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Marc Andreessen Once Called Online Safety Teams an Enemy. He Still Wants Walled Gardens for Kids

Partial Reversal

Marc Andreessen Once Called Online Safety Teams an Enemy. He Still Wants Walled Gardens for Kids

Paresh Dave

Why the EU’s Vice President Isn’t Worried About Moon-Landing Conspiracies on YouTube

Get Real

Why the EU’s Vice President Isn’t Worried About Moon-Landing Conspiracies on YouTube

Paresh Dave

Most US TikTok Creators Don’t Think a Ban Will Happen

Blinders

Most US TikTok Creators Don’t Think a Ban Will Happen

Louise Matsakis

Twitter Is Finally Dead

marks the spot

Twitter Is Finally Dead

Brian Barrett

Maven Is a New Social Network That Eliminates Followers—and Hopefully Stress

Safe Space

Maven Is a New Social Network That Eliminates Followers—and Hopefully Stress

Matthew Hutson

I Went Undercover as a Secret OnlyFans Chatter. It Wasn’t Pretty

Parasocial Studies

I Went Undercover as a Secret OnlyFans Chatter. It Wasn’t Pretty

Brendan I. Koerner

The Latest Online Culture War Is Humans vs. Algorithms

Back to Basics

The Latest Online Culture War Is Humans vs. Algorithms

Elana Klein

Ads for Explicit ‘AI Girlfriends’ Are Swarming Facebook and Instagram

Unreal Connections

Ads for Explicit ‘AI Girlfriends’ Are Swarming Facebook and Instagram

Lydia Morrish

TikTok’s Creator Economy Stares Into the Abyss

Shaky Platform

TikTok’s Creator Economy Stares Into the Abyss

Louise Matsakis

She Painted a Few Champagne Bottles. Then Came Meta’s Customer Support Hell

Pit of Despair

She Painted a Few Champagne Bottles. Then Came Meta’s Customer Support Hell

Paresh Dave

Airchat Is Silicon Valley’s Latest Obsession

talk to me

Airchat Is Silicon Valley’s Latest Obsession

Lauren Goode

Welcome to the Age of Technofeudalism

cloud capital

Welcome to the Age of Technofeudalism

Morgan Meaker

A TikTok Whistleblower Got DC’s Attention. Do His Claims Add Up?

Breaking News

A TikTok Whistleblower Got DC’s Attention. Do His Claims Add Up?

Louise Matsakis

TikTok Shop’s Era of Super Subsidies Is Ending

Price Hike

TikTok Shop’s Era of Super Subsidies Is Ending

Amanda Hoover

Screen Time for Kids Is Fine! Unless It's Not

On/off

Screen Time for Kids Is Fine! Unless It's Not

Matt Reynolds

Meta Kills a Crucial Transparency Tool At the Worst Possible Time

WIRED Q&A

Meta Kills a Crucial Transparency Tool At the Worst Possible Time

Vittoria Elliott

Reddit Stock Surges on Its First Day of Trading

to the moon

Reddit Stock Surges on Its First Day of Trading

Paresh Dave and Morgan Meaker

Glassdoor Wants to Know Your Real Name

Masks Off

Glassdoor Wants to Know Your Real Name

Amanda Hoover

Reddit IPO Filings Reveal the Company’s Hopes—and Fears

Hidden in Plain Sight

Reddit IPO Filings Reveal the Company’s Hopes—and Fears

Paresh Dave

Can Reddit Survive Its Own IPO?

Snoo You Lose

Can Reddit Survive Its Own IPO?

Robert Peck and Paresh Dave