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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
Magazine
Yascha Mounk
Verboten
Germany’s risky law for stopping hate speech on Facebook and Twitter
April 3, 2018
Alex Shephard
The Local News Crisis Is Bigger Than Sinclair
What a viral video reveals about the sad state of journalism today
March 29, 2018
Alex Shephard
Trapped in the Dorm Room
Mark Zuckerberg has long been celebrated as a visionary. But now he’s struggling to see what's right in front of him.
March 26, 2018
Alex Shephard
The End of “Too Big to Regulate”
Facebook and other tech giants convinced politicians that oversight stifled innovation. That's all starting to change.
March 22, 2018
Alex Shephard
Mark Zuckerberg’s Half-Hearted Reckoning
The Facebook CEO’s response to the Cambridge Analytica scandal fell short—all but guaranteeing more scrutiny from the government.
March 21, 2018
Alex Shephard
Is Facebook Going to Take Silicon Valley Down With It?
What the Cambridge Analytica scandal means for the rest of the tech industry
March 20, 2018
Alex Shephard
Cambridge Analytica’s woes now extend far beyond Facebook.
March 20, 2018
Alex Shephard
Cambridge Analytica Is Shady. But Facebook Is Shadier.
A massive privacy scandal lays bare what the social network is really selling.
March 15, 2018
Alex Shephard
Facebook Has a Genocide Problem
A U.N. report on Myanmar's campaign against the Rohingya reveals the ways in which oppressive regimes can use social media for ill.
March 13, 2018
Alex Shephard
Don’t Look to Democrats to Regulate Big Tech
Why the party of regulation is taking a hands-off approach to Silicon Valley
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