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Kevin Roose / New York Times: Reddit, one of the last online places where real people gather to talk, is a content moderation success story, after evolving from a dark corner of the internet  —  The site’s journey from toxic… Read More »Reddit, one of the last online places where real people gather to talk, is a content moderation success story, after evolving from a dark corner of the internet (Kevin Roose/New York Times)

Sidhartha Shukla / Bloomberg: In a letter to Judge Kaplan, FTX CEO John Ray says SBF’s claims of “zero” harm to users are “demonstrably false” and FTX had only 105 bitcoin when Ray took over  —  – Ray called the… Read More »In a letter to Judge Kaplan, FTX CEO John Ray says SBF’s claims of “zero” harm to users are “demonstrably false” and FTX had only 105 bitcoin when Ray took over (Sidhartha Shukla/Bloomberg)

Wired: As “censorship free” social network Parler returns to the iOS App Store, CEO Ryan Rhodes talks new features, moderation, and building “a true open platform”  —  The “free speech” social media alternative is back on Apple’s App Store ahead… Read More »As “censorship free” social network Parler returns to the iOS App Store, CEO Ryan Rhodes talks new features, moderation, and building “a true open platform” (Wired)

Financial Times: Chinese state media: during his visit to Shanghai, Tim Cook says “there’s no supply chain in the world that’s more critical to us than China”  —  Apple chief Tim Cook has said China is “critical” to its business… Read More »Chinese state media: during his visit to Shanghai, Tim Cook says “there’s no supply chain in the world that’s more critical to us than China” (Financial Times)

Ben Schoon / 9to5Google: YouTube TV rolls out Multiview support on iOS and iPadOS, letting users watch four TV channels at once; Android support will roll out “in the coming months”  —  Google has confirmed that YouTube TV is now… Read More »YouTube TV rolls out Multiview support on iOS and iPadOS, letting users watch four TV channels at once; Android support will roll out “in the coming months” (Ben Schoon/9to5Google)

Ivan Mehta / TechCrunch: X launches API top-up packs, letting developers fetch roughly 10,000 more posts for $100 after exceeding their tier’s limits midway through a month  —  Social network X (formerly Twitter) launched new top-up packs for its developer… Read More »X launches API top-up packs, letting developers fetch roughly 10,000 more posts for $100 after exceeding their tier’s limits midway through a month (Ivan Mehta/TechCrunch)

Shen Lu / Wall Street Journal: Investor letter: Shein announces its “supply chain as a service” initiative to offer its supply chain infrastructure and tech to outside brands and designers  —  China-founded fashion giant shifts business strategy as it faces… Read More »Investor letter: Shein announces its “supply chain as a service” initiative to offer its supply chain infrastructure and tech to outside brands and designers (Shen Lu/Wall Street Journal)

Reuters: US government emails show India rolled back its policy to impose restrictions on laptop imports in 2023 after behind-the-scenes lobbying by US officials  —  India reversed a laptop licensing policy after behind-the-scenes lobbying by U.S. officials, who however remain… Read More »US government emails show India rolled back its policy to impose restrictions on laptop imports in 2023 after behind-the-scenes lobbying by US officials (Reuters)

Matt Burgess / Wired: An analysis of cookie pop-ups on the top 10,000 most popular websites: dozens share date with 1,000+ companies, and thousands share data with 100+ companies  —  Cookie pop-ups now show the number of “partners” that websites… Read More »An analysis of cookie pop-ups on the top 10,000 most popular websites: dozens share date with 1,000+ companies, and thousands share data with 100+ companies (Matt Burgess/Wired)

Zephyr Teachout / The Atlantic: The TikTok divestment bill fits into a long and important US tradition of forbidding a hostile foreign power from controlling a major communication platform  —  America has a long history of shielding infrastructure and communication… Read More »The TikTok divestment bill fits into a long and important US tradition of forbidding a hostile foreign power from controlling a major communication platform (Zephyr Teachout/The Atlantic)