The Fediverse, a decentralized social network with interconnected spaces that are each independently managed with unique rules and cultural norms, has seen a surge in popularity. Decentralization h...

The Twitter implosion has brought a flood of people seeking a safer, less-toxic environment. The results have been mixed.

I know we’re deep, deep, deep into the moral panic about social media being uniquely awful, especially for kids. It’s driving all sorts of nonsense, including the false idea that we’re in a uniquel…

“The Man Who Knew Nothing About Risk”

A requiem for a meme.

"Twitter cannot accurately detect child sexual exploitation and non-consensual nudity at scale."

The Trump-backed Twitter lookalike looks near to launch, and for better or worse, this will draw more attention than ever to my favorite social network.

Twitter Inc sued Elon Musk on Tuesday for violating his $44 billion deal to buy the social media platform and asked a Delaware court to order the world's richest person to complete the merger at the agreed $54.20 per Twitter share.

This deal was always headed to court. What happens next?

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Running headfirst into fights for users’ rights on the internet.

What employees are saying. PLUS: Musk's key decisions

Musk proposed a buyout of the social platform yesterday.

Task #1: undermine CEO, consolidate power

What comes next.

It's an American solution to a global problem.

‘Project Guardian’ aims to protect prominent tweeters from abuse, harassment

Independent experts from NYU, UMass Amherst, Columbia, Marquette, and the ACLU are partnering with Gizmodo to responsibly publish this historic leak.

Snap Inc. is a camera company. Our products empower people to express themselves, live in the moment, learn about the world, and have fun together.

And they own everything about the show.

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.

Joy and pain, harmony and discord, organization and chaos—there’s no single way to define Black Twitter’s complex, ongoing legacy.

A look at social audio accessibility features.

Wikimedia, Ubuntu, Monero, and several other open source organizations have announced that they are moving away from the historical network.

@realDonaldTrump is gone.

Signal is benefitting from Facebook privacy fears and a plug from Tesla CEO Elon Musk.

After today, platforms should finally see the moral clarity about their role in world events.

It says the risk of harm is greater than the news value.

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