“I will be reporting on the people and movements that are steering tech and internet culture, from weird online phenomena, to under-the-radar trends, to content creators, platform developments, policy initiatives, and the powerful forces that shape our online world. It’s about who has power on the internet and how that power is being wielded.” —

Taylor Lorenz, a Washington Post technology columnist, announced Tuesday that she is leaving the paper to launch a new publication on Substack, bringing to a close a 2½-year stint. In an interview with the Hollywood Reporter,