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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.

Generation Slop. new from @tatumhunter.bsky.social
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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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(that said, i like sabrina and plan on listening!)

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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All eyes on Newsom today. Here we see another conflict with profound real-world stakes playing out through online beefs optimized for engagement.

Local news is saying more than 80 arrests by the end of last night in NYC. One father reached out to me saying his son was arrested but he can’t get through to central booking.

‘Come and get me’: Gavin Newsom has entered the meme war Locked in an online showdown with Trump over the L.A. protests, Newsom is styling himself as an internet-era champion of the left.

NEW: Locked in an online showdown with Trump, California Gov. Gavin Newsom is styling himself as an internet-era champion of the left.

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A protester in handcuffs is using the ASL alphabet to sign the Instagram handle of someone who could post her bond, as onlookers try to collect names for jail support.

From the ground in NYC: More than a dozen protesters appear to be under arrest after clashing with police at Federal Plaza in Manhattan

As the Trump administration posts through its mass deportation push, viral images from protests and raids are amping up outrage on both sides. W @drewharwell.com and @naominix.bsky.social

New: A week before the ICE raid on day workers outside a Home Depot ignited the L.A. protests, the White House posted video from a similar bust, calling it an "EPIC Takedown." Commenters called it "disturbing": this "isn't a reality show." But the messaging war had just begun 🧵 wapo.st/4l2fK2A