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TikTok Laying Off Hundreds of Content Moderators, Replacing Them With AI

TikTok is laying off hundreds of content moderators globally, particularly in Malaysia, and shifting towards AI-powered moderation as part of a broader tech industry trend.

10.14.24

By Luis Prada
Tech

Reddit in Mass Revolt Over Astronomical API Fees That Would Kill Third Party Apps

06.05.23

By Jason Koebler
Tech

Elon Musk’s First Days as Twitter Owner: Conspiracies, Chaos, and Desperation

10.31.22

By Edward Ongweso Jr
Tech

Leaked Documents Reveal How Roblox Handles Grooming and Mass Shooting Simulators

08.01.22

By Joseph Cox and Emanuel Maiberg
Games

‘Minecraft’ Players Say ‘1984’ Patch Turns Game Into Totalitarian Dystopia

08.01.22

By Sara Gronich
Tech

Livestreaming Platform Yubo Collaborating with Law Enforcement on Texas Shooting

05.27.22

By Joseph Cox
Tech

Facebook Struggles to Keep Buffalo Shooting Video Offline

05.16.22

By Matthew Gault
Tech

‘Ivermectin’ Trends on Twitter Because Its Fans Think Elon Musk Is Already in Charge

04.26.22

By Anna Merlan
Tech

Patreon Offering Harassment Images for Sale

12.03.21

By Joseph Cox
Tech

Twitter Is Going to Make It Harder to Share Videos and Pictures Taken in Public

11.30.21

By Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai
Tech

TikTok Is Removing Educational Hacking Videos

09.13.21

By Joseph Cox
Tech

How Instagram Became the Epicenter of a Violent Gang War

09.07.21

By Joseph Cox

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Devin Townsend will be touring North America next year in support of his new album, PowerNerd.

11.21.24

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Music

Why Snoop Dogg ‘Chose No Sides’ in the Kendrick Lamar-Drake Beef

Snoop chose not to get involved in the Kendrick Lamar-Drake, beef but does believe that Kendrick’s song “Not Like Us” united “the West.”

11.21.24

By Stephen Andrew Galiher
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Life

‘AI Jesus’ Is Now Taking Confessions at a Church in Switzerland

AI Jesus has logged on.

11.21.24

By Paige Gawley
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Music

Jay-Z’s Team Roc Sues Kansas Police for Corruption and Abuse Records

Team ROC, a social justice organization run by Jay-Z’s Roc Nation, filed a lawsuit against Kansas City police over alleged corruption and abuse.

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