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Jack Dorsey
February 10, 2021
Jacob Silverman
Does Jack Dorsey Have Any Clue What He’s Doing?
Twitter has permanently banned Donald Trump. But the social media company lacks a viable, long-term strategy for dealing with toxic users.
January 14, 2021
Jacob Silverman
The Incredible Power and Learned Helplessness of Twitter and Facebook
The social media giants that deplatformed Trump claim to be unable to stop the spread of hate, lies, conspiracy theories, and fascistic plots.
October 16, 2020
Alex Shephard
Facebook and Twitter Have Made a Mess of the
New York Post
’s Hunter Biden Story
Big Tech has had four years to prepare for an onslaught of election interference. It still isn’t ready.
August 21, 2018
Alex Shephard
Why Jack Dorsey’s Apology Tour Backfired
The Twitter CEO is creating controversy on a media campaign designed to quell it.
August 15, 2018
Jeet Heer
Twitter CEO suspends Alex Jones but still doesn’t understand who he is.
August 10, 2018
Jeet Heer
CNN proves Alex Jones violated Twitter’s rules.
July 27, 2018
Alex Shephard
The Twitter ‘Shadow Banning’ Controversy Is All Bad Faith
How conservatives are using a faux-scandal to game the social media platform.
July 13, 2018
Alex Shephard
Is Twitter Good Now?
What the company’s bot apocalypse means for the future of social media
June 29, 2018
Alex Shephard
How Conservatives Are Hoodwinking Big Tech
Thanks to threats of regulation, Twitter and Facebook are cozying up to the right. But Republicans may have a different agenda.
June 27, 2018
Emma Scornavacchi
Twitter tries to win the trust of conservatives over secretive dinners.
February 4, 2016
Navneet Alang
You Can’t Kill Twitter, Even if It Dies
October 22, 2012
Jason Farago
Art.sy and the Myth of the Online Art Market
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