Jacob Seitz
Jacob Seitz is a freelance journalist originally from Columbus, Ohio, interested in the intersection of culture and politics.
Conservatives rush to prove they all know what ‘woke’ means after viral interview gaffe
Rightwing Twitter users want you to know they all know what ‘Woke’ means.
On Mar 16, 2023 by Jacob Seitz
“So, I mean, woke is … umm … sort of … the idea that … umm’: Conservative author asked to define woke, struggles mightily
Not many people bought her excuse about why she couldn’t explain it.
On Mar 15, 2023 by Jacob Seitz
Marvel wants Reddit to unmask whoever leaked ‘Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania’ script
Marvel is taking Reddit to court.
On Mar 14, 2023 by Jacob Seitz
Mark Zuckerberg says laying off 10,000 people will make working at Meta more ‘fun’
Zuckerberg said the layoffs would also mean more people want to work at Meta.
The RESTRICT Act isn’t about banning TikTok—it’s designed to force a sale
The U.S. doesn’t want to ban TikTok, it wants to own it.
On Mar 10, 2023 by Jacob Seitz
‘Blind eye to horrific harm’: Sen. Blumenthal comes down hard on tech companies’ use of Section 230
‘Section 230 actually was designed to promote a safer internet. Plainly it’s doing the opposite right now.’
On Mar 8, 2023 by Jacob Seitz
Biden calls on Congress to pass bipartisan bill that could ban TikTok
The RESTRICT Act was introduced Tuesday and would give the U.S. government the authority to ban TikTok.
On Mar 7, 2023 by Jacob Seitz
Gigi Sohn withdraws FCC nomination, calls attacks ‘absurd caricature of blatant lies’
The longtime broadband advocate said she faced ‘unrelenting, dishonest, and cruel attacks’ during her nomination process.
Marriott under fire for allowing Nick Fuentes to host antisemitic, off-brand CPAC conference
The ‘Groyper’ leader said he loved Hitler and advocated for the eradication of Judaism.
On Mar 6, 2023 by Jacob Seitz
German officials highlight major concerns with EU plan to scan phones for child sexual abuse material
The German Parliament held a hearing on Wednesday to discuss the EU’s proposed plan to combat child sexual abuse material.
On Mar 2, 2023 by Jacob Seitz
GOP’s new TikTok bill faces strong resistance from leading tech advocacy groups
Tech advocacy groups staunchly opposed a bill that passed out of the House Foreign Affairs Committee yesterday.
GOP senator’s sh*tposting alt temporarily suspended for being too ‘based’
Elon Musk said it was too ‘based.’
On Mar 1, 2023 by Jacob Seitz
Pro-Russia right-winger’s relationship with Miss Russia exposed
Jackson Hinkle’s supposed relationship with Russian model Anna Linnikova has been revealed.
On Feb 28, 2023 by Jacob Seitz
FTC says AI companies need proof before they can claim their products work better than humans
‘You don’t need a machine to predict what the FTC might do when those claims are unsupported.’
On Feb 27, 2023 by Jacob Seitz
European Commission bans TikTok from staff devices over data privacy concerns
The move comes after Congress banned the app on U.S. federal devices last year.
On Feb 23, 2023 by Jacob Seitz
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