Day: May 16, 2019

The Folio Society is known for putting together some stunning editions of classic works of literature, and in recent years, of some of the best-known science fiction and fantasy novels, like Ursula K. Le Guin’s Left Hand of Darkness and Neil Gaiman’s American Gods and Anansi Boys. from https://www.theverge.com/2019/5/16/18624595/game-of-thrones-george-rr-martin-the-folio-society-collectors-edition-book-joe-abercrombiehttps://cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/63838754/Untitled_1.0.jpg

Tech giants are joining hands in the fight to counter violent content online. from https://www.windowscentral.com/microsoft-and-other-tech-giants-form-group-counter-extremist-content-onlinehttp://ifttt.com/images/no_image_card.png

Amazon Fire TV has over 34 million monthly active users, further widening its lead over competitor Roku. Jenn Prenner, head of global marketing, growth and engagement for Fire TV, confirmed the numbers this week in a panel on the Pay TV Show. from https://www.engadget.com/2019/05/15/amazon-fire-tv-34-million-users/https://o.aolcdn.com/images/dims?quality=85&image_uri=https%3A%2F%2Fo.aolcdn.com%2Fimages%2Fdims%3Fresize%3D2000%252C2000%252Cshrink%26image_uri%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fs.yimg.com%252Fos%252Fcreatr-images%252F2019-05%252Ff3f623b0-7734-11e9-bddf-9025256cb2d0%26client%3Da1acac3e1b3290917d92%26signature%3D7787b69e28ddf0ec135125c4b7dc6878cfab9786&client=amp-blogside-v2&signature=e62bfe692686a022c9cc1d1347b0f7050d6b71c4

China has blocked Wikipedia to varying degrees over the years, but now that censorship appears to be farther-reaching. from https://www.engadget.com/2019/05/15/china-is-blocking-wikipedia-in-every-language/https://o.aolcdn.com/images/dims?quality=85&image_uri=https%3A%2F%2Fo.aolcdn.com%2Fimages%2Fdims%3Fcrop%3D5000%252C3333%252C0%252C0%26quality%3D85%26format%3Djpg%26resize%3D1600%252C1067%26image_uri%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fs.yimg.com%252Fos%252Fcreatr-images%252F2019-05%252F520b9d60-7751-11e9-a1f7-c6b52a26c1bd%26client%3Da1acac3e1b3290917d92%26signature%3Dace271707b9b01dd7fc72ecabb8d23fd2c18656e&client=amp-blogside-v2&signature=c922e006d60faaac064d52776521ba179b6c9ae0

The Interface is a daily column about the intersection of social media and democracy. Subscribe to the newsletter here. Three years ago this month, Mark Zuckerberg gathered together a group of influential conservatives to defend Facebook against allegations of political bias. from https://www.theverge.com/interface/2019/5/16/18627096/trump-social-media-bias-reporting-scam-christchurch-callhttps://cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/63842573/1149306762.jpg.0.jpg