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March 22, 2019
Elizabeth Tsurkov
Trump’s Golan Heights Tweet Is a Gift to the Far Right
The tweet will help Israel's prime minister—currently facing indictments—to reelection and in all probability lead to violence in the West Bank.
March 19, 2019
Matt Ford
Devin Nunes’s Ridiculous Lawsuit Is a Masterpiece of Republican Grievance
Several Twitter users mocked the congressman, and he won't stand for it.
February 1, 2019
Una Hajdari
Serbian Journalists Are Under Attack. Does the International Community Care?
Supported by the U.S. and EU, praised at Davos: President Aleksandar Vucic is on a roll. No one seems to want to contemplate the appalling assaults on press freedoms.
October 22, 2018
Emily Atkin
Here’s the hard truth about the air pollution report Trump tweeted.
September 6, 2018
Jeet Heer
With strange timing, Twitter finally bans conspiracy theorist Alex Jones.
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 10, 2018
Jeet Heer
CNN proves Alex Jones violated Twitter’s rules.
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.
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 13, 2018
Alex Shephard
Is Twitter Good Now?
What the company’s bot apocalypse means for the future of social media
July 11, 2018
Jeet Heer
Get ready for the great Twitter deflation.
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.
April 3, 2018
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Yascha Mounk
Verboten
Germany’s risky law for stopping hate speech on Facebook and Twitter
March 6, 2018
Mark Oppenheimer
The Death of Civility in the Digital Age
I wrote a foolish take on Harvey Weinstein's Judaism, and was mobbed for days on social media. Then I rediscovered the joys of life offline, where humans treat each other with decency.
February 23, 2018
Alex Shephard
YouTube’s Fake News Problem Isn’t Going Away
The vulnerabilities that Parkland conspiracy theorists are exploiting are baked into the video site’s DNA.
January 26, 2018
Alex Shephard
The Case Against Facebook’s Neutrality
How the social network's laissez-faire ideology plunged it into crisis
December 29, 2017
Alex Shephard
The Myth of Big Tech’s Comeuppance
Facebook, Google, and Twitter are under bipartisan pressure in Washington, but that doesn't mean they'll be reined in next year.
December 12, 2017
Jo Livingstone
“Cat Person” and the New Universe of Literary Criticism
Why critics, journalists, and publishing houses are all failing to connect with online communities of readers
November 16, 2017
Lauren Michele Jackson
Does Twitter Really Want to Solve Its Harassment Problem?
The company has issued new guidelines and removed verifications for white supremacists. But it's unclear whether it can change its culture.
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