A US Bill Would Ban Kids Under 13 From Joining Social Media
The broadly bipartisan effort also showcases the pressure ratcheting up on party leaders by lawmakers on both sides of the aisle who are demanding Congress act...
Trump’s Indictment Marks a Historic Reckoning
The literally unprecedented indictment against Donald Trump marks an outright dangerous—and politically fraught—moment for the United States and serves as a reminder of the unparalleled level...
How Good Smile, a Major Toy Company, Kept 4chan Online
Kawakami “was afraid that Nishimura could be arrested by the police,” says Sei, author of the upcoming book The World of 2 Channel. Sei recently interviewed Kawakami....
One Man’s Quest to Revive the Great American Vacuum Tube
Predictably, it was harder than Whitener thought. It took him two years to persuade AT&T, which hadn’t made a tube since 1988 but still owned Western...
The Uniquely American Future of US Authoritarianism
Assuming democracy remains intact in the years to come, Levitsky thinks the GOP will have to eventually moderate its stance in response to changing demographics. The...
The Dream of Mini Nuclear Plants Hangs in the Balance
NuScale says it stands by cost estimates based on its new design, and that it has long been in touch with regulators about the revisions. “We...
Ukraine’s War Brings Autonomous Weapons to the Front Lines
The defense industry is ready to supply them. “We are entering the new era of the machine-versus-machine battlefield,” says Johannes Pinl, CEO and founder of Monaco-based defense...
The Push to Ban TikTok in the US Isn’t About Privacy
“We hope that Congress will explore solutions to their concerns about TikTok that won’t have the effect of censoring the voices of millions of Americans,” says...
How the US Could Ban TikTok in 7 Not-So-Easy Steps
Individual users would not have faced penalties for staying on TikTok, and internet service providers like Comcast and Verizon would not have been covered under the...
The Small but Mighty Danger of Echo Chamber Extremism
“In order to enter that process of this individual psychological and algorithmic confirmation, you do need to have some extent of susceptibility to some sort of...