“Monthly Roundup #14: January 2024” by Zvi

There's always lots of stuff going on. The backlog of other roundups keeps growing rather than shrinking. I have also decided to hold back a few things to turn them into their own posts instead.

Bad News

I wonder if it is meaningful that most of the bad news is about technology?

I don’t even know if this is news, but Rutgers finds TikTok amplifies and suppresses content based on whether it aligns with the CCP.

It would be great if we could find a way to ban or stop using TikTok that did not involve something crazy like the Restrict Act. I still think the Restrict Act is worse than nothing, if those are our only choices.

If the CCP limited its interference to explicitly internal Chinese topics, I would understand, but they do not: WSJ investigates the TikTok rabbit hole, in particular [...]

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Outline:

(00:18) Bad News

(07:53) Government Working (USA Edition)

(10:58) Government Working (UK/EU Edition)

(15:14) Trouble in the Suez

(22:42) Crime and Punishment

(34:03) Good News, Everyone

(39:11) Sports Go Sports

(43:24) Gamers Gonna Game Game Game Game Game

(50:02) Game Reviews

(53:00) I Was Promised Flying Self-Driving Cars

(53:31) While I Cannot Condone This

(01:02:48) Money Stuff

(01:14:23) At the Movies

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First published:
January 24th, 2024

Source:
https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/8gxkJnZCBrNBRZREH/monthly-roundup-14-january-2024

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Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO.