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ID, please – inside the age verification "mess" splintering the US internet

After the UK, age verification laws are changing the internet in the US. Here's all you need to know.

TechRadar

Charlie Kirk Would Not Have Wanted This

A vast cancel culture campaign is a poor way to honor his legacy.

Reason

This physics platformer about a wiggly worm that travels into space has even got Tim Schafer excited: 'It looks super cute and fun'

Wirm squirms onto Steam soon.

PC Gamer

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DC Comics cancels Batman spinoff Red Hood after writer’s posts on Charlie Kirk

‘Hope the bullet’s okay after touching Charlie Kirk,’ Gretchen Felker‑Martin posted on Bluesky

The Independent UK

DC cancels new Red Hood series one day after its debut

Jason Todd's new solo series has been scrapped amid a recent controversy.

The Mary Sue

‘Violence has no place’: BlueSky issues warning after users celebrate Charlie Kirk’s assassination on platform

Videos of Kirk getting shot went viral on social media.

We Got This Covered

Elon Musk Says Open-Sourced X Algorithm Will Showcase Flaws, Improve Transparency As Trump Aide Peter Navarro Alleges 'Propaganda' On The Platform

Billionaire Elon Musk says that his team at the social media platform X (formerly Twitter) decided to make the platform's algorithm open source to showcase its "many flaws."

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A Bad Jobs Report

Plus: Eric Adams drop-out watch, DOJ investigates Lisa Cook, critiquing Blueskyism, and more...

Reason

Australian writers shocked and ‘disgusted’ by closure of 85-year-old literary journal Meanjin

After 85 years of continuous publication, Meanjin, Australia’s second-oldest literary journal, is closing. Editor Esther Anatolitis and deputy editor Eli McLean have been made redundant and the final issue will appear in December. Melbourne University Publishing (MUP), which has housed the magazine since 2007, has cited “purely financial grounds” for…

The Conversation

Trump Health Misinformation Swirls Despite Denial

From manipulated images to out-of-context photos, false claims that Donald Trump is seriously ill -- or even dead -- have swirled online, with the misinformation persisting even after the US president publicly rejected it on Tuesday.

International Business Times

An uber-rare Nintendo cartridge worth $1,000 sat in a Las Vegas retro shop for months until it sold for $12, and the store's owners aren't even mad about it: "Score! Our f*** up their gain"

"Happy this is going to a good home!"

GamesRadar

Science research gets more engagement on Bluesky than X, study finds

Bluesky posts referencing scholarly articles ‘find substantially higher levels of interaction’ than on Elon Musk’s platform

The Guardian - UK

Home secretary suspends refugee family reunion applications until new, tighter rules are put in place – as it happened

Yvette Cooper says rules were designed years ago to help families separated by war but are being used in a different way now

The Guardian - UK

'Doesn't Surprise Me'—Mark Cuban Explains Why High School Seniors Care More About Making Money Than Any Generation In 50 Years

U.S. teens are thinking more about money than ever before, and billionaire Mark Cuban says it makes perfect sense.

Benzinga

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Elon Musk Sees Scientists Flee X As Bluesky Becomes Hotbed For Original Research And Higher Engagement

Scientists are fleeing Elon Musk‘s X platform in unprecedented numbers, with alternative social media site Bluesky emerging as the new hub for scholarly communication.

The Independent UK

Online age checks are proliferating, but so are concerns they curtail internet freedom

Online age checks are on the rise in the U.S. and elsewhere, asking people for IDs or face scans to prove they are over 18 or 21 or even 13

TechRadar

Bluesky exits Mississippi over age verification row

Bluesky now blocks all traffic coming from Mississippi's IP addresses, but a VPN could help you get back online. Here's all you need to know.

GamesRadar

"Dropping the GTA of indie games with 2 weeks notice makes everyone freak out": Devs wanted to "fight Silksong," but it's added another body to its kill count with delay of Persona-inspired tactics RPG

Demonschool is delayed until November

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Reason

Bluesky Blocks Mississippi Users

Age verification laws are already coming for Americans’ access to free speech.

The Independent UK

Bluesky blocks app in US state over new law

Social media app says Mississippi’s HB 1126 law has serious free speech and privacy implications

PC Gamer

Bluesky goes dark in Mississippi over 'likely unconstitutional' age verification law

The law requires social media sites to verify and track the ages of all users in the state.

Windows Central

Former Diablo head now in charge of next BioShock — He might be able to save the troubled series (again)

Rod Fergusson, formerly head of Diablo at Blizzard Entertainment, is the new studio head of Cloud Chamber, the team working on the next BioShock game.

The Independent UK

JD Vance ‘sitting at the kids table’ as Trump-Zelensky talked draws raves: ‘See how much smoother things go’

It was a sharp contrast to Zelensky’s meeting with Donald Trump in March, when the vice president berated him for not saying ‘thank you’ enough

The Guardian - US

Social media accounts of Palestinians desperate for funds are being flagged as spam

People in Gaza use Bluesky to crowdfund for milk and diapers – repeated deletion of their profiles has spawned a guerrilla verification squad

Bored Panda

125 Hilarious Tweets From July That Slapped Harder Than A Mosquito Bite

Is Twitter (X) the ultimate gift that keeps on giving?

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