Digital platforms are now the ultimate political power brokers, with consequences for democracy
Digital platforms have become the essential infrastructure of modern life. They power everything from our group…
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What is Kick, the platform that livestreamed a man’s death this week?
Earlier this week, a Frenchman named Raphaël Graven died in his sleep during a livestreamed broadcast…
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How do you feel about tariffs?
In recent years, the implementation of tariffs has sparked heated discussions across the United States, raising…
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AI is moving fast. Climate policy provides valuable lessons for how to keep it in check
Artificial intelligence (AI) might not have been created to enable new forms of sexual violence such…
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A trial is testing ways to enforce Australia’s under-16s social media ban. But the tech is flawed
Australia’s move to ban under-16s from social media is receiving widespread praise. Other countries, including the…
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Some Reddit users just love to disagree, new AI-powered troll-spotting algorithm finds
In today’s fractured online landscape, it is harder than ever to identify harmful actors such as…
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Developer Pulse: A Survey for Every Coder
Here’s a rewritten version of the article with a more polished and engaging tone, while preserving…
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12 SEO Hot Topics for 2025: Featuring Amanda Natividad, Tom Capper and Dr Pete Meyers
If I could say this honestly, one reason attribution is so difficult is that some executives…
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A Guide to Beautiful Black and White Portrait Photography
Black and white portrait photography is beautiful, it’s powerful, and it often seems to communicate more…
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Recommended Reads for International Day of Disabled Persons
WordPress.com, as my colleague Anne recently wrote, continues to be a space for people to tell…
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Celebrating Pride Month with Out in Tech
Happy Pride Month! Last year, I shared resources and highlighted organizations doing awesome work in the…
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Celebrating Pride Month with WordPress.com
Happy Pride Month! My favorite parts about celebrating this month are the stories shared from LGBTQ+…
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Two New WordPress.com Bloggers on ‘Diving into the Giant Pool of the Blogosphere’
Every day, people from across the globe start their own websites on WordPress.com to share everything…
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The 2015 WordPress.com Year In Review!
Here’s an incredible fact: together, you published more than 660 million posts on WordPress.com in 2015, and…
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“Don’t be who ISIS wants you to be”: Bloggers on Paris and Beirut
Telling stories has power; they connect us, help us work through the raw emotion, and give us a way to…
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WordPressers Making a Splash
We read hundreds of blogs and websites every day, from up-and-coming voices and established pros alike. We…
