Can the Left Win YouTube?
A new cohort of left-wing video creators is smart, savvy, and entertaining. Is that enough to counter the internet’s alt-right trolls?
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How YouTube Became a Breeding Ground for a Diabolical Lizard Cult
A mysterious murder reveals the ways in which the video-sharing site has spread conspiracies of all kinds—very much including those created by rightwing supporters of President Trump.
The Anguish of the “Old Millennial”
“The Other Two” portrays a micro-generation that’s too young for Gen X complacency and too old for YouTube fame.
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.
The Strange Online Aesthetic of the YouTube Shooting Suspect
What Nasim Najafi Aghdam’s social media content reveals about art and life on the internet
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.
The Year in Escapism
How Instagram took us away from 2017
How YouTube Became the Worldwide Leader in White Supremacy
When Google promises to "curb" extremism on its lucrative video platform, it means nothing more than keeping advertisers happy.
Tyler Oakley’s Radical YouTube Memoir
The social media star, beloved of One Direction fans, guides us through gay millennial culture
Meet the Black _________
The problem with racial equivalencies
