Social Issues

FTC Says Racist Algorithms Could Get You In a Lot of Trouble

Tentatively excellent news! The FTC has declared that it is serious about racist algorithms, and it will hold businesses legally accountable for using them. In a friendly-reminder type announcement today, it said that businesses selling and/or using racist algorithms could feel the full force of their legal might. “Fortunately, while the sophisticated technology may be…

Tech News Whitney Kimball Apr 20

Most People Don’t Lose Weight Long Term, Study Finds

New research is the latest to suggest that sustained weight loss is extremely difficult for most people. The study tracked people in the general public for over a decade and found that those who were already overweight or obese tended to stay overweight or obese. People who remained obese also appeared to have a higher…

Health Ed Cara Apr 15

Minnesota Has Begun Crafting Privacy Policies for Connected Transit Tech

Connected and automated vehicles are the future, but they carry with them a host of privacy concerns that rightfully necessitate a careful, thoughtful approach to crafting security frameworks to guide their widespread implementation. It’s mostly uncharted territory at this point, but a handful of states are taking proactive steps towards crafting privacy policies that will…

Tech News Brianna Provenzano Apr 13

Steven Universe‘s Final Anti-Racism PSA Is for the Allies

io9's got a first look at at the latest short, which has an equally important message for anti-racism allies.

io9 Charles Pulliam-Moore Apr 12

Utility That Funded a Racist Ad Campaign Tweets How It Remains ‘Committed’ to Antiracism

Last week, FirstEnergy, a powerful Midwest utility, tweeted a message of unity in the wake of increasing attacks on Asian American and Pacific Islander communities. “FirstEnergy condemns the rise in violence across our country and stands in support of the Asian-American community,” read a statement with the accompanying hashtag #StopAsianHate. “We remain committed to standing…

Energy Molly Taft Apr 2

Social Media Accounts Should Require Proof of ID According to Australian Govt Proposal

Australia’s federal government is considering a proposal to require internet users to submit several forms of identification before they’re allowed to obtain or even just maintain social media accounts on platforms like Facebook and Twitter, according to shocking reports from several news outlets in Australia. The extraordinary proposal seeks to ban all anonymous commenting on…

Tech News Matt Novak Apr 2

James Gunn Releases an All-New Suicide Squad Trailer, Saves April Fool’s Day

This is not a dream! This is not an imaginary story! It’s also not a joke! James Gunn has redeemed the very worst day on the internet by releasing a new trailer for The Suicide Squad, containing almost entirely new footage, and if you thought you were excited for the film before, well, you haven’t…

Trailers Rob Bricken Apr 1

In 2020, Nearly 1 in 5 Americans Skipped Out on Medical Treatment Due to Cost

A new survey released this week suggests that more than 46 million American adults avoided getting the medical care they needed because they couldn’t afford it in 2020. Sadly, the results reflect a long-running problem in the U.S. The survey was conducted by Gallup and West Health earlier this February. A nationally representative group of…

Health Ed Cara Apr 1

Hackers Are Hiding Malware Inside Fake Call of Duty: Warzone Cheats to Target Gamers

Look out, n00bs. Hackers are apparently deploying fake game “cheats” for Call of Duty: Warzone. They sure won’t help you merk your opponents, but they will inject a crapload of malware onto your computer. A recently disclosed report from game publisher Activision shows that discussion of such schemes was recently observed on several different dark…

Privacy & Security Lucas Ropek Mar 31

EPA Cleans Out Trump-Era Shills on Its Science Advisory Boards

When he wasn’t busy searching for Ritz Carlton lotion, former Environmental Protection Administrator Scott Pruitt also gutted the agency’s science advisory boards. But after forcing out impartial scientists and installing people who literally denied air pollution’s adverse impacts on public health, the agency is reversing course under new Administrator Michael Regan. The agency announced the…

Environmental Justice Brian Kahn Mar 31

New York Legalizes Weed in Crackdown on the Racist Cop Epidemic

Gov. Andrew Cuomo has just legalized recreational weed in New York. The Marijuana Regulation and Taxation Act (MRTA), passed last night with a 100-49 vote by the New York State Assembly. It allows people over 21 to possess, display, purchase, obtain, or transport up to three ounces of cannabis and cultivate up to six plants…

Tech News Whitney Kimball Mar 31

Peacock Is Removing Racist Moments From Its WWE Content

Peacock is currently in the process of vetting racist content from its massive WWE content catalog. Peacock announced it would become the exclusive home for WWE Network content back in January, with 17,000 hours of new and original WWE Network programming as well as pay-per-view events like WrestleMania and SummerSlam. But citing sources familiar with…

