Doubling down on the layoff lie, and increasing executive pay 200%

Performance evaluations of laid off folks further challenge the performance-based layoff lie

Feb 25 • 

Matt Motyl

Layoffs suck, but you don’t.

Tech layoffs continue for a third consecutive year and are not actually performance-based

Feb 13 • 

Matt Motyl

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Fixing the Web by letting it fix itself?

Professor Kurt Gray talks about his research on how we might use AI to moderate AI

Feb 3 • 

Matt Motyl

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January 2025

Fixing the Web by... giving up (at Meta)?

Meta trashes fact-checking, content moderation, and user safety in sweeping changes announced days before Trump's inauguration

Jan 18 • 

Matt Motyl

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October 2024

Teen Safety Interview, plus News!

Do the data actually support the extreme claims that social media is worse than heroin?

Oct 18, 2024 • 

Matt Motyl

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September 2024

41 more days until the election!

Elections, algorithms, and bears (oh my!)

Sep 24, 2024 • 

Matt Motyl

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Is the impact of generative AI on elections overblown?

Sensational claims about AI hijacking democracy are common, but with 50+ elections in the rear view mirror, has AI actually hijacked democracy?

Sep 3, 2024 • 

Matt Motyl

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August 2024

How do Polish adults use and experience social media?

X and Facebook users report highest rates of negative experiences in Poland; YouTube users report the most learning experiences

Published on Designing Tomorrow • Aug 7, 2024

US Political Violence in Context and Social Media

Is political violence actually increasing in the US? What role does social media play in any increase in political violence?

Aug 5, 2024 • 

Matt Motyl

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July 2024

How Polarization is Turning Disagreement into Danger

Explore how rising political polarization and violence threaten public safety, with real stories of researchers facing threats for their work on…

Jul 17, 2024 • 

Matt Motyl

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Fixing the Web Independence Day Edition

Happy 4th of July!

Jul 4, 2024 • 

Matt Motyl

June 2024

Fixing the Web by Laying Off the Fixers?

The tech layoffs continue, perfectly timed to increase the risk of threats to the elections 4 billion people are voting in this year

Jun 28, 2024 • 

Matt Motyl

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