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It's not just "the cloud." UC Berkeley professor unpacks the physical cost of digital lives—from real energy use, ecological strain, and labor hidden from view. news.berkeley.edu/2026/01/21/t...
This Berkeley professor is exposing the hidden physical toll of our digital world - Berkeley News
Alex Saum-Pascual proposes that new artistic representations could help bridge the gap between knowing a technology is harmful and actually changing our behavior.
news.berkeley.edu
January 27, 2026 at 10:28 PM
It's not just "the cloud." UC Berkeley professor unpacks the physical cost of digital lives—from real energy use, ecological strain, and labor hidden from view. news.berkeley.edu/2026/01/21/t...
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When will the great migration of journalists follow?
The GREAT SUPPRESSION is here.
X and TikTok are actively censoring users and throttling profiles in real time. Social media has officially shifted from a toy to a tool, and these platforms are no longer safe or trustworthy.
When you do not own the platform, you do not control your voice.
X and TikTok are actively censoring users and throttling profiles in real time. Social media has officially shifted from a toy to a tool, and these platforms are no longer safe or trustworthy.
When you do not own the platform, you do not control your voice.
January 27, 2026 at 6:50 PM
When will the great migration of journalists follow?
"Hundreds of nonprofit local news organizations have sprung up, from Lafayette, La. to New Bedford, Mass. to Chicago. Rather than relying primarily on advertising revenue, nonprofit newsrooms are sustained by coalitions of philanthropic institutions, local businesses, individual donors and readers."
Opinion | Local Newspapers Are Closing. Local News Is Surviving.
www.nytimes.com
January 18, 2026 at 8:30 PM
"Hundreds of nonprofit local news organizations have sprung up, from Lafayette, La. to New Bedford, Mass. to Chicago. Rather than relying primarily on advertising revenue, nonprofit newsrooms are sustained by coalitions of philanthropic institutions, local businesses, individual donors and readers."
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BREAKING: The UK Government is working with Canada and Australia to launch a coordinated ban on X, per the Telegraph
January 11, 2026 at 2:17 AM
BREAKING: The UK Government is working with Canada and Australia to launch a coordinated ban on X, per the Telegraph
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(🦋) BLUESKY NEWS: The South African Sociopath—everyone knows who I mean—has apparently just made a series of changes to Twitter that launched a new exodus. The per-second growth rate here at BlueSky is now *more than triple* what it was yesterday.
So welcome, Twitter refugees! This is *way* better.
So welcome, Twitter refugees! This is *way* better.
December 25, 2025 at 1:34 AM
(🦋) BLUESKY NEWS: The South African Sociopath—everyone knows who I mean—has apparently just made a series of changes to Twitter that launched a new exodus. The per-second growth rate here at BlueSky is now *more than triple* what it was yesterday.
So welcome, Twitter refugees! This is *way* better.
So welcome, Twitter refugees! This is *way* better.
ChatGPT's new image generator explaining our logo for the folks in the back.
December 18, 2025 at 9:09 AM
ChatGPT's new image generator explaining our logo for the folks in the back.
Watch this space 👀👀👀
Journalists are increasingly viewing social media less as an audience-building tool and more as a threat to credibility.
www.niemanlab.org/2025/11/jour...
www.niemanlab.org/2025/11/jour...
Journalists are souring on social media platforms, an analysis of 11 years of Nieman Lab predictions suggests
While these predictions suggest that the journalistic community’s enthusiasm for social media platforms has waned over time, there has been no such change in the perceptions of the people actually…
www.niemanlab.org
November 9, 2025 at 9:11 AM
Watch this space 👀👀👀
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Ever feel like a friend, a culture—or even yourself—is starting to fade into the din of the feed?
Each scroll, a little deeper into confirmation bias.
Each post, a worldview drifting further from our neighbors.
Every reaction, more out of context.
Until all that’s left is the echo of who we were...
Each scroll, a little deeper into confirmation bias.
Each post, a worldview drifting further from our neighbors.
Every reaction, more out of context.
Until all that’s left is the echo of who we were...
October 28, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Ever feel like a friend, a culture—or even yourself—is starting to fade into the din of the feed?
Each scroll, a little deeper into confirmation bias.
Each post, a worldview drifting further from our neighbors.
Every reaction, more out of context.
Until all that’s left is the echo of who we were...
Each scroll, a little deeper into confirmation bias.
Each post, a worldview drifting further from our neighbors.
Every reaction, more out of context.
Until all that’s left is the echo of who we were...
Ever feel like a friend, a culture—or even yourself—is starting to fade into the din of the feed?
Each scroll, a little deeper into confirmation bias.
Each post, a worldview drifting further from our neighbors.
Every reaction, more out of context.
Until all that’s left is the echo of who we were...
Each scroll, a little deeper into confirmation bias.
Each post, a worldview drifting further from our neighbors.
Every reaction, more out of context.
Until all that’s left is the echo of who we were...
October 28, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Ever feel like a friend, a culture—or even yourself—is starting to fade into the din of the feed?
Each scroll, a little deeper into confirmation bias.
Each post, a worldview drifting further from our neighbors.
Every reaction, more out of context.
Until all that’s left is the echo of who we were...
Each scroll, a little deeper into confirmation bias.
Each post, a worldview drifting further from our neighbors.
Every reaction, more out of context.
Until all that’s left is the echo of who we were...
We need the right tech to fight back.
"The Chinese government is using companies with expertise in artificial intelligence to monitor and manipulate public opinion, giving it a new weapon in information warfare, according to current and former U.S. officials and documents unearthed by researchers."
"The Chinese government is using companies with expertise in artificial intelligence to monitor and manipulate public opinion, giving it a new weapon in information warfare, according to current and former U.S. officials and documents unearthed by researchers."
China Turns to A.I. in Information Warfare
www.nytimes.com
August 6, 2025 at 6:41 PM
We need the right tech to fight back.
"The Chinese government is using companies with expertise in artificial intelligence to monitor and manipulate public opinion, giving it a new weapon in information warfare, according to current and former U.S. officials and documents unearthed by researchers."
"The Chinese government is using companies with expertise in artificial intelligence to monitor and manipulate public opinion, giving it a new weapon in information warfare, according to current and former U.S. officials and documents unearthed by researchers."