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April 18, 2023
Tori Otten
Twitter Quietly Rolls Back Ban on Misgendering Trans People
Twitter reversed a policy to protect trans people from hate speech on the platform.
April 12, 2023
Tori Otten
Elon Musk’s Twitter Faces Fines for Hate Speech Worth More Than the Entire Company
Meanwhile, Musk continues to insist hate speech is not a problem on the site.
April 12, 2023
Tori Otten
Elon Musk Says He Wants “Specific Examples” of Hate Speech on Twitter
The Twitter CEO seems to think there’s no problem.
April 7, 2023
Prem Thakker
Why Elon Musk Is Nuking Substack on Twitter
Even his journo-buddies are up in arms.
April 3, 2023
Tori Otten
Elon Musk’s New Plan Is to Make It Impossible to Tell Who Paid Him for a Blue Check
Everything is going just fine at Twitter under Elon Musk, thanks for asking.
March 31, 2023
Prem Thakker
Sorry Elon, No One Cares About Losing Their Blue Check Mark on Twitter
The White House, news organizations, and celebrities are all saying they have no interest in paying for verification.
March 31, 2023
Prem Thakker
Twitter Admits It’s Been Forcing Elon Musk on Your Timeline
When Twitter released its source code, it tried to spin it as some public service. That didn’t quite go to plan.
March 27, 2023
Tori Otten
Free Speech Absolutist Elon Musk Gets Shown Up by a Free Speech Enthusiast
An internet user named "FreeSpeechEnthusiast" leaked parts of Twitter’s closely guarded source code online.
March 21, 2023
MagazineAlex Shephard
What Is Elon Musk Building?
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.
March 6, 2023
Tori Otten
Elon Musk Spent the Entire Twitter Outage Complaining About Trans People and Spreading Misinformation
Priorities not really in order.
March 6, 2023
Tori Otten
Twitter Is Crashing Like a Self-Driving Tesla
Thanks, Elon
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.
February 8, 2023
Prem Thakker
GOP’s Hunter Biden Laptop Obsession Accidentally Reveals How Twitter Helped Right-Wing Speech Flourish
The “Twitter Files” didn’t pan out exactly how Republicans expected.
February 8, 2023
Tori Otten
Whistleblower Tells AOC That Twitter Changed Rules to Allow Racist Trump Tweets
A former Twitter employee testified that a Trump tweet targeting Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and other Squad members should have violated content moderation guidelines.
February 8, 2023
Prem Thakker
Maxwell Frost Enters “P**** A** B****” Into the House Record to Make a Point About Free Speech
Frost was referencing an iconic Chrissy Teigen tweet about Donald Trump.
February 3, 2023
Tori Otten
Elon Musk Says Twitter Will Share Ad Revenue With People Who Pay Him
Musk announced that users will be able to share in some of the company’s ad revenue, but only if they subscribe to Twitter Blue.
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 27, 2023
Prem Thakker
Now That You’ve Found Him, the Twitter “Menswear Guy” Would Like to Talk to You About Fast Fashion
Derek Guy, @dieworkwear, doesn’t know why he’s suddenly on so many people’s timelines. But he would like to talk to you about how to dress well and sustainably.
January 25, 2023
Prem Thakker
Twitter Brought Back More Nazis Than Just Nick Fuentes
Nick Fuentes was suspended from Twitter, less than a day after his account was reinstated. But don’t let that overshadow all the other Nazis that have made their return.

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