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Wired.com is the website of monthly magazine Wired. Its content focuses on the intersection of technology with culture, business and human nature. According to its About page, its goal is to produce "information and ideas that make sense of a world in constant transformation." It is owned by Condé Nast Inc. Its editor in chief is Nicholas Thompson. Wired's AllSides Media Bias Rating™ was changed from Lean Left to Center in February 2020. At the time it was changed, the initial rating had been voted on 163 times by community members, with 85 disagreeing.
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The European Union has opened an investigation into Facebook and Instagram for the platforms’ potentially addictive effects on children, echoing two similar probes opened into TikTok earlier this year. Meta-owned platforms will be investigated for their addictive and “rabbit hole” effects, and whether young users were being fed too much content about depression or unrealistic body images. Investigators will also probe whether underage children—below 13 years old—are being effectively blocked from using the services. “We are not convinced that Meta has done enough to comply with the DSA [Digital Services...