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Elon Musk
May 9, 2023
Prem Thakker
Tucker Carlson Takes His Racist Show to Twitter
This is a partnership from hell—and it’s just further proof Elon Musk wants Twitter to be his own personal echo chamber.
April 21, 2023
Tori Otten
Even Fox News Doesn’t Want to Pay for a Blue Check on Twitter
Elon Musk’s big idea to save Twitter revenue is falling flat on its face.
April 20, 2023
Tori Otten
“Take That Pope Francis”: Twitter’s Blue Check Purge Begins
If nothing else, the reactions to the Twitter blue check apocalypse are amazing.
April 18, 2023
Tori Otten
Twitter Quietly Rolls Back Ban on Misgendering Trans People
Twitter reversed a policy to protect trans people from hate speech on the platform.
April 12, 2023
Tori Otten
Elon Musk’s Twitter Faces Fines for Hate Speech Worth More Than the Entire Company
Meanwhile, Musk continues to insist hate speech is not a problem on the site.
April 12, 2023
Tori Otten
Elon Musk Says He Wants “Specific Examples” of Hate Speech on Twitter
The Twitter CEO seems to think there’s no problem.
April 7, 2023
Prem Thakker
Why Elon Musk Is Nuking Substack on Twitter
Even his journo-buddies are up in arms.
April 3, 2023
Tori Otten
Elon Musk’s New Plan Is to Make It Impossible to Tell Who Paid Him for a Blue Check
Everything is going just fine at Twitter under Elon Musk, thanks for asking.
April 1, 2023
Jason Linkins
A Mammoth Meatball of Plutocratic Failure
This is how modern life became one big trash pile—and what it will take to extricate ourselves from the rubbish.
March 31, 2023
Prem Thakker
Sorry Elon, No One Cares About Losing Their Blue Check Mark on Twitter
The White House, news organizations, and celebrities are all saying they have no interest in paying for verification.
March 31, 2023
Prem Thakker
Twitter Admits It’s Been Forcing Elon Musk on Your Timeline
When Twitter released its source code, it tried to spin it as some public service. That didn’t quite go to plan.
March 27, 2023
Tori Otten
Free Speech Absolutist Elon Musk Gets Shown Up by a Free Speech Enthusiast
An internet user named "FreeSpeechEnthusiast" leaked parts of Twitter’s closely guarded source code online.
March 21, 2023
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Alex Shephard
What Is Elon Musk Building?
He promised a “digital town square” when he bought Twitter. He has instead promoted right-wing conspiracy theories about Covid-19, Democrats—and even Twitter itself. Welcome to the libertarian superhero capitalist’s conception of the commons.
March 14, 2023
Matt Ford
Silicon Valley’s Titans Are Realizing a Lot of People Really Don’t Like Them
A bank run led to a wake-up call for America’s most coddled class of plutocrats.
March 7, 2023
Prem Thakker
Elon Musk Hops Aboard the Tucker Carlson January 6 Conspiracy Train
The billionaire CEO is going further down the rabbit hole.
March 6, 2023
Tori Otten
Elon Musk Spent the Entire Twitter Outage Complaining About Trans People and Spreading Misinformation
Priorities not really in order.
March 6, 2023
Tori Otten
Twitter Is Crashing Like a Self-Driving Tesla
Thanks, Elon
March 1, 2023
Podcast
The Politics of Everything
Silicon Valley Is Destroying the World
How Stanford University turned optimization into the global capitalist credo
February 3, 2023
Tori Otten
Elon Musk Says Twitter Will Share Ad Revenue With People Who Pay Him
Musk announced that users will be able to share in some of the company’s ad revenue, but only if they subscribe to Twitter Blue.
January 31, 2023
Alex Shephard
Donald Trump Is Boring Now
There’s no reason to worry about the former president’s imminent return to Facebook—yet.
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