December 1, 2023

A still from a 1998 interview with Osama Bin Laden. | CNN/Getty Images Why bin Laden’s 2002 letter became the latest TikTok moral panic. This week, videos featuring former al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden’s 2002 missive “Letter to America” were posted to TikTok, leading a wide swath of politicians, families of 9/11 victims, and influencers…

Those notorious green Android texts will stick around for a while yet. | Javier Zayas Photography/Vox Apple is adopting Google’s texting standard, but blue bubble elitism will probably continue. The story is sad, yet so familiar to iPhone owners. You meet someone new and give them your number, only to receive a green (harsh, unwelcoming),…