Politics
Journalism and politics are inescapably inter-twined.
X predicts a riot Paid Members Public
Has the loosened moderation under Elon Musk lead to the thuggery on the UK's streets over the weekend? Plus a glimpse at the possible future of search.
One year until TikTok is banned in the USA Paid Members Public
The US Senate votes to force Bytedance to sell TikTok — or see it banned in the US. Social media is the new geopolitical battleground.
The Politics of TikTok, Reddit explained, and Google gamed Paid Members Public
Could a US ban on TikTok trigger a social media power struggle? And how did the Verge use ChatGPT to game Google?
Why the Twitter road crash is more serious than you think Paid 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
The Week in Tweets Paid Members Public
A landmark week in a number of ways, caught in a handful of Tweets…
The Canary becomes a flock: left-wing site reforms as a workers’ co-operative Paid 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?
Cummings and goings Paid 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.
Social & Digital coffee break: escaping the Facebook shadow Paid 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.
