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Twitter Users Criticize Elon Musk's Rebrand to 'X'

By Mariah Espada

Why E.U. Users May Not Get to Use Threads

By Armani Syed

Twitter's Internal Chaos Is Slowing Turkey Earthquake Relief Efforts, Volunteers Say

By Vera Bergengruen

TikTok Is Celebrating ‘DINKs'

By Mariah Espada
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Ye’s Twitter Account Suspended Again After Offensive Post

Kanye West, who goes by Ye, tweeted an image combining the Star of David with a swastika, which got removed by the social media service.

By Vlad Savov/Bloomberg

Advocates Denounce Elon Musk's Twitter 'Amnesty' Plan

Elon Musk’s plan to offer ‘amnesty’ to suspended Twitter users puts human rights in jeopardy across the globe, advocacy experts say.

By Megan McCluskey

Google to Pay Nearly $400 Million Over Location Tracking

The company will “significantly improve” its location-tracking disclosures and user controls starting next year

By Erik Larson / Bloomberg

A Year Ago, Facebook Pivoted to the Metaverse. Was It Worth It?

An inside look at how Meta’s virtual world works and what its makers are fighting to build, even as its stock plunges

By Andrew R. Chow

Ethereum Faces a Test of Its Ideals After the Merge

More than half of the network’s activity is now subject to new U.S. government sanctions.

By Andrew R. Chow

The Battle for Control Over Ukraine's Internet

Inside the scramble to restore communication to Ukraine's liberated areas

By Vera Bergengruen

Grindr CEO's Conservative Tweets Anger Users

As the LGBTQ social networking app prepares to go public, past tweets from its new CEO regarding conservative politicians are drawing criticism

By Moises Mendez II

The Promise—And Possible Perils—of Editing Online Posts

Twitter and Apple have introduced new editing features to their services but analysts have concerns

By Megan McCluskey

The Founder of 8chan Says America Must Build a Safer Internet

The founder of a toxic platform now says we need an FDA for social media

By Chris Stokel-Walker

The Twitter Edit Button is Coming

Soon users will be able to edit tweets after they've been posted.

By Moises Mendez II

Online Platforms Are Missing a Brutal Wave of Hate Speech in Japan

Zainichi Koreans, Japan's most vilified minority, live in fear of online hate translating into real world violence

By Yumiko Sato

Cloudflare Quietly Powers the Internet. Researchers Say It's a Haven for Misinformation

How back-end companies could play a bigger role in policing the internet

By Chris Stokel-Walker

Google Is Making It Easier to Remove Personal Info From Search. Here's How

Today Google announced the wide release of a new feature that will make it even easier to remove personal information from search results, including your phone number, email, and home address. The update will be...

By Megan McCluskey

What Can Metaverse Builders Learn From Second Life?

So there’s plenty that the current builders of the metaverse can learn from Second Life, both for better and worse.

By Andrew R. Chow

Why TIME Is Launching a New Newsletter on the Metaverse

I’d like to define the metaverse, for the purposes of this newsletter, as the ways in which our physical and digital selves are becoming increasingly blurred

By Andrew R. Chow

Russia Is Escalating Its Campaign to Control the Internet

For a decade, the Kremlin has sought to control online information. But anti-government protests earlier this year have kicked efforts into higher gear

By Madeline Roache
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