Ahead of the midterm elections, the proliferation of alternative social media sites has helped cement false and misleading information as a defining feature of American politics. Read More
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Back to news homeCan Hong Kong Recover as a Global Metropolis After Pandemic Barriers?
HONG KONG — Luxury storefronts have been replaced by pop-up shops selling masks. Whole floors of skyscrapers are deserted. Streets once crammed with locals and visitors jostling for space are […]
Where Online Hate Speech Can Bring the Police to Your Door
When the police pounded the door before dawn at a home in northwest Germany, a bleary-eyed young man in his boxer shorts answered. The officers asked for his father, who […]
Disinformation Has Become Another Untouchable Problem in Washington
WASHINGTON — The memo that reached the top of the Department of Homeland Security in September could not have been clearer about its plan to create a board to monitor […]
Twitter, Challenging Orders to Remove Content, Sues India’s Government
Twitter said on Tuesday that it had sued the Indian government, challenging a recent order to remove content and block accounts within the country.The suit, filed in the Karnataka High […]
How Some States Are Combating Election Misinformation Ahead of Midterms
Ahead of the 2020 elections, Connecticut confronted a bevy of falsehoods about voting that swirled around online. One, widely viewed on Facebook, wrongly said absentee ballots had been sent to […]
Musk’s Ties to China Could Create Headaches for Twitter
SAN FRANCISCO — When Elon Musk opened a Tesla factory in Shanghai in 2019, the Chinese government welcomed him with billions of dollars’ worth of cheap land, loans, tax breaks […]
Elon Musk Agrees to Buy Twitter
Twitter, which went public in 2013, has also had a tumultuous corporate history. It has repeatedly dealt with board dysfunction and drama with its founders, and was courted by other […]
The Elusive Politics of Elon Musk
Mr. Musk has objected when politicians have tried to characterize his views as in sync with their own, insisting that he would rather leave politics to others, despite ample evidence […]
Elon Musk, After Toying With Twitter, Now Wants It All
Should Twitter put such a measure in place, Mr. Musk could take his bid directly to shareholders with a so-called tender offer. If they like Mr. Musk’s offer, they could […]