Lon Harris
Editorial director for @LAUNCH, @TWiStartups, and @Inside. Ornithologist. Philatelist. Philanthropist. STILL calling it Twitter!
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Dec 8, 2024 |
passionfru.it | Charlotte Colombo |Andrew Fiouzi |Lon Harris
The end of the year is right around the corner, but there are still three more weeks in 2024. Before you put your hands up for the last lap of this rollercoaster year, check out the stories you might have missed this week. From Australia’s banning of teens under 16 from social media to Mark Zuckerberg’s meeting with Trump, a lot happened. Of course, it wasn’t just a hot news week.
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Dec 6, 2024 |
passionfru.it | Andrew Fiouzi |Lon Harris |Steven Asarch
A US federal court has upheld a law that could force TikTok to be sold to a non-Chinese company or be banned in the United States by January 19th. This decision significantly affects the popular video app, which boasts over 170 million American users. The law, signed in April, stems from national security concerns surrounding TikTok’s Chinese parent company, ByteDance. US officials worry that the Chinese government could use the app to access user data or spread propaganda.
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Dec 5, 2024 |
passionfru.it | Lon Harris |Steven Asarch |Charlotte Colombo
For years, the Supreme Court press corps has been dominated by mainstream media outlets. But with the rise of independent journalists and content creators, that monopoly is starting to crack. Erin Reed, a transgender journalist and creator, recently became one of the first trans content creators to secure press credentials for a Supreme Court trial.
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Dec 4, 2024 |
passionfru.it | Lon Harris |Steven Asarch |Charlotte Colombo
93-year-old retired University of Toronto sociology professor Metta Spencer has a YouTube channel, on which she routinely hosts conversations on topics including global peace initiatives, climate change, pandemics, famine, and even cybersecurity. A few months back, Prof. Spencer’s account was hacked by ne’er-do-wells who started posting pornographic clips to her feed. YouTube, naturally, responded by pulling her channel and taking down all of her videos.
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Nov 27, 2024 |
passionfru.it | Charlotte Colombo |Lon Harris |Steven Asarch
From the very beginning, the Wicked movie has made headlines. It’s pretty much common knowledge at this point that Ariana Grande has had her eyes on the role of Glinda since 2011, while the movie has lingered in production hell for almost a decade. Nine years after the movie’s initial announcement in 2012, Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande were announced as being cast as Elphaba and Glinda, respectively.
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