At RightsCon in Taipei, activists reckon with a US retreat from promoting digital rights
Last week, I joined over 3,200 digital rights activists, tech policymakers, and researchers and a smattering of tech company representatives
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How Facebook went all in on AI
The following is excerpted from BROKEN CODE: Inside Facebook and the Fight to Expose Its Harmful Secrets by Jeff Horwitz.
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How Meta and AI companies recruited striking actors to train AI
One evening in early September, T, a 28-year-old actor who asked to be identified by his first initial, took his
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How the Supreme Court ruling on Section 230 could end Reddit as we know it
When the Supreme Court hears a landmark case on Section 230 later in February, all eyes will be on the
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I just watched Biggie Smalls perform ‘live’ in the metaverse
For a moment on Friday, Biggie Smalls was the only man on stage. A spotlight shone on him and his
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The metaverse fashion stylists are here
When I met Jenni Svoboda, she was in the midst of designing a beanie with a melted cupcake top, sprinkles,
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Facebook is bombarding cancer patients with ads for unproven treatments
The ad reads like an offer of salvation: Cancer kills many people. But there is hope in Apatone, a proprietary
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