As I began to write the book, as I began to become more disillusioned, I've actually pulled myself out of Rappler's day to day in terms of editorial and operations. So I haven't dealt with them in terms of day to day operations because I think the problem is far more systemic. And there were people I would trust in each one of these groups. But inevitably almost all of them will come back with "We can only do so much"
In another big week for content moderation, internal Twitter emails detailing the decision to block the Hunter Biden laptop story were released, and Ye was suspended from Twitter. Then, welcome to Prof G University: Scott helps us understand how to make good business decisions for stakeholders. Plus, The DOJ wants an independent review into FTX’s bankruptcy, Tim Cook is on damage control on Capitol Hill, and Trump wants to flush the constitution down the toilet.
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