Vlad Dumitrescu
@vladumitrescu.bsky.social
Romanian Journalist @ Panorama.ro. Also writing about internet culture at onlinebrew.substack.com
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The lure of Elon’s alternate reality for his followers is so powerful that he will tell them that pulling books off shelves, deleting words from government websites, and banning programs for their kids based on words they used is all part of fighting back against censorship. And they just let him
February 17, 2025 at 5:06 AM
The lure of Elon’s alternate reality for his followers is so powerful that he will tell them that pulling books off shelves, deleting words from government websites, and banning programs for their kids based on words they used is all part of fighting back against censorship. And they just let him
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Hey man sorry to hear about all your political turmoil. Would it help if I scrolled around on the computer all day and drove myself insane?
February 6, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Hey man sorry to hear about all your political turmoil. Would it help if I scrolled around on the computer all day and drove myself insane?
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New from 404 Media: "everything I say leaks," Zuckerberg says in leaked meeting audio. Also said DeepSeek will not affect Meta as badly as it has affected the valuations of companies like OpenAI and Nvidia.
www.404media.co/zuckerberg-s...
www.404media.co/zuckerberg-s...
'Everything I Say Leaks,' Zuckerberg Says in Leaked Meeting Audio
"There are a bunch of things that I think are value-destroying for me to talk about, so I’m not going to talk about those."
www.404media.co
January 30, 2025 at 9:44 PM
New from 404 Media: "everything I say leaks," Zuckerberg says in leaked meeting audio. Also said DeepSeek will not affect Meta as badly as it has affected the valuations of companies like OpenAI and Nvidia.
www.404media.co/zuckerberg-s...
www.404media.co/zuckerberg-s...
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Today I counted more than 50 subreddits that went through with banning links from X, reaching more than 40 million combined members. At least 20 million of those members were encouraged to join Bluesky, instead.
www.nbcnews.com/tech/social-...
www.nbcnews.com/tech/social-...
More than 50 Reddit communities ban X links to protest Musk
The cascade of link bans came after Musk made a hand gesture at a Monday rally that many compared to a Nazi salute, which many cited in their protests, among other things.
www.nbcnews.com
January 23, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Today I counted more than 50 subreddits that went through with banning links from X, reaching more than 40 million combined members. At least 20 million of those members were encouraged to join Bluesky, instead.
www.nbcnews.com/tech/social-...
www.nbcnews.com/tech/social-...
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no one in china ever calls mao’s quotations “little red book.” the common nickname is hongbaoshu (红宝书, “red treasure book”) and not xiaohongshu (小红书, “little red book”) 📕
January 14, 2025 at 5:04 PM
no one in china ever calls mao’s quotations “little red book.” the common nickname is hongbaoshu (红宝书, “red treasure book”) and not xiaohongshu (小红书, “little red book”) 📕
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i hate these tech freaks so much. shut up about politics and go make me a little computer.
January 11, 2025 at 5:52 PM
i hate these tech freaks so much. shut up about politics and go make me a little computer.
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I really, really don't want to do this, but let's do a bit (just a LITTLE BIT) of fact checking about what Zuck said on the Joe Rogan podcast, because this is something I not only followed closely, but also spent time *talking to the actual people at Meta who dealt with this* which WAS NOT ZUCK.
January 11, 2025 at 12:28 AM
I really, really don't want to do this, but let's do a bit (just a LITTLE BIT) of fact checking about what Zuck said on the Joe Rogan podcast, because this is something I not only followed closely, but also spent time *talking to the actual people at Meta who dealt with this* which WAS NOT ZUCK.
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A reminder that when the cynical and now MAGA-friendly Mark Zuckerberg makes claims about alleged Biden administration pressure on FB over Covid misinformation, and screams 'Censorship!', he's also the guy who admitted his *uncensored* company played a big role in inciting a *literal genocide*:
Facebook Admits It Was Used to Incite Violence in Myanmar (Published 2018)
The company, citing a human rights report it commissioned, said it was moving to prevent further abuses of its platform in Myanmar. Critics said they were unconvinced.
www.nytimes.com
January 10, 2025 at 10:33 PM
A reminder that when the cynical and now MAGA-friendly Mark Zuckerberg makes claims about alleged Biden administration pressure on FB over Covid misinformation, and screams 'Censorship!', he's also the guy who admitted his *uncensored* company played a big role in inciting a *literal genocide*:
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The so-called "centre-right" has collapsed.
The cordon sanitaire which existed to separate the "centre-right" and radical or far right has collapsed.
My column 👇
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The cordon sanitaire which existed to separate the "centre-right" and radical or far right has collapsed.
My column 👇
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Across the west, the centre right is collapsing – and with it, any notion of what is ‘too extreme’ | Owen Jones
So-called moderates are mimicking populist demagogues, with potentially disastrous consequences, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones
www.theguardian.com
January 2, 2025 at 5:35 PM
The so-called "centre-right" has collapsed.
The cordon sanitaire which existed to separate the "centre-right" and radical or far right has collapsed.
My column 👇
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The cordon sanitaire which existed to separate the "centre-right" and radical or far right has collapsed.
My column 👇
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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a middle-aged friend of mine who runs his own company told me that his young gen-z employees staged an intervention like christopher moltisanti and told him he has to stop wearing slim fit pants
December 14, 2024 at 5:16 AM
a middle-aged friend of mine who runs his own company told me that his young gen-z employees staged an intervention like christopher moltisanti and told him he has to stop wearing slim fit pants
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Forbes 30 under 30 strikes again
December 11, 2024 at 6:54 PM
Forbes 30 under 30 strikes again
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🚨 BREAKING: The ICC has issued an arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over war crimes in Gaza.
ICC issues arrest warrant for Benjamin Netanyahu over war crimes in Gaza
Court alleges Israeli leader is complicit in “crimes against humanity.”
trib.al
November 21, 2024 at 1:06 PM
🚨 BREAKING: The ICC has issued an arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over war crimes in Gaza.