Blame Hollywood’s “unwokening” and the extraordinary rise of right-wing podcasters on slop: intellectually bereft, emotionally sterile content that’s shaped by data and optimized for clicks.

The far right thinks Ms. Rachel should be under investigation for caring about kids in Gaza.

Google announced it would pull out of the EU’s anti-disinformation code of practice.

Daniil Orain’s person-on-the-street interviews give Russians a rare opportunity to say what they think. Some even do so.

2024 is going to be wild.

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.

The popular YouTuber released a new video giving 1,000 blind people cataract surgery to restore their vision. Access to life-changing procedures like this shouldn’t be dependent on the goodwill of others.

Recently, the Russian government livestreamed a Putin rally on YouTube. Someone left the comments open. What transpired was very interesting.

The Taliban’s takeover in Afghanistan is an extreme, though not entirely unique, test case for the power and the peril of these platforms.

The former president’s class-action suit against Twitter and Facebook is a typically ham-fisted grab for power and money. It can die in the courts and still serve him well.

Her new documentary, “Dancing With the Devil,” is a masterclass in owning the narrative.

A new cohort of left-wing video creators is smart, savvy, and entertaining. Is that enough to counter the internet’s alt-right trolls?

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 Other Two” portrays a micro-generation that’s too young for Gen X complacency and too old for YouTube fame.

The InfoWars conspiracy theorist has been banned from a slew of sites. But he's just the tip of a rotten iceberg.

What Nasim Najafi Aghdam’s social media content reveals about art and life on the internet

The vulnerabilities that Parkland conspiracy theorists are exploiting are baked into the video site’s DNA.

How Instagram took us away from 2017

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