Social Media
From Facebook to Twitter to YouTube, social media platforms are transforming communication and internet culture, even as they raise privacy concerns for users.
Land of the Giants looks at how Facebook has grappled with its political power.
Get ready for Happy Fall, followed by Sad Fall.
Money from Meta — and the rest of Big Tech — is pouring into Washington publications.
A slew of new changes has drawn the ire of celebrities and regular users alike. But hating Instagram is nothing new.
Land of the Giants examines the changing identity of Instagram for the third episode of its latest season.
Land of the Giants digs into Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s formative decisions that would later haunt the company.
Even as the Twitter deal falls apart, Musk’s fans are claiming victory.
Land of the Giants looks at how Facebook taught us to scroll, endlessly.
Land of the Giants explores the social media juggernaut in a moment of transformation.
Influencers are supposed to disclose their ads, but nothing happens when they don’t.
“It sounds like some sort of science fiction.” But over time, it could become second nature.
Some of the CEO’s biggest recent critics are his own employees.
Facebook knows it has a TikTok problem. TV and streamers do, too.
There doesn’t seem to be a corner of the internet Meta isn’t tracking.
The conversation provides the most detail yet about Musk’s plans to change the social media company.
Employees asked Musk tough questions. He still doesn’t have all the answers.
The CEO’s comments offer insights into the company as one of its most formative and prominent leaders is leaving.
The executive, who turned Facebook into a profitable business, leaves behind a series of controversies.
The justices split 5-4 on whether Texas can effectively seize control of the major social media platforms.
A data investigation into how TikTok is shaping the music industry, in collaboration with The Pudding.
The Florida law prevented certain platforms from banning political candidates.
Companies are getting better at responding to incidents like the Buffalo shooting. It’s still not nearly good enough.
The First Amendment doesn’t apply to Republicans anymore?
Here’s why Trump would want to return to the platform if Elon Musk lets him.
But Silicon Valley could.
The billionaire says he wants to make Twitter a free speech platform. That’s easier said than done.
Musk paid $44 billion for Twitter. Next up: Making Twitter worth (at least) $44 billion.
Twitter may not be a great business, but it can buy you power and influence.
According to Musk, free speech costs about $3 billion.
Facebook’s pivot back to video shows how badly it needs young people.
Brat TV, a small Hollywood studio, wants to be the middle ground between Netflix and TikTok.
Why Putin’s crackdown on social media is a worrying sign.
How 20-year-old TikToker, writer, and cultural critic Rayne Fisher-Quann spends her day online.
In his State of the Union speech, the president vowed to hold social media platforms accountable for their harms.
Social media platforms are amplifying misinformation on the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Social media companies are in a standoff with Russia on censorship and there’s no easy solution.
This key part of his plan for the metaverse could analyze your voice, eye movements, and body language.
When did everybody start calling themselves content creators?