Beloved women’s website The Hairpin shut down in 2018. This month it returned from the dead to churn out AI clickbait. Its fate is a warning to all digital publications.
How a Small Iowa Newspaper’s Website Became an AI-Generated Clickbait Factory
When two former Meta employees dug into why the website of Iowa’s Clayton County Register was spewing dubious posts about stocks, they uncovered a network of sites slinging seemingly AI-made content.
The story of this blog so far: 'AI', the death of web dev, and feeling like an outsider
Writing at the end of the world, from Hveragerði, Iceland
How the Blog Broke the Web
I first got online in 1993, back when the Web had a capital letter — three, in fact — and long before irony stretched its legs and unbuttoned its flan
The Web has lost its Soul - LOVEWEB
Is Google about to destroy the web?
Google says adding more AI to its search engine will rejuvenate the internet. Others predict an apocalypse for websites. One thing is clear: this era of online history is closing.
It's time to rebuild the web
The web was never supposed to be a few walled gardens of concentrated content owned by a few major publishers; it was supposed to be a cacophony of different sites and voices.
How Google and AI Nearly Made a Seasoned Reporter Spiral — ProPublica
I thought I had missed something major in my reporting. Turns out I had stumbled into an AI-fueled feedback loop that involved a real LLC’s fictional website and a search engine that’s thrusting unreliable answers on users.
Social Media Fails Many Users. Experts Have an Idea to Fix It
In a new paper, digital activist Audrey Tang and others emphasize the need for context and community over clicks.
What Was the Internet?
As AI overtakes the web, five writers reflect on how far it’s fallen and what comes next.
What Was the Internet?
As AI overtakes the web, five writers reflect on how far it’s fallen and what comes next.
What it means that the AI research community can't quit twitter - rl-blogging
Some quickly jotted thoughts working through the implications
What Happened to Google+? Why the Social Network Shut Down | EM360Tech
This article explores what happened to Google+, explaining why Google's infamous social Circles never took off in the golden age of online social media.
The .blog Bait & Switch
The .blog registry backtracked on its promise to send popular domains to auction.
The Voice of the ‘Intellectual Dark Web’
Claire Lehmann’s online magazine, Quillette, prides itself on publishing “dangerous” ideas other outlets won’t touch. How far is it willing to go?
Google Search Is Dying. What Comes Next Is Worse | The Walrus
As AI eats the web, the internet’s collective memory is disappearing
