An election-year guide to some of today’s most noteworthy political voices online

In one week, the former president is down a billion dollars—courtesy of the SEC.

Has tech plunged culture into an era devoid of originality and surprise?

The president thinks backing the embattled short-form video app will help him and his rich friends.

Yes, the founders of The Messenger were clueless. But the news site was doomed to fail no matter who was in charge.

He proved this year that he’s not just evil, but deeply stupid, too.

The former Fox News host has his own “network” now. But recapturing his Fox News relevance won’t be easy.

What does the president of the United States have to do with the price of eggs? Nothing. But try telling that to social media.

“People think, ‘Oh, it’s just snapping pictures of yourself; it’s very easy to generate attention.’ It’s actually very hard.”

The platform has gone from being a useful resource during a breaking news event to a dangerous respository of lies and fakery.

Their complaints are bad faith attempts to normalize misinformation and conspiracy theories.

His ruling seems more interested in ideological grievance than the First Amendment.

Connecticut’s Chris Murphy believes loneliness is one of America’s biggest problems—and he’s working on a plan to fight it.

The TikTok hearing in Congress revealed more about U.S. data privacy laws than anything else.

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.

There’s no reason to worry about the former president’s imminent return to Facebook—yet.

Democracies have the right to act in their own defense—even if that means some people temporarily have to go without tweeting.

Lawmakers across the country are looking to kill off the social media platform for many of the same sins that Big Tech commits regularly.

Tesla’s CEO was long portrayed as a business genius. His incompetent rule of Twitter proves he’s really just a thirsty, right-wing dimwit.

It’s hard to imagine life without social networking apps. But maybe Elon Musk is helping us figure out how.