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Bari Weiss, Joe Lonsdale, and Niall Ferguson have dreams of building a free speech school in Texas. Emails from a regulator reveal they aren’t authorized to call it a ‘college’

Aggressive timelines and initial missteps could throw a wrench in plans for the University of Austin.

Fortune · Jun 14, 2023

A group of venture capitalists is rallying around Joe Lonsdale’s new university in Austin

The Palantir cofounder and VC cofounded the University of Austin with journalist Bari Weiss.

Fortune · May 31, 2023

Tech bigwigs tired of woke academia are funding the 'University of Austin' where Marc Andreessen will lecture at a ‘Forbidden Courses’ program this summer

The University of Austin is being funded by tech bigwigs who are tired of 'woke' academia.

Fortune · May 30, 2023

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J.K. Rowling says she doesn’t care about her legacy: ‘Whatever, I’ll be dead’

J.K. Rowling said she doesn’t care about how she will be remembered for prosperity.

Tribune News Service · Feb 21, 2023

JK Rowling on her legacy: "I'll be dead"

On a new podcast produced by Bari Weiss' media company, Rowling shrugs off the concerns of fans

Salon · Feb 21, 2023

How The New York Times was rocked by JK Rowling trans row

Editor hits back at staff for protesting at its coverage of the issue

The Independent UK · Feb 17, 2023

J.K. Rowling says comments deemed anti-trans were 'profoundly' misunderstood

"Harry Potter" author J.K. Rowling, nearly three years after publishing a series of tweets that was widely considered transphobic, is stating in a new podcast that she "never set out to upset anyone."

Los Angeles Times · Feb 15, 2023

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Right-wingers cry fraud over Musk's poll

Conservatives that embraced Musk's war on the left are baselessly blaming the poll results on "bots"

Salon · Dec 19, 2022

Musk's magical media-shifting machine

Elon Musk is building a new anti-left media ecosystem almost overnight.

Axios · Dec 18, 2022

Meet Elon Musk's favorite new doctor

The right's new darling is a Stanford doctor who is mistrustful of mRNA vaccines and lockdowns

Salon · Dec 16, 2022

Sifting Through the Twitter Files: Live With Nick Gillespie and Zach Weissmueller

Join Reason on YouTube and Facebook at 1 p.m. Eastern for a live analysis of the internal Twitter documents recently published by Matt Taibbi, Bari Weiss, and Michael Shellenberger.

Reason · Dec 15, 2022

Elon Musk is using the Twitter Files to discredit foes and push conspiracy theories

The Twitter CEO's selective release of internal communications largely corroborate what is already known about the messy business of policing a large social network.

WEKU · Dec 14, 2022

EXPLAINER: How Elon Musk is changing what you see on Twitter

What you’re seeing in your feed on Twitter is changing

The Independent UK · Dec 13, 2022

Elon Musk Lets Loose Another Batch Of Twitter Files That Point To Existence Of ‘Secret Blacklists’

Twitter CEO Elon Musk has made public the second tranche of “Twitter Files” that point to the existence of secret blacklists.

Zenger · Dec 13, 2022

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The Guardian - UK · Dec 13, 2022

TechScape: I read Elon Musk’s ‘Twitter Files’ so you don’t have to

In this week’s newsletter: The leaks don’t reveal a hotbed of leftwing bias at the social media company – just a thin-skinned billionaire rehashing culture wars of years past

Axios · Dec 13, 2022

Bari Weiss reveals business plan for buzzy new media startup

Weiss has more than doubled the number of paid subscribers to her newsletter since last August.

Axios · Dec 11, 2022

The #TwitterFiles Rorschach test

Everybody sees what they were predisposed to see.

Fortune · Dec 9, 2022

Why is the FTC suing to stop Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard deal? Because it doesn’t trust the tech giant

Federal regulators are skeptical that the Xbox parent will make good on pledges to keep games available on PlayStation.

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Reason · Dec 9, 2022

Bari Weiss Twitter Files Reveal Systematic 'Blacklisting' of Disfavored Content

Twitter employees have indicated that shadow banning—at least by some definitions—is both real and common.

Reason · Dec 9, 2022

It's Far Past Time To Decriminalize Fentanyl Test Strips

Plus: Lawmakers "demanding action" against slurs on Twitter, FTC sues to stop Microsoft from buying Activision Blizzard, and more...

Fortune · Dec 9, 2022

Elon Musk's focus on Twitter leaves Tesla investors fuming

Musk can't stop finding new cans of worms to open at his new acquisition.

Dynamite News · Dec 9, 2022

Twitter Files: Musk Says Working On Software Update To Show If Account Has Been Shadow Banned Or Not

Twitter CEO Elon Musk has come up with a new update to the micro-blogging platform after the second instalment of the so-called "Twitter Files" revealed how the company build blacklists and actively limited the visibility of certain accounts

Al Jazeera · Dec 9, 2022

Twitter had ‘secret blacklists’ to limit users, journalist claims

Independent journalist Bari Weiss says platform restricted visibility of ‘disfavored tweets’.

Axios · Dec 9, 2022

Musk's second "Twitter Files" claims "secret blacklists"

Outside journalists posted more internal documents showing Twitter's content decisions under Musk's predecessors.

Al Jazeera · Dec 7, 2022

Musk says Twitter lawyer fired amid Hunter Biden laptop dispute

Elon Musk accuses executive of possibly suppressing information about Twitter’s handling of Hunter Biden laptop story.

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