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Brazil's Far Right Plots Its Own January 6

Disinformation

Brazil's Far Right Plots Its Own January 6

Vittoria Elliott

This Student’s Side Project Will Help Decide Musk vs. Twitter

Bots Run the Web

This Student’s Side Project Will Help Decide Musk vs. Twitter

Morgan Meaker

A Sprawling Bot Network Used Fake Porn to Fool Facebook

Bots Run the Web

A Sprawling Bot Network Used Fake Porn to Fool Facebook

Vittoria Elliott

Twitch's Crypto Casino Ban Ignores the Bigger Play

High Stakes Game

Twitch's Crypto Casino Ban Ignores the Bigger Play

Megan Farokhmanesh

YouTube’s ‘Dislike’ Button Doesn’t Do What You Think

Mixed Signals

YouTube’s ‘Dislike’ Button Doesn’t Do What You Think

Chris Stokel-Walker

Twitter Finally Gets an Edit Button

Retweak

Twitter Finally Gets an Edit Button

Chris Stokel-Walker

The Twitter Whistleblower Plays Right Into Elon Musk’s Hands

Bitter Pill

The Twitter Whistleblower Plays Right Into Elon Musk’s Hands

Chris Stokel-Walker

Meta Just Happens to Expand Messenger’s End-to-End Encryption

Pure Coincidence

Meta Just Happens to Expand Messenger’s End-to-End Encryption

Lily Hay Newman

TikTok Is ‘Shadow-Promoting’ Banned Content in Russia

fyp

TikTok Is ‘Shadow-Promoting’ Banned Content in Russia

Vittoria Elliott

A Suspected Killer’s Fans Are Still Promoting Him Online

Misinformation

A Suspected Killer’s Fans Are Still Promoting Him Online

Vittoria Elliott

Kenya’s Threat to Ban Facebook Could Backfire

meta

Kenya’s Threat to Ban Facebook Could Backfire

Vittoria Elliott

Big Tech Can’t Stop Obsessing Over Apple and TikTok

Tech Earnings

Big Tech Can’t Stop Obsessing Over Apple and TikTok

Chris Stokel-Walker

BeReal Basics: How to Use the 'Unfiltered' Social Media App

! 2 Minutes !

BeReal Basics: How to Use the 'Unfiltered' Social Media App

Reece Rogers

TikTok Starts Layoffs in Company-Wide Restructuring

Time’s Up

TikTok Starts Layoffs in Company-Wide Restructuring

Chris Stokel-Walker

Twitter Has Entered the Elon Musk Twilight Zone

Backward Logic

Twitter Has Entered the Elon Musk Twilight Zone

Chris Stokel-Walker

Meet the Lobbyist Next Door

Instant Messaging

Meet the Lobbyist Next Door

Benjamin Wofford

Twitter's Case in India Could Have Massive Ripple Effects

Censorship

Twitter's Case in India Could Have Massive Ripple Effects

Vittoria Elliott

As Elon Musk Walks, Twitter Workers Say No One’s in Charge

Deal or No Deal

As Elon Musk Walks, Twitter Workers Say No One’s in Charge

Chris Stokel-Walker and Tom Simonite

Meta Was Restricting Abortion Content All Along

Roe v Wade

Meta Was Restricting Abortion Content All Along

Vittoria Elliott

China Is Tightening Its Grip on Big Tech

Crackdown

China Is Tightening Its Grip on Big Tech

Chris Stokel-Walker