by Yunkang Yang, Matthew Hindman and Trevor Davis How much misinformation is on Facebook? Several studies have found that the amount of misinformation on Facebook is low […]
Tag: Twitter
Don’t believe your lying eyes
Photos, videos not as reliable in the AI era by Parmy Olson A fake photo of an explosion near the Pentagon went viral across Twitter on Monday, […]
Musk’s ‘troll heaven’ an advertiser hell
by Dave Lee More than 3 million listeners tuned in for Elon Musk’s interview with the BBC’s James Clayton last Wednesday morning UK time. They heard the […]
Science Twitter needs a new home
by Lisa Jarvis I will miss science Twitter. It’s hard to overstate the influence of the social network on science during the COVID-19 pandemic — and the […]
Musk, Trump and the demeaning of America
by Robert Reich Before the midterms, Elon Musk fired half of Twitter’s 7,500 employees, including teams devoted to combating election misinformation — and did it so haphazardly […]
What we should and shouldn’t do about kids and social media
by Aubrey Kirchhoff Chances are if you’ve read the news in the past year you’ve seen a headline like these: “It’s time to go nuclear.” “Mark Zuckerberg […]
Thinking of leaving Twitter? Its experience is hard to replicate
by Jeremy Littau The moves Elon Musk has made since purchasing Twitter in October — resulting in hundreds of employee resignations — have many either fleeing the […]
Apple is real. Twitter, not really
What do I care about more? Do I care about my iPhone, my iPad, my MacBook and the two Mac desktops — or do I care more […]
Elon Musk’s new toy
For Christmas one year, my folks got my kid brother a tank. This thing could roll across the floor, the turret turned and it made battle sounds. […]
Misinformation got an $8 upgrade
When Elon Musk purchased Twitter, he was quick to lay off staff, scare off advertisers (though not intentionally) and whine about possible bankruptcy. As part of his […]
