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Is TikTok Getting Banned on April 5? Here’s Why the App’s Future Is Still Unclear (and Which YouTuber Wants to Buy It) people.com/will-tiktok-...
Is TikTok Getting Banned on April 5? Here’s Why the App’s Future Is Still Unclear (and Which YouTuber Wants to Buy It)
ByteDance, the Chinese company that owns TikTok, has until April 5 to sell it or be banned in the United States. Here’s everything to know about what will happen to TikTok on April 5 and what Presiden...
people.com
March 22, 2025 at 4:21 AM
Is TikTok Getting Banned on April 5? Here’s Why the App’s Future Is Still Unclear (and Which YouTuber Wants to Buy It) people.com/will-tiktok-...
Lawrence Joseph Ellison (born August 17, 1944) is an American businessman and entrepreneur who co-founded software company Oracle Corporation. He was Oracle's chief executive officer from 1977 to 2014 and is now its chief technology officer and executive chairman. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larry_E...
Larry Ellison - Wikipedia
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March 22, 2025 at 4:19 AM
Lawrence Joseph Ellison (born August 17, 1944) is an American businessman and entrepreneur who co-founded software company Oracle Corporation. He was Oracle's chief executive officer from 1977 to 2014 and is now its chief technology officer and executive chairman. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larry_E...
Trump’s TikTok-Oracle deal could break the law — but nobody can stop him
Congressional hawks are digging in that China can’t retain any control of the app. But for two months, Trump has kept it online anyway. Now what? www.politico.com/news/2025/03...
Congressional hawks are digging in that China can’t retain any control of the app. But for two months, Trump has kept it online anyway. Now what? www.politico.com/news/2025/03...
Trump’s TikTok-Oracle deal could break the law — but nobody can stop him
Congressional hawks are digging in that China can’t retain any control of the app. But for two months, Trump has kept it online anyway. Now what?
www.politico.com
March 22, 2025 at 4:18 AM
Trump’s TikTok-Oracle deal could break the law — but nobody can stop him
Congressional hawks are digging in that China can’t retain any control of the app. But for two months, Trump has kept it online anyway. Now what? www.politico.com/news/2025/03...
Congressional hawks are digging in that China can’t retain any control of the app. But for two months, Trump has kept it online anyway. Now what? www.politico.com/news/2025/03...
Where things stand with TikTok less than a month before its next sale deadline www.pbs.org/newshour/eco...
Where things stand with TikTok less than a month before its next sale deadline
After taking office, President Donald Trump gave TikTok a 75-day reprieve by signing an executive order that delayed enforcement of the statute until April 5.
www.pbs.org
March 22, 2025 at 4:16 AM
Where things stand with TikTok less than a month before its next sale deadline www.pbs.org/newshour/eco...
You should be using an RSS reader
The one thing you can choose to do that will make your internet life better and make the internet better for everyone else, too. doctorow.medium.com/you-should-b...
The one thing you can choose to do that will make your internet life better and make the internet better for everyone else, too. doctorow.medium.com/you-should-b...
You should be using an RSS reader
The one thing you can choose to do that will make your internet life better and make the internet better for everyone else, too.
doctorow.medium.com
March 22, 2025 at 4:16 AM
You should be using an RSS reader
The one thing you can choose to do that will make your internet life better and make the internet better for everyone else, too. doctorow.medium.com/you-should-b...
The one thing you can choose to do that will make your internet life better and make the internet better for everyone else, too. doctorow.medium.com/you-should-b...
Social media platforms generate billions of dollars annually. Profits come from several sources: selling user data, charging for promotions, and displaying paid advertisements. If our data is so valuable, why aren’t we receiving a share of the profits?https://followersforever.net/Data-Rights-Equity
Data Rights and Equity
followersforever.net
February 21, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Social media platforms generate billions of dollars annually. Profits come from several sources: selling user data, charging for promotions, and displaying paid advertisements. If our data is so valuable, why aren’t we receiving a share of the profits?https://followersforever.net/Data-Rights-Equity
You have to name something before you can fight it. Ruha Benjamin shares some great ideas in this video. read more at the link. sesp.northwestern.edu/news-events/...
Seven Things We Learned From Ruha Benjamin: School of Education and Social Policy - Northwestern University
Ruha Benjamin wants us to reckon with the impossible. A world without prisons? Schools that foster the genius of every child?
sesp.northwestern.edu
February 10, 2025 at 10:15 PM
You have to name something before you can fight it. Ruha Benjamin shares some great ideas in this video. read more at the link. sesp.northwestern.edu/news-events/...
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To summarize:
1) Leave "free speech!!1!!" Nazi enablers
2) Come to a nonprofit
3) Where you can make more money
4) And get lots of nice support
5) I'm just saying
So yes, this is my referral code, but I don't endorse stuff that I don't believe in. It's been good and I'm so glad I moved.
