Justin Ling / Wired: Internal 4chan emails, chat logs, and chaotic moderation decisions reveal how the site’s moderators, called “janitors”, allowed racism and violence to take over  —  Internal company documents reveal how the imageboard’s chaotic moderation allowed racism and violence to take over. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: Curri, which sells last-mile logistics for construction, raised a $42M Series B, taking its total funding to $48.2M, and launches an API for booking vehicles  —  In 2018, Matt Lafferty and Brian Gonzalez co-founded Curri, a tech platform focused on last-mile logistics for the construction industry. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Associated Press: FIFA report: 50%+ of soccer players in two 2021 tournaments received social media abuse, a third of which was racist; some players and clubs demand change  —  Missing penalties in a major international soccer final was bad enough for three Black players on England’s national team. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Jamie Crawley / CoinDesk: Bermuda-based Meanwhile, which aims to provide life insurance to US citizens with BTC holdings, raised $19M across two seed rounds led by Sam Altman and others  —  Meanwhile’s target audience is U.S. citizens with large BTC holdings, an audience from which it has “seen a lot of early demand.” Lees verder op Tech Meme