Louise Matsakis
@lmatsakis.bsky.social
senior business & China editor for WIRED. my Signal is louise_matsakis.83. I co-write a newsletter called Made in China: https://www.wired.com/newsletter
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SCOOP: China's top 2 gay dating apps, Blued and Finka, became unavailable on app stores over the weekend. Apple confirmed to WIRED that it removed the two apps following "an order from the Cyberspace Administration of China."
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latest with @lmatsakis.bsky.social
Apple Pulls China’s Top Gay Dating Apps After Government Order
The removal of Blued and Finka marks another setback for China’s marginalized LGBTQ+ community.
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November 10, 2025 at 5:27 AM
SCOOP: China's top 2 gay dating apps, Blued and Finka, became unavailable on app stores over the weekend. Apple confirmed to WIRED that it removed the two apps following "an order from the Cyberspace Administration of China."
latest with @lmatsakis.bsky.social
latest with @lmatsakis.bsky.social
SCOOP: Apple just pulled two of the most popular gay dating apps in China from after receiving an order from the country's top internet regulator. From me & @zeyiyang.bsky.social
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Apple Pulls China’s Top Gay Dating Apps After Government Order
The removal of Blued and Finka marks another setback for China’s marginalized LGBTQ+ community.
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November 10, 2025 at 5:27 AM
SCOOP: Apple just pulled two of the most popular gay dating apps in China from after receiving an order from the country's top internet regulator. From me & @zeyiyang.bsky.social
www.wired.com/story/apple-...
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One of the best newsletters I receive tbqh
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November 7, 2025 at 5:26 PM
One of the best newsletters I receive tbqh
Despite Trump's tariffs and never-ending political drama, TikTok's e-commerce business is exploding, @zeyiyang.bsky.social reports in this week's Made in China www.wired.com/story/tiktok...
TikTok Shop Is Now the Size of eBay
TikTok’s ecommerce arm has kept growing steadily, despite tariffs and never-ending debates over whether the platform should be banned.
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November 7, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Despite Trump's tariffs and never-ending political drama, TikTok's e-commerce business is exploding, @zeyiyang.bsky.social reports in this week's Made in China www.wired.com/story/tiktok...
this is the craziest thing I've read in a long time???? Meta projected that 10% of its revenue last year, $16 billion, came from scams. Meta intentionally charges the scammers MORE and knows that people who click on scams are more likely to see more of them www.reuters.com/investigatio...
November 7, 2025 at 5:13 AM
this is the craziest thing I've read in a long time???? Meta projected that 10% of its revenue last year, $16 billion, came from scams. Meta intentionally charges the scammers MORE and knows that people who click on scams are more likely to see more of them www.reuters.com/investigatio...
this is so good and really captures what's sinister about everyone befriending chatbots.
"They provide some facsimile of companionship while allowing users to avoid uncomfortable interactions or reciprocity," writes @damonberes.com www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
"They provide some facsimile of companionship while allowing users to avoid uncomfortable interactions or reciprocity," writes @damonberes.com www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
The Age of Anti-Social Media Is Here
The social-media era is over. What’s coming will be much worse.
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November 7, 2025 at 2:30 AM
this is so good and really captures what's sinister about everyone befriending chatbots.
"They provide some facsimile of companionship while allowing users to avoid uncomfortable interactions or reciprocity," writes @damonberes.com www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
"They provide some facsimile of companionship while allowing users to avoid uncomfortable interactions or reciprocity," writes @damonberes.com www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
Jake is incredibly well-sourced, enthusiastic, kind, and just a pleasure to work with. I am going to miss having his byline on WIRED so much
I was one of the four people who got canned.
In the interim, you can subscribe to my newsletter, Straight From The Hut. No paywall, but feel free to choose the pay to support model. I'm not going anywhere — the show goes on, and I'll be back on MSNBC Saturday night. straightfromthehut.substack.com
In the interim, you can subscribe to my newsletter, Straight From The Hut. No paywall, but feel free to choose the pay to support model. I'm not going anywhere — the show goes on, and I'll be back on MSNBC Saturday night. straightfromthehut.substack.com
November 6, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Jake is incredibly well-sourced, enthusiastic, kind, and just a pleasure to work with. I am going to miss having his byline on WIRED so much
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Incredible reporting from @carolinehaskins.bsky.social about a school Mark Zuckerberg opened on his Palo Alto compound and operated for years with no permits, permissions, anything at all
Mark Zuckerberg Opened an Illegal School at His Palo Alto Compound. His Neighbors Revolted
Neighbors complained about noise, security guards, and hordes of traffic. An unlicensed school named after the Zuckerbergs’ pet chicken tipped them over the edge.
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November 6, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Incredible reporting from @carolinehaskins.bsky.social about a school Mark Zuckerberg opened on his Palo Alto compound and operated for years with no permits, permissions, anything at all
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The sheer volume of people showing signs of mania, psychosis, and suicidal ideation each and every week on ChatGPT is staggering, alarming, awful, all of it. from @lmatsakis.bsky.social www.wired.com/story/chatgp...
