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Companies like Facebook need to be frank about how the relationship between you and their major algorithms really works. And they need to give you more control.
Nick Clegg • You and the Algorithm: It Takes Two to Tango | by Nick Clegg | Mar, 2021 | Medium
Devin and Alice were frustrated that crypto was insular, complex, and intimidating. Crypto had bled into finance, art, and gaming, but crypto hadn’t truly come to disrupt media or culture, and it certainly wasn’t yet mainstream. They set out to change that.
Rex Woodbury • Mad Realities and the Rise of User-Owned Content
Today reporters can assume that behind-the-scenes dealings like the ones I’ve just described are to blame when their bosses are gung ho on a story line for days or weeks—then abruptly lose interest.
Sharyl Attkisson • The Smear: How Shady Political Operatives and Fake News Control What You See, What You Think, and How You Vote
surreal to read a tech piece from a once-highly respected institution referencing five or ten prominent figures in silicon valley, none of whom are willing to respond for comment. most writers covering the industry are seen as activists now, not journalists. trust is shattered.
editor-in-chief of a newspaper,
Tiago Forte • The Heart Is the Bottleneck
Some of the others were supporters of the public interest, monitoring the privacy rights and pocketbooks of citizens.
Steven Levy • In The Plex: How Google Thinks, Works, and Shapes Our Lives
Media.