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The Anonymous Armies Of Culture Cops Who Actually Police The Internet

“What sometimes gets obscured is the fact that many online-censorship decisions are made not by powerful actors” — for instance, senior execs at Facebook or Twitter — “imposing their will on average internet denizens, but by an army of users who have, in effect, been deputized as censors” — for instance, moderators at Reddit or … Continue reading “The Anonymous Armies Of Culture Cops Who Actually Police The Internet”

New AI Browser Extension Factchecks What You’re Seeing

Beyond just matching up bogus claims with evidence to the contrary, the startup treats the fact-checking process like an assembly line, with an algorithm prioritizing and doling out tasks. As a basic example, one step might involve finding the source of a rumor, while another might involve researching the claim. Logically’s system can handle some … Continue reading “New AI Browser Extension Factchecks What You’re Seeing”

The Rank Hypocrisy Of Threatening TikTok

The U.S. president’s TikTok flipout might not just be because of its security issues; indeed, there’s a lot more to it, including free speech … and Facebook. “It’s a rare feat to upturn two such fundamental democratic values—free speech and free markets—at the same time.” – Wired

How The Influential New-Play Conference PlayPenn Blew Up

PlayPenn doesn’t have new leadership yet, but its old leadership is gone. Earlier this week the organization’s board accepted the resignation of its founding artistic director, Paul Meshejian, and dismissed associate artistic director Michele Volansky, after a firestorm on social media, amplified in the Philadelphia press, brought to light longstanding practices many artists and former … Continue reading “How The Influential New-Play Conference PlayPenn Blew Up”

Richard Tucker Music Foundation Ousts Tucker’s Son From Board Over, Um, Intemperate Comments

It all played out over the weekend on Julia Bullock’s Facebook page, where David Tucker began a spat with a couple of hostile comments about the protesters detained by Federal agents in Portland. When tenor Russell Thomas observed that the Tucker Foundation has given its top award to only one Black singer in more than … Continue reading “Richard Tucker Music Foundation Ousts Tucker’s Son From Board Over, Um, Intemperate Comments”

How To Slow Down Misinformation On Social Media

Without a change in this design, nothing else can change. Moderation is impractical when you have 3 billion users speaking hundreds of languages in dozens of political cultures. AI is hopeless at nuance. And asking society to change itself – by telling people to be more cautious about what they read and repost or adding … Continue reading “How To Slow Down Misinformation On Social Media”

Uffizi Gallery Becomes High Art’s Top TikTok Jester

Until just a few years ago, the august Florence museum “acted like the internet didn’t exist”: it didn’t even launch a website until 2015 and only got itself a Facebook page after the COVID lockdown started this past spring. At the end of April, in an effort to reach young people, the Uffizi opened a … Continue reading “Uffizi Gallery Becomes High Art’s Top TikTok Jester”

Co-Founder Of DC’s Signature Theater Resigns Following Allegations Of Sexual Assault

Two actors have publicly accused Eric Schaeffer, who has been the Northern Virginia company’s artistic director since its beginnings in 1989, of repeatedly grabbing their genitals during public events in 2016 and 2018. Signature management says that a two-month investigation in 2018 by an attorney for the company found the allegations “not credible,” but Schaeffer … Continue reading “Co-Founder Of DC’s Signature Theater Resigns Following Allegations Of Sexual Assault”

John Bolton’s Tell-Not-Quite-All Officially Hits Stores, And Booksellers Are …

One might say that they’re conflicted. Barnes & Noble says that The Room Where It Happened is already at the top of its bestsellers list. “In contrast, a survey of participants in PW‘s Bxsellers Facebook group indicated that a slight majority of the approximately 30 respondents intend to stock the book, although many of them … Continue reading “John Bolton’s Tell-Not-Quite-All Officially Hits Stores, And Booksellers Are …”