Violent online groups have allegedly abused hundreds of mostly female minor victims worldwide, according to Homeland Security ...

Two new lawsuits filed in Los Angeles and Riverside counties accuse the popular online platforms of creating an unsafe ...

The San Mateo, Calif., company has faced scrutiny over child safety concerns but has been rolling out new features to protect ...

For all the talk of “enshittification” on the web thanks to advertising, evidence suggests that increased ad loads don’t always repel consumers. That was the argument put forth by US District Judge ...

I am going to make the case that you need something in your life called an analog bag. But before I do, let me explain why this is the perfect moment to follow this the trend. You might not feel it ...

Windows XXX: First introduced as "Windows Explorer" back in the Windows 95 era, File Explorer has been an integral part of the PC operating system for decades. File Explorer now serves double duty as ...

We now know what Google's ongoing tests for AI Mode ads look like. An SEO consultant named Brodie Clark spotted the company inserting ads into query results from its AI Mode. These ads show up in the ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." IF THE INTERNET feels worse than ever recently, the good news is that there are many people who agree ...

Cory Doctorow is correct about how algorithms end up ruining good services. However, I experience little to no enshittification, probably because I don’t do so-called social media, and I pay to use ...

Last week, Microsoft released the November monthly update for Windows 11, which fixed a bug that kept Task Manager open in the background but brought new problems with it. The patch in question is ...

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. On The Vergecast: Cory Doctorow explains how the internet got enshittified, and what we’re supposed to do about ...

Evan Henshaw-Plath launched diVine to revive the spirit of Vine and fight internet decline. The app, supported by Jack Dorsey's nonprofit, aims to counter AI-generated content online. Rabble and ...