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Dem Congressional Nominee Abruptly Drops Out of Race Against QAnon Conspiracy Theorist

6 months ago

Dem Congressional Nominee Abruptly Drops Out of Race Against QAnon Conspiracy Theorist

Tom McKay

Trump Campaign Starts Using Proper Grammar For ‘Democrat Party’ in Facebook Ads

6 months ago

Trump Campaign Starts Using Proper Grammar For ‘Democrat Party’ in Facebook Ads

Matt Novak

It’s Time Social Media Platforms Collaborated to Limit Disturbing Content

6 months ago

It’s Time Social Media Platforms Collaborated to Limit Disturbing Content

Ariadna Matamoros-Fernández and D. Bondy Valdovinos Kaye

I, Too, Had a Terrifying Encounter With Satanism in an Airbnb or Maybe My Own Apartment or Whatever

6 months ago

I, Too, Had a Terrifying Encounter With Satanism in an Airbnb or Maybe My Own Apartment or Whatever

Tom McKay

Facebook Is Apparently Testing Out a New Feature That Puts Instagram Stories in Its Main App

6 months ago

Facebook Is Apparently Testing Out a New Feature That Puts Instagram Stories in Its Main App

Jody Serrano

Hero Addresses Most Important Problem Facing the World Today

6 months ago

Hero Addresses Most Important Problem Facing the World Today

Matt Novak

Facebook Threatens to Ban Australian Users From Posting Any News Content

6 months ago

Facebook Threatens to Ban Australian Users From Posting Any News Content

Matt Novak

Man Who Famously Died From Covid Says Covid Isn’t Very Deadly

6 months ago

Man Who Famously Died From Covid Says Covid Isn’t Very Deadly

Matt Novak

Chinese Government Decides to Throw Wrench Into Potential TikTok U.S. Deal

6 months ago

Chinese Government Decides to Throw Wrench Into Potential TikTok U.S. Deal

Jody Serrano

Google Failed to Remove Misleading Ads About Voting By Mail In The U.S. Because of a Technicality

6 months ago

Google Failed to Remove Misleading Ads About Voting By Mail In The U.S. Because of a Technicality

Alyse Stanley

Zuckerberg Admits That Facebook Screwed Up by Ignoring Milita Group Complaints Before Kenosha Shooting

6 months ago

Zuckerberg Admits That Facebook Screwed Up by Ignoring Milita Group Complaints Before Kenosha Shooting

Alyse Stanley

America’s Nice Guy Finally Says ‘Fuck You’ to Trump Supporters on Twitter

6 months ago

America’s Nice Guy Finally Says ‘Fuck You’ to Trump Supporters on Twitter

Matt Novak

Walmart Wants to Get Its Greasy Hands on TikTok

6 months ago

Walmart Wants to Get Its Greasy Hands on TikTok

Tom McKay

How to Turn Off Comments on Your Tweets, Instagrams, and Videos

6 months ago

How to Turn Off Comments on Your Tweets, Instagrams, and Videos

David Nield

Report: Facebook Chose Not to Take Down Militia Group That Brought Guns to Kenosha Protests

6 months ago

Report: Facebook Chose Not to Take Down Militia Group That Brought Guns to Kenosha Protests

Tom McKay

Terrorist Used Drone to Spy on Mosque Before Killing 51 People, Streaming Live on Facebook

6 months ago

Terrorist Used Drone to Spy on Mosque Before Killing 51 People, Streaming Live on Facebook

Matt Novak

Mods? MODS!?: Facebook’s QAnon Ban Is Too Little Too Late

6 months ago

Mods? MODS!?: Facebook’s QAnon Ban Is Too Little Too Late

Tom McKay

Instagram’s New Feed Update Ruins Your Endless Scroll

6 months ago

Instagram’s New Feed Update Ruins Your Endless Scroll

Sarah Basford Canales

Trump Endorses Bigot Who’s Been Banned From a Dozen Tech Platforms

6 months ago

Trump Endorses Bigot Who’s Been Banned From a Dozen Tech Platforms

Matt Novak

Tiktok’s Latest U.S. Suitor Is Oracle, a Company With Close Ties To CIA and NSA

6 months ago

Tiktok’s Latest U.S. Suitor Is Oracle, a Company With Close Ties To CIA and NSA

Matt Novak

How to Clean Up Your Social Media Accounts Without Deleting Them

6 months ago

How to Clean Up Your Social Media Accounts Without Deleting Them

David Nield

Donald Trump, the ‘Professional at Technology,’ Is Now on TikTok Rival Triller

6 months ago

Donald Trump, the ‘Professional at Technology,’ Is Now on TikTok Rival Triller

Jody Serrano

Facebook Will Now Tell You Where That Viral Covid-19 Story Came From

7 months ago

Facebook Will Now Tell You Where That Viral Covid-19 Story Came From

Joanna Nelius

Facebook Says Covid-19 Shutdowns Hurt Its Ability to Fight Suicide, Self-Injury, Child Exploitation Content

7 months ago

Facebook Says Covid-19 Shutdowns Hurt Its Ability to Fight Suicide, Self-Injury, Child Exploitation Content

Tom McKay

Why Some of You Might Be Seeing a New ‘Quotes’ Section Underneath Tweets

7 months ago

Why Some of You Might Be Seeing a New ‘Quotes’ Section Underneath Tweets

Jody Serrano

What Is QAnon And Why Did Facebook Ban One Of Its Largest Groups?

