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Why social networks won't stop pushing NFTs
Crypto crashed just as Twitter, Meta and Reddit rolled out NFT avatars. Now what? PLUS: Elon keeps weaseling
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TikTok's data dilemma
How do you protect user privacy in a country with no privacy standards?
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Twitter sues India
A free-speech case the internet may not be able to win — and can't afford to lose
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When Elon met Twitter
Musk says he has big plans for the company. Employees wonder how he'll achieve them
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Can Meta manage two pivots at once?
Facebook is moving to a "discovery engine." Will its user base move with it?
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To build trust, platforms should try a little democracy
Meta has its Oversight Board; Spotify has a new safety council. But where are the average users?
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Google's real AI problem isn't sentience
An engineer believes that LaMDA is a person. What happens when lots of other people do, too?
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How DALL-E could power a creative revolution
Thoughts on my first week with OpenAI's amazing text-to-image AI tool
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ByteDance's bumpy year
TikTok remains dominant, but some (tiny) cracks are beginning to show
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Three social media narratives we can probably retire
A meta-analysis of available research suggests it's time to relax about filter bubbles, fake news and rabbit holes
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Elon's weasel era
Musk has a new excuse for bowing out of the Twitter deal. And the attorney general of Texas is here to help
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Twitter tries shrinking to grow
PLUS: More on Sheryl Sandberg's departure from Meta
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Sheryl Sandberg calls it quits
She was Silicon Valley's most famous COO. Did she stay too long?
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Before Uvalde, a platform fails to answer kids' alarms
Tech companies keep building systems to detect violent threats. Why didn't Yubo's work?
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Substack's failed fundraise
How an aborted Series C could make the company stronger
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Jack Dorsey, chaos agent
He quits the board, but wants equity in the new company. Will he ever leave it alone?