OpenAI Says Hundreds of Thousands of ChatGPT Users May Show Signs of Manic or Psychotic Crisis Every Week
OpenAI Says Hundreds of Thousands of ChatGPT Users May Show Signs of Manic or Psychotic Crisis Every Week
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October 27, 2025 at 5:29 PM
The sheer volume of people showing signs of mania, psychosis, and suicidal ideation each and every week on ChatGPT is staggering, alarming, awful, all of it. from @lmatsakis.bsky.social www.wired.com/story/chatgp...
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If you remember this video of Chinese guys mimicking AI, then I've got a treat for you: I just talked to its creator, a 29-year-old actor in Hangzhou named Mu Tianran 穆天然, about how he captures AI slop's essensse so well, and why Sora 2 made him worry about his job.
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October 23, 2025 at 3:14 PM
If you remember this video of Chinese guys mimicking AI, then I've got a treat for you: I just talked to its creator, a 29-year-old actor in Hangzhou named Mu Tianran 穆天然, about how he captures AI slop's essensse so well, and why Sora 2 made him worry about his job.
www.wired.com/story/made-i...
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Scoop: I sent a public record request to the FTC for complaints mentioning ChatGPT. I got 200 complaints back, but a couple stood out.
They described experiencing severe delusions, paranoia, and spiritual crises, and they attributed it to ChatGPT:
www.wired.com/story/ftc-co...
They described experiencing severe delusions, paranoia, and spiritual crises, and they attributed it to ChatGPT:
www.wired.com/story/ftc-co...
People Who Say They’re Experiencing AI Psychosis Beg the FTC for Help
The Federal Trade Commission received 200 complaints mentioning ChatGPT between November 2022 and August 2025. Several attributed delusions, paranoia, and spiritual crises to the chatbot.
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October 22, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Scoop: I sent a public record request to the FTC for complaints mentioning ChatGPT. I got 200 complaints back, but a couple stood out.
They described experiencing severe delusions, paranoia, and spiritual crises, and they attributed it to ChatGPT:
www.wired.com/story/ftc-co...
They described experiencing severe delusions, paranoia, and spiritual crises, and they attributed it to ChatGPT:
www.wired.com/story/ftc-co...
@carolinehaskins.bsky.social got all of the complaints Americans sent to the Federal Trade Commission about ChatGPT. A handful of them are from people who said the chatbot reinforced their delusions and made psychotic episodes worse www.wired.com/story/ftc-co...
People Who Say They’re Experiencing AI Psychosis Beg the FTC for Help
The Federal Trade Commission received 200 complaints mentioning ChatGPT between November 2022 and August 2025. Several attributed delusions, paranoia, and spiritual crises to the chatbot.
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October 22, 2025 at 6:18 PM
@carolinehaskins.bsky.social got all of the complaints Americans sent to the Federal Trade Commission about ChatGPT. A handful of them are from people who said the chatbot reinforced their delusions and made psychotic episodes worse www.wired.com/story/ftc-co...
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Really interesting stuff from @zoeschiffer.bsky.social here on "GEO," the SEO equivalent for large language models like Chat GPT: www.wired.com/story/goodby...
Forget SEO. Welcome to the World of Generative Engine Optimization
This holiday season, more shoppers are expected to use chatbots to figure out what to buy. ‘Tis the season for GEO.
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October 21, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Really interesting stuff from @zoeschiffer.bsky.social here on "GEO," the SEO equivalent for large language models like Chat GPT: www.wired.com/story/goodby...
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Lmao, Chinese online sellers are already making replicas of the stolen treasures from Louvre. No one moves faster than them.
October 21, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Lmao, Chinese online sellers are already making replicas of the stolen treasures from Louvre. No one moves faster than them.
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The Chinese government has unveiled a program to woo foreign talent -- right as the US admin is cracking down on H-1B visas.
China Rolls Out Its First Talent Visa as the US Retreats on H-1Bs
The Chinese government unveiled a program to woo foreign talent just as the US cracked down on H-1Bs with a $100,000 fee. The move immediately provoked xenophobic backlash.
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October 2, 2025 at 4:46 PM
The Chinese government has unveiled a program to woo foreign talent -- right as the US admin is cracking down on H-1B visas.
For Made in China this week, I wrote about China's new K visa program, which launched right as the US made H-1Bs dramatically more expensive. Sign up for the newsletter here: www.wired.com/newsletter
The Chinese government unveiled a program to woo foreign talent just as the US cracked down on H-1Bs with a $100,000 fee. The move immediately provoked xenophobic backlash.
China Rolls Out Its First Talent Visa as the US Retreats on H-1Bs
The Chinese government unveiled a program to woo foreign talent just as the US cracked down on H-1Bs with a $100,000 fee. The move immediately provoked xenophobic backlash.
