The former president has come up with a way to get back into the limelight and make a quick buck.

The Taliban’s takeover in Afghanistan is an extreme, though not entirely unique, test case for the power and the peril of these platforms.

The former president’s class-action suit against Twitter and Facebook is a typically ham-fisted grab for power and money. It can die in the courts and still serve him well.

It’s easy to hate the internet. Patricia Lockwood is the rare writer who delights in its chaos.

The “Beauty Myth” author has gone from being a feminist icon to an anti-vaxxer banned by Twitter. But she’s always struggled with the truth.

As Bitcoin’s price fell by up to 30 percent, its partisans went on Clubhouse and Twitter to offer reassurances and advice to “go outside, go exercise—just don’t follow the swings.”

The Facebook Oversight Board upheld Trump’s ban, but ridiculed the company in the process: “In applying a vague, standardless penalty ... Facebook seeks to avoid its responsibilities.”

The jailing of a dissident and two lawsuits reveal Twitter’s complicity with MBS’s dictatorship.

Twitter has permanently banned Donald Trump. But the social media company lacks a viable, long-term strategy for dealing with toxic users.

The Niskanen Center bowed to fake outrage from bad-faith right-wing trolls when it fired Will Wilkinson.

The social media giants that deplatformed Trump claim to be unable to stop the spread of hate, lies, conspiracy theories, and fascistic plots.

Much like mosquitoes or bed bugs, they can hop on and off a host president as needed.

What the troubled history of telecommuting tells us about its future

From “Everybody Hates Bill” to “Go Home Jacob,” it’s been a rough year for the faces of local power.

The problem isn’t just that these companies are too big for meaningful competition.

Ted Cruz and Dinesh D’Souza have huge followings on Parler, a right-wing Twitter clone that has exploded in popularity since the election.

Can the prodigal son keep the party going?

Big Tech has had four years to prepare for an onslaught of election interference. It still isn’t ready.

The idea that social media platforms need to be made civilly or even criminally liable for harmful content appears to be gaining ground in Congress.

Climate change deniers like Naomi Seibt claim to be fighting Greta Thunberg’s “alarmism,” but their real target is climate action itself.