In the wake of Saturday’s mass shooting in Buffalo, New York, Big Tech platforms scrambled to stop the spread of a video of the...
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Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal and Elon Musk are engaged in a debate over an issue Musk has made central to his proposed purchase of...
Tech platforms have struggled to address live shootings. New legislation could make it impossible
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Tech platforms have struggled for years to stamp out videos of real-time massacres, such as those depicting the Christchurch shootings of 2019 and now...
Elon Musk says a lower price for Twitter is ‘not out of the question.’
Mr. Musk has been creating confusion around whether the Twitter deal will close, causing the social media company’s share price to fall.Read More
After Buffalo Shooting Video Spreads, Social Platforms Face Questions
Gunmen say they are influenced by online screeds and broadcasts of past shootings. Do social media sites have a responsibility to rein in hateful...
The ‘E-Pimps’ of OnlyFans
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Clever marketers have figured out how easy it is to simulate online intimacy at scale, ventriloquizing alluring models with cheap, offshore labor.Read More
TikTok posts about actor Johnny Depp’s defamation trial against his ex-wife, actress Amber Heard, have turned a stay-at-home mom based in Scotland into an...
Sam Bankman-Fried, Crypto Billionaire, Wants Washington to Follow His Lead
Sam Bankman-Fried is a studiously disheveled billionaire who made a fortune overseeing trades that are too risky for the U.S. market. Now he wants...
The Tesla Effect: Snowmobiles, Boats and Mowers Go Electric
They’re quieter and better for the climate. But snow and water create new technological challenges for designers.Read More
Will Crypto Play a Role in Funding Abortion Access?
Activists and nonprofits are considering digital currencies as a way to raise funds. But can they really do anything other payment methods can’t?Read More