Cable news has a much bigger effect on America’s polarization than social media, study finds
"Compared to online audiences, partisan TV news consumers tend not to stray too far from their narrow sets of preferred news sources."
How Big Tech Weaponizes Our Shame
The Big Tech platforms drive us towards feelings of shame and profit off of that spiral of shame, explains Cathy O'Neil
Trump’s new social media app launches on iOS
With a Twitter-esque design.
It Doesn't Make Sense to Treat Facebook Like a Public Utility
It's an American solution to a global problem.
Facebook is giving you homework to learn about its privacy settings
It’s currently only available to some desktop users.
Opinion | One Year After the Jan. 6 Attack, Parler’s C.E.O. Grapples with Big Tech and Trump
George Farmer doubles down on his efforts to revive a right-leaning social media company that was taken offline a year ago.
How panic over rumored school shooting threats went viral
Some schools closed in response to viral TikTok rumors.
Facebook Isn’t Telling You How Popular Right-Wing Content Is on the Platform – The Markup
Facebook insists that mainstream news sites perform the best on its platform. But by other measures, sensationalist, partisan content reigns
How to stop a hate raid
Twitch streamers are building tools to combat hate raids.
Is Clubhouse Creating An Equitable Environment For All Its Users?
This article explores the new voice-based app, Clubhouse, and whether the app is truly creating an experience that promotes equity.
Inside the moral maze of friend-rental services
Platforms offering to connect people for paid friendship have been on the rise during the pandemic – but some worry the service is being used for the wrong reasons.
A People’s History of Black Twitter, Part III
Joy and pain, harmony and discord, organization and chaos—there’s no single way to define Black Twitter’s complex, ongoing legacy.
Tinder CEO Elie Seidman on finding love during the pandemic
Has Tinder usage increased during the pandemic?