Britney Spears posted about buying her first iPad on Instagram, and her fans are thrilled for her.

“Okay guys, great news. I got my first iPad today,” Spears said in an ecstatic Instagram video posted Friday. “So, I’ve got my hair up, I’m in my yard, and I’ve been working. But, I came into the kitchen and saw something I ordered, and it is a freaking new iPad.”

She added that her sons Sean and Jayden, who are 15 and 14 years old, have iPads of their own but this is her first.

“This is just a groundbreaking day. I’ve always had a little phone, but now this iPad is in my hands and I feel like my life is changing as we speak and I am so excited,” Spears gushed. “Upward bound! Yes!”

The first iPad was released in 2010. Spears, however, has been under legal guardianship since 2008.

The 39-year-old pop star treated herself to the tablet amid a public fight to end her father’s conservatorship over her finances, career, and medical care. Despite continuing to perform and release music, Spears has been legally dependent on a conservator for the past 13 years.

After her father Jamie Spears stepped down as personal conservator in Sept. 2019, Spears’ medical care fell under the charge of temporary guardian Jodi Montgomery. Her father remains in control of her finances as conservator of her estate. Fans are convinced that she asks for help in coded social media posts, and the tag #FreeBritney is now a rallying cry of support for her independence.

Spears’ iPad purchase, while heartwarming, also alarmed fans.

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One fan compared Spears to a “modern day princess being set free after years of being locked up in her castle” in a comment on her Reel.

“I’m so happy that finally she can buy her own things,” another commented. “And…start doing things she always wanted to do.”

Though the video is still public on the Reels section of Spears’ account, it no longer appears on her main Instagram grid. The video’s absence from Spears’ Instagram grid stoked further speculation of her conservator team’s control over her image. Another video of Spears in her garden is no longer public, either.

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The case against her father is making progress. Britney’s new lawyer Mathew Rosengart filed a motion on Thursday requesting the expedited removal of Jamie Spears as the conservator of her estate. The motion would accelerate the process before the next hearing, which is scheduled for September.

A court filing obtained by People called for the “immediate suspension” of Jamie Spears as conservator, and asked for CPA Jason Rubin to be appointed as temporary conservator. Rubin specializes in handling elder financial abuse cases and managing complex trust portfolios, Vanity Fair reports.

“Although a two-month wait for a hearing on the Petition may not seem significant in the context of 13 years, Ms. Spears should not be forced to continue to feel traumatized, lose sleep, and suffer further,” the motion continues. “Every day matters.”

In the meantime, Britney continues to post delightful content from her iPad.

On Tuesday, Facebook stopped a team of researchers from New York University from studying political ads and COVID-19 misinformation by blocking their personal accounts, pages, apps, and access to its platform. The move was meant to stop NYU’s Ad Observatory from using a browser add-on it launched in 2020 to collect data about the political ads users see on Facebook.

Facebook says it blocked the Ad Observatory because NYU researchers violated the social media platform’s terms of service by scraping user data without permission. But the academics behind the Ad Observatory say they got permission from everyone who uses their browser add-on, and Facebook’s attempt to stop their research has more sinister roots in the platform trying to stop the academics from exposing problems.

“By suspending our accounts, Facebook has effectively ended all this work,” Laura Edelson, an NYU researcher involved in the project who had her personal account banned, tweeted on August 3.

“Facebook has also effectively cut off access to more than two dozen other researchers and journalists who get access to Facebook data through our project, including our work measuring vaccine misinformation with the Virality Project and many other partners who rely on our data. The work our team does to make data about disinformation on Facebook transparent is vital to a healthy internet and a healthy democracy.”

In the aftermath of the Cambridge Analytica scandal, it’s reasonable that Facebook might be nervous about third-parties collecting data from its platform. But Facebook insinuated, initially, that it blocked the Ad Observatory because of a consent decree with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), which is, simply, untrue.

Facebook spokesman Joe Osborne later told Wired that the consent decree itself wasn’t the reason for the actions taken against the NYU researchers. Instead, Osborne noted the decree required that Facebook create rules for a privacy program that the researchers violated, according to Reuters. The FTC acknowledged Facebook’s response in a letter to CEO Mark Zuckerberg, but acting director Samuel Levine also pointedly noted that the revised explanation doesn’t change much.

