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Billy Perrigo
Billy Perrigo is a Staff Writer for TIME
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Elon Musk Is Bringing the Culture Wars to AI
Experts warn that Elon Musk's reported plans to start his own AI venture to combat so-called 'Woke AI' are "ludicrous."
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The ruling means Meta will be “significantly subjected to a court of law in the global south” for the first time, Amnesty International said.
By Billy Perrigo
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Subcontracted YouTube workers are fighting to have Google recognized as their joint employer.
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Exclusive: The Kenyan Workers Behind ChatGPT
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Demis Hassabis helped to bring artificial intelligence mainstream. Now he is issuing a warning
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January 12, 2023
Facebook's Safety Partner in Africa Quits
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The app one sec helps wean users off social media rather than cutting it off entirely.
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The lawsuit demands Meta impose measures to further reduce the spread of hatred and incitement to violence in Ethiopia
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The inventor of the infinite scroll tried to fix social media. Now he's using tech to talk to animals
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December 11, 2022
Interview With ChatGPT Reveals the Limits of Chatbots
TIME interviewed OpenAI's chatbot, ChatGPT, about how it works and the risks of AI
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December 5, 2022
Meredith Whittaker Shares What’s Next for Signal
Whittaker spoke to TIME about the state of the tech landscape, where Signal is going next–and the crypto meltdown.
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December 4, 2022
How a Blank Sheet of Paper Is a Protest Symbol in China
Many observers say the blank sheets represent everything protesters wish they could say but cannot.
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December 1, 2022
Big Tech Layoffs Are Hurting Global Workers
The impact of Silicon Valley's firing spree is already being felt as far away as Kenya and Nepal
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November 15, 2022
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Mozilla Ventures, which will inject much-needed investments into companies that 'can ultimately push the internet in a better direction.'
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November 13, 2022
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Twitter's role as one of the few remaining forums for relatively free expression in India hangs in the balance.
By Billy Perrigo
November 11, 2022
TikTok Subcontractor Under Investigation
TikTok outsourced traumatic work to Colombia. Now the country's government is investigating, after a report by TIME and the Bureau of Investigative Journalism
By Billy Perrigo
November 9, 2022
Twitter Bans Accounts Mocking 'Free Speech Absolutist' Elon Musk
The platform banned several comedians for parody tweets in which they impersonated its new owner
By Billy Perrigo
November 7, 2022
Mastodon's Vision to Democratize Social Media
Founder Eugen Rochko says the recent influx of users following Elon Musk's Twitter takeover has been a vindication
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November 6, 2022
Inside Twitter’s Chaotic First Weekend Under Elon Musk
Users and employees face uncertainty as Twitter changes hands.
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October 31, 2022
Elon Musk Finalizes Deal to Buy Twitter
Billionaire Tesla CEO Elon Musk has officially acquired Twitter, he announced on the platform
By Billy Perrigo
October 27, 2022
Musk Visits Twitter HQ as Deal Deadline Looms
The fate of Twitter could be sealed this week as the deadline looms for Elon Musk to complete his $44 billion acquisition of the company.
