A look at the rift in the Democratic party over AI and data centers, as pro-business Democrats oppose the fiery, anti-AI politics of the progressive wing
www.politico.com/news/magazin... Brendan Nyhan / @brendannyhan : See also: social media. In both cases, lots of people promising quick fixes with no tradeoffs. [embedded post] Max Berger / @maxberge...
The Internet Archive starts adding banners on some Wayback Machine pages with links that provide contextual information from fact-checking organizations
especially highlighting web pages that were part of IO campaigns (h/t @Graphika_NYC). Integrating context like this around the internet helps ensure public debate is resilient, authentic, and informed...
How China is using social media and films to stir patriotism and get communist party propaganda enthusiastically embraced by young people
Leveraging celebrities, the know-how of tech companies and images built for social media, the Communist Party can effectively stir patriotism among the youth. Tweets: @jianglilily , @iandenisjohnson ,...
Interviews and police records show Chinese authorities are monitoring WeChat and other messaging apps, with some participants detained for jokes about officials
Eva Dou / Wall Street Journal : Tweets: @carlminzner , @elyratner , and @jamesvgrimaldi Tweets: Carl Minzner / @carlminzner : China's post-1978 reform era saw Party leaders relax their controls over ...
Silicon Valley, which was at its most politically vocal before the election, reacts with disbelief, anger, and frustration at Trump's win
I am writing this from Web Summit … Brad Feld / Feld Thoughts : Getting Back To Work — Yesterday morning I woke up and said out loud … Gordon Hunt / Silicon Republic : Donald Trump: The shock presid...
Some of Twitter's verified users notice return of promoted ads in timelines
Party's Over, Twitter VIPs: You're Getting Ads Again — Sorry, Twitter VIPs. — I think I blew it for you. — Last month I reported that Twitter had stopped showing ads to some Twitter VIPs …