“Had you honored your commitment to contact us in advance, we would have pointed out that the consent decree does not bar Facebook from creating exceptions for good-faith research in the public interest,” Levine wrote. “Indeed, the FTC supports efforts to shed light on opaque business practices, especially around surveillance-based advertising. While it is not our role to resolve individual disputes between Facebook and third parties, we hope that the company is not invoking privacy – much less the FTC consent order – as a pretext to advance other aims.”

Facebook appears to be hiding behind a consent decree that doesn’t actually work in this case. And still, there are few paths forward for Facebook or the NYU Ad Observatory at this time, since neither has any real reason to move to the other side.

This whole situation is basically daring U.S. authorities to actually — finally — pursue regulation. As The Verge’s Casey Newton pointed out, the best way to force big tech companies and researchers to work with each other is for congress to pass some kind of privacy legislation with a dedicated space for academic researchers, and an agency that would do oversight of that research and the online platforms.

Some politicians appear to agree. Sen. Mark Warner, a Democrat who represents Virginia, called on Congress “to act to bring greater transparency to the shadowy world of online advertising,” according to NPR. Sen. Ron Wyden, an Oregon Democrat, tweeted that Facebook’s claim that the NYU tool potentially violated privacy law was a “bogus” excuse.

But public statements aren’t the same thing as laws or legislation. Ramya Krishnan, a staff attorney at Columbia University’s Knight First Amendment Institute, told NPR that this entire situation — Facebook cutting off NYU researchers, and the academics having no real recourse — is proof enough that lawmakers need to do something.

“The company functions as a gatekeeper to journalism and research about how the company’s platform works and the impact of its platform on society. And we think that that is untenable,” she said. “The public urgently needs to know and needs to understand the implications of Facebook’s platform for public discourse and democracy.”

In the past year and a half college meme pages that once flourished and defined campus life have suffered from a lack of content due to remote learning.

Because students missed out on community-building experiences at school, such as attending football games, studying in the library, and seeing the same eccentric characters on campus everyday, meme pages suffered a content drought.

Come mid-August students will head back to their universities after extended time away, but can the campus meme pages be revived?

A brief history of campus meme pages

For those who aren’t familiar with campus meme pages and Facebook groups, before the pandemic they were popular at big schools like UC Berkeley and University of Boston, as well as smaller schools like Tuffs and Yale. Students use campus meme pages to bond over the oddities of shared campus life and events. The meme pages also help students distinguish themselves and their universities from other schools.

College meme Facebook groups all follow roughly the same naming pattern, and they also poke fun at school reputations. Some examples include UC Berkeley Memes for Edgy Teens, Yale Memes for Special Snowflake Teens, UCLA Memes for Sick af Tweens, and Harvard Memes for Elitist 1% Tweens.

These pages take advantage of any trending meme format and make it campus specific by referencing a detail about their college and sometimes adding their school’s logo, hat, or insignia.

College meme pages have become hugely popular not only with current students, but also alumni and prospective students. UC Berkeley Memes for Edgy Teens, created in late 2016, was the first prominent college meme page. It now has over 200,000 members. Currently, Harvard Memes for Elitist 1% Teens and UCLA Memes for Sick af Tweens both have around 60,000 members.

This meme intentionally confuses two aspects of UC Berkeley campus life, the dance troupes that practice on campus and protests.
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While Facebook college meme pages still exist and are still active they did not have the wealth of campus related content to draw on for the last year and a half. This is further complicated by younger student’s preference for apps like TikTok and Instagram over Facebook.

I attended UC Berkeley from 2017 to 2021 and our meme page was a point of campus pride. At such a big campus with many splintering identities, the meme page had a sense of community. It was wonderful to be in on the jokes and feel like we were all in it together.

At such a big campus with many splintering identities, the meme page had a sense of community.

UC Berkeley Memes for Edgy Teens relied on a lot of campus tropes like the pain of walking across Sproul (our plaza where hundreds of clubs would flyer daily) and the confusing layout of certain buildings. The meme pages also provided comedic relief for students. Content on the page was often related to campus-wide current events, like the time protesters burned down an Amazon store in 2017 when Milo Yinnopoulos spoke on campus, or when our annual football game against Stanford was postponed because of wildfire smoke in 2018, and again during power cuts due to high wildfire risk in 2019.

