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Elon Musk’s Main Tool for Fighting Disinformation on X Is Making the Problem Worse, Insiders Claim

Weighed Down

Elon Musk’s Main Tool for Fighting Disinformation on X Is Making the Problem Worse, Insiders Claim

Vittoria Elliott and David Gilbert

X’s Sneaky New Ads Might Be Illegal

Clickbait

X’s Sneaky New Ads Might Be Illegal

Vittoria Elliott

The EU’s Threats to Elon Musk Are Empty, Sources Say

Feed the Troll

The EU’s Threats to Elon Musk Are Empty, Sources Say

Morgan Meaker

A Graphic Hamas Video Donald Trump Jr. Shared on X Is Actually Real, Research Confirms

Noted

A Graphic Hamas Video Donald Trump Jr. Shared on X Is Actually Real, Research Confirms

David Gilbert

Elon Musk Is Shitposting His Way Through the Israel-Hamas War

Self Owns

Elon Musk Is Shitposting His Way Through the Israel-Hamas War

David Gilbert

A Doctored Biden Video Is a Test Case for Facebook’s Deepfake Policies

Shallow Fake

A Doctored Biden Video Is a Test Case for Facebook’s Deepfake Policies

Vittoria Elliott

The Israel-Hamas War Is Drowning X in Disinformation

Bad News

The Israel-Hamas War Is Drowning X in Disinformation

David Gilbert

How to Be Extremely Online and Influence People

WIRED Podcasts

How to Be Extremely Online and Influence People

Gideon Lichfield and Lauren Goode

Slovakia’s Election Deepfakes Show AI Is a Danger to Democracy

Manipulated Media

Slovakia’s Election Deepfakes Show AI Is a Danger to Democracy

Morgan Meaker

X Fires Its Election Team Before a Huge Election Year

Self Own

X Fires Its Election Team Before a Huge Election Year

Vittoria Elliott

TikTok Shop Has a Snail Slime Problem

#TikTokMadeMeBuyIt

TikTok Shop Has a Snail Slime Problem

Amanda Hoover

Universal Music Declares War on Streaming Noise

Functional Music

Universal Music Declares War on Streaming Noise

Will Bedingfield

Fringe Theories

The Dark Economics of Russell Brand

Peter Guest

X Challenger Pebble Thinks AI-Generated Posts Can Help Lure Users Away From Elon Musk

Autocomplete

X Challenger Pebble Thinks AI-Generated Posts Can Help Lure Users Away From Elon Musk

Paresh Dave

Facebook Is Giving Up on News—Again

Read All About It

Facebook Is Giving Up on News—Again

Nicole Kobie

TikTok Is Spending $1.3 Billion to Dodge Bans in Europe

Project Clover

TikTok Is Spending $1.3 Billion to Dodge Bans in Europe

Chris Stokel-Walker

Pinterest’s New Algorithms Want You to See Every Body Type

Diverse Views

Pinterest’s New Algorithms Want You to See Every Body Type

Paresh Dave

Love, Loss, and Pig Butchering Scams

Tainted Love

Love, Loss, and Pig Butchering Scams

Joel Khalili

Meta Isn’t Enforcing Its Own Political Ads Policy, While the 2024 US Election Looms

Free For All

Meta Isn’t Enforcing Its Own Political Ads Policy, While the 2024 US Election Looms

Vittoria Elliott

Meta’s News Block Causes Chaos as Canada Burns

Undue Influence

Meta’s News Block Causes Chaos as Canada Burns

Tracey Lindeman