Internet Catie Keck Mar 26

Earth Scientists Are Fighting to Push Racist Place Names Off the Map

Four graduate students at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have called for scientists to help support efforts to remove racism from the hundreds of federal place names across the country. The effort started in January when Julia Wilcots, a geologist, came across an anti-Black slur in an older map she was using to plan out…

Earther Molly Taft Mar 26

H&M Purged From Chinese Maps and Online Stores for Criticizing Forced Labor in Xinjiang

H&M has been purged from maps and internet listings in China after the clothing retailer criticized the use of forced labor in Xinjiang province, the area in northwestern China where Uighurs, a predominantly Muslim ethnic group, have been systematically oppressed by the Chinese government. Baidu Maps no longer lists H&M locations in China and Alibaba’s…

Tech News Matt Novak Mar 25

Utah Passes Porn Filter Bill That’s Not-Quite-Fully-Fleshed-Out

Utah governor Spencer Cox has signed the infamous porn filter bill. If enacted, smartphones and tablets purchased in Utah will automatically block a potentially sweeping range of content based on fluctuating value judgments. There’s plenty of time, for now, in the sense that it’s the legislative equivalent of an active volcano. Under HB 72, a…

Tech News Whitney Kimball Mar 24

The FCC Wants to Hear How Bad Your Internet Sucks

The FCC announced today that it’s started soliciting first-hand accounts from people who are forced to rely on crappy internet. This new initiative is part of the FCC’s Broadband Data Collection program, and the agency hopes that by collecting information directly from consumers, it will be better equipped to “enhance the accuracy of its existing…

Internet Joanna Nelius Mar 22

Amazon’s Newest Them Trailer Adds More Supernatural Frights to the Horror of Racism

A week and a half ago, Amazon released the first trailer for its upcoming anthology series Them, which was scary as hell, mostly because it featured a Black family moving into an all-white Los Angeles suburb in the 1950s, where their neighbors’ casual racism was elevated to absolutely horrifying levels. This new teaser wants to…

io9 Rob Bricken Mar 19

Marjorie Taylor Greene Temporarily Suspended by Twitter as Congress Considers Expulsion

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, commonly known as the QAnon Congresswoman, was temporarily suspended from Twitter on Friday. The social media crackdown coincided with the introduction of a resolution to expel the congresswoman from Georgia from the House, but Twitter claims its enforcement was an error. Rep. Greene has been a vocal peddler of grievance, victimhood,…

Tech News Rhett Jones Mar 19

WallStreetsBets Is Sending Gorilla Conservation to the Moon 🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀

The WallStreetBets subreddit has helped drive $383,000 in donations to a gorilla conservation organization this week. The preceding sentence would have been barely intelligible even just last December, and yet here we are. To quickly recap: In January, folks on the subreddit r/WallStreetBets captured headlines for buying up shares in GameStop’s stock as well as other oft-memed…

Earther Dharna Noor Mar 18

Why Medicare for All Must Be Part of the Green New Deal

In 1991, Larry Barragan got word that the oil refinery in Long Beach, California where he was working would be closing. It was one of the scariest moments of his career. Barragan was nervous about losing his income, but even worse was the thought of losing his health insurance, especially because his wife was pregnant…

Earther Dharna Noor Mar 17

FTC Says Racist Algorithms Could Get You In a Lot of Trouble

Most People Don’t Lose Weight Long Term, Study Finds

Minnesota Has Begun Crafting Privacy Policies for Connected Transit Tech

Steven Universe‘s Final Anti-Racism PSA Is for the Allies

Utility That Funded a Racist Ad Campaign Tweets How It Remains ‘Committed’ to Antiracism

Social Media Accounts Should Require Proof of ID According to Australian Govt Proposal

James Gunn Releases an All-New Suicide Squad Trailer, Saves April Fool’s Day

In 2020, Nearly 1 in 5 Americans Skipped Out on Medical Treatment Due to Cost

Hackers Are Hiding Malware Inside Fake Call of Duty: Warzone Cheats to Target Gamers

EPA Cleans Out Trump-Era Shills on Its Science Advisory Boards

New York Legalizes Weed in Crackdown on the Racist Cop Epidemic

Peacock Is Removing Racist Moments From Its WWE Content

Earth Scientists Are Fighting to Push Racist Place Names Off the Map

H&M Purged From Chinese Maps and Online Stores for Criticizing Forced Labor in Xinjiang