Without those universal experiences to draw from in the 2020-2021 school year, there were fewer campus-wide inside jokes and therefore fewer memes.

The rise of Zoom Memes for Self Quaranteens

During the pandemic, a meme page for all college students named Zoom Memes for Self Quaranteens blew up in place of campus-specific meme pages. The description of the page reads, “Socially isolated college youth stuck doing online courses in closed universities.”

Rachel Wang, a 22-year-old recent UC Berkeley grad and moderator of Zoom Memes for Self Quaranteens, noticed a decline in UC Berkeley Memes for Edgy Teens. “Our meme page was the original, right and I feel like their peak was a while back already. I haven’t seen many posts from them on my feed. I think having a page just for college students and because of the novelty of lockdown college students were propelled to Zoom Memes,” said Wang.

Zoom Memes for Self Quaranteens was created March 11, 2020, by two Carnegie Mellon students, MeMehul Agrawal and Shreyan Bakshi. Within the first few days it gained over 100,000 members and now has over 910,000 members. Posts often get up to 50,000 likes.

During the pandemic the college experience became more universal. It didn’t matter what college town you were in or what the most confusing building on your campus was because we were all attending classes in our bedrooms and mourning the loss of our college experience. There was a sense of solidarity across campuses in Zoom Memes for Self Quaranteens.

An example of the kind of memes posted in Zoom Memes for Self Quaranteens.
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Zoom Memes provided David Nheui, a 20-year-old rising sophomore at University of Pennsylvania, with a community during COVID-19. The weekend after Nheui was sent home, the meme page hosted a Zoom call. “We were just playing games, talking, it was really fun. I stayed and got to talk to people and I stayed in contact with the people I met in that call and became friends with them,” said Nheui.

“The meme page helped me find and build community during the pandemic. It felt great still being able to connect with other students virtually,” added Nheui.

When the admin of Zoom Memes were looking for more moderators, they reached out to Nheui and he happily accepted.

As more people get vaccinated and college campuses plan to open, Wang has seen a drop in content and engagement in the page. “At its peak there would always be like 10K pending posts and now we have nothing or we have like ten really shitty posts,” said Wang.

“People still submit memes about college that do really well, but I don’t think it will ever be as popular as when it was first formed,” added Wang.

The future of campus meme pages

Returning to campus seems like an opportune time for the resurgence of college meme pages, but will they survive?

Isabella Schlaft, a 20-year-old rising junior at the University of Pennsylvania and moderator of their campus meme page, Official Unofficial Penn Squirrel Catching Club, is hopeful and found that even when campus was closed that the meme page created a community at Penn. “It’s been enjoyable to see when people unite around something that they find funny or entertaining it makes you feel more connected to other people from campus even if you can’t be together in person,” said Schlaft.

It may be challenging to sustain college meme pages on Facebook though as younger students are using Instagram for things that were once done in Facebook groups, like finding freshman year roommates. Some campuses, like Penn, have adapted by creating Instagram meme pages. The Instagram account @pennmemes has over 4,000 followers, @upenn.memes has racked up nearly 10,000. But compare that with Official Unofficial Penn Squirell Catching Club Facebook group which has nearly 30,000 members.

However, Instagram accounts don’t lend themselves to community building the way Facebook groups do. In a Facebook group anyone can post a meme and you can see who is posting it, while on Instagram meme pages, the account posts every meme and credits the meme creator in the caption.

Between the decline in campus meme pages due to COVID and younger students preference for Instagram, it will be interesting to see if Facebook college meme pages make a comeback this fall. But maybe when students arrive back on campus inspiration will hit and the memes will flow freely.

Finally, a map of the U.S. that shows you exactly where you can expect to have mobile broadband coverage.

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) released its brand new mobile broadband coverage map, which shows where people receive 4G LTE service from the nation’s four largest mobile wireless carriers: AT&T Mobility, T-Mobile, UScellular, and Verizon. The map includes eight different layers for each carrier’s broadband and voice coverage, which are all accurate as of May 15, 2021, Endgadget reported. You can enter a specific address to see what’s covered in your area, or zoom into locations on the map.

“This map provides a preview of how the mobile data the FCC will collect under the standards set by the Broadband DATA Act will look when mapped,” the FCC said on Twitter. “Never before have maps been created using these new, standardized mobile data specifications, which will improve the uniformity and consistency of broadband availability data collected by the FCC.”

