Willie O’Reilly: The last whoops and hollers of the internet’s Wild West

The Twitterati were incandescent over the sale of Wordle, while Spotify seemed to think it had no responsibility for Covid misinformation on its Joe Rogan podcast

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The internet got me going last week. I’m full of righteous indignation, wondering if the public has lost its mind and why those who own online media continue to pretend they don’t need to be responsible for what they produce.

Part of it was when Josh Wardle, the owner and creator of internet sensation Wordle, had a big payday. Wardle designed the online game for his partner and himself to play.

It is winningly simple. ...