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Greater platform accountability could help stop the spread of ‘Finfluencer’ misinformation Why regulators should be focusing more on social media platforms Story bySolo Ceesay Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer at CalaxyCo-Founder and Chief Operating Officer at Calaxy Get the TNW newsletter Get the most important tech news in your inbox each week. Also tagged with Related Articles More TNW About TNW Social media has new moderation problems. This AI startup has a solution UK’s controversial Online Safety Bill to become law Discover TNW All Access Telegram’s Pavel Durov arrested: 12 charges France is investigating Spain halts Sam Altman’s eyeball-scanning startup Worldcoin over privacy concerns

Green cars aren’t enough: All transport needs to be electrified A holistic approach to electrification can help fight climate change Why electric and why now? Electric vehicles have been around for more than 120 years. They accounted for a third of all cars on US roads in 1900, sought because they were clean and quiet. But their first dawn ended because of the high cost and weight of batteries, leaving internal combustion engines to rule the road....

Grindr is rampant with racism — here’s how users justify it What’s the deal with ‘no Blacks’ or ‘no Latinos’ on Grindr profiles? ‘It’s just a preference’ The gay men I connected with tended to make one of two justifications. The most common was to simply describe their behaviors as “preferences.” One participant I interviewed, when asked about why he stated his racial preferences, said, “I don’t know. I just don’t like Latinos or Black guys....

Grindr is rampant with racism — here’s how users justify it What’s the deal with ‘no Blacks’ or ‘no Latinos’ on Grindr profiles? ‘It’s just a preference’ The gay men I connected with tended to make one of two justifications. The most common was to simply describe their behaviors as “preferences.” One participant I interviewed, when asked about why he stated his racial preferences, said, “I don’t know. I just don’t like Latinos or Black guys....

Gross and wonderful: Here’s what it’s like to get custom earbuds made Filling my ears with pink goo to test the Campfire Audio Solstice Story byNapier Lopez Napier Lopez is a writer based in New York City. He’s interested in all things tech, science, and photography related, and likes to yo-yo in(show all)Napier Lopez is a writer based in New York City. He’s interested in all things tech, science, and photography related, and likes to yo-yo in his free time....