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Mastodon Has a Child Abuse Material Problem, Like Every Other Major Web Platform

Mon, 07/24/2023 - 19:00

A new report suggests that the lax content moderation policies of Mastodon and other decentralized social media platforms have led to a proliferation of child sexual abuse material.

mastodon, web applications, free software, fediverse, Stanford University, decentralized web, david thiel

Police crashed Elon Musk's attempt to take down Twitter's sign outside San Francisco headquarters

Mon, 07/24/2023 - 18:30

Photo of a worker taking down letters from Twitter's sign. — Police responded to “a possible unpermitted street closure,” a representative for The San Francisco Police Department confirmed to Insider.
Justin Sullivan/Getty

Tech Insider, twitter, Elon Musk, Social Media, Law Enforcement, San Francisco, twitter offices

No Need for Twitter—TikTok Users Can Now Make Text Posts

Mon, 07/24/2023 - 14:52

TikTok is bringing text posts to its Camera page in a format that’s much like Instagram’s stories. Users can choose from a photo option, video, or text. The company announced the updated feature in a news release on Monday.

twitter, tiktok, Wall Street Journal, Social Media, story, Instagram, technology internet

Elon Musk says its X logo design, which was submitted by a fan, will be refined after some users mocked it

Mon, 07/24/2023 - 06:21

An effigy of Elon Musk is seen on a mobile device with the X and Twitter lgoso in the background in this photo illustration on 23 July, 2023 in Warsaw, Poland. — Elon Musk with the X and Twitter logos in the background.
Jaap Arriens/NurPhoto via Getty Images

Tech Insider, Trending UK, Elon Musk, x, twitter, Social Media

People are comparing Elon Musk's rebranding of Twitter to X with a cringe pitch from Kendall Roy in 'Succession'

Mon, 07/24/2023 - 05:56

Elon Musk clasps his hands together while wearing a suit at the VivaTech conference, and Kendall Roy from 'Succession' wearing a baseball cap — Elon Musk and Kendall Roy.
Chesnot/Getty Images; Macall B. Polay/HBO

Tech Insider, twitter, Elon Musk, Linda Yaccarino, x, succession, hbo

Why Threads will never be the new Twitter

Sun, 07/23/2023 - 06:04

Tech Insider : Politics

Threads doesn't have any of the magic that made Twitter popular in the first place.

Twitter, Threads, Tyler Le/Insider

Tech Insider, Media, Discourse, politics, Advertising, threads, twitter

This exclusive chart reveals why the groundswell of buzz around 'Barbie' and 'Oppenheimer' could help reverse Hollywood's box-office doldrums in spite of the actors' strike

Fri, 07/21/2023 - 15:06

Ryan Gosling as Ken and Margot Robbie as Barbie in — Ryan Gosling and Margot Robbie as Ken and Barbie in "Barbie."
Courtesy of Warner Bros.

Media, Movies, films, Barbie, Oppenheimer, Social Media, Hollywood

If you're getting mocked for loving Apple Maps, here's your reminder that people once thought the iPhone was stupid too

Thu, 07/20/2023 - 07:44

first iphone steve jobs — A lot of the takes about the original iPhone have aged very, very badly.
David Paul Morris/Getty Images

Tech Insider, apple, google, Maps, iPhone, Tech, Social Media

Meet Hollywood's hottest new movie star: corporate brands

Thu, 07/20/2023 - 06:01

Tech Insider : Economy

Barbie, Mario, and a beanie baby with paparazzi flashes surrounding them — Brand-centric films like Barbie have a dark side: They are a symptom of the precarity of today's job market.
Barbie/Mattel, Mario/Amazon, Tyler Le/Insider

Media, economy, Discourse, Retail, Barbie, Nike, Cheetos

Crypto memes could land you in prison or with an unlimited fine for breaching financial promotion rules, UK regulator warns ‘finfluencers’

Wed, 07/19/2023 - 08:44

Tech Insider : Crypto

crypto regulation — Nuthawut Somsuk/Getty Images

Tech Insider, crypto, Social Media, Influencers, Finfluencer, FCA, UK

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