Tag: media platforms
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This dispatch is the entirety of S01 Episode 9. Cover illustration by FATFISHBOY. Krish: Welcome to our season finale. The word “wanghong” (网红) is inescapable in China. It’s everywhere as… more ›
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THE VISION is becoming clear. In a decade or so China will, if the Communist Party has its way, become a techno-utopia with Chinese characteristics, replete with “deep tech” such as… more ›
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This article was featured in One Great Story, New York’s reading recommendation newsletter. Sign up here to get it nightly. The tech giants have grown so powerful that they’ve become… more ›
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Nearly 30 years after emerging as a profane gangster rapper from Long Beach, Calif., Snoop Dogg has transcended his hip-hop roots and become culturally ubiquitous. Here he is in the… more ›
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I’m a localist and an anti-monopolist, so I’ve been thinking for a few years about the how’s and why’s of breaking up Big Tech via anti-monopoly legislation. https://1729.com/the-billion-user-table/ more ›
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A Wall Street Journal investigation found that TikTok only needs one important piece of information to figure out what you want: the amount of time you linger over a piece… more ›
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Like so many Roblox players, digital artist Everest Pipkin has their own abandoned birthday world. Last year, when the pandemic made in-person gatherings impossible, Pipkin downloaded Roblox Studio, the platform’s… more ›
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This is the first in a n-part series on data and privacy, areas I’ve worked in and written about for an inordinate amount of time. For reasons I hope… more ›
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It’s surprising that the 39-year-old company has remained hyper relevant across the last decade of enterprise software, which has been quick to toss out the old in favor of the… more ›