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Artefact News App Now Lets Users Flag ‘Clickbait’
There are lots of ways to write a headline, many of them bad. Take this article, for instance. It might’ve been titled:
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California Poised to Battle Google and Facebook Over ‘Journalism Usage Fees’
California lawmakers introduced new legislation this week aimed at pressuring tech companies like Google and Facebook into paying news publishers for content posted on their platforms. The measure comes amid a brewing battle between tech firms and lawmakers over similar legislation in Canada and on the heels of a messy fight over news last year…
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I Changed My Mind About Section 230
This week, the Supreme Court is hearing two cases that could upend the way we’ve come to understand freedom of speech on the internet. Both Gonzalez v. Google and Twitter v. Taamneh ask the court to reconsider how the law interprets Section 230, a regulation that protects companies from legal liability for user-generated content. Gizmodo…
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Elon’s ‘Hardcore Twitter’ Plan Backfires With Resignations
Twitter employees are abandoning Elon Musk, Twitter’s owner and self-described ‘chief twit,’ in droves after his messy first few weeks at the blue bird app.