By Jillian C. York, Director of Worldwide Freedom of Expression on the Digital Frontier Basis.
I made it huge on Twitter. Now I don’t assume I can keep.
For a very long time, it was value it for author Mikki Kendall to remain on Twitter as a result of Twitter had the facility to alter your life. She broke huge on Twitter greater than 10 years in the past with a hashtag, #solidarityisforwhitewomen. It was nice for her profession, giving her entry to a worldwide viewers and unprecedented entry to the editors who made her a printed writer.
However even earlier than Elon Musk purchased the platform, she’s discovered herself tweeting much less and fewer. Whereas she used to socialize recurrently on the platform, TikTok, Instagram and personal teams have gotten more and more extra enticing methods to spend time on-line. And whereas harassment and an absence of time are partly responsible, for many who used Twitter to construct a profession, to maintain their careers, or just to attach, the true query is: The place can we go from right here? Learn the total story.
The must-reads
I’ve combed the web to seek out you in the present day’s most enjoyable/necessary/scary/fascinating tales about expertise.
1 Massive Tech is changing into boring
As shares drop, so does Wall Avenue’s urge for food for zanier, riskier ventures. (Vox)
+ The tech increase the pandemic triggered is nicely and actually over. (Bloomberg $)
+ The tech inventory decline is dangerous information for US pensions. (The Guardian)
+ Advertisers are spending much less cash on social media, too. (FT $)
+ Tech’s richest have misplaced near half a trillion {dollars} this yr. (WSJ $)
2 A number of new covid variants vying for dominance
Their potential to skirt our present immunity is an actual downside. (The Atlantic $)
+ Variants are likely to unfold throughout Europe earlier than the US. (Slate $)
+ Vaccines that extend the immune response may give higher safety. (New Scientist $)
+ Is a covid and flu “twindemic” on the horizon? (MIT Expertise Overview)
3 Twitter is planning to start out charging for verification
Elon Musk reckons individuals will cough up $20 a month for the privilege. (The Verge)
+ Musk is reportedly planning to put off 25% of Twitter’s workers. (WP $)
4 Cease the Steal’s organizer is whipping up dissent in Brazil
Ali Alexander is mobilizing Brazilians after Lula beat Bolsonaro to the presidency. (Insider $)
+ Social media chatter in El Salvador is resulting in mass arrests. (Remainder of World)
+ How claims of voter fraud in 2020 have been supercharged by dangerous science. (MIT Expertise Overview)
6 How cryptography may help sexual assault survivors to get justice
Programs that share information securely are getting used to construct instances in opposition to repeat offenders. (The Guardian)
7 We’re nonetheless at midnight over how TikTok impacts our psychological well being
However it appears necessary to seek out out. (The Guardian)
+ For a lot of teenagers, the app is a gateway to self-diagnosis. (NYT $)
+ Dementia content material will get billions of views on TikTok. Whose story does it inform? (MIT Expertise Overview)
8 Eric Schmidt is frightened by China’s speedy AI advances
He desires the US authorities to spend so much more cash on AI analysis in response. (Protocol)
+ Do AI programs want to return with security warnings? (MIT Expertise Overview)