7 months ago

What Is QAnon And Why Did Facebook Ban One Of Its Largest Groups?

Tom McKay

Trump’s New Facebook Ads Claim He’s Peacenik Who Also Loves Assassinations

7 months ago

Trump’s New Facebook Ads Claim He’s Peacenik Who Also Loves Assassinations

Matt Novak

Facebook Does Bare Minimum to Temporarily Slow Down Pro-Trump Misinformation PAC

7 months ago

Facebook Does Bare Minimum to Temporarily Slow Down Pro-Trump Misinformation PAC

Tom McKay

Man With Sole Authority to Launch Nuclear Weapons Retweets Random Fistfight

Science & Health

7 months ago

Man With Sole Authority to Launch Nuclear Weapons Retweets Random Fistfight

Matt Novak

Trump’s New Facebook Ad Uses Protest Photo From Ukraine in 2014, Not U.S. in 2020

7 months ago

Trump’s New Facebook Ad Uses Protest Photo From Ukraine in 2014, Not U.S. in 2020

Matt Novak

No, a Reporter Did Not Call the White House Press Secretary a ‘Lying Bitch’

7 months ago

No, a Reporter Did Not Call the White House Press Secretary a ‘Lying Bitch’

Tom McKay

CNN Blurs Faces of U.S. Secret Police in Viral Video

7 months ago

CNN Blurs Faces of U.S. Secret Police in Viral Video

Matt Novak

Trump Campaign Launches Online Ads Urging Supporters to Sign a ‘Petition’ to Ban TikTok

7 months ago

Trump Campaign Launches Online Ads Urging Supporters to Sign a ‘Petition’ to Ban TikTok

Jody Serrano

RIP Brad Parscale, Trump’s Digital Wizard Who Levitated Too Close to the Sun :(

7 months ago

RIP Brad Parscale, Trump’s Digital Wizard Who Levitated Too Close to the Sun :(

Tom McKay

Instagram’s New Reels Feature Is Pretty Obviously Facebook’s Attempt to Take Down TikTok

7 months ago

Instagram’s New Reels Feature Is Pretty Obviously Facebook’s Attempt to Take Down TikTok

Joanna Nelius

Twitter Defends Giving David Duke a Platform: He’s ‘Not Currently a Member of the KKK’

8 months ago

Twitter Defends Giving David Duke a Platform: He’s ‘Not Currently a Member of the KKK’

Matt Novak

Former KKK Leader David Duke Endorses Trump on Twitter, Wants Tucker Carlson For VP

8 months ago

Former KKK Leader David Duke Endorses Trump on Twitter, Wants Tucker Carlson For VP

Matt Novak

Twitter Says Its Partner Dataminr Wasn’t Surveilling Protests for Local Cops, Just ‘News Alerting’

8 months ago

Twitter Says Its Partner Dataminr Wasn’t Surveilling Protests for Local Cops, Just ‘News Alerting’

Tom McKay

Twitter Is Working on Some Kind of Mysterious Subscription Feature

8 months ago

Twitter Is Working on Some Kind of Mysterious Subscription Feature

Tom McKay

Facebook Ad Boycott Will Go on After Zuckerberg, Sandberg Blow Off Civil Rights Groups’ Demands

8 months ago

Facebook Ad Boycott Will Go on After Zuckerberg, Sandberg Blow Off Civil Rights Groups’ Demands

Tom McKay

Here’s An Idea: The Trump Campaign Should Simply Take Over MySpace

8 months ago

Here’s An Idea: The Trump Campaign Should Simply Take Over MySpace

Tom McKay

Once Again, Mr. President, You Have Broken the Rules of the General Discussions Board

8 months ago

Once Again, Mr. President, You Have Broken the Rules of the General Discussions Board

Tom McKay

Snapchat: Both Black and White Employees Made the Offensive ‘Smile to Break Chains’ Filter

8 months ago

Snapchat: Both Black and White Employees Made the Offensive ‘Smile to Break Chains’ Filter

Jody Serrano

The Federalist Bends the Knee to Big Tech, Deletes Its Awful Comments Section

8 months ago

The Federalist Bends the Knee to Big Tech, Deletes Its Awful Comments Section

Tom McKay

Republican FCC Commissioner Has ‘Deep Reservations’ on Whether Trump’s Social Media Order Is Bullshit

