The New York Times Wednesday July 22, 2026
In early May, Charlie Kratovil, the editor and founder of New Brunswick Today, got a tip ablout a lockdown at New Brunswick High School in New Jersey. He unearthed school surveillance video footage showing security officials surrounding a 16-year-old student and confiscating what appeared to be a gun. Kratovil published the video on New Brunswick Today’s YouTube page, where it surpassed 5,600 views in a day. Then, notes The New York Times, it vanished under order of a New Jersey Superior Court judge, raising First Amendment concerns. Read the full Story >>
DEFECTOR Wednesday July 22, 2026
Photographers are an essential piece of the Tour De France’s press corps because of their ability to see the race and share their vision, something writers often can’t. So notes Defector, which hung out with a trio of photographers—Harry Talbot, Zac Williams, and Max Fries—covering this year’s race. "The photo guys have a way harder job than the TV moto guys because they have to keep getting ahead of the race," says NBC's Steve Porino."We hate the photo motorbike because it's always filled with f- - - ing morons,” says Talbot. Read the full Story >>
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David Schonauer Wednesday July 22, 2026
When Australia launched its ban on social media for children under the age of 16 in December, the world looked on with mix of admiration and -- among some -- a staunch belief that many children would
find a way to circumvent it. Months later, noted The Guardian recently, it became clear that Australia's efforts were the start of a global reckoning: In March, … Read the full Story >>
GIZMODO Tuesday July 21, 2026
Reasonable people can disagree on what is and isn’t appropriate, but Discord’s automated moderation system seems to have recently gone way off the mark, notes Gizmodo. The Verge recently reported that Discord‘s safety system mistakenly banned over 8,000 users for images of things like chessboards and Minecraft inventories—an issue the company blamed on a bug. The issue has apparently been hitting Discord users since at least May, and finally got the company’s attention after about 200 users got banned in a single weekend for grid-like images. Read the full Story >>
