Elon Musk accused Twitter on Friday of deceiving him about its service, obfuscating facts and not notifying him of executive changes, in his first formal response to the company’s lawsuit […]
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Back to news homeHow Elon Musk Damaged Twitter and Left It Worse Off
SAN FRANCISCO — For years, Twitter was a runner-up social media company. It never grew to the size and scale of a Facebook or an Instagram. It simply muddled along.Then, […]
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 […]
As Midterms Loom, Mark Zuckerberg Shifts Focus Away From Elections
Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook’s chief executive, made securing the 2020 U.S. election a top priority. He met regularly with an election team, which included more than 300 people from across his […]
How a Crisis Actor Conspiracy Theory Rises in Times of Tragedy
“I think this gives them a form of power,” he said of the people posting his photo, often under accounts intended to look as if they belong to news organizations. […]
Racist and Violent Ideas Jump From Web’s Fringes to Mainstream Sites
“The fact that this act of barbarism, this execution of innocent human beings, could be livestreamed on social media platforms and not taken down within a second says to me […]
Do You Know Someone Who Believes in Conspiracy Theories? We Want to Hear About It.
Conspiracy theories have become an increasingly common problem in the United States. From the QAnon movement to misinformation about Covid-19 vaccines, many Americans have accepted ideas that are not backed […]
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 […]
In the Philippines, a Flourishing Ecosystem for Political Lies
CAVITE, Philippines — Arnel Agravante, a YouTuber in the Philippines, told his followers last October that he knew how Ferdinand Marcos Jr., the presidential front-runner and his candidate of choice, […]
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 […]