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Elon Musk’s Twitter takeover made the platform an even more noxious misinformation machine

Elon Musk’s Twitter takeover made the platform an even more noxious misinformation machine

By Nick Vachon and Will Fritz - August 15, 2023
How to read your social media feeds on Election Day

How to read your social media feeds on Election Day

By Associated Press - November 08, 2022
Pennsylvania GOP governor candidate Doug Mastriano runs from reporters’ tough questions

Pennsylvania GOP governor candidate Doug Mastriano runs from reporters’ tough questions

By Nick Vachon - August 03, 2022
Herschel Walker is advertising on social media site popular with white nationalists

Herschel Walker is advertising on social media site popular with white nationalists

By Josh Israel - June 14, 2022
Biden lays out plan to tackle mental health crisis in State of the Union address

Biden lays out plan to tackle mental health crisis in State of the Union address

By Josh Axelrod - March 02, 2022
Experts say Facebook’s new ad policy won’t do much but hurt small political campaigns

Experts say Facebook’s new ad policy won’t do much but hurt small political campaigns

By Josh Axelrod - November 17, 2021
GOP lawmakers attack Twitter for suspending congressman who broke hate speech rules

GOP lawmakers attack Twitter for suspending congressman who broke hate speech rules

By Josh Israel - October 25, 2021
Trump’s new social media platform won’t allow users to ‘disparage’ it

Trump’s new social media platform won’t allow users to ‘disparage’ it

By Emily Singer - October 21, 2021
Explainer: Congress asks tech companies for Jan. 6 records

Explainer: Congress asks tech companies for Jan. 6 records

By Associated Press - September 04, 2021
A new bill aims to stop COVID misinformation on social media. Experts say it may not help.

A new bill aims to stop COVID misinformation on social media. Experts say it may not help.

By Jacob Gardenswartz - July 23, 2021
Texas governor fills legislative agenda with culture war issues as power grid fails

Texas governor fills legislative agenda with culture war issues as power grid fails

By Emily Singer - July 07, 2021
Facebook board upholds decision to ban Trump for inciting violence

Facebook board upholds decision to ban Trump for inciting violence

By Associated Press - May 05, 2021
Meet the group that could get Trump back on Twitter

Meet the group that could get Trump back on Twitter

By Oliver Willis - April 22, 2021
GOP senator complains that Biden doesn’t tweet or go on TV enough

GOP senator complains that Biden doesn’t tweet or go on TV enough

By Emily Singer - April 12, 2021
Holocaust survivors launch social media fight against antisemitism

Holocaust survivors launch social media fight against antisemitism

By Associated Press - April 08, 2021
Extremist groups that glorify violence thrive on Facebook despite ‘clear violations’

Extremist groups that glorify violence thrive on Facebook despite ‘clear violations’

By Associated Press - March 23, 2021
The religious right is spreading horrific lies on social media to kill the Equality Act

The religious right is spreading horrific lies on social media to kill the Equality Act

By Casey Quinlan - March 19, 2021
Officials are already concerned about election lies ahead of 2022

Officials are already concerned about election lies ahead of 2022

By Associated Press - February 06, 2021
GOP governor wants tech companies to pay $100k a day for banning politicians

GOP governor wants tech companies to pay $100k a day for banning politicians

By Oliver Willis - February 02, 2021
Twitter permanently bans the My Pillow Guy after repeated lies about the election

Twitter permanently bans the My Pillow Guy after repeated lies about the election

By Associated Press - January 26, 2021
GOP congressman insists Biden somehow controls the internet

GOP congressman insists Biden somehow controls the internet

By Donna Provencher - January 21, 2021
Republicans are mad they’re finally paying the consequences for inciting violence

Republicans are mad they’re finally paying the consequences for inciting violence

By Donna Provencher - January 18, 2021
Trump’s team is mad he can’t incite violence on social media anymore

Trump’s team is mad he can’t incite violence on social media anymore

By Donna Provencher - January 08, 2021
Experts say social media companies didn’t do enough to fight election lies

Experts say social media companies didn’t do enough to fight election lies

By Associated Press - November 07, 2020
Social media influencers are pushing misinformation about voting

Social media influencers are pushing misinformation about voting

By Associated Press - October 18, 2020
Trump’s TikTok deal is about power, experts say — not national security

Trump’s TikTok deal is about power, experts say — not national security

By Donna Provencher - September 22, 2020
Civil rights groups slam Facebook for profiting off hate speech

Civil rights groups slam Facebook for profiting off hate speech

By Associated Press - July 11, 2020
8 Trump ads on Facebook that fact-checkers say are full of lies

8 Trump ads on Facebook that fact-checkers say are full of lies

By Josh Israel - June 12, 2020
Trump’s been ‘glorifying violence’ for years — and he’s gotten away with it

Trump’s been ‘glorifying violence’ for years — and he’s gotten away with it

By Josh Israel - May 29, 2020
Trump accuses social media of attacking ‘free speech’ after years of doing it himself

Trump accuses social media of attacking ‘free speech’ after years of doing it himself

By Josh Israel - May 28, 2020

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