Angry over critical coverage, tech figures discuss hitting back against journalists, on Twitter and invite-only Clubhouse, leading to harassment of NYT's Lorenz
chiefly journalism in the public interest. https://www.vice.com/... @jason : Fair warning: everything you say on #Clubhouse is being covertly recorded by journalists to weaponize against you This is t...
Amazon Marketplace lets sellers offer lithium-ion batteries and other products that can cause injuries, causing some to ask who is to blame when things go wrong
Nicholas Jones didn't think twice about purchasing a lithium-ion battery from Amazon in 2016. Tweets: @alanasemuels , @alanasemuels , @alanasemuels , and @elcush Tweets: @alanasemuels : Though Amazon ...
Instagram, which has largely escaped scrutiny, is teeming with conspiracy theories, misinformation, and extremist memes, linked by its recommendation algorithm
When Alex, now a high-school senior, saw an Instagram account he followed post about something called QAnon back in 2017 … Tweets: @mims , @taylorlorenz , @taylorlorenz , @taylorlorenz , @elcush , @sl...
Users say harassment is rampant on Instagram, and some employees say efforts to stem it are not funded well or prioritized
When Brandon Farbstein first joined Instagram in 2014, he was 14 and optimistic. Farbstein was born with a rare form of dwarfism, and he wanted to use … Tweets: @elcush , @taylorlorenz , @taylorloren...
A look at some Instagram “thread” accounts aimed at teens and tweens that have racked up thousands of followers in recent months by offering self-help tips
How does a Google-averse generation figure out how to deal with acne, fake friends, and boy trouble? On Instagram, of course. Tweets: @elcush Tweets: Ellen Cushing / @elcush : “The format is just a l...
How Uber's hard-charging corporate culture left employees drained, according to interviews with over two dozen sources
After a highly publicized corporate meltdown this spring, Uber is working to repair a culture employees and observers say is aggressive, cutthroat, and demanding. Tweets: @elcush , @cindygallop , @_am...
Apple diversity report: little overall progress despite hiring 65% more women, 50% more African-Americans, and 66% more Latinos than previous year
But Is It Enough? Salvador Rodriguez / International Business Times : Tech Diversity: Apple Shows Slight Gains For Women, African-Americans in 2015 Report; Remains Overwhelmingly White Sydney Morning ...
Apple buys around 36K acres of private forestland to be managed by The Conservation Fund and sustainably harvested for packaging
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