Medium plans to block AI companies from training on posts published on Medium until the company can get concessions regarding credit, compensation, and consent
Medium launches a Mastodon instance on me.dm, promising members a solid infrastructure, reliable moderation, smoother onboarding, and an interesting local feed
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A look at “Sharp Eyes”, a computerized video surveillance program that aims to surveil 100% of Chinese public spaces and relies largely on reports from citizens
The program turns neighbors into agents of the surveillance state — One of China's largest … Tweets: @medium , @ozm , @ozm , @aedison , @sarahnemerson , and @seamusblackley Tweet...
Some Black medical professionals who are voluntarily countering misinfo on Clubhouse about COVID-19 and its vaccine say they have been harassed and bullied
- Conspiracies flourish on app including about vaccines and 5G — 'Hey, I was skeptical too, but here's where I am now' Tweets: @mattyglesias , @williamturton , @williamturton , ...
Clubhouse employs an unusually aggressive user onboarding process, pressuring users to upload contacts before ranking those contacts based on total connections
and makes them visible in surprising ways. Yeah, NO, you cannot have access to my contacts. https://onezero.medium.com/... @medium : Çlubhouse nudges you to invite your contacts to...
Members of Latin American diaspora populations have reconnected with their lost relatives using Facebook, which fills an information gap that governments cannot
they had fled the brutal civil war there — when she finally found them on Facebook @Longreads https://onezero.medium.com/... Maya Averbuch / @mayaaverbuch : 1/ A couple years ago, ...
A look at how COVID-19 has accelerated development of tech that tracks workers, and how physically tracing employees could be mainstream even after the pandemic
A boom in contact tracing devices could herald a new era of worker surveillance — Before April, Radiant RFID … Tweets: @davegershgorn , @sarahnemerson , @bcmerchant , @davegershg...
Despite a shift to remote work amid COVID-19, Slack is having a hard time living up to its hype as layoffs/slowed hiring among its clients undercut its billings
In the war for the remote office, why isn't the hyped messaging app pulling a Zoom? — It's no secret that the arrival …
As workspace usage of Slack and Microsoft Teams soars, lawyers see an uptick in harassment claims, as messaging is more informal and often misinterpreted
Chat applications have become a major way employees stay connected, but some see an uptick in agitation and bullying Tweets: @carnage4life , @chrisharihar , @kantrowitz , @kpyszczy...
Workplace chat apps may alter work conversations the way social media alters public discourse, leading to issues like internal divisions and group harassment
Slack and its counterparts ‘create problems, high school-type problems,’ one CEO said — Sitting among peers at a gathering a few years ago … Tweets: @sub8u , @ozm , @ozm , @mediu...
Uber and Lyft's potential franchise model is reminiscent of FedEx's similar move, when FedEx shifted from employing independent contractors to fleet operators
but Not Their Drivers by @SarahFKessler @OZM https://onezero.medium.com/... Damon Beres / @dlberes : NEW deep dive from @SarahFKessler on the franchise model that might save Uber a...
Uber and Lyft's potential franchise model is reminiscent of FedEx's similar move, when FedEx shifted from employing independent contractors to fleet operators
A new ‘franchise’ model could help the companies without necessarily improving working conditions
Social networks like Twitter lack ways to de-escalate conflicts caused by viral posts, but potential solutions exist, like a self-applied “I was wrong” label
Nick Punt : Tweets: @nickpunt , @nickpunt , @nickpunt , @nickpunt , @iansherr , @ldrogen , @willoremus , @willoremus , @paulstewartii , @medium , and @willoremus Tweets: @nickpunt...
A look at some radical proposals for creating better social networks, from establishing sites as nonprofits to restrictions on data collection
An offhand tweet sparked an outpouring of ideas to fix what's broken about Facebook and Twitter — Welcome back to Pattern Matching …
Colin Kaepernick joins Medium's board and will write for Medium publications; Kaepernick Publishing will create stories for Medium about race and civil rights
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In open letter on racism, Tim Cook speaks out on George Floyd's “senseless killing” and says we must commit to creating a better, more just world for everyone
Right now, there is a pain deeply etched in the soul of our nation and in the hearts of millions.
America is awash in cameras, a double-edged sword for protesters, who can record police brutality, and cops, who can use them to track down protesters
digital eyes are a boon and danger to protesters, by @heatherkelly @rachelerman https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ... via @washingtonpost #BlackLivesMatter
Tech labor leaders are organizing using Facebook Groups and sites like Coworker.org to prevent labor movements from being suppressed and surveilled by companies
break rooms or even water coolers — where workers can commiserate. This can leave people feeling isolated, but I wrote about the ways gig workers are organizing, often by reclaimin...
Facebook's efforts are laudable, but the Oversight Board does not end debates over online speech or legitimize content moderation choices by other platforms
With the Naming of Oversight Board Members, What Kind of Institution Will This Become? — With Facebook's unveiling of the first 20 …
Facebook's Oversight Board announces its first 20 members, out of a total of 40, who will oversee challenging content issues
“We want to make sure the content people … Steven Levy / Wired : Facebook Names the 20 People Who Can Overrule Mark Zuckerberg Chinmayi Arun / Just Security : The Facebook Oversigh...