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February 22, 2023
Matt Ford
The Supreme Court Might Not Crack Down on Big Tech After All
In the second case in as many days to focus on the platform rights of the biggest Silicon Valley firms, the high court once again seemed hesitant to disrupt the status quo.
February 21, 2023
Matt Ford
The Internet Had a Weird Day at the Supreme Court
Some of the justices appear uneasy with Section 230, which many tech firms use as their main shield against lawsuits. But they also seemed unsure about how to change it.
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.
January 18, 2023
Andre Pagliarini
Brazil’s Post-Riot Social Media Restrictions Aren’t Worth a Free Speech Freakout
Democracies have the right to act in their own defense—even if that means some people temporarily have to go without tweeting.
December 21, 2022
Jason Linkins
Nimrod of the Year: Elon Musk
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.
December 14, 2022
Timothy Noah
Is Elon Musk the Worst Boss Ever? An Investigation.
He’s up there, no doubt. But there are many kinds of bad bosses, and Musk is only one. Well, two.
December 14, 2022
PodcastThe Politics of Everything
Are Twitter’s Troubles the Beginning of the End of Social Media?
It’s hard to imagine life without social networking apps. But maybe Elon Musk is helping us figure out how.
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November 22, 2022
Melissa Gira Grant
Elon Musk’s Anti-Trans Twitter Regime
Not content with reactivating accounts that spewed anti-trans content, Musk’s Twitter has now banned a group that organizes to protect people at LGBTQ events from far-right violence.
November 14, 2022
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Who Said It: Elon Musk or Mr. Burns?
The Simpsons character and the guy ruining Twitter often sound a lot alike.
November 11, 2022
Matt Ford
Well, Twitter Looks Doomed!
Elon Musk bought an unprofitable company at a high price and is destroying its long-term value to recoup his losses. What could go wrong?
October 28, 2022
Jason Linkins
Will Elon Musk Ruin Twitter? That’s the Wrong Question.
The Tesla mogul has taken up ownership of a company that may not have much of a future with or without him.
October 26, 2022
Brynn Tannehill
Why Elon Musk’s Idea of “Free Speech” Will Help Ruin America
Twitter without content moderation—and with Donald Trump and others reinvited—means that lies and disinformation will overwhelm the truth and the fascists will take over.
October 20, 2022
Alex Shephard
The Spectacular Failure of Right-Wing Social Media Platforms
From Kanye West (maybe?) buying Parler (but why?) to Donald Trump’s flailing (and scammy) Truth Social, the “free-speech” revolution is floundering.
October 10, 2022
Alex Shephard
The Right’s Cynical Embrace of Kanye West
Why Republicans are sticking with him, even after his antisemitic social media posts.
October 6, 2022
Alex Shephard
Twitter Will Be an Albatross Around Elon Musk’s Neck
It’s not clear whether the billionaire mogul wants the company to flourish financially or just become subservient to his whims—but it can’t do both.
October 4, 2022
Matt Ford
Big Tech’s Big Shield Goes to the High Court
The Supreme Court is going to get a crack at Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act—and the internet may never be the same.
July 15, 2022
Pablo Manríquez
“Dear White Staffers” Speaks: Inside the Effort to Unionize Capitol Hill
The staffer behind the social media account talks about the organizing drive, which will start to get real results next week.
July 14, 2022
Alex Shephard
Has Elon Musk Already Ruined Twitter?
The Tesla mogul proved his critics wrong—by coming up with a way to wreck the social media company that they never could have expected.
July 1, 2022
Julian Epp
The Increasingly Sad Tweets of Jeff Bezos
The billionaire union-buster’s quest to ape Elon Musk has been a cringey, slow-motion train wreck.
June 7, 2022
Timothy Noah
Bezos Was Wrong, and Biden Was Right: Taxing the Wealthy Will Help Tame Inflation
A new report in The Wall Street Journal unintentionally sheds light on what economists, including Lawrence Summers, have long known: Higher taxes reduce spending.

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