Andrew Tate's Substack Reads Like Bad Poetry
Andrew Tate's Substack is effectively just publishing bad poetry. Every post is like this https://t.co/UsxDknc2nL
Social Media Overuse Isn’t a True Addiction
“Someone who checks Instagram too often or finds it hard to put down TikTok almost certainly has an unhealthy habit. Calling it an addiction equates that behavior with the compulsive, life-destroying patterns seen in substance use disorders.” https://t.co/auzxyJ5RuV
Labeling Social Media as Addiction Triggers Policy Consequences
On “social media addiction” not being a real thing: “This distinction matters because ‘addiction’ is not a neutral word, it has specific consequences enshrined in policy.” https://t.co/auzxyJ5RuV
CBC May Back Trump on Warrantless Surveillance Reauthorization
The Congressional Black Caucus may side with Donald Trump on the reauthorization of a warrantless surveillance law. https://jacobin.com/2026/04/surveillance-bill-cbc-fisa-reform
Stop Calling It Age Verification—It's a Digital ID
We need the media to stop using the industry term “age verification” and call it what it is: Digital ID
Will Apple Finally Deliver the Long‑Desired Second Screen?
I wonder if Apple will ever acknowledge this and give us the second screen we all crave
More Perfect Union Launches Student Discord Community for Collaboration and Learning
More Perfect Union is launching a student program including a Discord community for young people where they can collaborate, join virtual events & trainings, learn from organizers 👇
Good Journalism Means Listening to Every Political Side
Ironically some of my best stories have come from sources on the other "side" of issues politically. Sources can have a range of motivations for sharing information w a journalist, but doing journalism means speaking to ppl you don't politically...
Generic Marketing Saturates Music, Movies, and Influencers
Unfortunately this is pretty run of the mill marketing now for music, movies, influencer brands, etc
Govt Brands TikTok Clout Chasing as Political Extremism
Attendees of the TikTok Shorts rizz party after the government declared “clout chasing” and “aura farming” signs of political extremism https://t.co/87bT1L4UsM
Elon Musk's First TikTok Hits 2 Million Views.
Elon Musk is branching out on social media. His first official TikTok just hit 2M views and he’s recently surpassed 100k followers https://t.co/CIkQmfpnlC
Age‑verification Laws Turn Corporations Into Data Harvesters
This is great, but they’re basically just deputizing private corporations to harvest this info for them via “age verification” laws
Data Center Noise Sparks Calls for Regulation, Maine Ban Threat
There are a slew of people on TikTok sharing their experiences of living next to data centers and the noise issue is something these companies will absolutely have to contend with and solve ASAP unless they want more widespread bans...
Social Media Managers Rebranded as Growth Engineers
They’re calling social media managers “growth engineers” now, she’s 100% spot on with this analysis
Yudkowsky’s Double Talk: Safety Proposals vs Bomb Threat
“Yudkowsky talks out of both sides of his mouth. He wants us to believe that his proposals for avoiding an AGI apocalypse are within the bounds of established norms, yet in a moment of honesty he says that he would...