Profile of Substack, whose founders insist it is a platform, not a media company, and say there is less need for moderation as readers opt in to newsletters
Did a newsletter company create a more equitable media system—or replicate the flaws of the old one? Tweets: @benthompson , @cliomiso , @asymmetricinfo , @can , @bdomenech , @maxwe...
Joe Biden's transition team of advisors includes employees from Amazon, Airbnb, Uber, and other tech companies, as well as several outspoken tech critics
- Biden's transition agency review teams already includes several current and former tech employees from companies …
Facebook says it will temporarily suspend political ads after US polls close on Nov. 3 and will remove calls for poll watching that use “militarized” language
The move is intended to limit confusion and misinformation on the platform, the social media company says
Amazon Prime likely to falter during COVID-19 crisis, from supply chain issues, increased demand, and the potential of a warehouse outbreak
More than half of American households are Amazon Prime members, and, for better or worse, have come to rely on the service for many of their everyday needs.
Several high-profile Instagram accounts switch to private to avoid scrutiny when posting sponsored content for Bloomberg's campaign
The Bloomberg campaign is putting out more memes on private Instagram accounts — and running faster than Facebook can keep up.
Report: since May 2018, ~38 entities identified as “hate groups” by the SPLC have paid Facebook ~$1.6M to run sponsored ads, despite its anti-hate speech policy
Despite a company policy banning hate speech, the social media giant has taken in nearly $1.6 million from hate groups since mid-2018.
Report: since May 2018, ~38 entities identified as “hate groups” by the SPLC have paid Facebook ~$1.6M to run sponsored ads, despite its anti-hate speech policy
Despite a company policy banning hate speech, the social media giant has taken in nearly $1.6 million from hate groups since mid-2018.