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Taylor Lorenz
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Technology and online culture journalist and content creator. I write User Magazine, a newsletter about how the internet is reshaping politics, culture, and business. https://www.usermag.co
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Taylor Lorenz 2 years ago
The IDF operates a Telegram channel called "72 Virgins – Uncensored" that posts sadistic images of Israelis murdering Palestinians & mutilating their bodies: “Burning their mothers…exterminating the cockroaches” Videos show Israelis rampaging through a hospital hunting for more Palestinians to kill https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/security-aviation/2023-12-12/ty-article/.premium/graphic-videos-and-incitement-how-the-idf-is-misleading-israelis-on-telegram/0000018c-5ab5-df2f-adac-febd01c30000
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Taylor Lorenz 2 years ago
Why would a company put ads billboards when they could advertise with a sticker on the bottom of my shoe? image
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Taylor Lorenz 2 years ago
Been a heavy user of all the Twitter alternatives for a minute now and I gotta say Mastodon is my favorite. There are definitely some features I’d like to see here (like quote posts and a DM inbox), but the community on Mastodon seems to have the best vibe and there are so many smart techies that it’s been the most helpful for finding sources.
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Taylor Lorenz 2 years ago
"Our goal with Threads is to make social content as interoperable as email. We are working on the ability for Threads to integrate with ActivityPub, the open, decentralized social networking protocol. Once that happens people will be able to enjoy the best features of Threads across platforms."
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Taylor Lorenz 2 years ago
People have been trying to use Threads to follow the news about the war in Israel, and Meta is still wholesale blocking searches on dozens of words, downranking journalism, and does not seem to want news on its platform at all image
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Taylor Lorenz 2 years ago
Still trying to find outdoor spaces in NYC and SF to host book events at the week after next. If you have any connections to one please DM me!! I have zero budget (the publisher doesn’t cover or organize stuff like this) so looking for someone (anyone!) to help me out!! 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
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Taylor Lorenz 2 years ago
Right wing weirdos on here keep spamming my mentions about a time I ordered a $22 meal on Uber Eats that included avocado toast. The toast itself was $14.50 but with tax, tip, and delivery fee the total came out to $22. The toast came with an egg and a salad. All around a good deal imo!! But here we are 5 years later and these right wingers act like it’s some absurd luxury that I ordered a meal on Uber Eats once https://marsey.moe/objects/50646084-9687-41d5-b908-09a7c34d8c0c image
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Taylor Lorenz 2 years ago
READ THIS REVIEW of my first book Extremely Online from one of the top tech journalists in the country!!! Order your copy today: extremelyonlinebook.com image
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Taylor Lorenz 2 years ago
Elon Musk called me a “stalker ex gf” today for posting news and links to Washington Post stories about X on Threads. It’s almost like I’m a tech reporter covering social media or something! #elonmusk #twitter #tech #technology #twittermigration image