Meta Just Agreed to Pay $18 Billion Over Kids and Social Media — Here's What Actually Happened
2026-08-26
Meta settled with 47 states for up to $18 billion over claims it designed Facebook and Instagram to addict children. Here's what the settlement actually changes, what it doesn't, and why it might not matter as much as it sounds.
Manifest V3 Killed uBlock Origin on Chromium — Here's the Technical Breakdown
2026-08-14
Google pulled the last Manifest V2 code out of Chromium in July 2026, and uBlock Origin is being removed from the Chrome Web Store on August 31. Here's what actually broke, why Google's security claims don't hold up, and why I moved to Zen Browser.
Phoebe Gates, Phia, and the Cookie Stuffing Saga — Affiliate Fraud's Wire Fraud Problem
2026-08-14
Bloomberg's investigation into Phoebe Gates' shopping app Phia pulled "cookie stuffing" out of ad-tech obscurity and into federal wire fraud territory — with leaked Slack messages showing founders knew for months.