Mia Sato
@miasato.bsky.social
reporter at @theverge.com, and things of that nature. i cover social media/tech companies and life online. contact me securely on signal: @miasato.11.
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Mia Sato
@miasato.bsky.social
· Jul 22
How dupes turned online shopping upside down
Getting copied is devastating — but not necessarily illegal. Who owns what in an era of unprecedented mass consumption?
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New from me: The internet is built on sameness. People hawk the same stuff, use the same music, write the same SEO articles. Now the aesthetics and modes of the web have escape into the real world.
If you thought your feeds were derivative, wait until you see dupes:
www.theverge.com/cs/features/...
If you thought your feeds were derivative, wait until you see dupes:
www.theverge.com/cs/features/...
I'm at the Luigi Mangione hearing today in New York. This week is focused on whether some key pieces of evidence are admissible in court. Follow along at @theverge.com www.theverge.com/policy/83488...
Luigi Mangione has entered the courtroom.
We’re more than an hour and a half behind the scheduled start time for the hearing in New York. Mangione was allowed to wear street clothes today, which elicited wall-to-wall news coverage last month....
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December 1, 2025 at 3:57 PM
I'm at the Luigi Mangione hearing today in New York. This week is focused on whether some key pieces of evidence are admissible in court. Follow along at @theverge.com www.theverge.com/policy/83488...
black friday/cyber monday always makes me want for nothing
November 30, 2025 at 5:02 PM
black friday/cyber monday always makes me want for nothing
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Federal immigration enforcement officials called off a planned raid on Canal Street today shortly before it was slated to begin.
New Yorkers who heard about the raid showed up at the garage where the feds had gathered, and as federal agents tried to leave, the NYPD cleared the way for them.
New Yorkers who heard about the raid showed up at the garage where the feds had gathered, and as federal agents tried to leave, the NYPD cleared the way for them.
November 29, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Federal immigration enforcement officials called off a planned raid on Canal Street today shortly before it was slated to begin.
New Yorkers who heard about the raid showed up at the garage where the feds had gathered, and as federal agents tried to leave, the NYPD cleared the way for them.
New Yorkers who heard about the raid showed up at the garage where the feds had gathered, and as federal agents tried to leave, the NYPD cleared the way for them.
Eminem over Hello Operator is CRAZY
November 27, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Eminem over Hello Operator is CRAZY
“I haven’t seen him in a hell of a long time”
- my mom about the Jolly Green Giant
- my mom about the Jolly Green Giant
November 27, 2025 at 6:50 PM
“I haven’t seen him in a hell of a long time”
- my mom about the Jolly Green Giant
- my mom about the Jolly Green Giant
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A bit too on the nose for thanksgiving
ICE DETAINED MARILYN. Fuck these people. www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
‘Northern Exposure’ actor gave ICE agents in Redmond her tribal ID. They called it ‘fake,’ she says
Indigenous actor Elaine Miles of "Northern Exposure" was detained by ICE at a Redmond bus stop. When she showed them her Tribal ID, they told her it was fake.
www.seattletimes.com
November 27, 2025 at 5:26 PM
A bit too on the nose for thanksgiving
the state should issue all journalists five (5) mandatory non-media industry friends to keep us all normal
November 27, 2025 at 2:11 AM
the state should issue all journalists five (5) mandatory non-media industry friends to keep us all normal
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Whoever at Instagram redesigned it so messages are at the bottom instead of where god intended, I’m going to arrest you
November 26, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Whoever at Instagram redesigned it so messages are at the bottom instead of where god intended, I’m going to arrest you
Great story and also the recipe sites vs robots thing has been happening for years, except in the age of SEO it was humans trying to get robots’ attention, sometimes at the expense of accuracy. Another example is the “don’t smash a burger to hold in the juices” myth
www.theverge.com/c/23998379/g...
www.theverge.com/c/23998379/g...
![“If people are searching the wrong thing because that’s what they’ve been given, how do you return a result to them that explains that they’re incorrect, while also being found by them?” Bromilow says. “You don’t want to reinforce the mistake, right? It’s really weird and complicated.”
That Ethiopian recipes are being translated from Amharic to English also brings a host of problems: how should Bromilow spell the names of dishes? Should he use whatever spelling people are searching for the most? A post on savory pancakes sums it up, in which the Canadian Bromilow explains why he’s opted to omit the “u” in savoury: “The choice, while it breaks my maple-syrup filled heart, is obvious — savory is searched for more often, and using that spelling is more likely to [get] a recipe noticed by the all-powerful and oft-mysterious search engine algorithms.”](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:fctau3eedws5cdrvnv4k6n2q/bafkreianx2eqjr5guzjw7i6un5r7qxqiddatvcgpoqozjfqcunuw254siq@jpeg)
November 25, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Great story and also the recipe sites vs robots thing has been happening for years, except in the age of SEO it was humans trying to get robots’ attention, sometimes at the expense of accuracy. Another example is the “don’t smash a burger to hold in the juices” myth
www.theverge.com/c/23998379/g...
www.theverge.com/c/23998379/g...