9 months ago

Republican FCC Commissioner Has ‘Deep Reservations’ on Whether Trump’s Social Media Order Is Bullshit

Tom McKay

Buckle Up, Zuck, Now Joe Biden Is Gonna Petition the Heck Out of You

9 months ago

Buckle Up, Zuck, Now Joe Biden Is Gonna Petition the Heck Out of You

Tom McKay

Report: Facebook Helped the FBI Exploit Vulnerability in a Secure Linux Distro for Child Predator Sting

9 months ago

Report: Facebook Helped the FBI Exploit Vulnerability in a Secure Linux Distro for Child Predator Sting

Tom McKay

God Help Us, the Winklevoss Twins Are Co-Producing a Movie About Their Bitcoin Journey

9 months ago

God Help Us, the Winklevoss Twins Are Co-Producing a Movie About Their Bitcoin Journey

Tom McKay

Facebook Mods Sign Letter Protesting Zuckerberg’s Stance on Trump Threats, Conspiracy Theories

9 months ago

Facebook Mods Sign Letter Protesting Zuckerberg’s Stance on Trump Threats, Conspiracy Theories

Tom McKay

Facebook Will, Uhh, Stop Promoting the ‘Boogaloo’ Race War Thing

9 months ago

Facebook Will, Uhh, Stop Promoting the ‘Boogaloo’ Race War Thing

Tom McKay

Twitter Is Trying to Crack Down on 5G Conspiracy Theories

9 months ago

Twitter Is Trying to Crack Down on 5G Conspiracy Theories

Joanna Nelius

Facebook Purges Nearly 200 Accounts Linked to Hate Groups and Schemes to Infiltrate Protests

9 months ago

Facebook Purges Nearly 200 Accounts Linked to Hate Groups and Schemes to Infiltrate Protests

Alyse Stanley

Facebook Workers Ask If Company’s in an ‘Abusive Relationship’ With Trump Amid Internal Unrest: Report

9 months ago

Facebook Workers Ask If Company’s in an ‘Abusive Relationship’ With Trump Amid Internal Unrest: Report

Alyse Stanley

White House Propaganda Video Falsely Claims ‘Domestic Terrorists’ Planted Bricks for Protesters

9 months ago

White House Propaganda Video Falsely Claims ‘Domestic Terrorists’ Planted Bricks for Protesters

Tom McKay and Dell Cameron

Blackout Tuesday Is Backfiring

9 months ago

Blackout Tuesday Is Backfiring

Catie Keck

Twitter Hides Official White House Tweet Calling for Killings of Protesters, Too

9 months ago

Twitter Hides Official White House Tweet Calling for Killings of Protesters, Too

Tom McKay

Trump’s Executive Order on Social Media Is the Worst Kind of Bullshit

9 months ago

Trump’s Executive Order on Social Media Is the Worst Kind of Bullshit

Tom McKay

Federal Appeals Court Says Facebook, Twitter Aren’t Conspiring to Suppress Conservative Views

9 months ago

Federal Appeals Court Says Facebook, Twitter Aren’t Conspiring to Suppress Conservative Views

Joanna Nelius

Twitter Adds Fact Check to Trump’s Conspiracy Theories on Voter Fraud

9 months ago

Twitter Adds Fact Check to Trump’s Conspiracy Theories on Voter Fraud

Tom McKay

‘Fiat 500 Twitter’ Gets The Academic Dissertation It Deserves

9 months ago

‘Fiat 500 Twitter’ Gets The Academic Dissertation It Deserves

Erin Marquis

Trump Is Considering Forming a Panel to Review Complaints of Anti-Conservative Bias Online: Report

9 months ago

Trump Is Considering Forming a Panel to Review Complaints of Anti-Conservative Bias Online: Report

Jody Serrano

Facebook Shovels Giphy Into Its Salivating Maw

10 months ago

Facebook Shovels Giphy Into Its Salivating Maw

Tom McKay

Instagram Testing New Tools That Will Make Comments Less Shitty

10 months ago

Instagram Testing New Tools That Will Make Comments Less Shitty

Joanna Nelius

NYPD Arrests QAnon Conspiracist Who Allegedly Threatened To Kill Joe Biden, Had Car Full Of Knives

10 months ago

NYPD Arrests QAnon Conspiracist Who Allegedly Threatened To Kill Joe Biden, Had Car Full Of Knives

Tom McKay

For The Love Of God, Don’t Use Facebook’s Video Chat Rooms

10 months ago

For The Love Of God, Don’t Use Facebook’s Video Chat Rooms

Tom McKay

Facebook Agreed To Censor More ‘Anti-State’ Posts In Vietnam After State Telcos Tanked Its Traffic

