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Lauren Theisen

Announcements

Defector Media Promotes Devin The Dugong To Chief AI Officer, Unveils First AI-Generated Blog

This Is So Stupid

Here Is Defector’s New State-Of-The-Art Mixed-Reality Commercial

charismatic megafauna (they/them)

Sabrina Imbler

Mark Zuckerberg's metaverse avatar waving a bland hello except his bottom half is long trailing jellyfish tentacles

The Machines

We Can Do So Much Better Than Legs

Albert Burneko

Mark Zuckerberg on a laptop screen with Meta logo

More Like Megaworse

Please Welcome Defector’s New Chief Metaverse Officer, Devin The Dugong

Patrick Redford

WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 28: CEO of Facebook Mark Zuckerberg appears on a monitor as he testifies remotely during the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee hearing 'Does Section 230's Sweeping Immunity Enable Big Tech Bad Behavior?', on Capitol Hill, October 28, 2020 in Washington, DC. CEO of Twitter Jack Dorsey; CEO of Alphabet Inc. and its subsidiary Google LLC, Sundar Pichai; and CEO of Facebook Mark Zuckerberg all testified virtually at the hearing. Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act guarantees that tech companies can not be sued for content on their platforms, but the Justice Department has suggested limiting this legislation. (Photo by Michael Reynolds-Pool/Getty Images)

Capital

Meta Is Desperate

De’Aaron Fox’s NFT Project Suddenly, Mysteriously Shuts Down

David Roth

An animatronic dog about to be crushed into oblivion in Meta's upsetting Super Bowl ad.

Facebook/Meta Asks: “Wouldn’t It Be Nice To Die?”

Maitreyi Anantharaman

Staff Writer
Find me on Signal @DefectorChris.19

Chris Thompson

Life's Rich Pageant

Where Is The Metaverse App The Sixers Were So Honored To Promote?

Columnist. Author of many <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Drew-Magary/e/B001JS8R52/ref=dp_byline_cont_pop_book_1">fine works of literature</a>, including Point B. Handsomest man in the world.

Drew Magary

Attendee uses a virtual-reality headset, at the VR/360° Filmmaking Masterclass For Women- Industry Night on January 28, 2022 in Nairobi. - The VR/360° Filmmaking Masterclass For Women is dedicated to strengthening the creative economy in different sectors in Kenya. The project consists mainly of training & workshops for creatives and related events. (Photo by Simon MAINA / AFP) (Photo by SIMON MAINA/AFP via Getty Images)

Funbag

You’re Gonna Be In This Goddamn Metaverse Whether You Like It Or Not

Metaverse Company Blames Unlikely Third Party For Recent Misfortunes Following Termination Of 76ers Partnership [Update]

What The Hell Is This Company The 76ers Just Partnered With?

Metaverse