The American New Right Looks Like the European Old Right When conservatives reject constitutional limits on executive power and foment civil conflict, what exactly are they conserving? Reason · Sep 26, 2025
Tanzania’s social media clampdown and the elections – what’s at risk Social media platforms like WhatsApp, Instagram, Facebook and X have transformed political dialogue and activism in Tanzania. The democratisation of political expression has especially empowered young voters and activists to challenge government actions and champion causes such as human rights, the release of political prisoners, and electoral reforms. The Conversation · Sep 25, 2025
HC dismisses X plea challenging govt portal over takedown orders The Karnataka High Court has dismissed X Corp’s (formerly Twitter) petition challenging the legality of the Central government’s ‘Sahyog’ portal – an online platform used to issue content takedown orders to intermediaries, Bar and Bench reported. Newslaundry · Sep 24, 2025
My private messages to a lifelong friend who died Letter: Heather Lee, who finds comfort in sending her late friend messages on Twitter, notes that everyone grieves differently The Guardian - UK · Sep 23, 2025
Another malware masquerading as a Steam game took tens of thousands from streamer's cancer recovery donations Though there is a happy ending. PC Gamer · Sep 23, 2025
Right-wing Twitter is up in arms about Gwar “disembowelling” Donald Trump The intergalactic heavy metal warlords from the planet Scumdogia are being accused of having Democratic sympathies and inciting political violence Metal Hammer · Sep 23, 2025
London science teacher who found child abuse images on Twitter and shared them with other paedophiles is struck off Kieran Atter admitted to accessing indecent images of children, a number of them in the most serious category Evening Standard · Sep 22, 2025
Epic Games banned "thousands" of Fortnite players over the last weekend as players say new proximity chat mode Delulu "was a mistake" Players have been reporting "sexist comments and slurs" in the new mode GamesRadar · Sep 22, 2025
Steam removes 2D platformer allegedly infected with malware, but not before it apparently steals over $150,000 in cryptocurrency from players The threat called BlockBlasters has now been blasted away GamesRadar · Sep 22, 2025
Patricia Lockwood: ‘I went to God’s gang back in the day and our pants were enormous!’ INTERVIEW: The award-winning author behind ‘Priestdaddy’, Lockwood – aka the Poet Laureate of Twitter – found her mind faltering when she came down with post-Covid mania. She speaks with Annabel Nugent about writing her second novel, quitting social media, and why she was right about Donald Trump The Independent UK · Sep 21, 2025
Elon Musk's Ruthless 48-Hour Ultimatum to xAI Employees: 'Tell Me What You've Done — Or Else' Elon Musk has given xAI employees a 48-hour ultimatum, demanding a one-page report on their recent accomplishments and future plans. International Business Times UK · Sep 19, 2025
Scale AI Rival Micro1 Hits $50M Revenue At Age 3 As 24-Year-Old CEO Ali Ansari Lands $35M From Twitter's Ex-Executives Micro1 announced late last week that it secured a $35 million Series A round that valued the company at $500 million, with 24-year-old CEO Ali Ansari leading the startup. The funding was led by 01 Advisors, a venture capital firm co-founded by former Twitter CEO Dick Costolo and former Twitter… Benzinga · Sep 19, 2025
SI Power List: Timothée Chalamet's Rapid Rise As a Sports Figure Star actor Timothée Chalamet has seen a massive rise as a sports figure over the past year. However, his development into the signature millennial superfan began long ago. Sports Illustrated · Sep 18, 2025
US right shifts tone on social media censorship after Charlie Kirk’s murder Platforms that loosened moderation in the Trump era are now under scrutiny over online reaction to activist’s killing. Al Jazeera · Sep 18, 2025
GamesRadar · Sep 16, 2025 PSA: Borderlands 4 has a progress-erasing bug with players reporting lost skill points upon crashes and multiplayer disconnections, but Gearbox is looking into it "If you join someone's game, or load into your game, and your skill points don't load in, DO NOT QUIT"
The Independent UK · Sep 16, 2025 Chris Cuomo insists he never called January 6 an ‘insurrection’ — only to have receipts thrown back in his face ‘I count at least 10 times on Twitter, back then, when you did call it an insurrection. And even mocked those who denied it,’ noted Mehdi Hasan
The Independent UK · Sep 16, 2025 Peter Navarro calls on Musk to cleanse ‘cesspool’ on X and ban foreigners from the site Navarro accused ‘foreigners’ of ‘polluting’ political discourse in the US on X
International Business Times UK · Sep 16, 2025 'Adolescence' Bags Emmy Glory — Revisiting Its Controversial Crime Plot as UK Knife Crime Remains a Pressing Issue Data shows that London leads the country, with over 14,500 knife crimes annually, including hundreds involving school-aged youth.
Android Central · Sep 16, 2025 Pixel 7 and 7 Pro users report major battery swelling issues — Google’s support remains inconsistent Battery swelling complaints mount for Pixel 7 series, with mixed support responses from Google, leaving users frustrated.
The Guardian - UK · Sep 15, 2025 Who were the key figures at the ‘unite the kingdom’ rally in London? At the march attended by more than 110,000 people, Tommy Robinson was joined by some influential supporters
Reason · Sep 15, 2025 Nina Jankowicz, Former "Disinformation Governance Board" Director, Loses Libel Suit Against Fox From Friday's decision in Jankowicz v. Fox News Network, LLC, decided by Third Circuit Judge L. Felipe Restrepo, joined by… The post Nina Jankowicz, Former "Disinformation Governance Board" Director, Loses Libel Suit Against Fox appeared first on Reason.com.
International Business Times UK · Sep 15, 2025 Adolescence Just Scored Big at the Emmys: Is Season 2 With Owen Cooper in the Works After Its Huge Success? In March, the UK Netflix show Adolescence made history by becoming the first streaming show to reach No. 1 on the UK's weekly TV ratings chart.
The Guardian - UK · Sep 13, 2025 ‘I’ve seen so many people go down rabbit holes’: Patricia Lockwood on losing touch with reality The Priestdaddy author on quitting social media, Maga conspiracies and how her second novel grew out of a period of post-Covid mania
GamesRadar · Sep 12, 2025 Borderlands 4 narrative lead is "ridiculously proud" of the action RPG's story team, celebrating a whole "lot of f***ing people" who helped create a mercifully less stupid plot "I am honestly too overwhelmed by the enormity of it all to take it in"
LiveScience · Sep 11, 2025 Action on climate change faces new threat: The doomers who think it's too late to act "Doom-mongering convinces many would-be climate advocates that climate action is a hopeless cause. But the blistering attacks against mainstream climate science and scientists advance an agenda of division, dividing the rank-and-file climate activists and leading voices from the scientific community."