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3 Teens Almost Got Away With Murder. Then Police Found Their Google Searches
“An arson attack in Colorado had detectives stumped. The way they solved the case could put everyone at risk.”
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Dear Tim Cook: Be a Decent Human Being and Delete this Revolting Apple Ad
“This ad breaks things. By implication, it threatens to break people, or at least their livelihoods.”
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The Perfect Webpage
“How the internet reshaped itself around Google’s search algorithms — and into a world where websites look the same.”
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The Internet of the 2010s Ended Today
“BuzzFeed News was more than a website: It defined an era.”
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Inside Snapchat’s Teen Opioid Crisis
“Law-enforcement sources and grieving families allege that the social media giant Snapchat has helped fuel a teen-overdose epidemic across the country. Now, their parents are fighting back.”
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Planet TikTok
“The app’s young user base, fragmented content, and amped-up algorithm helped it spread around the world. If the US bans it, what would be lost?”
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The Collapse of Self-Worth in the Digital Age
“Why are we letting algorithms rewrite the rules of art, work, and life?”
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How “Chuck Norris Facts” Gave Birth to the Modern Meme
“It’s hard to say Ian Spector officially invented the meme. But he was, at minimum, a key early influencer.”
