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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.
July 13, 2018
Alex Shephard
Is Twitter Good Now?
What the company’s bot apocalypse means for the future of social media
June 29, 2018
Alex Shephard
How Conservatives Are Hoodwinking Big Tech
Thanks to threats of regulation, Twitter and Facebook are cozying up to the right. But Republicans may have a different agenda.
June 27, 2018
Emma Scornavacchi
Twitter tries to win the trust of conservatives over secretive dinners.
May 21, 2018
Magazine
Micah L. Sifry
Escape From Facebookistan
Can a public sphere worth living in ever be built online?
May 10, 2018
Priya Satia
What Mass Shootings and Big Data Have in Common
Producers of guns and data say they aren't responsible for misuse. But it's precisely the dangers that make these industries profitable.
May 4, 2018
Alex Shephard
Why Facebook Is Desperate for Conservative Allies
Does Mark Zuckerberg care about stopping the spread of fake news? Or is he shoring up his support in Washington?
April 24, 2018
David Dayen
Google Has a Facebook Problem
The tech giant has largely escaped scrutiny of late, but deserves a congressional grilling just as much as Mark Zuckerberg did.
April 18, 2018
Alex Shephard
Finance Is Killing the News
The saga at "The Denver Post" reveals that the internet isn't the only culprit in the decimation of the journalism business
April 11, 2018
Alex Shephard
Mark Zuckerberg’s Trip to the Principal’s Office
The Facebook CEO came to the Senate expecting a beatdown, but escaped with a scolding.
April 10, 2018
Alex Shephard
Facebook’s Innocence Project
As Mark Zuckerberg prepares to face Congress, the social media network is selling itself as an idealistic force for good.
April 3, 2018
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Yascha Mounk
Verboten
Germany’s risky law for stopping hate speech on Facebook and Twitter
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