Author: Tech Support

    • Imagining the future where regulations of social media platforms didn't end harassment, extremism, or disinformation, and only made the platforms stronger (Cory Doctorow/New York Times)

    Cory Doctorow / New York Times: Imagining the future where regulations of social media platforms didn’t end harassment, extremism, or disinformation, and only made the platforms stronger  —  The way we regulated social media platforms didn’t end harassment, extremism or disinformation.  It only gave them more power and made the problem worse. Imagining the future

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    • A behind-the-scenes account of how police and federal authorities helped teen girls in Belmont, NH bring down a cyberstalker who had harassed them for years (Stephanie Clifford/Wired)

    Stephanie Clifford / Wired: A behind-the-scenes account of how police and federal authorities helped teen girls in Belmont, NH bring down a cyberstalker who had harassed them for years  —  FOR YEARS, BELMONT, New Hampshire, had only one detective: Raechel Moulton.  An old mill town of 7,200 people … A behind-the-scenes account of how police

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    • GoFundMe is an increasingly popular way to raise money to cover medical expenses, where storytelling and personal connections often play a crucial role (Nathan Heller/New Yorker)

    Nathan Heller / New Yorker: GoFundMe is an increasingly popular way to raise money to cover medical expenses, where storytelling and personal connections often play a crucial role  —  When patients turn to crowdfunding for medical costs, whoever has the most heartrending story wins.  —  For those who want their hearts broken … GoFundMe is

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    • At G20, Japanese PM Shinzo Abe announces "Osaka Track" to promote cross-border data flow as 24 countries, including the US and China, sign statement of support (Satoshi Sugiyama/Japan Times)

    Satoshi Sugiyama / Japan Times: At G20, Japanese PM Shinzo Abe announces “Osaka Track” to promote cross-border data flow as 24 countries, including the US and China, sign statement of support  —  OSAKA – Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Friday at the G20 summit formally declared the launch of the “Osaka Track,” … At G20,

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    • YouTube's use of demonetization as a form of punishment is not the same as moderation and does not work on major creators who have other sources of revenue (Julia Alexander/The Verge)

    Julia Alexander / The Verge: YouTube’s use of demonetization as a form of punishment is not the same as moderation and does not work on major creators who have other sources of revenue  —  Steven Crowder’s case is a perfect example  —  When YouTube wanted to punish political pundit Steven Crowder amid widespread outcry …

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    • SV Academy, a startup that provides free 12-week training programs to help people get tech-based sales jobs, raises $9.5M Series A led by Owl Ventures (Connie Loizos/TechCrunch)

    Connie Loizos / TechCrunch: SV Academy, a startup that provides free 12-week training programs to help people get tech-based sales jobs, raises $9.5M Series A led by Owl Ventures  —  When you live in Silicon Valley, it feels like nearly everyone works in tech and that entry into the industry is wide open. SV Academy,

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    • Parent company of Jack'd, a gay dating app with 6M+ users, settles complaint over flaw that had exposed private user photos on a public server for over a year (Adi Robertson/The Verge)

    Adi Robertson / The Verge: Parent company of Jack’d, a gay dating app with 6M+ users, settles complaint over flaw that had exposed private user photos on a public server for over a year  —  New York’s attorney general has settled a complaint over gay, bisexual, and queer dating app Jack’d, whose parent company left

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    • Struggling display maker Japan Display says a customer will invest $100M as part of a bailout led by a Chinese investment firm; source: the customer is Apple (Makiko Yamazaki/Reuters)

    Makiko Yamazaki / Reuters: Struggling display maker Japan Display says a customer will invest $100M as part of a bailout led by a Chinese investment firm; source: the customer is Apple  —  TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan Display Inc (6740.T) said on Friday it would receive a $100 million investment from a customer … Struggling display

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    • Ive's departure indicates that the era of the singular genius at Apple is over, and we should stop thinking of Apple as the singular expression of one person (Dieter Bohn/The Verge)

    Dieter Bohn / The Verge: Ive’s departure indicates that the era of the singular genius at Apple is over, and we should stop thinking of Apple as the singular expression of one person  —  Design by committee isn’t necessarily bad  —  As the news about Jony Ive leaving Apple sinks in, you’ll be seeing a

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