Gen Z loves the digicam; TikTok is its own worst enemy; Redditors hate the IPO.

Finite Scroll #4

Hey, buds. Welcome to another week of my lil newsletter of links. There's almost always too much to read at all times, so here's what I've been reading or bookmarking about tech, social, culture, and all things extremely online. ✨

You can read any/all of these today, over the weekend, or treat them as orphaned tabs you open in the background, only to come back to close in a few days. 🤳

• The word ‘viral’ has lost its meaning.
• Dozens of Top Scientists Sign Effort to Prevent A.I. Bioweapons
• What’s It Like to Work for a Gen Z Boss? Very Different.
• Yahoo News is launching a creators program to publish lifestyle content.
• Biden wants to “ban A.I. voice impersonation.”
• TikTok Is Its Own Worst Enemy
• Midjourney bans all Stability A.I. employees over alleged data scraping.
• Two Lesbian Lovers’ Elaborate Art Hoax
• It’s getting weirder: BuzzFeed News’ former royals reporter on Kate Middleton, Palace PR, and distrust in the media.
• The Pandemic’s Legacy Is Already Clear
• The terrible costs of a phone-based childhood
• The Neurophysiology of Enchantment: How Music Casts Its Spell on Us
• Twitter’s Former Trust and Safety Chief Is Trying to Clean Up Your Dating Apps
• There Are Dark Corners of the Internet. Then There’s 764
• Linktree’s latest tool for its 47 million users is a social commerce offering.
• A lot of Redditors hate the Reddit IPO.
• What dream job? Gen Z and millennials are being forced to confront a difficult job market.
• Why Gen Z is obsessed with point-and-shoot digital cameras.
• “The Sin Is Greed”: The Making and Unmaking of the Black American Mecca
• 'Sydney Sweeney Leak' Malware is All Over Twitter
• Why social media turned toxic and how we can fix it.
• How Yeti’s in-house agency helps the company stay true to its brand.
• Airbnb bans all indoor security cameras.
• OpenAI announces new board members, reinstates CEO Sam Altman.

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