“The death of ‘websites’ and outlets that value true creativity and diversity in coverage — largely at the whims of ghoulish executives and private equity vulturism — has created in me a stinging grief that I cannot seem to shake.”
Ten Years In A Crumbling Industry
There’s a screenshot from TikTok that recently caused me and a group of my writer friends to lose our minds.
Seeking help! Does anyone know where I can buy Iota-Carrageenan nasal spray (that doesn’t have saline in it) to be delivered in the U.S.? Looking for same ingredients as Betadine, which has been discontinued. Do not send any other non Iota-Carrageenan nasal spray, that is not what I need. Iota-Carrageenan only 🙏
How YouTubers pushed young male voters to Trump (with receipts), a Gamergate 2.0 speaks out, pocket cheese, NYT on The Rizzler, MrBeast is hiring, and a Twitter exec reveals why Vine *really* failed. All in today’s newsletter 👇👇👇
How YouTubers pushed young male voters to Trump (with receipts)
+ Gamergate 2.0, pocket cheese, NYT on The Rizzler, MrBeast is hiring, and a Twitter exec reveals why Vine *really* failed
The TikTok ban will deplatform thousands of progressive content creators and skew online discourse to the right. It will consolidate media influence within right-leaning platforms like Meta and X. Over time, I believe this reconfiguration will permanently alter the political landscape of the creator economy
The Great Creator Reset
The TikTok ban isn't just a platform reconfiguration, it will reshape the political leaning of the creator economy and permanently alter whose voic...
If you, the American public, would like to exercise your First Amendment rights on TikTok, tough luck, you have to use IG or YouTube. If you’re the U.S. government, however, *only* TikTok will do. In fact, the cable stresses how crucial and essential the platform is.
Biden Administration Quietly Carves TikTok Ban Loophole for Itself, Leaked Document Shows
TikTok ban for thee but not for me
I wrote about FreeOurFeeds, a new $30M plan to take back social media from billionaires
A $30M plan to take back social media from billionaires
+ Pervert winter, robot accessories, Snoop Dogg's LinkedIn, buzzcuts to break the internet, and Elon Musk gamer stolen valor
NEW NEWSLETTER OUT!!! 🚨 MrBeast Luigi arc, the Gen Z jegging, masculinity coaches, Barstool tea, paparazzi fire chasers, a Spotify party boycott at the Grammys, and more
Why your LinkedIn is about to get very busy
+ MrBeast Luigi arc, the Gen Z jegging, masculinity coaches, Barstool tea, paparazzi fire chasers, and a Spotify party boycott at the Grammys
SCOOP: Instagram blocked teens from searching LGBTQ-related content for months. Posts with LGBTQ+ hashtags were hidden under Meta's “sensitive content” policy which restricts "sexually suggestive content", Meta said they are fixing this “error” after I reached out for comment.
Instagram blocked teens from searching LGBTQ-related content for months
Posts with LGBTQ+ hashtags were hidden under Meta's “sensitive content” policy which restricts "sexually suggestive content"
I wrote about Elon Musk “going to war” with MAGA influencers and major right wing figures and what this could mean for the future of the pro-Trump movement
A MAGA civil war is breaking out
+ the Walmart Birkin, RIP Gators Daily, Julia Fox + Hunter Biden, the biggest online moments of 2024, and Matthew McConaughey's secret tuna salad r...
I wrote about the similarities between OpenAI and Visa, and how both companies have sought to build regulatory and legal moats to lock in customers and lock out competitors
Sherwood News
OpenAI is Visa
Buttering up the government to retain a monopoly....