The company’s system for targeting ads is under fire for gender and ethnic bias. In some…
Author: Antonio García Martínez
Chris Hughes Is Right: We Should Dismantle Facebook
The former Facebook employee says the government should break up the company and then comprehensively regulate…
My Wild Ride in a Robot Race Car
On a track in Northern California, our writer tags along with the scrappy tinkerers of the…
Facebook Is Not a Monopoly, but It Should Be Broken Up
Elizabeth Warren proposes to force Facebook to divest Instagram and WhatsApp. Her reasoning is flawed, but…
No, Data Is Not the New Oil
Proposals to "pay" users for the value of their data don't reflect how internet giants like…
Journalism Isn’t Dying. It’s Returning to Its Roots
The future of journalism is more partisan and supported by more diverse revenue streams—in other words,…
How Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Shapes a New Political Reality
The newly elected congressmember offers older colleagues a master class in social media.
Used Wisely, the Internet Can Actually Help Public Discourse
For all its faults, the internet compares favorably to earlier generations of TV and radio.
How a Bunch of Dreamers Turned Texas a Shade of Pink
The US Senate contest between Ted Cruz and Beto O’Rourke drew most of the headlines, but…
Why WhatsApp Became a Hotbed for Rumors and Lies in Brazil
If WhatsApp lacks Facebook’s most talked-about evil features, why is it still a weaponizable conduit for…