Drew Harwell

Washington, D.C.

Technology reporter

Education: University of Florida

Drew Harwell is a reporter for The Washington Post covering technology. He was a member of an international reporting team that won a George Polk Award in 2021. He joined The Post in 2014.
Latest from Drew Harwell

Trump and allies blur the lines between politician and influencer

The president-elect and some in his proposed Cabinet are adopting influencer tactics to hawk products, boost political points and promote their personal brands.

December 1, 2024

Truth Social investors hoped to get ‘very rich’ after Trump’s win. Not quite.

Trump Media’s revenue and share price have sagged as its losses have piled up. The president-elect’s return to the White House could complicate things even more.

November 19, 2024
Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally in Pennsylvania on Nov. 3.

Trump expected to try to halt TikTok ban, allies say

The president-elect promised to ‘save’ the social media app, which faces a deadline early next year to find a non-China-based owner.

November 12, 2024
A TikTok sign hangs on their building in Culver City, California, in March. (Damian Dovarganes/AP)

Inside the online offensive that turned out a new generation of men for Trump

Through TikTok posts, memes and podcasts, the Trump campaign harnessed mounting angst among Gen Z men to bring young voters to his White House comeback.

November 10, 2024

Four years after ‘Stop the Steal,’ an organized army emerges online

The fringe group that scrambled to subvert Trump’s 2020 loss has spent years preparing online to contest this year’s vote. This time, Elon Musk is on their side.

November 4, 2024
People cheer holding signs saying “vote” before Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump speaks at a campaign event in Henderson, Nevada, on Thursday.

On Elon Musk’s X, Republicans go viral as Democrats disappear

Republicans are posting more, getting followed more and much more likely to go viral now that the world’s richest Trump supporter is running the show.

October 29, 2024
Howard Lutnick and Elon Musk address the crowd at former president Donald Trump's rally at Madison Square Garden in New York on Sunday.

How a tech mogul backed by JD Vance now bolsters Trump’s fortune

After accusing tech firms of favoring Democrats, Donald Trump relies on Rumble’s Chris Pavlovski for a key component of his media business.

October 26, 2024
Rumble founder and CEO Chris Pavlovski at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Maryland in February.

Meta suspends accounts tracking Trump, Bezos jets, echoing Elon Musk’s X

Instagram and Threads blocked accounts sharing public data on Mark Zuckerberg’s and Donald Trump’s private planes. A similar move on X stirred up a free-speech firestorm.

October 22, 2024
Mark Zuckerberg arrives at Los Angeles International Airport on a private jet in 2022.

Trump’s business has expanded since 2016 — and so have his potential conflicts

As president, Trump could shape policy on cryptocurrency and social media, two industries in which he has new financial interests.

October 17, 2024
Donald Trump proposed crypto-friendly policies at a bitcoin conference in Nashville over the summer.

TikTok knew depth of app’s risks to children, court document alleges

Internal communications of app employees were revealed in a version of a state lawsuit where redacted portions were visible.

October 11, 2024