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TikTok Has a Misinformation Crisis on Its Hands. Or Does It?
Regulators in the EU sent letters to Meta, TikTok, and X/Twitter Thursday, giving the platforms 24 hours to address misinformation and other “illegal” content related to the Israel-Hamas war. It’s hard to say exactly what’s happening on these platforms, however, especially when it comes to the algorithmically defined endless scroll of TikTok. Standing in stark…
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X CEO Abandons WSJ Tech Conference Following Disastrous Appearance at Code
No one wants to explain away the whims of a megalomaniac, and Linda Yaccarino has been having such a rough go of it. The X/Twitter CEO has reportedly dropped out of the Wall Street Journal’s upcoming Tech Live conference following a widely criticised interview less than two weeks ago. During an interview at Vox Media’s Code…
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Final Fantasy VII Rebirth’s ‘Canonical’ Cait Sith Pronunciation Raises Messy Questions
The act of already remaking a game as beloved and influential as Final Fantasy VII was always a daunting prospect, even before 2020’s FFVII Remake made an audacious move to reframe itself as more akin to a metatextual exploration of the very idea of remaking FFVII. But when that prospect then has to weigh generations…
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‘No One Is Safe’: Bed Bugs Invade Paris Ahead of Olympics
The city of lights is beset by bed bugs. Sightings of the tiny urban pest in public places throughout Paris have apparently increased as of late, and officials are calling for aggressive action to curtail the menace in time for the 2024 Summer Olympics. People have spotted bed bugs along the city’s public transit and…