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Reddit’s community-driven spirit is dying. Their new policies prove they’re more about profit than people—here’s how it all went wrong. Reddit has always stood out through its unique model of self-governance. Unlike the manicured lawns of Facebook or the algorithmic overreach of Twitter, Reddit's
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The remote work experiment proved we don’t need to be in an office to succeed—so why are we still being dragged back to our desks? Remember when COVID-19 was supposed to revolutionize work? Millions of us were suddenly Zooming from makeshift home offices, fumbling through virtual “watercooler” moments.
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OpenAI was supposed to save humanity from dangerous AI. Now, it’s chasing billions in investor returns. Who’s looking out for us? OpenAI, arguably the household name in AI research and development, is at a crossroads. The company that brought us ChatGPT is prepping for dramatic shift, from its
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Is AI the future of democracy, or the end of it? The 2024 elections are the battleground for a new kind of warfare—where artificial intelligence could decide who wins. 60+ nations. Half the world's population. One game-changing technology. From Sri Lanka to Germany to the US, this
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Autocrats have flipped the script on the digital revolution. The same tools that were meant to free us are now controlling us—here’s how the internet became their ultimate weapon. The dawn of the digital age promised a renaissance for democracy and freedom. The internet, we were told, would
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Disinformation spreads like wildfire, but it doesn’t have to fool you. Learn how to spot the fake news before you hit ‘share’ and help break the cycle. It turns out all we needed to make reality itself disappear was a paid-for blue checkmark and a semi-plausible fake username. Seriously,
It's here! The moment we've been building up to has arrived—the @Westenberg membership is now officially LIVE! Join @Westenberg Now As an @Westenberg member, you're gaining access to a new perspective on the world—one that cuts into the connections between technology and
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Code isn’t just zeros and ones—it’s the language of modern life. But should creators of digital weapons have the same constitutional rights as journalists? Should code be protected speech, in the same category as books, art, or journalism? The easy answer is yes—all human creativity can
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In a world where your iPhone knows more about your body than your doctor, your digital footprint could be used against you. How secure is your data in a post-Roe America? When the United States Supreme Court drop-kicked Roe v. Wade into oblivion, it hurled digital natives headfirst into a
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Your digital life is perfectly personalized. Ads, news, everything made for ‘me and me alone.’ But as we eliminate what doesn’t fit, what’s left of the world we shared? We are living in an era of peak personalization. Algorithms work constantly behind the scenes, shaping our online experiences
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Substack’s newsletter revolution isn’t all it seems. Behind the creative freedom lies a venture capital engine driven by controversy and growth-at-all-costs. Can independent journalism really thrive under VC pressure? One by one, the journalists and writers we've admired for years are announcing their departure from traditional
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The ‘undecided voter’ is a smokescreen. They’re not weighing their options—they’re hiding their decision to back Trump. It’s time to call out this political camouflage for what it really is. The fence-sitting "undecided" voters dominate news cycles, claiming to be torn between two vastly