How social media can avoid fueling another Jan. 6

A programming note: Beginning this week, The Technology 202 is getting a refreshed look and feel. We’ll now be known as the Tech Brief, and you’ll still get the same reporting and analysis you’ve come to expect.

Happy Wednesday! Congrats to OpenAI’s Scarlett Johansson blunder for coming in a solid sixth in my colleague Shira Ovide’s ranking of the “most boneheaded self-owns by technology companies.” Send news tips to: will.oremus@washpost.com.