Partisanship, conspiratorial thinking, and IRL connections make for a potent mix — on both the left and the right.

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“Driven by organized predation and loosening norms about intimate photo sharing among young users, a rough internal analysis in November 2022 found that Snap was receiving 10,000 reports of sextortion ...

“Journalists at the Guardian and Observer passed a vote of no confidence the titles’ owners, The Scott Trust, after it was announced on 17 September that Tortoise is in exclusive talks to buy The ...

“We tried to find out whether WhatsApp would be the next channel to go into. We thought it was the most intuitive, the most native format, especially for young audiences, But we actually found that ...

“WordPress is essentially internet infrastructure. It’s widely used, generally stable, and doesn’t tend to generate many splashy headlines as a result…But in a dispute that’s meant to clarify what is ...

“Starting today, Reddit moderators will not be able to change if their subreddit is public or private without first submitting a request to a Reddit admin…By requiring admin approval for the changes, ...

“It’s unclear precisely what the pay wall will ultimately look like or when it will be put up. But I’m told that executives are looking at placing more than just standard articles behind it, meaning ...

Former Wichita Beacon reporters saw the loss of “Wichitans You Should Know” as a sign that the site was shifting toward ...

We keep an eye out for the most interesting stories about Labby subjects: digital media, startups, the web, journalism, strategy, and more. Here’s some of what we’ve seen lately.

We keep an eye out for the most interesting stories about Labby subjects: digital media, startups, the web, journalism, strategy, and more. Here’s some of what we’ve seen lately.