1) Leave "free speech!!1!!" Nazi enablers
2) Come to a nonprofit
3) Where you can make more money
4) And get lots of nice support
5) I'm just saying
So yes, this is my referral code, but I don't endorse stuff that I don't believe in. It's been good and I'm so glad I moved.
Ghost: Independent technology for modern publishing
Beautiful, modern publishing with newsletters and premium subscriptions built-in. Used by Sky, 404Media, Lever News, Tangle, The Browser, and thousands more.
ghost.org
March 14, 2024 at 5:11 PM
To summarize:
1) Leave "free speech!!1!!" Nazi enablers
2) Come to a nonprofit
3) Where you can make more money
4) And get lots of nice support
5) I'm just saying
So yes, this is my referral code, but I don't endorse stuff that I don't believe in. It's been good and I'm so glad I moved.
1) Leave "free speech!!1!!" Nazi enablers
2) Come to a nonprofit
3) Where you can make more money
4) And get lots of nice support
5) I'm just saying
So yes, this is my referral code, but I don't endorse stuff that I don't believe in. It's been good and I'm so glad I moved.
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I want to talk about my move from Substack to Ghost for a second, and what it's been like working with a nonprofit tech company that actually lives its values.
Especially if you're a writer still on Subtack, please read. 1/x
First of all, about the org: They are a nonprofit, I just met employee +
Especially if you're a writer still on Subtack, please read. 1/x
First of all, about the org: They are a nonprofit, I just met employee +
Ghost: Independent technology for modern publishing
Beautiful, modern publishing with newsletters and premium subscriptions built-in. Used by Sky, 404Media, Lever News, Tangle, The Browser, and thousands more.
ghost.org
March 14, 2024 at 4:52 PM
I want to talk about my move from Substack to Ghost for a second, and what it's been like working with a nonprofit tech company that actually lives its values.
Especially if you're a writer still on Subtack, please read. 1/x
First of all, about the org: They are a nonprofit, I just met employee +
Especially if you're a writer still on Subtack, please read. 1/x
First of all, about the org: They are a nonprofit, I just met employee +
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Please, y'all.
Get off Substack.
They have proved time and time again that they're a right-wing media company, not a neutral newsletter service provider.
"The current number one History Substack is Martyr Made by Daryl Cooper, a Holocaust revisionist..."
www.thehandbasket.co/p/substack-a...
Get off Substack.
They have proved time and time again that they're a right-wing media company, not a neutral newsletter service provider.
"The current number one History Substack is Martyr Made by Daryl Cooper, a Holocaust revisionist..."
www.thehandbasket.co/p/substack-a...
Substack is at it again
“Why on earth would you brag to your users that you've partnered with a bunch of protofascists?"
www.thehandbasket.co
January 23, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Please, y'all.
Get off Substack.
They have proved time and time again that they're a right-wing media company, not a neutral newsletter service provider.
"The current number one History Substack is Martyr Made by Daryl Cooper, a Holocaust revisionist..."
www.thehandbasket.co/p/substack-a...
Get off Substack.
They have proved time and time again that they're a right-wing media company, not a neutral newsletter service provider.
"The current number one History Substack is Martyr Made by Daryl Cooper, a Holocaust revisionist..."
www.thehandbasket.co/p/substack-a...
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Substack is spending $20 million to court TikTokers
Substack is spending $20 million to court TikTokers
Substack sees an opportunity in TikTok’s potential disappearance
buff.ly
January 23, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Substack is spending $20 million to court TikTokers
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The Supreme Court’s TikTok ruling is an ominous turn for online speech
The Supreme Court’s TikTok ruling is an ominous turn for online speech
The justices tried not to “embarrass the future.”
buff.ly
January 24, 2025 at 4:40 PM
The Supreme Court’s TikTok ruling is an ominous turn for online speech
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Meta’s censoring of abortion information is nothing new
Meta’s censoring of abortion information is nothing new
Posts from abortion access groups have been blurred or blocked.
buff.ly
January 24, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Meta’s censoring of abortion information is nothing new
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Threads is offically getting ads
Threads is offically getting ads
It’s happening.
buff.ly
January 24, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Threads is offically getting ads
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Mark Zuckerberg wants you to know he has a big AI data center, too
Mark Zuckerberg wants you to know he has a big AI data center, too
My data center is bigger than yours.
buff.ly
January 24, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Mark Zuckerberg wants you to know he has a big AI data center, too
The tiktok takeover is coming for us. Get on this arc and save your online relationships! followersforever.net/Promoting-Fo...
Promoting Followers Forever
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January 24, 2025 at 8:44 PM
The tiktok takeover is coming for us. Get on this arc and save your online relationships! followersforever.net/Promoting-Fo...
we are NOT recommending this alternative platforms but we will amplify their existence. 3Five is an alternative to tiktok. 3five.app
Find your next investment property
3Five app is a new type of social platform, its made by the people, for the people.
