I will never get tired of legal battles hinging on interpreting emoji. So it’s a treat watching acknowledged expert Eric Goldman hash out a case based on two of my other favorite topics: cops trying to interpret drug references and awkward sexts showing up in court.
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And this tweet inadvertently highlights the big problem with his free-for-all version of Twitter. PvP games are obsessively — if not always successfully — balanced to make the most players happy for the longest time, not cater to their most abrasive users. (Has the man ever read an Elden Ring patch report?) Also, there are few things players hate more than pay-to-win mechanics. Developers might disguise their competition as a macho deathmatch, but the whole point is making it feel fun and fair — otherwise players will just log off.
The new shooter offers low-key but highly effective updates to a great game.
It’s the latest project from Jeff Kosseff, author of The Verge’s favorite Section 230 book, The Twenty-Six Words That Created the Internet. I truly cannot wait.
Was the WMATA Metrobus Info account caught up in a bot purge earlier today? Did a moderator think its tweets about delays and bus routes constituted assassination coordinates? Does Elon Musk just hate buses? WMATA told the Washington Post it had no idea — but Twitter reversed its decision after about six hours, so hopefully the world’s other transit authorities are breathing easier.
