The convergence of money and politics isn’t new. What’s different is the Silicon Valley right’s hostility to the nation state Quinn Slobodian is author of Crack-Up Capitalism: Market Radicals and the Dream of a World Without Democracy In the last speech of his presidency, Joe Biden described the United States the way he usually only …
Americans fleeing the looming TikTok ban have been warmly welcomed to app Xiaohongshu – or RedNote – despite China’s tight restrictions on what can be posted “It is the coolest thing,” says Huang Ziyan, a longtime user of Chinese social media app Xiaohongshu, describing the experience as a “21st-century Tower of Babel”. Huang is referring …
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Musk’s company has been accused of manipulating systems to give far-right posts and politicians greater visibility The European Commission has asked X to hand over internal documents about its algorithms, as it steps up its investigation into whether Elon Musk’s social media platform has breached EU rules on content moderation. The EU’s executive branch told …
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App will become unavailable in the US on 19 January, unless Trump directs justice department not to enforce the law US politics live – latest updates The US supreme court has issued a ruling upholding a nationwide ban on TikTok. The court voted 17 January in a decision that sides with the majority of US …
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The supreme court has allowed to go into effect a law that will force TikTok’s Chinese owner to sell its US business by Sunday, or face a ban US supreme court issues ruling upholding nationwide ban on TikTok Can Donald Trump circumvent a TikTok ban? TikTok’s attorneys had argued that the first amendment should have …
As the app is on the brink of being expelled, the president-elect has been working to make good on his pledge to save it In the run-up to the election, Donald Trump made a plea to his followers. “FOR ALL THOSE THAT WANT TO SAVE TIK TOK IN AMERICA, VOTE TRUMP!” he posted to his …
How long does it take to change a habit? It varies, but one paper suggests the average is 66 days. We asked writers to change one thing in their lives within that timeframe … and tell us if it works Read more in the 66 days to change series More summer essentials Get our breaking …
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NetflixThe signature games of the TV show – such as Red Light, Green Light – are among the 40+ here, but they’re neither exciting nor competitive Squid Game is not a subtle show. It is impossible to misinterpret its very obvious message that the games are bad, and people should NOT be driven to such …
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Chile’s president invited me to the palace and asked to see some of my cards I started playing the Pokémon Trading Card Game (TCG) around 10 years ago, when I was seven. My older brother, Marco, had already been playing with my dad for years. At first, the three of us just played at home. For …
FSB-linked Star Blizzard attempts to lure email recipients to click on QR code that gives access to WhatsApp account Russian state-linked hackers have targeted the WhatsApp accounts of government ministers and officials around the world with emails inviting them to join user groups on the messaging app. The WhatsApp tactic marks a new approach by …
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