3five.app
January 15, 2025 at 10:08 PM
we are NOT recommending this alternative platforms but we will amplify their existence. 3Five is an alternative to tiktok. 3five.app
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Free Masks for those impacted by LA Wildfires from Planet Halo #disabilty #lafires www.planethalohealth.com
January 10, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Free Masks for those impacted by LA Wildfires from Planet Halo #disabilty #lafires www.planethalohealth.com
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Amplifying this application for microgrants for disabled creatives affected by LA fires: form.jotform.com/250107007947...
If you want to donate to the grant program, you can do so here: www.pledge.to/la-wildfire-...
If you want to donate to the grant program, you can do so here: www.pledge.to/la-wildfire-...
LA Wildfire Relief Microgrant Fund by Infinite Flow Dance
www.pledge.to
January 12, 2025 at 3:23 AM
Amplifying this application for microgrants for disabled creatives affected by LA fires: form.jotform.com/250107007947...
If you want to donate to the grant program, you can do so here: www.pledge.to/la-wildfire-...
If you want to donate to the grant program, you can do so here: www.pledge.to/la-wildfire-...
Disintermediation, Re-Intermediation, and Enshittification of the Internet
The Broken Promise of End-to-End Exchange Between Creators and Audiences
followersforever.net/Disintermedi...
The Broken Promise of End-to-End Exchange Between Creators and Audiences
followersforever.net/Disintermedi...
Disintermediation, Re-Intermediation, and Enshittification
followersforever.net
January 15, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Disintermediation, Re-Intermediation, and Enshittification of the Internet
The Broken Promise of End-to-End Exchange Between Creators and Audiences
followersforever.net/Disintermedi...
The Broken Promise of End-to-End Exchange Between Creators and Audiences
followersforever.net/Disintermedi...
With a TikTok Ban Looming, Users Flee to Chinese App ‘Red Note’
Some say they joined Xiaohongshu, which translates to “little red book,” to spite the US government after a ban on TikTok became more likely. www.wired.com/story/red-no...
Some say they joined Xiaohongshu, which translates to “little red book,” to spite the US government after a ban on TikTok became more likely. www.wired.com/story/red-no...
With a TikTok Ban Looming, Users Flee to Chinese App ‘Red Note’
Some say they joined Xiaohongshu, which translates to “little red book,” to spite the US government after a ban on TikTok became more likely.
www.wired.com
January 15, 2025 at 12:34 AM
With a TikTok Ban Looming, Users Flee to Chinese App ‘Red Note’
Some say they joined Xiaohongshu, which translates to “little red book,” to spite the US government after a ban on TikTok became more likely. www.wired.com/story/red-no...
Some say they joined Xiaohongshu, which translates to “little red book,” to spite the US government after a ban on TikTok became more likely. www.wired.com/story/red-no...
What is RedNote? The TikTok alternative that doesn't allow showing skin or LGBTQ+ content www.advocate.com/news/what-is...
What is RedNote? The TikTok alternative that doesn't allow showing skin or LGBTQ+ content
With heavy censorship of bodies and LGBTQ+ topics, RedNote might not be everything TikTok refugees are seeking.
www.advocate.com
January 15, 2025 at 12:16 AM
What is RedNote? The TikTok alternative that doesn't allow showing skin or LGBTQ+ content www.advocate.com/news/what-is...
Sens. Markey, Paul, Rep. Khanna File Bipartisan, Bicameral Amicus Brief Urging SCOTUS to Protect Free Speech and Reverse TikTok Ban www.markey.senate.gov/news/press-r...
Sens. Markey, Paul, Rep. Khanna File Bipartisan, Bicameral Amicus Brief Urging SCOTUS to Protect Free Speech and Reverse TikTok Ban | U.S. Senator Ed Markey of Massachusetts
Washington (January 9, 2025) - Ahead of the U.S. Supreme Court hearing tomorrow, Senators Edward J....
www.markey.senate.gov
January 15, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Sens. Markey, Paul, Rep. Khanna File Bipartisan, Bicameral Amicus Brief Urging SCOTUS to Protect Free Speech and Reverse TikTok Ban www.markey.senate.gov/news/press-r...
Senator Ed Markey Introduces Bill To Delay TikTok Ban Deadline www.forbes.com/sites/jackke...
Senator Ed Markey Introduces Bill To Delay TikTok Ban Deadline
Senator Ed Markey’s bill to delay the TikTok ban highlights the platform's $24.2 billion U.S. economic impact and the threat to millions of creators' livelihoods amid national security concerns.
www.forbes.com
January 14, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Senator Ed Markey Introduces Bill To Delay TikTok Ban Deadline www.forbes.com/sites/jackke...
Meta Is Blocking Links to Decentralized Instagram Competitor Pixelfed www.404media.co/meta-is-bloc...
Meta Is Blocking Links to Decentralized Instagram Competitor Pixelfed
Pixelfed said it is "seeing unprecedented levels of traffic."
www.404media.co
January 13, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Meta Is Blocking Links to Decentralized Instagram Competitor Pixelfed www.404media.co/meta-is-bloc...