The four mobile carriers willingly gave data to the FCC using standardized parameters that were established as part of the Broadband Data Collection program, which gives the FCC, industry, state, local and Tribal government entities, and consumers “the tools they need to improve the accuracy of broadband maps.”

This map is just the latest to come out of 2020’s Broadband DATA Act — and it is not perfect. It doesn’t address home internet availability and it’s missing is data about 5G coverage. But as the editor-in-chief of The Verge, Nilay Patel, pointed out on Twitter, it is long overdue. For any shortcomings, this is still a vastly more accurate and valuable tool in comparison to any map the FCC previously had.

TL;DR: Keep track of your passwords with the JEMPass Password Manager Plan, on sale for 12% off. As of Aug. 8, get one for just $109 and get a free year of the encrypted JEMPass service .

The world is not going to stop demanding that you enter your email address, create accounts, and log new passwords each time you shop, read something, or simply skim the internet. So you might as well make it easier on yourself and round up your passwords and key info together in one place, so you can easily access it when needed.

With the JEMPass Password Manager Plan, you can not only gather all of your important passwords in one place, but you’ll be able to add an authenticator to all of your accounts. So, there’s absolutely no way anyone can ever break into your accounts and take hold of your most precious information. This plan includes both access to the JEM Biometric Authenticator Device and the JEMPass Password Manager for a full year of service.

The JEM authenticator lets you use your saved passwords effortlessly on all of your devices, even if they’re associated with different iCloud or Google accounts. It even works on laptops, iPads, and smartphones, so everything is seamless and you never have to switch between devices just to pull out a password. It features frictionless syncing across devices and ensures automatic password entry for your accounts.

Since the JEMPass plan has an encrypted data vault that uses locally generated cryptographic keys and up-to-date peer-reviewed encryption libraries, you will have complete control of all of your data. Nothing can ever be decrypted on the internet without your JEM and unique fingerprint ID. After the first year of enjoying the JEMPass service, you will only have to pay $39 per year after the free period.

Normally the JEM Biometric Authenticator with JEMPass Password Manager bundle with year-long service retails for $129. But, for a limited time, you can save 15% and get both for just $109.

TL;DR: Help keep your home secure with this $750 ADT-monitored home security voucher. As of Aug. 8, grab it for only $29.99 — a 96% discount.

According to research, a home burglary happens every 15 seconds in the U.S. And according to the same research, homes without a security system are 300% more likely to be broken into and burglarized. Three hundred. In other words, if you haven’t invested in your home security yet, you’re overdue.

Lucky for you, you don’t have to break the bank to stay safe. For a limited time, you can get an ADT-monitored home security voucher that grants you $750 worth of equipment for only $29.88.

The $750 equipment voucher allows you to choose from a wide range of popular devices to fit your individual home security needs. That includes outdoor cameras, glass break sensors, video doorbells, and more, all professionally installed and monitored by ADT. You’ll also get a seven-inch touchscreen panel valued at $600, as well as standard ADT monitoring equipment, including sensors for all exterior doors and a motion detector. You’ll even get a Certificate of Monitoring, which could actually save you even more money on your homeowner’s insurance.

ADT monitoring gives you some peace of mind by allowing you to keep an eye on your home, kids, pets, and more in real-time, or play back recorded clips using your smartphone or tablet from anywhere.

When it comes to protecting your home and your family, you shouldn’t cut corners. ADT is one of the most trusted names in the home security industry, with a 4-star rating on SafeWise and a 9.1 out of 10 on This Old House. We even included it as one of our top security systems a couple of years back.

Invest in a top-notch security system customized for your home for just $29.88. Upon purchase, you’ll receive a digital voucher code for $750 worth of home security equipment and within the next 30 days, you can schedule your installation.

TL;DR: Grab the 2021 All-in-One Computer Science Certification Bundle for 98% off — just $34.99 — as of Aug. 8.

To say that computer science is a lucrative career is a massive understatement. To say it’s a challenging career is even more of one. The toolbox that coders must master to stay up to date with the current development landscape is growing by the day. It can be tough for a newcomer to even know how to get their foot in the door.

