Where power, privacy, and platform politics collide on a global digital stage.
Clippy the paperclip is taking over profile pics across the internet in protest of big tech
“If buying isn’t owning, then pirating isn’t stealing.”
On Aug 12, 2025 by Lindsey Weedston
Video: Plane flies above Stanford’s graduation with a “Congrats! Don’t work for Elon” banner
“Now this is what I call money well spent!”
On Jun 16, 2025 by Rebekah Harding
Karoline Leavitt seethes at Amazon over report it planned to show consumers just how much tariffs were costing them
The White House has been adamant this wouldn’t happen.
On Apr 29, 2025 by David Covucci
Seattle crosswalks hacked to play AI message from Jeff Bezos—days after Silicon Valley-Musk prank
‘Wouldn’t it be terrible if all the rich people left Seattle or got Luigi’d?’
On Apr 17, 2025 by Mikael Thalen
‘I’m so alone’: Crosswalk speakers across Silicon Valley hacked to play AI audio of Musk begging for friends
‘They say money can’t buy happiness … God knows I’ve tried.’
On Apr 14, 2025 by Mikael Thalen
Trump’s FTC firings put bedrock US-EU data-sharing agreement in peril
Trump’s unilateral decision may have unintended consequences.
On Apr 3, 2025 by Nate Wolf
5 former FCC commissioners call on Brendan Carr to end ’60 Minutes’ investigation
They called Carr’s actions antithetical to the First Amendment.
On Mar 27, 2025 by David Covucci
Community Note fact-checking Pete Hegseth’s response to secret Yemen Signal chat disappears from X
‘Just magically disappeared.’
On Mar 25, 2025 by Katherine Huggins
‘Righteous Gemstones’ star says Instagram deleted her posts calling out UnitedHealthcare for denying a claim
Patterson said the posts would ‘immediately disappear.’
Will Trump’s firings at the FTC make life easier for Big Tech?
The removal of two Democratic commissioners has liberals worried.
On Mar 19, 2025 by Nate Wolf
‘Turn it off’: Grok under fire after providing assassination advice, chemical weapons recipes
Grok doesn’t seem to have strong guardrails.
On Feb 24, 2025 by Katherine Huggins
DoorDash drivers struggle to drum up support for repeat of last year’s Valentine’s Day strike
Last year thousands participated. This year, no one is organizing.
On Feb 4, 2025 by Roy Canivel
‘Grubhub and Seamless be paying’: NYC’s e-bike swap for delivery drivers criticized as app subsidy
The program also comes at a time when tensions over immigrant workers are high.
On Jan 29, 2025 by Roy Canivel
‘Hypocritical babies’: OpenAI’s myriad lawsuits flagged after accusing DeepSeek of intellectual property theft
People are delighting in the irony
On Jan 29, 2025 by Nate Wolf
‘So what?’: Privacy warnings about DeepSeek fall on deaf ears
After years of TikTok fears, it’s hard to care.
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