Inside the world of young Black 'Sims' content creators

PLUS: A coordinated IG takedown, Super Bowl deals, and a new lens technology. View this email in your browser  |  Manage newsletter subscriptions 02.04.21   ENFORCEMENT A Coordinated Takedown Targets 'OGUser' Account Thieves BY LILY HAY NEWMAN Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok have all taken action against the hacker community in recent days.   BIG DEAL 10 Great TV and Soundbar Deals for the Super Bowl BY PARKER HALL Yeah, there's a big football game this weekend, but we're more excited about these OLED TV and soundbar deals.   NEW GLASS A New Lens Technology Is Primed to Jump-Start Phone Cameras BY JULIAN CHOKKATTU The optics in your smartphone have been pretty much the same for more than a decade. That's about to change.   PEOPLE POWER Inside the World of Young Black Sims Content Creators BY ROBIN MOSLEY In The Sims, you can ideally design a whole new life. These modders and designers found that the game fell short of that promise, so they're picking up the slack. GET WIRED Get 1 year of WIRED access for less than $1 per month. Tech news and analysis you won't find anywhere else. Subscribe now.   EARTH PLAY So, Jeff Bezos, You Really Want to Fix the Planet? BY MATT SIMON Amazon's founder is stepping down to focus on other projects, like the Bezos Earth Fund. Here's what he can do to help fix the mess humans have made of the world.   SLOW INTERNET On the Capitalist Internet, Even Celebs Join the Gig Economy BY LAURENCE SCOTT Gimmicky message services like Cameo treat goodwill as a friendly contagion, something anyone can catch and spread. Just don't let the money run out.   GOD MODE There Are Spying Eyes Everywhere—and Now They Share a Brain BY ARTHUR HOLLAND MICHEL Security cameras. License plate readers. Smartphone trackers. Drones. We're being watched 24/7. What happens when all those data streams fuse into one?   LOST IN TRANSLATION How Censorship Can Influence Artificial Intelligence BY WILL KNIGHT A study finds that algorithms learn to associate words with other words. "Democracy" can equal "stability"—or "chaos."   FACT CHECK Joe Biden Has to Walk a Fine Line When Fighting Disinformation BY ZAK JASON The president pledged to defend the truth, but how far can he go without impinging Americans' rights or undermining his cause?     This e-mail was sent to you by WIRED. To ensure delivery to your inbox (not bulk or junk folders), please add our e-mail address, wired@newsletters.wired.com, to your address book.   View our Privacy Policy Unsubscribe or Manage your newsletter subscriptions