From Covid conspiracies to election scams, automated advertising software plays a large—and largely unseen—role.
Author: Gilad Edelman
What to Watch for in Congress’ Big Tech CEO Hearing
Jeff Bezos, Tim Cook, Sundar Pichai, and Mark Zuckerberg are all testifying about their companies today.
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Limiting in-person polling sites makes it both harder to vote and more dangerous.
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By hiding but not deleting the president's tweets, the platform has struck a difficult balance to…
Trump’s Social Media Executive Order Is Purely for Show
The president has targeted Twitter, Facebook, and other platforms, but has little actual power over how…