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October 2, 2025 at 3:19 PM
For Made in China this week, I wrote about China's new K visa program, which launched right as the US made H-1Bs dramatically more expensive. Sign up for the newsletter here: www.wired.com/newsletter
this is a really important project, and I can't think of anyone better than @damonberes.com to be leading it
I'm proud to share a new project that @alexreisner.bsky.social and I launched at @theatlantic.com today! It's called AI Watchdog, and it's our new home for all of the investigations into training data sets, such as LibGen, Books3, and OpenSubtitles. www.theatlantic.com/category/ai-...
September 10, 2025 at 6:14 PM
this is a really important project, and I can't think of anyone better than @damonberes.com to be leading it
For this week's edition of Made in China, @zeyiyang.bsky.social spoke to Dan Wang about his new book, which argues that China is an engineering state and America is a nation ruled by lawyers www.wired.com/story/dan-wa...
Why China Builds Faster Than the Rest of the World
In a his new book Breakneck, Dan Wang argues that if the US really wants to compete with China, it needs to focus more on engineering and less on litigating.
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August 28, 2025 at 4:14 PM
For this week's edition of Made in China, @zeyiyang.bsky.social spoke to Dan Wang about his new book, which argues that China is an engineering state and America is a nation ruled by lawyers www.wired.com/story/dan-wa...
one of the best film reviews I've read in a while, I miss when more places published work like this.
“It may shock some Americans to learn that many Chinese people, on many days, don’t even have the thought of America cross their minds,” @jennygzhang.bsky.social writes slate.com/culture/2025...
“It may shock some Americans to learn that many Chinese people, on many days, don’t even have the thought of America cross their minds,” @jennygzhang.bsky.social writes slate.com/culture/2025...
A24’s Latest Has Already Made More Money Than Any Star Wars Movie. I Bet You’ve Never Heard Of It.
It isn’t even here yet, and it’s already misunderstood.
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August 21, 2025 at 2:27 AM
one of the best film reviews I've read in a while, I miss when more places published work like this.
“It may shock some Americans to learn that many Chinese people, on many days, don’t even have the thought of America cross their minds,” @jennygzhang.bsky.social writes slate.com/culture/2025...
“It may shock some Americans to learn that many Chinese people, on many days, don’t even have the thought of America cross their minds,” @jennygzhang.bsky.social writes slate.com/culture/2025...
🐜 🐜 🐜 New from @knibbs.bsky.social: "Inside the world of illicit wildlife trafficking, there’s a growing assumption that nobody in government is paying attention."
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Government Staffing Cuts Have Fueled an Ant-Smuggling Boom
“It’s getting out of hand,” one seller says. “They realize the US market is a gold mine.”
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August 20, 2025 at 4:47 PM
🐜 🐜 🐜 New from @knibbs.bsky.social: "Inside the world of illicit wildlife trafficking, there’s a growing assumption that nobody in government is paying attention."
www.wired.com/story/usda-a...
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$670 million worth of Labubus have been sold this year so far already, @zeyiyang.bsky.social reports
August 19, 2025 at 3:11 PM
$670 million worth of Labubus have been sold this year so far already, @zeyiyang.bsky.social reports
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Really really good piece from @carolinehaskins.bsky.social on Palantir: www.wired.com/story/palant...
August 11, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Really really good piece from @carolinehaskins.bsky.social on Palantir: www.wired.com/story/palant...
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Trump recently fired one of our top economists after her agency published a disappointing jobs report. China shows how manipulating economic data erodes government credibility: www.wired.com/story/trump-...
Trump Is Undermining Trust in Official Economic Statistics. China Shows Where That Path Can Lead
China demonstrates how manipulating economic data can ultimately erode government credibility.
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August 7, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Trump recently fired one of our top economists after her agency published a disappointing jobs report. China shows how manipulating economic data erodes government credibility: www.wired.com/story/trump-...
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Behind closed doors, Chinese researchers are laying the groundwork for a new global AI agenda—without input from the US. www.wired.com/story/china-...
Inside the Summit Where China Pitched Its AI Agenda to the World
Behind closed doors, Chinese researchers are laying the groundwork for a new global AI agenda—without input from the US.
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July 31, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Behind closed doors, Chinese researchers are laying the groundwork for a new global AI agenda—without input from the US. www.wired.com/story/china-...
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"AI companies used what amounts to the collective history of our species to create software that obscures its very richness and complexity."
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The Real Demon Inside ChatGPT
AI chatbots strip language of its historical and cultural context. Sometimes what looks like a satanic bloodletting ritual may actually be lifted from Warhammer 40,000.
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July 29, 2025 at 1:40 PM
"AI companies used what amounts to the collective history of our species to create software that obscures its very richness and complexity."
www.wired.com/story/chatgp...
www.wired.com/story/chatgp...