter? Here Are Some Options
It’s not too late to move toward your ideal social media existence. You could opt for Mastodon or Post, or stay and hope things turn around.