social media New research on how to build better digital spaces Thom Dunn

filter bubbles Envision the future of digital public spaces at the inaugural New Public Festival, January 12-14 Thom Dunn

writing Join Thom Dunn and "Nobody People" author Bob Proehl for an online convo about writing, whiskey, and X-Men Thom Dunn

teens In sweet film "Toni with an i," a teen nerd is a secret YouTube star Andrea James

COVID-19 Gathering online like it's 1999 Gareth Branwyn

offworld Reddit's hot 'button' game is practically religious Leigh Alexander

research Manosphere grifters misuse evolutionary psychology to promote anti-feminist views Jennifer Sandlin

not-so-trivial trivia questions Michigan State "deeply sorry" for displaying Hitler image on scoreboard at football game Carla Sinclair

london Hate crimes soaring in London, say police Rob Beschizza

twitter Xitter fined $380k over failure to respond to child exploitation concerns Jason Weisberger

Weird Saucer News: archives of the historic UFO magazine now available online David Pescovitz

mistakes Social media "vigilante" shot and killed by target Rob Beschizza

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trolls Typeface trolls shaking down users of Adobe's font platform Rob Beschizza

design U.S. announces official web design system Rob Beschizza

apollo Watch Apollo, an African Grey parrot, identify colors, materials, and more Jennifer Sandlin

Science Superconductor claim debunked — more likely "a type of magnet" Ruben Bolling

social media Here are the four stages of how conspiracy theories spread across social media David Pescovitz

police French gamer gets sentenced to three years of community service for swatting Grant St. Clair

Taking a knee to the arrow Skyream: voice actors displeased by smutty game mods using AI to clone their voices Rob Beschizza