It’s here! Classicist Emily Wilson joins #VibeCheckPod for a conversation about translation, The Odyssey, enduring myths and Carbi B! Listen here or wherever you get your podcasts:

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The slow transformation of social media into slop-filled AOL-styled walled gardens continues. Meta is betting consumers won’t care enough about the degradation of the experience to go elsewhere, and, besides, content producers have few alternative options to reach people. It’s depressing.

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“This is a remarkable provision to bury in [the] terms of service, given that this would give Meta access to material that would likely cost many millions of dollars in a licensing market,” said Matt Topic, a media /intellectual property attorney at Loevy & Loevy. “ www.niemanlab.org/2026/10/meta...

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Hey so - I just learned about this a few minutes ago. I'm starting to mull over whether/how to take action on a small scale with my indie newsroom and I'm starting to reach out in journalism circles I run in to see whether anyone can/will actually organize anything.

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Excellent reporting by @niemanlab.org making ALL aware. Meta claims it's simply consolidating existing terms and this won't change its crawling. Then why is Meta demanding sweeping permissions in a binding contract? Why explicitly authorize AI training? 3/5 www.niemanlab.org/2026/10/meta...

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