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Go read this story about the guy behind RadioShack’s sex-crazed Twitter accountGo read this story about the guy behind RadioShack’s sex-crazed Twitter account
Social networks won’t be able to stay neutral on abortionSocial networks won’t be able to stay neutral on abortion
Snapchat adds paid subscription with more features for power usersSnapchat adds paid subscription with more features for power users
Pinterest has a new CEO, who has one job: to build the internet’s shopping mallPinterest has a new CEO, who has one job: to build the internet’s shopping mall
Snapchat will pay emerging Black creators $10,000 a month to make more contentSnapchat will pay emerging Black creators $10,000 a month to make more content
How to add Instagram close friendsHow to add Instagram close friends
Monica Chin
Lego’s original spaceship, the Galaxy Explorer, is back and better than ever

The 1979 classic returns with retractable landing gear

Sean Hollister
How fandom built the internet as we know it, with Kaitlyn Tiffany

Her new book on the long history of fangirls, from the Beatles to One Direction

Nilay Patel
You can now pin three posts or reels to your Instagram profileYou can now pin three posts or reels to your Instagram profile
NFTs, explainedNFTs, explained
Mitchell Clark
Tumblr is adding a feature to disable reblogs of postsTumblr is adding a feature to disable reblogs of posts
Sheryl Sandberg on leaving Meta

‘It is a job that’s been an honor and a privilege, but it’s not a job that leaves a lot of time to do much else’

Alex Heath
Discord adds text chat directly inside your voice channelsDiscord adds text chat directly inside your voice channels
The TweetDeck Mac app will go away on July 1stThe TweetDeck Mac app will go away on July 1st
Florida’s social media moderation ban is probably unconstitutional, says courtFlorida’s social media moderation ban is probably unconstitutional, says court
NY attorney general is investigating Twitch, Discord, and 4chan over Buffalo shootingNY attorney general is investigating Twitch, Discord, and 4chan over Buffalo shooting
Fewer Americans think Big Tech should have more regulationsFewer Americans think Big Tech should have more regulations
Lego’s next batch of official unofficial sets go on sale May 17th, and you’ll want to be quickLego’s next batch of official unofficial sets go on sale May 17th, and you’ll want to be quick
Broadway theater installs IR camera system to catch audience members trying to record nude scenesBroadway theater installs IR camera system to catch audience members trying to record nude scenes
Crypto is winning and Bitcoin diehards are furious about it

As cryptocurrency thrives, Bitcoiners seethe

Elizabeth Lopatto
Jeff Bezos is already testing Elon Musk’s commitment to free speech by trollingJeff Bezos is already testing Elon Musk’s commitment to free speech by trolling
This AI clone of Reddit’s Am I The Asshole forum will give you the best bad adviceThis AI clone of Reddit’s Am I The Asshole forum will give you the best bad advice
Telegram now lets you set any sound for your notificationsTelegram now lets you set any sound for your notifications
Reddit adds comment searching to help improve search resultsReddit adds comment searching to help improve search results
Substack accidentally sent duplicate emails for some of its newslettersSubstack accidentally sent duplicate emails for some of its newsletters
NYT’s new WordleBot tries to gamify something that probably doesn’t need itNYT’s new WordleBot tries to gamify something that probably doesn’t need it
Watching the r/Place timelapse is like staring into the heart of RedditWatching the r/Place timelapse is like staring into the heart of Reddit
TweetDeck might become a paid Twitter Blue featureTweetDeck might become a paid Twitter Blue feature
Reddit is bringing back r/Place, its April Fools’ Day art experimentReddit is bringing back r/Place, its April Fools’ Day art experiment
How Ukrainians are fundraising in cryptocurrency

More than $9.9 million has been donated so far

Elizabeth Lopatto
Paramount’s reportedly spinning up a Beyblade movie with Jerry BruckheimerParamount’s reportedly spinning up a Beyblade movie with Jerry Bruckheimer
Marvel on Netflix: news, reviews, and trailers on the streaming service’s MCU showsMarvel on Netflix: news, reviews, and trailers on the streaming service’s MCU shows
Wordle has been bought by The New York Times, will ‘initially’ remain free for everyone to playWordle has been bought by The New York Times, will ‘initially’ remain free for everyone to play
Twitter suspends Wordle-ruining botTwitter suspends Wordle-ruining bot
Mitchell Clark
One show to rule them all: everything we know about Amazon’s Middle-earth seriesOne show to rule them all: everything we know about Amazon’s Middle-earth series
What exactly is the Jodorowsky’s Dune crypto collective trying to make, anyway?What exactly is the Jodorowsky’s Dune crypto collective trying to make, anyway?
Jack Dorsey’s hot Web3 takes are apparently too much for Marc Andreessen to handleJack Dorsey’s hot Web3 takes are apparently too much for Marc Andreessen to handle
After 21 years Google Toolbar is finally gone, so we installed it one last timeAfter 21 years Google Toolbar is finally gone, so we installed it one last time
People spent 15 hours roleplaying a McDonald’s drive-thru on Twitter SpacesPeople spent 15 hours roleplaying a McDonald’s drive-thru on Twitter Spaces
Amazon’s west coast server outage is over, and Twitch is back upAmazon’s west coast server outage is over, and Twitch is back up

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