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He Got Banned From X. Now He Wants to Help You Escape, Too
At around 5 pm on a Thursday in December 2022, a privacy- and information-freedom-focused programmer named Micah Lee…
Searching for the Next Social Media Fix for the Next Trump Era
The morning of November 5, hours before I was confronted with the sick realization that the world was…
How to Use Discord: A Beginner’s Guide
Looking for a new place to host your hangouts? Here’s how you can use Discord to text, play,…
The Rebirth of Queer Cruising Apps
One night this past February, over drinks and moody bar lighting in Brooklyn, Eric Green and his friends…
This Senator Wants to Know What Meta and TikTok Are Doing About Parent-Run Girl Influencer Accounts
In January, the CEOs of X, TikTok, Meta, Snap, and Discord testified in front of a congressional committee…
LinkedIn Tells People if You Look at Their Profile. Here’s How to Turn That Off
LinkedIn may or may not be the perfect Twitter replacement, but one thing is for sure: It’s a…
Bluesky CEO Jay Graber Says She Won’t ‘Enshittify the Network With Ads’
Our goal is to combine both approaches—to run a moderation service that tries to provide a baseline and…