Twitch and Reddit protests may be only the beginning

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View this email in your browser  |  Manage newsletter subscriptions 09.02.21   SOCIAL MIMICRY | 6-MINUTE READ They Watched a YouTuber With Tourette's—Then Adopted His Tics BY GRACE BROWNE, WIRED UK Hundreds of people are displaying similar behaviors to that of YouTube star Jan Zimmermann. Do they have a disorder or something more mysterious?   STAY SAFE | 7-MINUTE READ I'm Vaccinated. When Is It Safe to Take My Mask Off? BY TARA HAELLE Mask guidance continues to change. Here's what you need to know, depending on who you are, to protect yourself—and, most importantly, others.   DEALS | 4-MINUTE READ Our Favorite Mattresses on Sale for Labor Day BY MEDEA GIORDANO AND GEAR TEAM Need a new bed? Holidays are the best times to get a decent price. Here are our recommendations in all price ranges.   DIGITAL LABOR | 5-MINUTE READ Twitch And Reddit Protests May Be Only the Beginning BY CECILIA D'ANASTASIO #ADayOffTwitch and dozens of subreddit blackouts were organized separately, but together they show the potential power of collective action by users. GET WIRED End of Summer Sale: Get WIRED for $10 $5. Get the print edition and exclusive subscriber-only content. You can't see into the future, but you can subscribe to WIRED. Subscribe now.   FICTION | 20-MINUTE READ Artificial Intelligence and the 'Gods Behind the Masks' BY KAI-FU LEE AND CHEN QIUFAN In an excerpt from AI 2041: Ten Visions for Our Future, Kai-Fu Lee and Chen Qiufan explore what happens when deepfakers attack the deepfakes.   SKETCH SHOW | 5-MINUTE READ Covid Has Created a Virtual Renaissance for Life Drawing BY SUHITA SHIRODKAR As lockdowns began, artists and models migrated to videoconferencing—revolutionizing who gets to sketch and be sketched.   COMMON KNOWLEDGE | 6-MINUTE READ Can the Wisdom of Crowds Help Fix Social Media's Trust Issue? BY GILAD EDELMAN A new study finds that small groups of laypeople can match or surpass the work of professional fact checkers—and they can do it at scale.   FICTION | 5-MINUTE READ Six-Word Sci-Fi: Stories Written by You BY WIRED READERS Here's this month's prompt, how to submit, and an illustrated archive of past favorites.   BUYING GUIDE | 7-MINUTE READ The Best Turntables for Your Vinyl Collection BY PARKER HALL Looking for fresh indoor hobbies? Why not start a record collection? These entry-level turntables will help you enjoy analog audio at home.     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   Copyright © Condé Nast 2021. One World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007. All rights reserved.