Meta
How CrowdTangle predicted the future
Meta is killing off a pioneering tool for platform transparency — but the movement it kickstarted is just beginning
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AI
The rise of mediocre AI
It only kind of works. It’s everywhere anyway
OpenAI
Sam Altman gets what he wants
He has his board seat back, and a new vote of confidence. Will he keep it?
TikTok
A new TikTok ban gains steam
After a year of laying low, ByteDance’s crown jewel faces a serious new threat
Google's India problem
From developer fees to chatbot criticisms, the Modi government is ratcheting up the pressure on platforms
Apple
Europe takes a bite out of Apple
The company accuses Spotify of being greedy — but fails to acknowledge how its own greed got us here
Meta
Meta's data dance with its Oversight Board
The board needs data to determine whether Meta is listening to its recommendations. It isn't always forthcoming
Google's risky new news tool
The company says it wants to free up journalists to do better work — but it might be automating more jobs away
Content Moderation
Content moderation comes to the Supreme Court
Justices seem skeptical that the Florida and Texas laws are constitutional
Google hits pause on Gemini’s people pictures
After a diversity initiative proved disastrous, it’s time to loosen chatbot guardrails
AI
The AI-generated propaganda is working
Nearly half of people found influence campaigns written by GPT-3 effective, a new study finds
X
Who killed Twitter?
Was it Jack Dorsey or Elon Musk? Kurt Wagner and Zoë Schiffer, authors of two new books on the subject, interview each other about what they learned
Meta
Meta punts on politics
The company won't show you political content on its apps unless you're looking for it. Should it?
Mastodon
How Mastodon made friends with Meta
Founder Eugen Rochko on helping Threads federate, dodging venture capital, and why he hopes Bluesky abandons its protocol
AI
Google’s next top model arrives
The company finally has an answer to GPT-4 — but OpenAI is about to change the questions
Bluesky
Bluesky is back
Twitter’s natural heir is finally open to the public — and it has some big ideas for social networking