The highlight of my week was seeing Neal Stephenson describe the state of the internet to a roomful of its leaders at the IAB conference. Or maybe it was my … Read the whole story
Meta is reportedly revaluating its 2020 policy of blocking new ads a week prior to the election, as the 2022 mid-terms approach, but hasn't … Read the whole story
The ad is a Trump taunt-a-thon from start to finish, with two narrators. Read the whole story
On Monday, Meta announced that longtime board member Peter Thiel will not run for re-election, but will continue to serve as a director until … Read the whole story
I knew where I was leaning on the publisher vs. platform debate, until I heard John Battelle makes his case at the IAB conference … Read the whole story
Social media use "undermines the sort of unitive consciousness and empathetic understanding that spiritual paths promote," dozens of religious leaders say in a letter … Read the whole story
Twitter's experiment provided a literal prompt that gives users the option to revise, delete, or keep their potentially harmful reply before it is published. Read the whole story
"The question before the Committee is not whether established industry companies agree with Ms. Sohn's views," Preston Padden, a former senior exec and lobbyist … Read the whole story
Faced with a growing backlash by lawmakers and privacy advocates, the IRS has backed away from a plan to require taxpayers to upload photos … Read the whole story
If we want ethics from our corporations, we have to make it important enough to us to impact our own buying decisions. Read the whole story
Although the shutdown threat is almost certainly just saber-rattling, Meta appears determined to stop the EU from forcing it to suspend transfers of EU … Read the whole story
Where does CNN go from here? Is it more about figuring out how to launch a streaming platform, or a broader view of the … Read the whole story