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Internet Culture Archive

Archives for April 2018

Culture
Golden State Killer: 5 can’t-miss deep dives into the famous serial killer cold caseGolden State Killer: 5 can’t-miss deep dives into the famous serial killer cold case
Culture

Here are five podcasts and other looks into the case for the true crime junkie.

By Aja Romano
Technology
DNA profiles from ancestry websites helped identify the Golden State Killer suspectDNA profiles from ancestry websites helped identify the Golden State Killer suspect
Technology

He wasn’t the first criminal to fall to familial DNA matching, and he won’t be the last.

By Aja Romano
Culture
How the alt-right’s sexism lures men into white supremacyHow the alt-right’s sexism lures men into white supremacy
Culture

The movement’s many online communities prey on male insecurity to advance a racist political agenda.

By Aja Romano
Culture
The Golden State Killer was the coldest of cases. Police have finally made an arrest.The Golden State Killer was the coldest of cases. Police have finally made an arrest.
Culture

A former police officer is a suspect in one of America’s most famous serial killer cases.

By Aja Romano
Technology
Jordan Peele’s simulated Obama PSA is a double-edged warning against fake newsJordan Peele’s simulated Obama PSA is a double-edged warning against fake news
Technology

This deepfaked warning against deepfakes almost makes its point too well.

By Aja Romano
A guide to the Cambridge Analytica Facebook scandal
“It’s pretty much the Wild West”: why we can’t trust Facebook to police itself“It’s pretty much the Wild West”: why we can’t trust Facebook to police itself
A guide to the Cambridge Analytica Facebook scandal

An expert makes the case for regulating big tech companies.

By Sean Illing
Culture
Westworld’s creators offered to spoil season 2 in exchange for 1,000 Reddit upvotesWestworld’s creators offered to spoil season 2 in exchange for 1,000 Reddit upvotes
Culture

Spoiler: They just trolled Reddit.

By Alex Abad-Santos
Culture
The American Chopper meme, explainedThe American Chopper meme, explained
Culture

It all goes back to Plato.

By Matthew Yglesias
Technology
Two-thirds of links on Twitter come from bots. The good news? They’re mostly bland.Two-thirds of links on Twitter come from bots. The good news? They’re mostly bland.
Technology

Twitter bots produce 66% of all links on Twitter. They’re mostly just aggregation, sports, and porn.

By Aja Romano
Technology
Mark Zuckerberg lays out Facebook’s 3-pronged approach to fake newsMark Zuckerberg lays out Facebook’s 3-pronged approach to fake news
Technology

Zuckerberg claims user-driven algorithms will help mediate trusted news sources.

By Aja Romano

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