PinnedWill OremusinOneZeroNextdoor Is Quietly Replacing the Small-Town PaperWhile Facebook and Twitter get the scrutiny, Nextdoor is reshaping politics one neighborhood at a time·18 min read·Jan 27, 2021--21--21
Will OremusinOneZeroThe Flaw in Facebook’s Vaccine PlanThe company’s campaign to encourage vaccination is fighting against the dynamics of its own platform.·8 min read·Mar 20, 2021--3--3
Will OremusinOneZeroYouTube Explains Why a Racist Video Didn’t Violate Its Hate Speech RulesA grotesque segment mocking Black farmers illustrates just how much bigotry a conservative star can get away with.·6 min read·Mar 18, 2021--11--11
Will OremusinOneZeroThe True Cost of Bitcoin and NFTsBlockchain takes a substantial toll on the environment that experts are beginning to reckon with·7 min read·Mar 13, 2021--5--5
Will OremusinOneZeroApple and Google Won’t Save Online Privacy. Take It From a Former DoubleClick Executive.An industry veteran on why recent moves from the tech giants should be the impetus for a federal privacy law·7 min read·Mar 12, 2021--7--7
Will OremusinOneZeroGoogle’s ‘Privacy-First Web’ Is Really a Google-First WebWhy the search giant can afford to kill the cookie·6 min read·Mar 6, 2021--5--5
Will OremusinOneZeroWho Really Writes Twitter’s ‘Trending’ Summaries‘Twitter description guy’ isn’t a guy. It’s Twitter’s Curation team, and I talked to the woman who runs it.·9 min read·Mar 4, 2021--2--2
Will OremusinOneZeroFacebook Is Betting That Users Secretly Like Targeted AdvertisingApple’s new privacy measures will test the theory that underlies Facebook’s business model·3 min read·Mar 1, 2021--8--8
Will OremusinOneZeroThe New Era of Social Media Isn’t About FeedsProducts like Clubhouse and Twitter’s “Super Follows” offer a new kind of engagement·6 min read·Feb 27, 2021--12--12
Will OremusinOneZeroThere’s a Smarter Way to Make Tech Pay for NewsHow to bolster the media without breaking the internet·7 min read·Feb 20, 2021--6--6