By Billy Perrigo
October 26, 2022
Twitter Employees Protest Musk Layoff Plans
The employees circulated an open letter pushing back against being 'pawns in a game played by billionaires'
By Billy Perrigo
October 24, 2022
The Traumatized Content Moderators Behind TikTok’s Boom
Content moderators in Colombia are tasked with fighting a never-ending battle against disturbing and sometimes traumatizing content
By Niamh McIntyre , Rosie Bradbury and Billy Perrigo
October 20, 2022
Kanye West to Buy Social Network Parler
The announcement comes just days after West's other social media accounts were locked due to anti-Semitic posts
By Billy Perrigo
October 17, 2022
Elon Musk Revives $44 Billion Twitter Deal
An agreement would avoid the continuation of a costly legal battle
By Billy Perrigo
October 4, 2022
Why We Should All Be Worried About 'Chokepoint Capitalism'
The practice ultimately results in higher prices for customers and lower wages for workers
By Billy Perrigo
October 4, 2022
The Big Takeaways From Elon Musk’s Twitter Texts
Hundreds of Elon Musk’s private text messages about Twitter were made public
By Billy Perrigo
September 30, 2022
Report Warns of Meta's Role in Brazil Election
Content questioning the validity of the upcoming election is spreading rapidly on social media, the report says
By Ciara Nugent and Billy Perrigo
September 5, 2022
The Twitter Whistleblower Needs You to Trust Him
An exclusive interview with Twitter whistleblower Peiter 'Mudge' Zatko, the famous hacker fighting a messy battle with the platform
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August 25, 2022
The Biggest Allegations From the Twitter Whistleblower
Twitter's former head of security claims 'egregious deficiencies'
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August 23, 2022
DeepMind Shares Protein Structure Solution
CEO Demis Hassabis described the disclosure as a "gift to humanity" that would turbocharge the pace of scientific research
By Billy Perrigo
July 28, 2022
Facebook Urged to Drop ‘Racist’ Attempt to Silence Whistleblower
Facebook’s parent company Meta is facing strong pushback from human rights groups over its handling of a whistleblower who alleges in a Kenyan court case that the company benefits from exploitative working conditions and has...
By Billy Perrigo
July 20, 2022
Will Britain’s Next Prime Minister Be a Person of Color?
Of the four remaining candidates to replace Boris Johnson on Tuesday, two were from racial minority backgrounds.
By Billy Perrigo/London
July 19, 2022
Facebook Accused of ‘Whitewashing’ Long-Awaited Human Rights Report on India
The company commissioned the report to determine its role in the spread of hate speech online
By Billy Perrigo
July 14, 2022
Elon Musk Has Thrown Twitter Into Turmoil
The social network will emerge from its battle with Musk a very different company.
By Billy Perrigo
July 14, 2022
Why U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson Resigned
The embattled leader stepped down Thursday in the wake of ethics scandals
By Billy Perrigo / London
July 6, 2022
Facebook Attempts to Silence Black Whistleblower
A Facebook lawyer called on a judge to "crack the whip" against whistleblower Daniel Motaung
By Billy Perrigo
July 1, 2022
Why Copycat AI Tools Will Be the Internet’s Next Big Problem
Text-to-image tools have the potential to turbocharge harassment and spread misinformation
By Billy Perrigo
June 23, 2022
Two Facebook Whistleblowers in Conversation
Facebook whistleblowers Frances Haugen and Daniel Motaung came from very different parts of the social media platform’s ecosystem, but when they met for the first time in front of an audience in London Tuesday, they...
By Billy Perrigo/London
June 16, 2022
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More and more privacy watchdogs around the world are standing up to Clearview AI, a U.S. company that has collected billions of photos from the internet without people's permission. The company, which uses those photos...
By Billy Perrigo
May 27, 2022
How Breaking Up Big Tech Could Save Global Democracy, According to Proton Founder Andy Yen
This story first appeared in TIME's Leadership Brief newsletter on May 1. To receive weekly emails of conversations with the world’s top CEOs and business decisionmakers, click here. Andy Yen is the founder and CEO...
By Billy Perrigo/Geneva
May 20, 2022
Why Tech Companies Struggled to Stop Buffalo Terror Video
Three years after social media platforms committed to put an end to viral videos of terrorist attacks on their platforms, the attack in Buffalo, New York, has revealed that their efforts are still a work...
By Billy Perrigo
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Proton's CEO Is Fighting Dictatorships and Big Tech
The company is pursuing profitability without surveilling users for ad dollars.
By Billy Perrigo/Geneva
May 12, 2022
Meta Accused Of Human Trafficking and Union-Busting in Kenya
The company faces allegations after a former outsourced content moderator filed a lawsuit Tuesday.
By Billy Perrigo
May 10, 2022
India Will Test Elon Musk’s Twitter Free Speech Pledge
Elon Musk’s acquisition of Twitter could give the Indian government extra leverage to crack down on critics—despite Musk’s stated aims to preserve free speech on the platform—due to Tesla’s business ambitions in the country. Under...
By Billy Perrigo and Suprakash Majumdar
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