Few Americans pay for news when they encounter paywalls(pewresearch.org)

76 points by mooreds 1 year ago | 137 comments

Across the Globe, People Increasingly Say Social Media Is Harming Democracy(pewresearch.org)

95 points by karakoram 19 days ago | 73 comments

Pew Research Center report on international survey findings that growing shares of people say social media is harming democracy.

Satisfaction with Democracy Has Declined in Recent Years in High-Income Nations(pewresearch.org)

4 points by sarimkx 2 years ago | 0 comments

Support for U.S. TikTok ban continues to decline(pewresearch.org)

27 points by roncesvalles 2 years ago | 32 comments

Americans still opt for print books over digital or audio versions(pewresearch.org)

49 points by thm 6 months ago | 39 comments

Growing share of Americans favor more nuclear power(pewresearch.org)

204 points by freedude 3 years ago | 183 comments

Legalizing sports gambling was a mistake(theatlantic.com)

1229 points by jimbob45 2 years ago | 1081 comments

An Atlantic Ideas essay by Charles Fain Lehman arguing that legalizing sports gambling was a mistake because the betting industry is harming lives.

After bankruptcy, he was banned from sports betting sites. Then he found Kalshi(npr.org)

49 points by momentmaker 20 days ago | 39 comments

NPR report on a man banned from sports betting sites after bankruptcy who turned to the prediction market Kalshi to keep gambling.

NBA announces partnership with prediction markets Kalshi, Polymarket(nytimes.com)

10 points by cdrnsf 1 hour ago | 2 comments

The Athletic reports the NBA signed agreements making Kalshi and Polymarket its preferred prediction-market exchanges, with league approval rights over markets offered.

An ESPN producer who quit because of sports gambling(cjr.org)

139 points by danso 11 days ago | 96 comments

Columbia Journalism Review interview with Nicole Noren, an ESPN producer who quit in protest over the network's ties to sports betting.

We haven't seen the worst of what gambling and prediction markets will do(derekthompson.org)

826 points by mmcclure 7 months ago | 576 comments

Derek Thompson essay arguing that the spread of gambling and prediction markets in America will cause worse social harm than people expect.

LaLiga's Anti-Piracy Crackdown Triggers Widespread Internet Disruptions in Spain(reclaimthenet.org)

331 points by akyuu 1 year ago | 148 comments

Reclaim The Net article reporting that LaLiga's anti-piracy IP blocking in Spain is causing widespread disruptions to legitimate internet services.