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Spotify showed porn videos in search results for some popular artistsSpotify showed porn videos in search results for some popular artists
Hackers hijacked legitimate Chrome extensions to try to steal dataHackers hijacked legitimate Chrome extensions to try to steal data
Honey’s deal-hunting browser extension is accused of ripping off customers and YouTubersHoney’s deal-hunting browser extension is accused of ripping off customers and YouTubers
Flipboard’s Surf app is a big new idea about the future of socialFlipboard’s Surf app is a big new idea about the future of social
Social networks in 2024: bless this mess

We didn’t all flock to a new platform or build on a thrilling new protocol. We went everywhere, and did everything, all at once.

David Pierce
The quickly disappearing web

The internet is forever. Well, it was supposed to be. What happens when websites start to vanish at random?

s.e. smith
Richard Lawler
Richard Lawler
Substack partners with Bari Weiss to launch an ‘enterprise offering’ website builder.

This expansion is described as capable of supporting a “fully-fledged media business, encompassing rich design, advanced websites, deep analytics, automated marketing features,” plus newsletters, podcasts, videos, etc.

Substack’s “ideal partner for this initiative” is Weiss’ The Free Press, which, surprisingly, has been described as “a publication that has spread misinformation on transgender youth and amplified harmful anti-trans rhetoric.”

The new media, powered by Substack

[on.substack.com]

Emma Roth
Emma Roth
WordPress.org’s login screen now forces you to confirm “Pineapple is delicious on pizza.”

Last week, WordPress cofounder Matt Mullenweg was ordered to remove the checkbox that asked users to verify that they’re not affiliated with WP Engine when logging in — and he seems to have replaced it with this:

Screenshot: The Verge
Emma Roth
Emma Roth
Matt Mullenweg says it’s “hard to imagine” wanting to work on WordPress after WP Engine ruling.

The WordPress co-founder posted the message in a Slack community and changed his username to “gone 💀” after a judge granted WP Engine’s preliminary injunction, 404 Media reports:

I’m sick and disgusted to be legally compelled to provide free labor to an organization as parasitic and exploitive as WP Engine. I hope you all get what you and WP Engine wanted.

WordPress CEO Rage Quits Community Slack After Court Injunction

[404 Media]

WordPress parent company must stop blocking WP Engine, judge rulesWordPress parent company must stop blocking WP Engine, judge rules
Adi Robertson
Adi Robertson
“I was mad at myself for doing this exercise at all.”

Jason Koebler on the ritual of analyzing a killer’s online life:

“People—including me—want to know who Mangione is and what made him allegedly do this. It’s just that it’s not clear what we are actually learning from years-old social media accounts.”

Luigi Mangione Played 'Among Us,' Breathes Air

[404 Media]

The Vergecast Vergecast, part twoThe Vergecast Vergecast, part two
David Pierce
Microsoft AI chief Mustafa Suleyman says conversational AI is the next web browser

The company’s new AI chief on working for Microsoft, the OpenAI relationship, and when superintelligence might actually arrive.

Nilay Patel
Itch.io went offline due to a ‘trash AI-powered’ phishing reportItch.io went offline due to a ‘trash AI-powered’ phishing report
The Installer gift guide, part twoThe Installer gift guide, part two
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