In the end, what took down @realDonaldTrump was not what he tweeted, but how it was…
Author: Gilad Edelman
Even Mark Zuckerberg Has Had Enough of Trump
By freezing the president’s accounts, social media platforms finally drew a line. It only took a…
Better Than Nothing: A Look at Content Moderation in 2020
The pandemic and the election forced social media platforms to police false information like never before—but…
Google’s Antitrust Cases: A Guide for the Perplexed
The company is facing multiple lawsuits from the Department of Justice and three dozen states. Here’s…
Texas Accuses Google and Facebook of an Illegal Conspiracy
A new antitrust case against Google alleges that the two companies made a deal to reduce…
The Smoking Gun in the Facebook Antitrust Case
The government wants to break up the world’s biggest social network. Internal company emails show why.
On Section 230, It’s Trump vs. Trump
The president is urging Congress to repeal a law that his own trade agreements commit the…
This GOP Lawmaker Denounced QAnon—and Fears for His Party
“There's a lot larger percentage in the Republican Party who believe there's a deep state coup…
The Pre-Election Polls Were Wrong. The Exit Polls Are Worse
Post-election analysis right now is based on some very shoddy numbers.