internet culture
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Why Did NPR Take Down Its Podcast About The ‘Expert’ On Women In Tech?
An episode of On the Media‘s podcast TLDR was unceremoniously removed from the NPR website today, and people are not at all happy. Rightly so.
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Facebook’s Newsfeed Is Our Lowbrow Psyche Staring Back At Us
Facebook’s Newsfeed is a broken mess. It’s meant to be a personalised news ticker, but it can look like a relentless stream of Ice Bucket Challenges and dog photos. Facebook has already tried to banish clickbait and hoaxes, yet many Newsfeeds are heavy on the meaningless filler and viral froth. To fix its flagship feature,…