taylorlorenz

taylorlorenz, 6 months ago to random

Been a heavy user of all the Twitter alternatives for a minute now and I gotta say Mastodon is my favorite. There are definitely some features I’d like to see here (like quote posts and a DM inbox), but the community on Mastodon seems to have the best vibe and there are so many smart techies that it’s been the most helpful for finding sources.

taylorlorenz, 4 months ago to random

Meta is downranking/hiding political content on Threads. The company says Threads will “not recommend any content/accounts that post about politics.”

Here’s the issue: what counts as “politics” is often any news abt people who have had their whole existence politicized, such as news about Black people, LGBTQ people, disabled ppl, women, etc. Climate scientists, public health experts etc also considered “political” https://www.axios.com/2024/02/09/meta-political-content-moderation-threads

taylorlorenz, 6 months ago to random

Today I’m walking off the job with hundreds of my Washington Post colleagues for 24 hours to demand a fair contract. It's the postguild's first strike in 48 years.

To support us, avoid all Washington Post journalism today, Dec. 7.

You can read more here: https://actionnetwork.org/letters/workers-at-the-washington-post-deserve-a-living-wage

taylorlorenz, 7 months ago to random

Excellent story on how HBO execs used an army of secret fake accounts on Twitter to harass TV critics who gave poor reviews to their shows

It shows why people shouldn't just write off anonymous comments online as just "trolls" — some of them are coordinated campaigns by extremely powerful people with an axe to grind.
https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-features/hbo-casey-bloys-secret-twitter-trolls-tv-critics-leaked-texts-lawsuit-the-idol-1234867722/

taylorlorenz, 11 months ago to random

Twitter is paying high profile far right content creators, including Andrew Tate, thousands of dollars for posting to the app https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2023/07/13/twitter-creators-payments-right-wing/

taylorlorenz, 11 months ago to random

Someone seems mad!! https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2023/07/13/twitter-creators-payments-right-wing/

Elon saying wapo is bribing me to work there

taylorlorenz, 11 months ago to random

Former Twitter employee resigns with “Rate limit exceeded” cake via @PopCrave

Picture of a sheet cake reading “rate limit exceeded”

taylorlorenz, 8 months ago to random

People have been trying to use Threads to follow the news about the war in Israel, and Meta is still wholesale blocking searches on dozens of words, downranking journalism, and does not seem to want news on its platform at all

taylorlorenz, 11 months ago to random

Things seem to be going just as Musk planned over on Twitter

taylorlorenz, 5 months ago to random

Meta has engaged in a “systemic and global” censorship of pro-Palestinian content.

In a scathing 51-page report, Human Rights Watch documented and reviewed more than a thousand reported instances of Meta removing content and suspending or permanently banning accounts on Facebook and Instagram that were supportive of Palestinians https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/dec/21/meta-facebook-instagram-pro-palestine-censorship-human-rights-watch-report

taylorlorenz, 11 months ago to random

Right wing influencers are convinced the Instagram Threads logo is the mark of the devil

Right wing influencers are convinced Threads is the mark of the devil
Right wing influencers are convinced Threads is the mark of the devil
Right wing influencers are convinced Threads is the mark of the devil

taylorlorenz, 10 months ago to twitter

Musk failed to get the necessary permits to change Twitter’s building signage to X, and the police shut it down just in time for “er” to remain. #twitter #tech #elonmusk #x #twittermigration #twitterlogo #elon #musk

taylorlorenz, 11 months ago to random

Some of the most viral misinformation on Twitter is posted by Twitter blue subscribers who pay for their content to be promoted to other users https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-66113460

taylorlorenz, 5 months ago to random

This "new normal" of constant reinfection with a disease that carries a high risk of disability is neither sustainable, nor does it resemble what we were told to expect in 2021. Read every word of this piece https://www.thegauntlet.news/p/how-the-press-manufactured-consent

taylorlorenz, 7 months ago to random

The Israeli bombing campaign in Gaza is reportedly killing children at a rate unprecedented in 21st-century conflict, according to data https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/interactive/2023/gaza-rising-death-toll-civilians/

taylorlorenz, 6 months ago to random

Sports Illustrated has been making up fake AI authors, claiming they are real, then deleting them when asked and offering no formal comment, editorial note, or other response.

They’ve also been publishing AI generated content by people who don’t exist with zero disclosure https://futurism.com/sports-illustrated-ai-generated-writers

taylorlorenz, 10 months ago to random

The largest public school district in Texas is eliminating librarian positions and converting the libraries into 'discipline centers' at 28 schools this upcoming year https://www.click2houston.com/news/local/2023/07/26/hisd-to-eliminate-librarians-turn-libraries-into-discipline-centers-at-28-campuses/

taylorlorenz, 10 months ago to twitter

This is so ridiculously petty if true.

#elonmusk #twitter #x #twittermigration #tech #technology

taylorlorenz, 5 months ago to random

Massive study analyzes 23 million headlines from 47 news media outlets in the US from 2000-2019. They find that over this time period, headlines became more likely to denote anger, fear, disgust and sadness and less likely to be emotionally neutral. Headlines from right-leaning news media were consistently more negative than headlines from left-leaning outlets as well.
https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0276367

taylorlorenz, 9 months ago to random

Post Twitter I find myself visiting the homepages of websites more and it’s something I really like now as part of my morning routine. I constantly find stories I probably would have never seen on social

taylorlorenz, 6 months ago to random

After Elon Musk and other far-right influencers falsely suggested a South Carolina hospital was giving hormone treatments to transgender four-year-olds, political pressure by state officials forced the hospital to shutter their entire trans youth program despite care remaining legal in the state. https://www.propublica.org/article/musc-medical-university-south-carolina-trans-healthcare-emails

taylorlorenz, 7 months ago to random

He is absolutely so angry about his Wikipedia page

taylorlorenz, 7 months ago to random

Ok grandpa let’s get you to bed

Musk saying cis is a slur

taylorlorenz, 10 months ago to random

Musk’s rebranded Twitter is offering extremely hefty discounts to advertisers while simultaneously threatening them that if they don’t spend at least $1k on ads in the next 30 days their brand will lose its checkmark and they won’t police impersonation https://www.wsj.com/articles/elon-musks-rebranded-twitter-cuts-ad-prices-d2615d8f

taylorlorenz, 4 months ago to random

People who worked at Boeing wouldn't fly Boeing planes https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-01-30/boeing-max-9-flying-again-after-door-panel-blowout