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Google execs admit users are ‘not quite happy’ with search experience after Reddit blackouts (www.cnbc.com)
Google executives acknowledged this month they need to do a better job surfacing user-generated content after the recent Reddit blackouts.
Gfycat.com shuts down on September 1 and all Gifs will be taken down (www.ghacks.net)
“Fascists Go Home!”: Philadelphians Reject Far Right “Moms for Liberty” | Over 50 local and national organizations joined to counter the harmful messaging from the far right group’s conference. (truthout.org)
Fidelity cuts Reddit valuation again (techcrunch.com)
Fidelity has further slashed the estimated worth of its holdings in Reddit and Discord as well as SaaS startup Gupshup.
Reddit is going to remove mods of private communities unless they reopen — ‘This is a courtesy notice to let you know that you will lose moderator status in the community by end of week.’ (www.theverge.com)
Reddit has informed moderators of communities that are still private in protest that they will lose their mod status by the end of the week. Thousands of communities went dark earlier this month to push back on the company’s planned API pricing changes.
The Reddit moderators who coordinate many celebrity AMAs will no longer do so (www.theverge.com)
The moderators of Reddit’s IAmA community are significantly reducing the amount of work they do to help solicit and coordinate AMAs with celebrities and high-profile individuals.
The Truth About the GOP and the Deficit: All They Do Is Raise It — They talk deficit reduction. But what they actually do—time after time after time—is raise it via corporate giveaways. Here’s the ... (newrepublic.com)
They talk deficit reduction. But what they actually do—time after time after time—is raise it via corporate giveaways. Here’s the latest example.
Reddit mods are calling for an ‘affordable return’ for third-party apps (www.theverge.com)
Some of Reddit’s most popular communities have posted open letters to the company with a series of requests regarding many key issues at the heart of the recent protests on the platform. They want a response by June 29th.
A Reddit transcription community will shut down over a 'lack of trust' in the platform (www.engadget.com)
A group of Reddit volunteers who transcribe media from around 100 subreddits are shutting down their community, partly due to the company's controversial API changes..
“Reddit cannot survive without its moderators. It cannot.” - The Verge (www.theverge.com)
That’s a recent quote from Reddit’s VP of community, Laura Nestler. Here’s more of it: This week, Reddit has been telling protesting moderators that if they keep their communities private, the company will take action against them. Any actions could happen as soon as this afternoon.
Judge blocks new Florida election law, signed by DeSantis this spring, calling it the 'latest assault on the right to vote (www.businessinsider.com)
The NAACP of Florida had accused the state of violating the US Constitution by imposing new limits on efforts to register voters.
France passes bill to allow police remotely activate phone camera, microphone, spy on people (gazettengr.com)
A bill that would allow police in France to spy on suspects by remotely activating cameras, microphone including GPS of their phones has been passed.
Google Says It'll Scrape Everything You Post Online for AI (gizmodo.com)
An update to Google’s privacy policy suggests that the entire public internet is fair game for it’s AI projects.
You Can't Look at Porn on Any Reddit Third-Party App Now (www.vice.com)
Following changes to its API access, users are forced to log in on the official Reddit app if they want to view NSFW content on mobile.
Reddit's Valuation Has Fallen Even Further, Fidelity Says (gizmodo.com)
Fidelity estimates Reddit's holdings are at $15.4 million, which is down over 7% from the fund’s estimates of $16.6 million from this past April.
TIL of The Business Plot of 1933, a failed attempt to overthrow FDR and install a dictator. Led by a covertly bankrolled Wall Street coalition of affluent businessmen (explorethearchive.com)
In 1933, a coalition of businessmen dissatisfied with FDR’s economic policies surreptitiously planned a coup. The failed Business Plot aimed to depose FDR and install a dictator.
Texans Die from Heat Exhaustion After Governor Bans Water Breaks (www.texasobserver.org)
House Bill 2127 pre-empts municipalities from enacting legislation in eight areas—with predictable results.
Reddit Ramps Up Its Threats To Protesting Mods, As Ad Buyers Leave (www.techdirt.com)
The landed gentry are only in charge until the king comes to town and chops off a few heads. At least that seems to be the case at Reddit, where CEO Steve Huffman pretended his complaints about current moderators — who were protesting his decision to effectively cut off API access to tons of useful…
Republican Party ridiculed after tweeting wrong flag for Fourth of July (www.newsweek.com)
The GOP Twitter account tweeted, then deleted an image in celebration of U.S. Independence Day that appeared to erroneously feature the Liberian flag.
Supreme Court disclosures reveal more luxury travel from private interests (www.opensecrets.org)
As Reddit protests turn to porn-bombing, advertisers face increasing brand safety concerns (www.thedrum.com)
Protests on the social platform have entered a new phase, with users shirking the platform’s NSFW content rules en masse. The development has some media buyers on high alert, experts say.
TIL that because of the amount of time it saves, the washing machine has been called "the greatest invention of the industrial revolution.” Others have considered it a key driver of women’s liberat... (en.wikipedia.org)
Companies Think Their Idiot Customers Will Accidentally Cancel Their Subscriptions if It's Too Easy | Trade groups told the FTC a simple "Click-to Cancel" proposal to easily quit subscriptions coul... (gizmodo.com)
Trade groups told the FTC a simple “Click-to Cancel” proposal to easily quit subscriptions could actually lead customers to miss out on hot new deals.
DeSantis Video Brags That His Policies “Literally Threaten Trans Existence” (plus.thebulwark.com)
Ron DeSantis’s flailing campaign team couldn’t let Pride month pass without stepping on their own dick.
Wendy Rogers may have violated Arizona’s ‘revenge porn’ law by tweeting x-rated pictures of Hunter Biden (www.azfamily.com)
Sen. Wendy Rogers shared sexual images of Hunter Biden with her more than 300K followers on Twitter, where users have to be at least 13 years old to sign up.