How the social network's laissez-faire ideology plunged it into crisis

Facebook, Google, and Twitter are under bipartisan pressure in Washington, but that doesn't mean they'll be reined in next year.

Why critics, journalists, and publishing houses are all failing to connect with online communities of readers

The company has issued new guidelines and removed verifications for white supremacists. But it's unclear whether it can change its culture.

When Google promises to "curb" extremism on its lucrative video platform, it means nothing more than keeping advertisers happy.

The alt-right relies on social media to spread hate, and Silicon Valley can stop them. Will they?

Republicans say the president should step away from the smartphone. But his Twitter habit is a useful foil for a discredited party.

As the social-media platform's struggles continue, we asked reporters and editors to imagine a world free of 140-character limits. They responded with equal parts horror and wonderment.

They reveal the president's insecurity about his profound illiteracy.

Ignoring the president's Twitter tantrums won't make them go away. His words have real-life consequences, no matter how he delivers them.