Luckily, for a limited time, it’s a little bit easier than you think to get started in the computer science field, thanks to this 2021 All-in-One Computer Science Certification Bundle. This collection of 11 online courses is taught by a stacked team of working software developers and teachers, including Tony Staunton, a Python development consultant; Umar Lone, a civil engineer who found his calling in software development; and Loonycorn, an ex-Google, Stanford, and Flipkart team. It features over 100 hours of training, hands-on exercises, and exciting portfolio-building projects, so you’ll walk away with a working knowledge of how to code in multiple languages.

From Java and JavaScript to C++ and C# to Python and Ruby on Rails, you can expect pretty much any coding language you can think of to be covered in this training bundle. Along the way, you’ll create your own apps from scratch, build web pages, and even design fully playable games. The courses cover more than just syntax, they teach you through actual hands-on coding. The best way to learn is by doing, after all.

In order to truly stay up-to-date in the world of computer science, you’ll also tackle courses on the computer programs used to build chatbots like Google Dialogflow, and voice-activated assistants like Alexa, Siri, and Cortana. You’ll even build your own apps to use with Alexa to get an idea of what’s going on in the tech world in 2021.

This bundle of coding courses is valued at over $2,000, but for a limited time, you can kickstart your career in computer science for only $34.99. 

TL;DR: Snag the LifePro Dynaflex Percussive Massage Gun on sale for 48% off — just $114.99 — as of Aug. 8.

Big sporting events have a tendency to make us all feel like we’re more capable than we are. Should you try to tackle the 1500m freestyle in your own pool? Probably not. Should you overexert yourself and force your splits like famous gymnasts? Also no. But let’s be honest, you probably will try it anyway and end up with severely sore muscles. That’s when you’ll want to reach for your LifePro Dynaflex Percussive Massage Gun.

On sale for nearly half off, now’s your chance to jump on the massage gun bandwagon. The LifePro Dynaflex is an excellent option, with high ratings across the board and features in GQ, Forbes, and more. It comes with 10 interchangeable heads, which can help you pinpoint specific muscles and muscle groups that may need extra love and care after a rough workout. Plus, there are 16 different speed levels, so you can up the vibration level when you pull a muscle or keep it low and slow when you just need a full body massage.

What’s especially cool about the Dynaflex is its flexible arm that locks into four positions: zero-degree, 30-degree, 60-degree, and 90-degree angles. This makes it easier for you to target those hard-to-reach areas, like your back and neck muscles. Use the muscle massager for pre-workout warmups and post-workout recovery to boost blood flow and circulation, increase flexibility, aid lymphatic drainage, and trigger myofascial release. All of which is just a fancy way of saying your body will be able to recover quicker after you overexert yourself.

The Dynaflex weighs just 2.5 points, so it’s easy to toss in your gym bag or suitcase for when you need a massage on the go. And its 25-hour battery life will let you get multiple days’ worth of massages before you need to recharge.

For a limited time, the LifePro Dynaflex Massage Gun is on sale for just $114.99 (regularly $224).

Cluttered cables and misplaced plugs are a nightmare. Given how we’re often reliant on our devices to function, we can’t afford to not have charging devices within arm’s reach. The easy solution? Investing in charging stations.

Charging stations are built to refuel a couple of devices at the same time, with a few added extras to boot. At this point, they should be a fixture on your workstation if you want to remain connected 24/7. These ones from NYTSTND happen to be on sale, all you have to do is take your pick.

NYTSTND DUO MagSafe Wireless Charging Station

Combining aesthetics and performance in one sleek and compact package, the DUO Magsafe is the ultimate docking station. It features overlapping coils, providing 10W fast charging, 7.5W iPhone optimized, or 5W standard Qi protocols to accommodate two devices simultaneously. MagSafe technology is also built-in, providing faster wireless charging for the iPhone 12 series. It normally retails for $129, but you can grab it on sale for $124.99.

NYTSTND DUO TRAY MagSafe Wireless Charging Station

Similar to DUO Magsafe, DUO TRAY also features five overlapping coils that deliver 10W fast charging, 7.5W iPhone optimized, or 5W standard Qi protocols for juicing up two devices at the same time. It comes with an extra USB-A port and MagSafe magnets to accommodate another device, and with its built-in tray, you can easily store your wallet, keys, and other essentials. It usually goes for $134, but you can get it on sale for $129.99 for a limited time.

