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November 15, 2018
Alex Shephard
Facebook Betrayed America
Mark Zuckerberg promised Congress he would combat the spread of conspiracy theories—while his company was doing the opposite.
November 14, 2018
Jeet Heer
Facebook accused critics of anti-Semitism while promoting George Soros conspiracy theories.
October 8, 2018
Alex Shephard
Google covered up a data breach out of fear of more government regulation.
September 13, 2018
Alex Shephard
Breitbart’s Google conspiracy video is a dud.
September 11, 2018
Jeet Heer
Facebook uses The Weekly Standard to fact-check.
August 21, 2018
Alex Shephard
Why Jack Dorsey’s Apology Tour Backfired
The Twitter CEO is creating controversy on a media campaign designed to quell it.
August 21, 2018
Sarah Jones
A new study links Facebook use to racial violence.
August 9, 2018
Jo Livingstone
Our Algorithms, Ourselves
David Auerbach returns with a memoir about coding, literature, and the way technology is changing our lives.
August 9, 2018
Alex Shephard
Why Is Google Returning to China?
The company's apparent retreat on censorship show that it is not immune to the pressures that have long shaped the tech industry.
August 7, 2018
Alex Shephard
Facebook’s Free Speech Problem Is Bigger Than Alex Jones
The InfoWars conspiracy theorist has been banned from a slew of sites. But he's just the tip of a rotten iceberg.
August 7, 2018
Magazine
Jacob Silverman
Tech’s Military Dilemma
Silicon Valley’s emerging role in America’s forever war
August 6, 2018
Alex Shephard
Facebook wants to know what’s in your bank account.
July 31, 2018
Alex Shephard
A Long-Overdue Blueprint for Regulating Big Tech
Senator Mark Warner has 20 ideas for fixing the problems with Facebook and other Silicon Valley giants. Will Congress listen?
July 31, 2018
Alex Shephard
Facebook just shut down a “coordinated” political influence campaign.
July 27, 2018
Alex Shephard
The Twitter ‘Shadow Banning’ Controversy Is All Bad Faith
How conservatives are using a faux-scandal to game the social media platform.
July 26, 2018
Alex Shephard
Facebook’s stock lost $110 billion in minutes.
July 20, 2018
Alex Shephard
Google’s Chump Change
The fine the EU slapped on the company earlier this week may have set a record, but it will have to do more to get Silicon Valley's attention.
July 19, 2018
Alex Shephard
Can Facebook Bear the Weight of Conservative Media?
Yes, the social media network is huge. But by spreading news from conservative sites, Facebook runs the risk of being dragged down with them.
July 19, 2018
Alex Shephard
Trump misses the point about the European Union’s record fine against Google.
July 18, 2018
Emma Russell
Facebook emojis concur: Trump’s America is an angrier America.
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