By Jillian C. York, Director of Worldwide Freedom of Expression on the Digital Frontier Basis.

I made it large on Twitter. Now I don’t assume I can keep.

For a very long time, it was value it for author Mikki Kendall to remain on Twitter as a result of Twitter had the ability to vary your life. She broke large on Twitter greater than 10 years in the past with a hashtag, #solidarityisforwhitewomen. It was nice for her profession, giving her entry to a worldwide viewers and unprecedented entry to the editors who made her a broadcast writer.

However even earlier than Elon Musk purchased the platform, she’s discovered herself tweeting much less and fewer. Whereas she used to socialize frequently on the platform, TikTok, Instagram and personal teams have gotten more and more extra engaging methods to spend time on-line. And whereas harassment and an absence of time are partly accountable, for individuals who used Twitter to construct a profession, to maintain their careers, or just to attach, the actual query is: The place can we go from right here? Learn the complete story.

The must-reads

I’ve combed the web to seek out you at this time’s most enjoyable/essential/scary/fascinating tales about expertise.

1 Huge Tech is turning into boring
As shares drop, so does Wall Road’s urge for food for zanier, riskier ventures. (Vox)
+ The tech increase the pandemic triggered is nicely and really over. (Bloomberg $)
+ The tech inventory decline is dangerous information for US pensions. (The Guardian)
+ Advertisers are spending much less cash on social media, too. (FT $)
+ Tech’s richest have misplaced near half a trillion {dollars} this yr. (WSJ $)

2 A number of new covid variants vying for dominance
Their means to skirt our current immunity is an actual downside. (The Atlantic $)
+ Variants are likely to unfold throughout Europe earlier than the US. (Slate $)
+ Vaccines that extend the immune response may give higher safety. (New Scientist $)
+ Is a covid and flu “twindemic” on the horizon? (MIT Expertise Overview)

3 Twitter is planning to start out charging for verification
Elon Musk reckons folks will cough up $20 a month for the privilege. (The Verge)
+ Musk is reportedly planning to put off 25% of Twitter’s employees. (WP $)

4 Cease the Steal’s organizer is whipping up dissent in Brazil
Ali Alexander is mobilizing Brazilians after Lula beat Bolsonaro to the presidency. (Insider $)
+ Social media chatter in El Salvador is resulting in mass arrests. (Remainder of World)
+ How claims of voter fraud in 2020 have been supercharged by dangerous science. (MIT Expertise Overview)

6 How cryptography can assist sexual assault survivors to get justice
Programs that share information securely are getting used to construct circumstances in opposition to repeat offenders. (The Guardian)

7 We’re nonetheless at midnight over how TikTok impacts our psychological well being
But it surely appears essential to seek out out. (The Guardian)
+ For a lot of teenagers, the app is a gateway to self-diagnosis. (NYT $)
+ Dementia content material will get billions of views on TikTok. Whose story does it inform? (MIT Expertise Overview)

8 Eric Schmidt is apprehensive by China’s fast AI advances
He needs the US authorities to spend so much extra money on AI analysis in response. (Protocol)
+ Do AI methods want to return with security warnings? (MIT Expertise Overview)