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Moments ago: tenants of the South Shore apartment building that federal immigration agents raided at the end of September held a presser to announce they're forming a tenants union.
They're demanding, among other things, sewage removal and heat and electricity restroration.
More updates TK.
They're demanding, among other things, sewage removal and heat and electricity restroration.
More updates TK.
November 24, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Moments ago: tenants of the South Shore apartment building that federal immigration agents raided at the end of September held a presser to announce they're forming a tenants union.
They're demanding, among other things, sewage removal and heat and electricity restroration.
More updates TK.
They're demanding, among other things, sewage removal and heat and electricity restroration.
More updates TK.
ohtani’s thank you fans post just scared the shit out of me tbh
November 25, 2025 at 3:03 AM
ohtani’s thank you fans post just scared the shit out of me tbh
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WOW! Autism Society of America, The Autistic Self-Advocacy Network, the Autism Science Foundation, the Autistic Women & Nonbinary Network and Autism Speaks put out a statement denouncing the CDC changing its website on vaccines
autisticadvocacy.org/2025/11/lead...
autisticadvocacy.org/2025/11/lead...
Leading Autism and Disability Organizations Statement on CDC's Vaccines and Autism Page
As national organizations dedicated to advancing the well-being of autistic individuals and partners across the disability and public health sectors, we are deeply disappointed by the latest update to...
autisticadvocacy.org
November 24, 2025 at 11:18 PM
WOW! Autism Society of America, The Autistic Self-Advocacy Network, the Autism Science Foundation, the Autistic Women & Nonbinary Network and Autism Speaks put out a statement denouncing the CDC changing its website on vaccines
autisticadvocacy.org/2025/11/lead...
autisticadvocacy.org/2025/11/lead...
Men are not lonely enough 2.0
November 24, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Men are not lonely enough 2.0
Me in a podcast for my job on a topic I’m knowledgeable about: Black internet users created important culture in this space and we should acknowledge that
A random man in the comments:
A random man in the comments:
November 24, 2025 at 5:08 AM
Me in a podcast for my job on a topic I’m knowledgeable about: Black internet users created important culture in this space and we should acknowledge that
A random man in the comments:
A random man in the comments:
The Verge’s new podcast is just an excuse to rewatch iconic Vines and intellectualize them. An era where you could make a funny joke online and get invited to be on Ellen. Had so much fun doing this!
youtu.be/ZUHNcsfag9Y
youtu.be/ZUHNcsfag9Y
Vine walked so TikTok could run | Version History
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November 23, 2025 at 4:33 PM
The Verge’s new podcast is just an excuse to rewatch iconic Vines and intellectualize them. An era where you could make a funny joke online and get invited to be on Ellen. Had so much fun doing this!
youtu.be/ZUHNcsfag9Y
youtu.be/ZUHNcsfag9Y
Waking up to “Drink from me Love”
November 22, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Waking up to “Drink from me Love”
Whoever said that Trump looks like a Make A Wish kid meeting Zohran nailed it
November 22, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Whoever said that Trump looks like a Make A Wish kid meeting Zohran nailed it
Bill Ackman come online please i want to read your Posts
November 21, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Bill Ackman come online please i want to read your Posts
people underestimate how much men love other men
November 21, 2025 at 9:21 PM
people underestimate how much men love other men
ok and there should also be a dress code that you can’t have that many buttons undone on your dress shirt on national TV
Trump's Transportation Secretary on how to improve air travel:
"People dress up like they're going to bed when they fly... We want to push people as we come into a really busy travel season, help people out, be in a good mood, dress up"
"People dress up like they're going to bed when they fly... We want to push people as we come into a really busy travel season, help people out, be in a good mood, dress up"
November 21, 2025 at 4:27 AM
ok and there should also be a dress code that you can’t have that many buttons undone on your dress shirt on national TV
I need Lina Khan to do something about the fact that a box of Cheez Its is $7 in my local NYC grocery store
November 20, 2025 at 9:25 PM
I need Lina Khan to do something about the fact that a box of Cheez Its is $7 in my local NYC grocery store
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"A Chinese immigrant was found dead in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention, with his hands and feet tied behind him, an attorney has alleged."
www.newsweek.com/ice-detainee...
www.newsweek.com/ice-detainee...
Man detained by ICE found dead, hanging with hands and feet tied—attorney
The Chinese national died in Pennsylvania in August, but his family's requests for answers from DHS have gone unmet.
www.newsweek.com
November 20, 2025 at 2:15 AM
"A Chinese immigrant was found dead in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention, with his hands and feet tied behind him, an attorney has alleged."
www.newsweek.com/ice-detainee...
www.newsweek.com/ice-detainee...
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people aren't going to like this take but content of the song aside, the jailbait song's production is kind of good
November 19, 2025 at 7:38 PM
people aren't going to like this take but content of the song aside, the jailbait song's production is kind of good