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Zeynep Tufekci

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Opinion Columnist at The New York Times

Complex systems, wicked problems. Society, technology, science and more. @Princeton professor. @NYTimes columnist. My newsletter @insight https://t.co/6Ky01N9JwA

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  • 2 weeks ago | timesfreepress.com | Zeynep Tufekci

    On Tuesday, someone posted a video on social platform X of a procession of crosses, with a caption reading, "Each cross represents a white farmer who was murdered in South Africa." Elon Musk, South African by birth, shared the post, greatly expanding its visibility.

  • 2 weeks ago | internazionale.it | Zeynep Tufekci

    Il 13 maggio qualcuno ha postato su X un video in cui si vedeva una processione di croci, con una didascalia che diceva: “Ogni croce rappresenta un agricoltore bianco assassinato in Sudafrica”. Elon Musk, sudafricano di nascita, ha condiviso il post, amplificandone la visibilità. L’accusa in base a cui è in corso un genocidio degli agricoltori bianchi è considerata, a seconda dell’interlocutore, un orribile infamia o uno spudorato caso di disinformazione.

  • 2 weeks ago | afr.com | Zeynep Tufekci

    Zeynep TufekciMay 19, 2025 – 3.15pm or Subscribe to save articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe. Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? On Tuesday, someone posted a video on social platform X of a procession of crosses, with a caption reading, “Each cross represents a white farmer who was murdered in South Africa.”Elon Musk, South African by birth, shared the post, greatly expanding its visibility.

  • 2 weeks ago | bellinghamherald.com | Zeynep Tufekci

  • 3 weeks ago | flipboard.com | Zeynep Tufekci

    Now‘Where is the evidence?’ CNN anchor presses DHS spokesperson on claim of genocide on White South AfricansDuring a heated exchange with CNN's Victor Blackwell, Tricia McLaughlin, Asst.

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6 Jun 25

RT @sharifkouddous: On Day 250, @asoueif writes about her sister Laila’s hunger strike and putting her life on the line for her imprisoned…

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6 Jun 25

RT @michaelmohk: The Hong Kong SAR authorities just charged Joshua Wong, who has already been serving his nat sec sentences on inciting sub…

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5 Jun 25

Oh, come on. This was inevitable and most everyone said that it was — just a matter of when. But how funny, right? This pull of constantly being entertained has eaten through brains, spines, and morals. The Siren song. If only it didn’t matter.