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Ken Jon Miyachi Ken Jon Miyachi
Updated on October 20, 2025

Deepfakes Are About to Break the Social Contract

Increasingly sophisticated synthetic media threatens to destroy our shared social reality. Here’s how we can stop the rupture.

Expert Contributors
Artificial Intelligence
Legal
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Brooke Becher Brooke Becher
Updated on October 08, 2025

Are OpenAI and Meta Coming for TikTok’s Crown?

OpenAI’s Sora and Meta’s Vibes have made AI-generated content more accessible than ever. Their success could forever change how we create, consume and connect online.

Artificial Intelligence
Social Media
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Jeff Rumage Jeff Rumage
Updated on October 08, 2025

Inside Oracle: The Tech Titan Taking Control of TikTok’s Algorithm

With massive AI infrastructure projects and a deal to control TikTok’s U.S. operations underway, Oracle is one of the most influential forces in American technology and policy.

Artificial Intelligence
Data Science
Social Media
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Abel Rodriguez Abel Rodriguez
Updated on October 01, 2025

What Is the Dead Internet Theory?

The Dead Internet theory suggests that much of the activity online is driven by bots instead of human beings. Initially dismissed as the stuff of science fiction, the idea is growing more believable amid the rise of generative AI.

Social Media
Artificial Intelligence
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Matthew Urwin Matthew Urwin
Updated on October 01, 2025

A TikTok Deal Is Finally Underway. Here’s What You Need to Know.

Trump is touting a deal that will place TikTok’s U.S. operations under American ownership and control, but the details remain murky — and neither ByteDance nor the Chinese government have publicly approved (or even confirmed) it.

Social Media
Media + Gaming
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Jenny Lyons-Cunha Jenny Lyons-Cunha
Updated on September 26, 2025

TikTok Has Dodged the U.S. Ban – For Now. But the Clock Is Ticking.

Marked as a national security threat, TikTok was banned by a Supreme Court ruling, shut down and relaunched all in the span of a week. Eight months later, an agreement to save the app finally appears to have taken shape.

Social Media
Media + Gaming
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Ellen Glover Ellen Glover
Updated on August 11, 2025

AI Slop: Why Social Media Is Now Flooded With AI-Generated Junk

From cat meow remixes to Shrimp Jesus, AI slop is the bizarre, low-quality content clogging up your timeline. Here’s where it comes from, how it spreads and why things are only going to get worse.

Social Media
Artificial Intelligence
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Jeremy Gottschalk Jeremy Gottschalk
Updated on July 15, 2025

Age Verification Laws Have Noble Intentions, but They Need Improvement

Laws that require proof of identity are designed to protect minors, but they introduce a range of new problems. Our expert suggests a smarter framework.

Expert Contributors
Social Media
Digital Media
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Stepan Solovev Stepan Solovev
Updated on April 23, 2025

Big Tech Is Tightening Control of Public Data. Here’s Why That’s a Problem.

Big Tech platforms are redefining the rules around public data. Our expert examines what that could mean for the digital marketplace. 

Expert Contributors
Digital Marketing
Regulatory
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Margo Steines Margo Steines
Updated on April 22, 2025

10 Largest Media Companies

These media companies are some of the biggest names in news and entertainment.

Digital Media
Media + Gaming
News + Entertainment
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