A look at a lawsuit from 64 families against Snap that alleges Snapchat's design is responsible for connecting teens to dealers selling counterfeit drugs
“I'm a survivor, and that's bad for you, CEO of Snapchat, because, uh, uh, uh ...” Michael Brewer can't finish his sentence. Bluesky: @rachaelmyrow . Mastodon: @carnage4life@mas.to . X: @livcarville ,...
An analysis of Elon Musk's reported attempts to raise money for Twitter via an equity sale at an absurd price, why his successor will be unpopular, and more
Matt Levine / Bloomberg : Tweets: @matt_levine , @shoepergirl , @gthartley , @iihavetoes , @johnpaczkowski , @ben_mathes , and @rachaelmyrow Tweets: Matt Levine / @matt_levine : This newsletter must ...
An in-depth look at a 2019 cyberstalking campaign by eBay employees against two critics who are now suing the company, its former CEO, and others for harassment
The victims of a bizarre cyberstalking operation are trying to hold the chief executive and the culture of the company responsible. Tweets: @bubbaprog , @patrick_hruby , @eperakslis , @jefftobiasspac ...
Despite YouTube suspending hundreds of Kremlin-linked channels, Russia has yet to ban the service, some argue because the Kremlin views it as too big to block
Wall Street Journal : Tweets: @mhbergen , @rachaelmyrow , and @samschech See also Mediagazer Tweets: Mark Bergen / @mhbergen : “Some banks are too big to fail, and some apps are too big to be blocked...
As inflation rises and the economy contracts, some US Twitch streamers are losing promotional deals, forcing them to rely on meager ad earnings from the service
Nathan Grayson / Washington Post : Tweets: @rachaelmyrow , @kp11studios , @vahn16 , @cypheroftyr , @kyurieff , and @launcherwp See also Mediagazer Tweets: Rachael Myrow / @rachaelmyrow : On @Twitch w...
Rather than expecting users to read and consent to overwhelming privacy policies, laws and tech can help give them real privacy choices
This Washington Post article by Geoffrey Fowler about privacy policies caught my eye. Tweets: Ben Oberkfell / @benlikestocode : 2002: some jerk on the Something Awful Forums replies “too long; didn't ...
Rather than expecting users to read and consent to overwhelming privacy policies, laws and tech can help give them real privacy choices
Let's abolish reading privacy policies. Here's how we can use the law and technology to give us real privacy choices. Tweets: @oldenoughtosay , @geoffreyfowler , @geoffreyfowler , @washingtonpost , @...
Labor lawyers say Apple has violated worker protections by shutting down three employee-run surveys on women and underrepresented minorities' pay equity
under US law, employees have the right to discuss pay.” https://www.theverge.com/... Dare Obasanjo / @carnage4life : It's illegal for an employer to ban employees from sharing salary information with ...
A look at the debate over autonomous weapons: 30 countries support a total ban, the US says concerns are overblown, and Russia says such weapons don't yet exist
Gerrit De Vynck / Washington Post : Tweets: @zaknafeindc , @ghostpanther , @thekarami , @chey_cobb , @nils_gilman , @gerritd , @rachaelmyrow , @ylitvinenko , @onekade , @daankayser , @heatherkelly , ...
An in-depth look at the role of ethicists within tech companies, spurred by scandals like Cambridge Analytica, and their somewhat limited power to effect change
Fifty-two floors below the top of Salesforce Tower, I meet Paula Goldman in a glass-paneled conference room where the words EQUALITY OFFICE … Tweets: @dsilverman , @rachaelmyrow , @protocol , and @ben...