List of Social Media articles
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An illustration shows a man falling inside of a red capsule pill. The Manosphere Is Fueling Extremist Violence
How governments can counter the mainstreaming of “Red Pill” ideology.
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A woman walks past a mural calling for the conviction of Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte, accused of misusing funds and conspiring to assassinate the first family, at the University of the Philippines in Quezon City, Metro Manila, on June 3. The Philippines Is a Petri Dish for Chinese Disinformation
Inauthentic accounts linked to China are seizing on local political feuds.
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U.S. President-elect Donald Trump and Elon Musk watch the launch of a test flight of the Starship rocket at SpaceX in Brownsville, Texas, on Nov. 19, 2024. Elon Musk Is a Security Risk
The billionaire’s access to sensitive information should have been a giant flashing red light for any administration.
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Students protest for gun reform at the Tennessee Capitol in Nashville, Tennessee, on April 3, 2023. How Gen Z Sees the World
A conversation with Zoomer author and commentator Kyla Scanlon.
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Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Lauren Sanchez, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, Google CEO Sundar Pichai, and Tesla CEO Elon Musk arrive for the inauguration of U.S. President Donald Trump at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Jan. 20. Big Tech Is a Tool of Trump’s Global Disruption
Silicon Valley is becoming an instrument of U.S. coercion, and that’s a danger to each and every country.
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An illustration photograph of social networking apps on a phone screen taken in London on Feb. 20. Social Media Companies Now Work for Governments—Not Users
Content from rap videos to protest photos is being removed in the name of “national security.”
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A photo illustration shows Donald Trump dancing with arms over his head and seeming to bump a the repeating faded logo of TikTok. Trump Bumps TikTok Decision Again
Cease-or-sale deadline pushed to June for the social media app
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Donald Trump points toward a Tiktok logo on a dark phone screen. Trump Won’t Give Up (on) TikTok
The U.S. president has taken negotiations down to the wire to save the popular video-sharing app.
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Five U.S. government officials, dressed in business formal or military attire, sit side-by-side at a long table, each in front of a microphone and a namecard. The shot is taken from slightly below the table, showing a dark room behind the officials other than bright white fluorescent lights that glare in a grid pattern overhead. How the Signal Chat Leak Makes the NSA’s Job Harder
Now that everyone uses the same communications technologies, security vulnerabilities are amplified.
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A closeup image of a teenage boy's face. Netflix’s ‘Adolescence’ Taps Into the Latest Moral Panic
Fears about children’s depravity are a proxy for adult worries.
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Frank McCourt sits in a white chair on the center of a stage. The Man Who Would Buy TikTok
Frank McCourt sees the Chinese-owned social media platform as a catalyst for a deeper conversation.
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A photo illustration shows a cutout of Mark Zuckerberg on a blue background with X logos, a few Meta logos, and other scrawls and speech squiggles coming out of his mouth. Meta Looks for the X Factor
What Mark Zuckerberg’s change of heart on misinformation means for the world.
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Mark Zuckerberg is seen from an angle as he sits in front of a microphone while testifying in a Senate hearing chamber. Zuck wears a black suit and dark tie. Mark Zuckerberg’s Geopolitical Free Speech Gambit
The Meta CEO’s U.S. political changes will have complicated global consequences.
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Iraqi fighters of the Popular Mobilization Forces stand next to a painted Islamic State flag as smoke billows from a building in the distance. The Islamic State Is a Franchise Now
Many plots inspired by the group depend on rudimentary, low-tech methods.
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A campaign sign for Donald Trump in the Capitol Reflecting Pool in Washington on Jan. 9, 2021. Trump’s Victory Has Opened the Disinformation Floodgates
Here’s how to stem the tide.
