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X just paywalled Grok’s deepfakes. They’re still everywhere.X just paywalled Grok’s deepfakes. They’re still everywhere.
Future Perfect

Grok’s sexualized imagery is entirely predictable — and preventable.

By Sara Herschander
Technology
Social media is the worst place to be right nowSocial media is the worst place to be right now
Technology

Our unmoderated online reality bares its teeth.

By Adam Clark Estes
Future Perfect
The AI that apparently wants Elon Musk to dieThe AI that apparently wants Elon Musk to die
Future Perfect

X wanted Grok to tell it straight. They didn’t like the result.

By Kelsey Piper
Technology
The bright side of TikTok’s downfallThe bright side of TikTok’s downfall
Technology

The end of one wildly popular platform is a chance to overhaul the broken social media industry.

By Adam Clark Estes
Technology
Bluesky brings the fun, weird vibes of old Twitter back to lifeBluesky brings the fun, weird vibes of old Twitter back to life
Technology

As more users flee X, a clearer, sunnier social media age is dawning.

By Adam Clark Estes and Aja Romano
Today, Explained podcast
Toxic lies are surging in the wake of Hurricanes Helene and MiltonToxic lies are surging in the wake of Hurricanes Helene and Milton
Podcast
Today, Explained podcast

Donald Trump and Elon Musk are two of the biggest misinformation superspreaders.

By Miles Bryan and Sean Rameswaram
Politics
Why Musk and Trump are on the same sideWhy Musk and Trump are on the same side
Politics

The richest man in the world and the former president’s glitchy, cringeworthy interview, explained.

By Whizy Kim
Business & Finance
Advertisers aren’t buying what X is selling. Is that a crime?Advertisers aren’t buying what X is selling. Is that a crime?
Business & Finance

Elon Musk’s social media site is accusing brands of breaking antitrust laws.

By Whizy Kim
Technology
Congress’s online child safety bill, explainedCongress’s online child safety bill, explained
Technology

What is the Kids’ Online Safety Act, and why should you care about it?

By A.W. Ohlheiser
Technology
The slow death of Twitter is measured in disasters like the Baltimore bridge collapseThe slow death of Twitter is measured in disasters like the Baltimore bridge collapse
Technology

Twitter, now X, was once a useful site for breaking news. The Baltimore bridge collapse shows those days are long gone.

By A.W. Ohlheiser
Supreme Court
Elon Musk’s attempt to silence his critics will be heard by one of America’s worst judgesElon Musk’s attempt to silence his critics will be heard by one of America’s worst judges
Supreme Court

Reed O’Connor is one of the most unapologetic Republican partisans in the entire federal judiciary.

By Ian Millhiser
Technology
Elon Musk’s Israel disinformation investigation, explainedElon Musk’s Israel disinformation investigation, explained
Technology

Europe’s probe into harmful content on X about the Israel-Hamas war tests a new law that could reshape the internet.

By A.W. Ohlheiser
2024 GOP primary
Even Elon Musk can’t fully wreck Twitter’s one great superpowerEven Elon Musk can’t fully wreck Twitter’s one great superpower
2024 GOP primary

“A place to make fun of what you see on TV” is less compelling than “the global town square.” But it’s more accurate.

By Peter Kafka
Culture
The weird sorrow of losing TwitterThe weird sorrow of losing Twitter
Culture

Grieving a loss, when the loss is the hell-bird site you weren’t supposed to love.

By Aja Romano
Technology
Bye-bye birdie: Twitter is X nowBye-bye birdie: Twitter is X now
Technology

Elon Musk is moving one step closer to his grand plan for a super app.

By Sara Morrison
Technology
The Biden administration is allowed to talk to social media platforms again — for nowThe Biden administration is allowed to talk to social media platforms again — for now
Technology

A court has temporarily stopped a judge’s order forbidding the White House from contacting social media companies from taking effect.

By Sara Morrison
Technology
Elon Musk is just throwing money at popular Twitter users nowElon Musk is just throwing money at popular Twitter users now
Technology

Musk promised a while ago Twitter would share ad revenue with creators. Now the company is actually doing it.

By Shirin Ghaffary
Culture
Twitter is dying. Policing women’s bodies is keeping it alive.Twitter is dying. Policing women’s bodies is keeping it alive.
Culture

What Keke Palmer, Tracee Ellis Ross, and Jonah Hill tell us about how we talk about gender online.

By Jonquilyn Hill
Technology
Meta is finally having its moment with the Twitter alternative ThreadsMeta is finally having its moment with the Twitter alternative Threads
Technology

With 100 million users, Mark Zuckerberg is already winning his fight against Elon Musk — at least in the cage match that is social media.

