Brian Armstrong's apolitical goal for Coinbase is wishful thinking, limiting its politics to what he deems acceptable during a time of strife in America
as an example — Ethereum is inherently exclusionary due to its premine, and is also *intentionally* designed to be unverifiable. Please stop equivocating Bitcoin with things-that-are-obviously-not- Bi...
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...
In a rare public protest at Facebook, hundreds of staff staged a virtual walkout, pushing back on Zuckerberg's choice to let Trump's inflammatory posts stand
Since macOS 10.12 there's … Theodore Schleifer / Vox : Change will be harder for Silicon Valley than just donating money Wall Street Journal : Social Media Becomes Battleground Over Days of Street Pro...
Tim Bray, a well known senior engineer and VP at Amazon, resigns after nearly six years, criticizing the company on his blog for firing protesting workers
’ says Google, Comcast, and Huawei got in touch Kelly Earley / Silicon Republic : Amazon exec quits after company fires employee activists Chris Mills Rodrigo / The Hill : Amazon VP resigns after firi...
Tech leaders should stop glib comments on media and acting like underdogs, and tech media should stop “Red Teaming” tech, overusing anonymity, and passing blame
Twitter is especially stupid right now … Bryant Jefferson / MediaSquared : Mom, Tech and Media Are Fighting Again! Tweets: Balaji S. Srinivasan / @balajis : Incredible. Last week I called out a journa...
In a book excerpt, Susan Fowler discusses the nightmare she went through after her Uber essay: being followed, people digging through her past, anxiety, more
Susan Fowler is the author of Whistleblower: My Journey to Silicon Valley and Fight for Justice at Uber. Tweets: @goldiechan , @yoda , @gregmepstein , @moiragweigel , @kimzetter , @sarah_edo , @johnru...
Girls Who Code study of 1,000 young women highlights the challenges faced when seeking internships, often an unpleasant experience in a male-dominated workplace
Nitasha Tiku / Wired : Tweets: @angichau , @rickybloomfield , @_dianakris , @kylebrussell , @ayahbdeir , @taylor_atx , @elenielstorm , @resourcefulsqrl , @girlswhocode , @feministabulous , @ekp , @sc...
Superhuman says it is removing location tracking, deleting location data, turning read statuses off by default, and building an option to disable remote images
or even an easy opt-out. Anil Dash / @anildash : Notably, this response is far more measured and reasonable than many responses from investors — including investors who have not (apparently) invested ...
Imagining the future where regulations of social media platforms didn't end harassment, extremism, or disinformation, and only made the platforms stronger
The way we regulated social media platforms didn't end harassment, extremism or disinformation. It only gave them more power and made the problem worse. Tweets: @javierpallero , @dangillmor , @xor , ...
Facebook announces plans to launch Libra, a new cryptocurrency, and Calibra, a newly formed Facebook subsidiary to oversee financial services for Libra
The internet has changed nearly every aspect of our lives … Matt Levine / Bloomberg : Facebook Will Make the Money Now — Also cheating on tests and renting Buffett's house. Kari Paul / The Guardian ...