Tatum Hunter

‘My kid has seen this. Now what?’: Parents reel as Charlie Kirk video goes viral Gory social videos of Charlie Kirk’s shooting have inundated children, leaving parents feeling powerless and disturbed.

Yesterday we heard from dozens of parents and other people upset by the prevalence of the Charlie Kirk clip on social media. We found that social media apps amplified the video broadly -- often an autoplay to unsuspecting viewers.

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‘My kid has seen this. Now what?’: Parents reel as Charlie Kirk video goes viral Gory social videos of Charlie Kirk’s shooting have inundated children, leaving parents feeling powerless and disturbed.

Visceral closeup videos of Charlie Kirk getting shot in the neck were everywhere on social media. A lot of parents were not pleased that mainstream social apps’ algorithms showed it to their kids.

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When apps leak our data, who is responsible? The Tea and Flo apps put women at risk. Where are the consequences?

“A user isn’t joining any of these platforms expecting to have their privacy and physical security at risk, just by being in an online space, especially one that presents itself as secure.” www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2... via @tatumhunter.bsky.social

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The Tea app lets women review their dates. Men are worried. The Tea Dating Advice app rose to the top of the charts for exposing abusive behavior, but some say it raises privacy concerns.

NEW: The most-downloaded app in America this week lets women rate their dates, complete with green and red flags alongside the guy’s name and photo. Some men say it’s an abuse of technology and a violation of their privacy.

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Analysis | An awkward Coldplay kiss cam went viral. Cue the morality police. In the internet age, cameras are always rolling. It’s leading to a new era of interpersonal surveillance, which Astronomer CEO Andy Byron is the new focus of.

Gone are the days when you could have an affair or yell at a flight attendant or bully your neighbors in peace.

In the internet age the cameras are always rolling, and people’s worst moments draw millions of eyeballs as online audiences flock to weigh in. wapo.st/44DNhL6

With PBS funding cut, will the next generation be raised by ‘Skibidi Toilet’? Cuts to PBS funding could change kids’ media forever, as families opt for short-form video and online series optimized for attention.

PBS Kids is at risk while YouTube videos engineered for maximum child engagement thrive.

@tatumhunter.bsky.social examined the future of kids entertainment after Republicans slashed PBS funding www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...

With PBS funding cut, will the next generation be raised by ‘Skibidi Toilet’? Cuts to PBS funding could change kids’ media forever, as families opt for short-form video and online series optimized for attention.

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Hi Laura, I'm a Washington Post reporter working on a story about cuts to PBS and what it could mean for kids and families. Any chance you're open to chatting / sharing this point?

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Looking to talk to parents who frequently turn to PBS kids' TV programming, for a story! DMs are open or tatum.hunter@washpost.com

By the numbers: Mamdani's engagement rate on Instagram was 14 times that of Cuomo during June. Across social media during the same period, conversations about him outnumbered mentions of Cuomo more than 30-to-1, Sprout Social told us.

How Zohran Mamdani used social media to build a movement The Democratic New York mayoral primary winner departed from the standard Democratic playbook to engage directly with opponents and spotlight leftist policies.

NEW: We all know Mamdani’s social campaign was killer. Top political and media strategists say it’s because he departed from Democrats’ standard playbook, engaging directly with opponents and hammering concrete policy points. wapo.st/4laXIeE

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You don’t hate the Sabrina Carpenter album cover because it “sets feminism back” (??) you hate it because it’s too on-the-nose to feel artistic. It’s a defanged, un-fun version of the material/community it’s referencing, a la Nicole Kidman’s “Babygirl.” Hope this helps!

How Disney’s AI lawsuit could shift the future of entertainment Disney and Universal are the first major Hollywood studios to file copyright infringement lawsuits against AI companies, marking a pivotal moment in the ongoing fight by artists, newspapers and conten...

A battle has been raging between generative AI companies and copyright holders. Two giant contenders — Disney and Universal — just stepped into the ring, suing the AI startup Midjourney to protect their intellectual property. The outcome could change the future of entertainment.

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