Politics

Journalism and politics are inescapably inter-twined.

The modern great game being played our on a global tech stage

The Politics of TikTok, Reddit explained, and Google gamed Members Public

Could a US ban on TikTok trigger a social media power struggle? And how did the Verge use ChatGPT to game Google?

Adam Tinworth
Adam Tinworth
world politics

Why the Twitter road crash is more serious than you think Members Public

Plus the growing evidence that AI chat search is far from ready for prime time, and some great reads on both how ChatGPT actually works and what’s behind “hot, lonely women” catfishing scams

Adam Tinworth
Adam Tinworth
X (Twitter)

The Week in Tweets Members Public

A landmark week in a number of ways, caught in a handful of Tweets…

Adam Tinworth
Adam Tinworth
X (Twitter)

The Canary becomes a flock: left-wing site reforms as a workers’ co-operative Members Public

The politics site's former management is gone, and the staff are now collectively running the title. Can they align their business model with their values?

Adam Tinworth
Adam Tinworth
business models

Cummings and goings Members Public

Two years ago, Dominic Cummings' blog went silent — at the request of the Prime Minister. Now, he's giving us insights into the workings of government again via Substack — but with an agenda.

Adam Tinworth
Adam Tinworth
Politics

Social & Digital coffee break: escaping the Facebook shadow Members Public

It’s not really a surprise that Facebook can’t be trusted — but are we really taking the steps we need to end our additions to it? This, and many other useful topics in today’s digest.

Adam Tinworth
Adam Tinworth
Facebook

The need for intelligent skepticism, proved through links Members Public

Can you trust your commenters? Can you trust your transcription service? In the digital world, here be dragons…

Adam Tinworth
Adam Tinworth
comments

Schadenfreude as a personal indulgence, not a public performance Members Public

You might be enjoying Trump's illness — but does posting about it actually help anyone?

Adam Tinworth
Adam Tinworth
Politics