Musk admits X throttles links as ‘news influencers’ take over
Hard times for the humble hyperlink and those who depend on it.
By Will Oremus and Andrea Jiménez
Trump’s surgeon general pick called for banning social media for teens
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By Cristiano Lima-Strong and Andrea Jiménez
Meta gains steam in its push to make Apple, Google verify users’ ages
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By Cristiano Lima-Strong, Cat Zakrzewski and Andrea Jiménez
Flawed AI denies benefits to low-income Americans, report warns
As Trump prepares to slash spending, a new nonprofit emerges to fight automation in government benefit programs
By Will Oremus and Andrea Jiménez
Trump is empowering conservatives critical of Big Tech
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By Cristiano Lima-Strong and Andrea Jiménez
Trump’s AG pick Matt Gaetz could be bad news for Big Tech
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By Cristiano Lima-Strong and Andrea Jiménez
Trump’s win turns online censorship case upside-down
Missouri v. Biden “jawboning” case moves forward even as the Biden administration winds down.
By Will Oremus, Andrea Jiménez and Aaron Schaffer
What to watch on tech as Congress returns to Trump’s Washington
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By Cristiano Lima-Strong and Andrea Jiménez
What a GOP sweep of Congress would mean for tech policy
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By Cristiano Lima-Strong and Andrea Jiménez
What Trump’s win means for Silicon Valley
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By Cristiano Lima-Strong and Andrea Jiménez
How Meta, TikTok, YouTube and X are moderating election threats
A rundown of the major platforms’ policies.
By Will Oremus, Naomi Nix and Andrea Jiménez
Candidates flocked to TikTok in 2024, even as many weighed a ban
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By Cristiano Lima-Strong and Andrea Jiménez
These look like Harris ads. Trump backers bought them.
A pro-Trump group funded by Elon Musk is quietly placing deceptive Facebook ads that misrepresent the Democrat’s positions.
By Will Oremus and Trisha Thadani
Will Silicon Valley’s next member of Congress be tough on tech?
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By Cristiano Lima-Strong and Andrea Jiménez
Nonprofit bashed by Musk disputes his unfounded election meddling claims
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By Cristiano Lima-Strong and Andrea Jiménez
Meta’s new fix for locked-out users: Scanning their faces
The social media giant is testing face recognition tools to verify users’ identity and fight celebrity impersonations.
By Will Oremus and Andrea Jiménez
3 key congressional races to watch on tech policy
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By Cristiano Lima-Strong and Andrea Jiménez
TikTok fails a test of its ban on political ads
A new report finds holes in tech firms’ systems for enforcing their political ad policies.
By Will Oremus
In a huge year for global elections, internet freedom took another hit
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By Cristiano Lima-Strong
TikTok faces blowback in Congress over child safety revelations
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By Cristiano Lima-Strong