Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Twitter’s combatting an increase in hateful tweets after Elon Musk officially acquired the company on Friday. Yoel Roth, the platform’s head of safety and integrity, said on Twitter that the company’s taking action against an “organized effort” to spread hate speech on the platform. According to Roth, a…
Monthly Archives: October 2022
Sen. Amy Klobuchar and Elon Musk. Jacquelyn Martin/AP and Hannibal Hanschke/Pool Photo via AP Sen. Amy Klobuchar said she does not trust Elon Musk as the new owner of Twitter. She called for greater content moderation on social media, where conspiracy theories run rampant. Musk has said he is a “free-speech absolutionist” who wants Twitter…
Gov. Chris Sununu of New Hampshire. Jon Cherry/Getty Images for Concordia Sununu doesn’t believe there’s “any need” for attack ads against Nancy Pelosi ahead of the midterms. On NBC’s “Meet the Press,” Sununu said the paramount goal at the moment is the speaker’s safety. “Put all the politics aside. Ignore the elections. She’s gonna get…
Robot vacuums can be a godsend if vacuuming is one of your least favorite household chores. In recent years, new models from iRobot and Shark have become more intelligent, more powerful and, best of all, less expensive. Still, a robot vacuum is an investment, and it helps when they go on sale like iRobot’s models…
Photo illustration by William Joel / The Verge, photo by Christian Marquardt / Getty Images On his first day, Twitter’s new ‘Chief Twit’ quietly changed the homepage to send a message. Continue reading… Read More
Over the last two and a half years, remote and hybrid working has become the norm — a majority of employed Americans have the option of working from home for all or part of the week, and 87% of workers who were offered remote work embraced the opportunity heartily. While some companies are pushing for…
Firefighters work on a building in Kyiv after a drone strike on October 17. AP Photo/Roman Hrytsyna Russia’s use of Iranian drones in Ukraine has been framed as Iran trying to test out its hardware. But Russia has so far been using those drones in a manner different than Iran would likely use them. That…
Former President Barack Obama delivers a speech at a Democratic rally in Milwaukee, Wis., on October 29, 2022. AP Photo/Morry Gash Former President Obama said Republicans are disinterested in tackling issues affecting real people. “Own the libs and getting Donald Trump’s approval. That’s their agenda,” he said on Saturday. Obama made the remarks as he…
Jack Dorsey and Elon Musk. Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for The Met Museum/Vogue/Joe Raedle/Getty Images Jack Dorsey’s decentralized social media platform, Bluesky Social, is accepting beta users. The news coincides with Elon Musk’s takeover of Twitter, which Dorsey founded and ran for several years. Dorsey left Twitter in 2021 and named Parag Agrawal as his successor,…
Wondering why perception is so important in marketing? This quote sums it up nicely: “Facts matter not at all. Perception is everything. It’s certainty.” – Stephen Colbert. You see, it doesn’t matter how good your product/service is, the value it offers, or the quality you provide. If consumers don’t perceive your brand the way you…