Twitter VP of Trust and Safety Ella Irwin says she has resigned from the company; Irwin joined in June 2022 and took over as head of T&S when Yoel Roth resigned
maybe the Matt Walsh movie? — but she oversaw some egregious violations of trust and safety. John Scott-Railton / @jsrailton.bsky.social : Ella Irwin stayed around at Twitter. — She consolidated pow...
Sources and analysis: Twitter's Community Notes does not address divisive lies; over 30K, or ~96%, of notes contributed by the community are invisible to users
Bloomberg : Tweets: @daveyalba , @silviakillings , @sarahfrier , @kegill , and @daveyalba Tweets: Davey Alba / @daveyalba : “Abortion is never medically necessary to save the life of a mother,” reads...
Adam Mosseri says Instagram is pausing work on Instagram Kids, after criticism from parents, experts, regulators, policymakers, and others
Good morning! This Tuesday, Facebook says Instagram isn't bad for teens … Ben Lyons / Gamereactor UK : Development of Instagram Kids has been paused Barbara Ortutay / NBC Bay Area : EXPLAINER: Why Fa...
Book excerpt examines Peter Thiel's support for Trump and partnership with Steve Bannon, libertarian ideology, battles with the IRS, and founding of Palantir
In an exclusive excerpt from The Contrarian, a new biography, the disruption-preaching power broker is revealed … Tweets: @s_m_i , @chafkin , @jimaley , @chafkin , @bw , @chafkin , and @silviakillings...
A look at how Tala and other microfinance tech startups have exploded in Kenya, offering sky-high interest rates that have left some borrowers with nothing
1 in 10 adults—have defaulted on a digital loan. Others are trapped in a debt cycle, borrowing from one app to pay off another https://www.bloomberg.com/... Lydia DePillis / @lydiadepillis : This @Zek...
WeWork files to raise $1B in an IPO, reports a $904M net loss on around $1.5B in revenue for first half of 2019
WeWork parent The We Company is about to achieve … Stephen Gandel / CBS News : WeWork IPO filing shows it's losing nearly $5,200 per customer Chris O'Brien / VentureBeat : WeWork IPO filing hypes tran...
GoFundMe is an increasingly popular way to raise money to cover medical expenses, where storytelling and personal connections often play a crucial role
When patients turn to crowdfunding for medical costs, whoever has the most heartrending story wins. — For those who want their hearts broken … Tweets: @nathanheller , @newyorker , @newyorker , @jess...
Jeff and MacKenzie Bezos announce they are divorcing after 25 years of marriage; MacKenzie worked at Amazon from the beginning
How Podcasts Are Filling a Real Need Kif Leswing / Business Insider : Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos and his wife, MacKenzie, announce they are divorcing Levi Pulkkinen / The Guardian : MacKenzie Bezos: divorc...