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Wired – unpaywalled: “Customs and Border Protection has broad authority to search travelers’ devices when they cross into the United States. Here’s what you can do to protect your digital life while at the US border. Entering the United States has become more precarious since the start of the second Trump administration in January. There …
Steve Klabnik: “[April 21, 2025], Bluesky rolled out blue checks. And, I was given one. Now, I’m not the biggest fan of this sort of feature, however, I also don’t really think this kind of feature is for me. I really like the idea of domain verification; I have been like “oh okay that’s coming …
Boston Globe [no paywall]: “Several archivists told the Globe they see the president’s actions as a threat to government transparency. To Katherine Wisser, an archivist who teaches at Simmons College in Boston, the National Archives was always more than a mere government agency. It was a standard bearer, embodying the strict code that her profession …
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The New Yorker [no paywall] – “…Trump takes the tools of dictators and adapts them for the Internet. We should expect him to try to cling to power until death, and create a cult of January 6th martyrs…Putin and Trump are both, in fact, fascists. And their use of the word, though meant to confuse, …
Washington Post [no paywall]: “”The man behind the most influential progressive account on social media starts his days at 6 a.m. in front of three TV and computer screens, scanning video feeds for the gaffes and confrontations that can turn into viral gold.Acyn Torabi isn’t a Democratic star like former president Barack Obama or a …
FT.com [no paywall]: “Much ink has been spilt and many keys pressed to figure out whether AI is a bubble. Just last month, OpenAI’s ersatz Ghibli took X by storm. A “big net win for society”, as head honcho Sam Altman described it, and for the “democratisation of creating content” which Hayao Miyazaki and other …
Washington Post [no paywall]: “Russia is automating the spread of false information to fool artificial intelligence chatbots on key topics, offering a playbook to other bad actors on how to game AI to push content meant to inflame, influence and obfuscate instead of inform. Experts warn the problem is worsening as more people rely on …
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Fast Company: “I’m a journalist, and the first 30 minutes of my day used to be spent mainlining newsfeeds. Now, more often than not, it’s dedicated to LinkedIn. Such is the natural course of technology; I seek an engaged audience for pieces built on considered thought. And I discovered the pseudo social network that I’d …
Committee to Protect Journalists: “A stated policy goal of the Trump administration is to significantly change U.S. travel and immigration policies. Foreign nationals whose countries do not meet U.S. vetting standards may be barred entry. Journalists will not be exempt and should anticipate potential restrictions or questioning when traveling to or from the United States. …