By Shirin Ghaffary
Media
Jesse Watters, Fox News’s new Tucker Carlson, explainedJesse Watters, Fox News’s new Tucker Carlson, explained
Media

Can the smarmy “lightweight” fill Bill O’Reilly and Tucker Carlson’s shoes?

By Sara Morrison
Technology
Elon Musk tried a big presidential broadcast event and Twitter brokeElon Musk tried a big presidential broadcast event and Twitter broke
Technology

The glitchy Ron DeSantis interview is the latest milestone in Twitter’s shift to the right.

By Shirin Ghaffary
Technology
Elon Musk won’t stop tweeting his way into troubleElon Musk won’t stop tweeting his way into trouble
Technology

Musk’s week of conspiracy theories, explained.

By Shirin Ghaffary
Technology
Who is Linda Yaccarino, Elon Musk’s pick for new Twitter CEO?Who is Linda Yaccarino, Elon Musk’s pick for new Twitter CEO?
Technology

Yaccarino is a seasoned ad executive who could restore the company’s trust with advertisers. But Musk is still in control.

By Shirin Ghaffary
Technology
Tucker Carlson’s TV-to-Twitter move could actually pay offTucker Carlson’s TV-to-Twitter move could actually pay off
Technology

Here’s the math.

By Peter Kafka
Technology
What is Bluesky, and why is everyone on Twitter talking about it?What is Bluesky, and why is everyone on Twitter talking about it?
Technology

The invite-only, decentralized new social network, explained.

By Shirin Ghaffary
Technology
Twitter’s old blue checks are finally goneTwitter’s old blue checks are finally gone
Technology

The ridiculous but important Twitter check mark fiasco, explained.

By Sara Morrison
Technology
Elon’s blue check disaster is getting worseElon’s blue check disaster is getting worse
Technology

Celebrities are refusing to pay, and the trolls keep trolling.

By Shirin Ghaffary
Is Twitter finally dying?
Technology

Say goodbye to the old Twitter and hello to the new normal.

By Shirin Ghaffary
Technology
Trump is no longer the social media kingTrump is no longer the social media king
Technology

Why the former president’s arrest was a whimper, not a roar, on Twitter, a platform designed for these moments.

By Shirin Ghaffary
Technology
Why your Twitter page is changing and may have a dog on itWhy your Twitter page is changing and may have a dog on it
Technology

Elon Musk wants to fill your Twitter feed with paid accounts being watched over by a crypto meme.

By Shirin Ghaffary
Why advertisers aren’t coming back to Twitter
Technology

Elon Musk is still the problem.

By Shirin Ghaffary
Technology
Are Elon’s Tweets turning car buyers against Tesla?Are Elon’s Tweets turning car buyers against Tesla?
Technology

Concerning!

By Peter Kafka and Rani Molla
Technology
Musk’s Twitter is getting worseMusk’s Twitter is getting worse
Technology

Links aren’t working on Twitter due to an “internal change” that had “some unintended consequences.”

By Shirin Ghaffary
Politics
The Supreme Court is befuddled by whether Twitter is liable for ISIS’s terrorismThe Supreme Court is befuddled by whether Twitter is liable for ISIS’s terrorism
Politics

This is what happens when important laws make no sense.

By Ian Millhiser
Technology
Social media used to be free. Not anymore.Social media used to be free. Not anymore.
Technology

You used to pay for social media with your eyeballs. Now Meta and Twitter want your money, too.

By Shirin Ghaffary
Are we too worried about misinformation?
Technology

“Resist trying to make things better”: A conversation with internet security expert Alex Stamos.

By Peter Kafka
Elon Musk’s future as Twitter CEO is suddenly in question
Technology

Musk asked Twitter users if he should step down. A majority of them said yes.

By Shirin Ghaffary
Technology
Elon Musk now says he’ll step down as Twitter CEOElon Musk now says he’ll step down as Twitter CEO
Technology

But we don’t know when, or who will replace him.

By Shirin Ghaffary
Technology
Twitter enters its chaotic new multicolored, multishaped check mark phaseTwitter enters its chaotic new multicolored, multishaped check mark phase
Technology

Twitter Blue is back, and this time it’s also gold, gray, square, and passive-aggressive.

By Sara Morrison
Technology
Elon Musk’s Twitter journalist purge has begunElon Musk’s Twitter journalist purge has begun
Technology

The move is connected to a debate over an account that tracked the whereabouts of Elon Musk’s jet.

By Shirin Ghaffary