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Mia Sato

Mia Sato

Features Writer, The Verge

Features Writer, The Verge

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    Influencers are posting pro-Dubai copypasta.

    As drone strikes hit the city, social media videos shared by influencers follow a script: nonchalance at the danger, followed by flattering videos and photos of UAE leaders. “I know who protects us,” the videos go.

    TikTok trend or a coordinated influence campaign?

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    The AP is partnering with Kalshi.

    The outlet will provide Kalshi with elections-related data — namely, vote counts and race calls — that will be available on the predictions market platform. The AP licenses its elections data to many sources (including other news outlets). What’s notable is that Kalshi and other predictions markets are increasingly blurring the line between actual news and a thing a guy online decided to put money on.

    I suspect a bunch of Kalshi users are about to learn about the percentage of votes counted the hard way.

    How MLB can make baseball relevant on a fast-changing internet

    The old sport is going all-in on chasing virality.

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    Can Democrats post their way to midterm victories?

    Kamala Harris’ campaign account, @KamalaHQ, has rebranded as a digital rapid response operation.

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