NYTSTND QUAD TRAY MagSafe Wireless Charging Station

If you have more devices to charge, the QUAD TRAY can handle three devices at once with the five-coil full surface area, along with a magnetic charger for your Apple Watch. It has an integrated USB-C port, too, so you can charge an additional device when the slots are all filled. With its premium Amish-sourced wood and high-quality real leather, it can blend into any room. Grab it on sale for $217.99.

NYTSTND TRIO MagSafe Wireless Charging Station

As you can tell by the name, this charging station can refuel three devices simultaneously. The five-coil full surface charging area can fit two devices, while the magnetic charger is exclusively for the Apple Watch. It doesn’t matter whether your devices have a case or not — it’s capable of charging through phone cases up to 5mm thick. Snag it on sale for just $169.99.

NYTSTND TRIO TRAY MagSafe Wireless Charging Station

This charging hub can also charge three devices in one go. Aside from the five-coil surface, it also has a built-in Apple Watch charger and a USB-A port. To keep your devices safe, it’s equipped with overheating, overpressure, overcurrent, and foreign object detection (FOD) functions, protecting them from short-circuiting. For a limited time, you can grab it on sale for $172.99.

NYTSTND QUAD MagSafe Wireless + USB-C Charging Station

This 4-in-1 charging station can wirelessly charge four devices at once, thanks to its five-coil full surface area and Apple Watch magnetic charger. A USB-C connector is also available for another compatible device, iPhone or otherwise. It secures the charging station on a flat surface with its non-slip base, and with its protection protocols, you can rest assured that your devices will remain safe. Formerly $229, it’s on sale for $212.99.

For many cord-cutters, attempting to watch the Tokyo Olympics meant downloading a new app.

Without access to broadcast and cable channels showing the COVID-postponed tournament on TV for the past two weeks, the only streaming options were through services like Hulu with Live TV and YouTube TV, both $65 per month; an app and website from NBC Sports, which requires a cable subscription to sign in; and the donations-supported network TV streamer, Locast.

The event also brought a new way to watch Olympians in action: on Peacock, the new streaming service from NBC that offers free, ad-supported viewing along with paid subscriptions. For this Olympics, the Peacock app was the most widely accessible place to stream gymnastics and track and field events, live and for free. Basketball was also available live, but only on the paid $5 per month tier.

With limited, affordable options, the Peacock app, which launched in April 2020, had a late July download boost. Data from app analytics firm Apptopia showed how App Store and Google Play downloads from the first part of July were as low as 94,921 a day. But by July 27 (when gymnastics was well underway), the app was downloaded 210,689 times in a day.

A paid option like the YouTube TV app wasn’t grabbed nearly as much, even during the popular gymnastics events. Apptopia reported 25,617 YouTube downloads on July 27, up only slightly from where it was before the games (on July 16, YouTube TV had 20,987 downloads).

If you didn’t want to pay and lacked a cable login, Peacock was the only option to see Team USA race and take to the balance beam. It also offered replays and highlights of the long list of events (table tennis, canoeing, or archery, anyone?) beyond the traditionally popular ones.

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But just because NBC increased engagement with its new Peacock platform, that doesn’t mean its Olympics showcase was a successful viewing experience. The fragmented options scattered across different apps, websites, and channels, not to mention the massive time difference between Japan and the U.S. complicating live broadcasts, meant the Olympics lost its unifying feel as confusion reigned among viewers.

As Washington Post editor Dan Steinberg wrote in his daily Tokyo Olympics newsletter Saturday, “The Olympics used to be one of the fleetingly rare events that we all watched together. But between the tape delays and the streaming options, the Peacock-only events and the impossible-to-follow listings, this time it felt like a mostly personal experience.”

In response to a newsletter question about why these games have been underwhelming, readers offered, “The coverage is difficult to follow with streaming, and we know everything before we get to see it. Also a problem with Rio but it seems worse and more fragmented this year.” Another lamented that it was hard to find full event coverage, while another missed the days when only one channel showed the games.

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Many took to Twitter to gripe about yet another app filled with ads that was aggressively trying to sign up paid subscribers. It didn’t help that the app doesn’t make it easy to navigate or find content. A Verge reporter described searching for Olympics broadcasts on Peacock as “a chore, comparable to flicking through a cable TV guide.”

Instead of forcing the Olympics into an existing streaming platform, cord-cutters deserve something better — whether that’s an improved Olympics portal within Peacock or a dedicated Olympics-only app for the next games.