[Thread] Twitter updates Hacked Materials Policy, says it won't remove content unless shared by hackers themselves and will label tweets instead of block links Techmeme · 2 weeks ago
[Thread] Twitter clarifies why it blocked the sharing of NY Post's Biden story, saying it contained private info and violated its Hacked Materials Policy Techmeme · 2 weeks ago
[Thread] Coinbase CEO details how Apple's App Store restrictions, like blocking the ability to access decentralized finance apps, stifle innovation in crypto Techmeme · 2 months ago
Matt Mullenweg says Apple locked WordPress updates on iOS, won't unlock them unless WordPress commits to support in-app purchases for .com plans Techmeme · 2 months ago
Epic Games says Apple informed it that all of Epic's developer accounts will be terminated on August 28; Epic has asked a court to issue a restraining order Techmeme · 2 months ago
[Thread] A look at the correspondence between a hacked US travel management firm, CWT, and the ransomware attackers, who were paid $4.5M in BTC to decrypt files Techmeme · 3 months ago
[Thread] Twitter says a coordinated social engineering attack against employees with access to internal systems and tools allowed hackers to hijack accounts Techmeme · 4 months ago
[Thread] Former Pinterest public policy exec Ifeoma Ozoma shares stories of her time at the company that call into question its declared solidarity with BLM Techmeme · 5 months ago
Sharing an article can spark conversation, so you may want to read it before you Tweet it. To help promote informed discussion, we're testing a new prompt on Android – when you Retweet an article that you haven't opened on Twitter, we may ask if you'd like to open it first. Techmeme · 5 months ago
[Thread] A deep dive into the technical issues related to the rumored Mac transition from x86 to ARM architecture Techmeme · 5 months ago
[Thread] Alexis Ohanian resigns from the Reddit board, urges company to fill his seat with a black candidate, pledges $1M to Kaepernick's Know Your Rights Camp Techmeme · 5 months ago
[Thread]: Facebook Oversight Board says it is "working hard to set the Board up to begin operating later this year" Techmeme · 5 months ago
Twitter adds a "Get the facts" link below Trump's false tweet on mail-in voting, which links to a Twitter Moment refuting his claim Techmeme · 5 months ago
[Thread] Moxie Marlinspike explains how Apple and Google's contract tracing framework will work in practice Techmeme · 7 months ago
Jack Dorsey says he's moving $1B of his Square equity, ~28% of his wealth, to Startsmall LLC to fund COVID-19 relief, to later focus on girls' health, education Techmeme · 7 months ago
[Thread] Security researcher finds Zoom uses a "shady" technique to install its Mac app without user interaction, applying tricks used by macOS malware Techmeme · 7 months ago
[Thread] Trackpad support for iPads is not Apple's capitulation, it is a part of a convergent evolution of PC hardware and software from its earliest days Techmeme · 7 months ago
[Thread] Democratic campaign tech projects suffer from one-off startup-like funding with no money for further development, lack of trust between campaigns, more Techmeme · 9 months ago
[Thread] ToTok is back in the Play store, after Google removed it amid reported concerns from the intel community that the chat app was a spy tool for the UAE Techmeme · 10 months ago
Happy New Year! Upon careful consideration, Google has permitted The MetaMask mobile app back on the Google Play store! Thanks to all the believers in an open web for speaking out in our support! https://play.google.com/… Techmeme · 10 months ago
USS John S. McCain and Alnic MC collision – Another Example of Tragic Design Designer News · 10 months ago
Twitter is funding bluesky, an independent effort to develop an open and decentralized standard for social media, with the goal of Twitter being a client of it Techmeme · 11 months ago