Enlarge / Chairman Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.) (right) speaks with Sen. Ben Sasse (R-Neb.) during a Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology, and the Law hearing April 27, 2021 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. The committee is hearing testimony on the effect social media companies’ algorithms and design choices have on users and discourse. […]
Enlarge (credit: Sam Whitney | Wired | Getty Images) “Basically, I’m going to keep talking to you, but I’m going to disappear,” longtime security researcher Katie Moussouris told me in a private Clubhouse room in February. “We’ll still be talking, but I’ll be gone.” And then her avatar vanished. I was alone, or at least […]
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) Parler is about to be re-platformed. The app for the “free speech” social media company will be available once again on Apple’s App Store. Apple reinstated Parler on April 14, according to a letter from Apple to Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) and Rep. Ken Buck (R-Colo.), which was made public today. […]
Who hurt Katy Perry? Last we checked on the pop star, she seemed to be doing great. She’s a new momma to baby Daisy Dove, cashing American Idol checks, and possibly even secretly tied the knot with her man, Orlando Bloom. Plus, as we know from her most recent album, she finally got back her […]
Instagram is testing new options that would allow users to hide the likes on their posts or those of others. Read More
Steve Waithe, a former assistant track and field coach at Tennessee and Northeastern, was arrested Wednesday in Chicago on federal charges of cyberstalking and wire fraud, stemming from an alleged scheme that’s equal parts stupid and gross. Read more…
Steve Waithe, a former assistant track and field coach at Tennessee and Northeastern, was arrested Wednesday in Chicago on federal charges of cyberstalking and wire fraud, stemming from an alleged scheme that’s equal parts stupid and gross. Read more…
Rebel Wilson is in a whole new era. The comedienne publicly declared 2020 her “Year of Health” and brought her social media followers along on her weight loss journey. Considering what 2020 was like, it was a great time to slow down and focus on fitness, and Rebel was open and honest about it every […]
Clubhouse’s rise to popularity has tech giants entering the game. But how long will the hype last? Read More
Buzzy social audio app Clubhouse’s rise to popularity has big tech giants entering the game. But how long will they hype last? Read More