10 months ago

Facebook Agreed To Censor More ‘Anti-State’ Posts In Vietnam After State Telcos Tanked Its Traffic

Tom McKay

You Can Now Send Instagram DMs From A Browser, But The Desktop Experience Still Sucks

11 months ago

You Can Now Send Instagram DMs From A Browser, But The Desktop Experience Still Sucks

Sam Rutherford

Owners Are Offering Their Empty RVs To Medical Staff During Coronavirus Fight

11 months ago

Owners Are Offering Their Empty RVs To Medical Staff During Coronavirus Fight

Erin Marquis

Why People Spreading Coronavirus Anxiety On Twitter Might Actually Be Bots

11 months ago

Why People Spreading Coronavirus Anxiety On Twitter Might Actually Be Bots

Ryan Ko

The Tech In Westworld’s Episode 3 Shocker Is Already Here And Much Worse Than You Think

11 months ago

The Tech In Westworld’s Episode 3 Shocker Is Already Here And Much Worse Than You Think

Beth Elderkin and Shoshana Wodinsky

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson Announces He Tested Positive For Covid-19 In Twitter Video

11 months ago

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson Announces He Tested Positive For Covid-19 In Twitter Video

Matt Novak

Twitter Deletes Post By The Federalist Calling For Coronavirus Infection Program

11 months ago

Twitter Deletes Post By The Federalist Calling For Coronavirus Infection Program

Tom McKay

YouTube Launches Verified Coronavirus Coverage Hub On Homepage

11 months ago

YouTube Launches Verified Coronavirus Coverage Hub On Homepage

Alyse Stanley

Automated Facebook Anti-Spam System Goes Hog Wild, Blocks Links Including Covid-19 Info

12 months ago

Automated Facebook Anti-Spam System Goes Hog Wild, Blocks Links Including Covid-19 Info

Tom McKay

The UK Government’s Enlisted Influencers To Try And Tackle Coronavirus Misinformation

12 months ago

The UK Government’s Enlisted Influencers To Try And Tackle Coronavirus Misinformation

Tom Pritchard

In China, Social Media Users Speak In Code To Avoid Coronavirus Censors

12 months ago

In China, Social Media Users Speak In Code To Avoid Coronavirus Censors

Joanna Nelius

The First Reactions To Disney’s Mulan Remake Are Here

12 months ago

The First Reactions To Disney’s Mulan Remake Are Here

Germain Lussier

Twitter Is Testing Self-Destructing Tweets

12 months ago

Twitter Is Testing Self-Destructing Tweets

Catie Keck

Facebook May Be Considering Changing Course As Libra Crypto Project Sails Towards Disaster

12 months ago

Facebook May Be Considering Changing Course As Libra Crypto Project Sails Towards Disaster

Tom McKay

Twitter Tells Employees Worldwide To Work From Home As Coronavirus Death Toll Climbs

12 months ago

Twitter Tells Employees Worldwide To Work From Home As Coronavirus Death Toll Climbs

Matt Novak

The World Health Organisation’s Making TikToks To Tackle Coronavirus Misinformation

12 months ago

The World Health Organisation’s Making TikToks To Tackle Coronavirus Misinformation

Alyse Stanley

Twitter Suspends Dozens Of Pro-Bloomberg Accounts For ‘Platform Manipulation And Spam’

1 year ago

Twitter Suspends Dozens Of Pro-Bloomberg Accounts For ‘Platform Manipulation And Spam’

Jody Serrano

Swiss Court Finds That Clicking ‘Like’ To Spread Hateful Or Defamatory Content May Be A Crime

1 year ago

Swiss Court Finds That Clicking ‘Like’ To Spread Hateful Or Defamatory Content May Be A Crime

Tom McKay

Twitter Update Makes It Easier To Continue One Of Your Awful Threads

1 year ago

Twitter Update Makes It Easier To Continue One Of Your Awful Threads

Tom McKay

Shitty Person Wins Case Against UK Police Who Warned Him About His Transphobic Tweets

1 year ago

Shitty Person Wins Case Against UK Police Who Warned Him About His Transphobic Tweets

Tom McKay

Britain Appoints Content Cops For Social Media

1 year ago

Britain Appoints Content Cops For Social Media

Victoria Song

Amazon Exec Jay Carney Cites Sanders Praise Out Of Context, Promptly Melts Down On Twitter

1 year ago

Amazon Exec Jay Carney Cites Sanders Praise Out Of Context, Promptly Melts Down On Twitter

Tom McKay

Why Is Social Media So Addictive?

1 year ago

Why Is Social Media So Addictive?

Daniel Kolitz

Instagram’s Made It Easier To Ditch Those Accounts You Don’t Know Why You Follow

1 year ago

Instagram’s Made It Easier To Ditch Those Accounts You Don’t Know Why You Follow

Alyse Stanley