Utah Passes Porn Filter Bill That’s Not-Quite-Fully-Fleshed-Out

The FCC Wants to Hear How Bad Your Internet Sucks

Amazon’s Newest Them Trailer Adds More Supernatural Frights to the Horror of Racism

Marjorie Taylor Greene Temporarily Suspended by Twitter as Congress Considers Expulsion

WallStreetsBets Is Sending Gorilla Conservation to the Moon 🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀

Why Medicare for All Must Be Part of the Green New Deal

See the Next ‘Hunger Games’ in This Trip Down Memory Lane

Indie Animation Is Having a Moment on YouTube

Trump’s World Liberty Financial Makes FTX-esque Move, Borrows Against Its Own Crypto Token

Steven Soderbergh Wanted to Take ‘Bond’ Back to the ’60s

If You Make Fart Music, ChatGPT Will Be the Most Supportive Girlfriend You Could Ask For

This Loud-Ass Party Speaker Almost Got Me High AF

VHS-Inspired ‘Cyberpunk 2077’ Mod Takes Night City Back to the Future

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Asus Zenbook A16 Review: Start Considering Snapdragon on PC, for Real

Aqara Thermostat Hub W200 Review: Almost Better than My Ecobee

HP Omen Max 45L Review: 4K60 Gaming Has Never Been So Easy

Ecovacs Winbot W3 Omni Review: Window Cleaning Robots Have a Long Way to Go

AirPods Max 2 vs. Bose QuietComfort Ultra Headphones (2nd Gen): Which ANC Headphones Win?

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Social Issues

FTC Says Racist Algorithms Could Get You In a Lot of Trouble

Most People Don’t Lose Weight Long Term, Study Finds

Minnesota Has Begun Crafting Privacy Policies for Connected Transit Tech

Steven Universe‘s Final Anti-Racism PSA Is for the Allies

Utility That Funded a Racist Ad Campaign Tweets How It Remains ‘Committed’ to Antiracism

Social Media Accounts Should Require Proof of ID According to Australian Govt Proposal

James Gunn Releases an All-New Suicide Squad Trailer, Saves April Fool’s Day

In 2020, Nearly 1 in 5 Americans Skipped Out on Medical Treatment Due to Cost

Hackers Are Hiding Malware Inside Fake Call of Duty: Warzone Cheats to Target Gamers

EPA Cleans Out Trump-Era Shills on Its Science Advisory Boards

New York Legalizes Weed in Crackdown on the Racist Cop Epidemic

Peacock Is Removing Racist Moments From Its WWE Content

Earth Scientists Are Fighting to Push Racist Place Names Off the Map

H&M Purged From Chinese Maps and Online Stores for Criticizing Forced Labor in Xinjiang

Utah Passes Porn Filter Bill That’s Not-Quite-Fully-Fleshed-Out

The FCC Wants to Hear How Bad Your Internet Sucks

Amazon’s Newest Them Trailer Adds More Supernatural Frights to the Horror of Racism

Marjorie Taylor Greene Temporarily Suspended by Twitter as Congress Considers Expulsion

WallStreetsBets Is Sending Gorilla Conservation to the Moon 🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀

Why Medicare for All Must Be Part of the Green New Deal

See the Next ‘Hunger Games’ in This Trip Down Memory Lane

Indie Animation Is Having a Moment on YouTube

Trump’s World Liberty Financial Makes FTX-esque Move, Borrows Against Its Own Crypto Token

Steven Soderbergh Wanted to Take ‘Bond’ Back to the ’60s

If You Make Fart Music, ChatGPT Will Be the Most Supportive Girlfriend You Could Ask For

This Loud-Ass Party Speaker Almost Got Me High AF

VHS-Inspired ‘Cyberpunk 2077’ Mod Takes Night City Back to the Future

Our Checkout Code Gives You 5 Years of ChatOn’s All-in-One AI Tools Experience for Less Than Half Price

Asus Zenbook A16 Review: Start Considering Snapdragon on PC, for Real

Aqara Thermostat Hub W200 Review: Almost Better than My Ecobee

HP Omen Max 45L Review: 4K60 Gaming Has Never Been So Easy

Ecovacs Winbot W3 Omni Review: Window Cleaning Robots Have a Long Way to Go

AirPods Max 2 vs. Bose QuietComfort Ultra Headphones (2nd Gen): Which ANC Headphones Win?

The Best Gadgets of March 2026

AirPods Max 2 Review: Still Ridiculously Expensive and Ridiculously Nice

DJI Osmo 360 Review: The Best 360 Camera for the DJI-Pilled

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