Twitter pauses ads in Ukraine and Russia amid growing conflict

Twitter wants public safety information to remain visible.

Russia blocks Twitter as Ukraine invasion escalates

Access is still possible through VPNs

YouTube bans ads on RT and other Russian channels

It’s blocking RT in Ukraine due to a "government request."

US and Europe will block some Russian banks from SWIFT

SWIFT punishment

How Ukrainians are fundraising in cryptocurrency

"You don’t trust the local currency and on top of that, you don’t trust banks."

Outlook bad for Starbucks’ anti-union lawyers

The crash caused the firm to miss an important deadline.

Tumblr is settling with NYC’s human rights agency over alleged porn ban bias

The ban allegedly affected LGBTQ users disproportionately.

UK politician who tweeted threat to nail journalist’s balls to the floor pushes user IDs to curb online abuse

A telling example that verifying identity doesn’t stop nasty messages.

Ukraine internet outages spark concerns of broader blackout

Ukrainian ISP Triolan has been most affected.

Trump’s Truth Social app can’t beat Twitter, but it doesn’t have to

Rush succeeded with one show. Why not Trump?

Twitter accounts sharing video from Ukraine are being suspended when they’re needed most

Researchers fear removing the accounts will benefit Russia.

Google will no longer require US employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19

The company hasn’t shared an official return to work date.

How Facebook twisted Canada’s trucker convoy into an international movement

It’s a mess out there.

Read exactly how Microsoft’s $68.7 billion deal for Activision Blizzard came together

There were nearly two months of negotiations.

Twitter and Google blocked ads from a medical journal about health and racism

Medical research fits awkwardly into the companies’ policy frameworks.

Why Coinbase admitted Apple calls the shots

You can’t have Web3 without Big Tech.

Twitter is bringing pinned DMs to everyone

Put a pin in it.

Spotify reportedly paid $200 million for Joe Rogan’s podcast

A massive amount to license just one show.

Uber and Lyft are taking on healthcare, and drivers are just along for the ride

Drivers don’t know when they’re assigned health rides.

Why you can’t rebuild Wikipedia with crypto

An interview with the author of Web3 Is Going Just Great