100 Days Without Trump on Twitter: A Nation Scrolls More Calmly
New York Times
But how significant is the noise? Many Republicans still seem to be hanging on Mr. Trump’s every word. But others say that without Twitter or indeed the presidency, his voice…
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How Anti-Asian Activity Online Set the Stage for Real-World Violence
Negative Asian-American tropes have long existed online but began increasing last March as parts of the United States went into lockdown over the coronavirus. That month, politicians including Representative Paul…
Epoch Media Casts Wider Net to Spread Its Message Online
Right on Times does not disclose any partnership with Epoch, nor do the two websites share a unique digital identifier. But when it launched in October, its articles were posted…
What Went Right in the 2020 Election
This article is part of the On Tech newsletter. You can sign up here to receive it weekdays.[1] A lot went wrong after the 2020 election in the United States.…
Fixing What the Internet Broke
This article is part of the On Tech newsletter. You can sign up here to receive it weekdays.[1] January’s riot[2] at the U.S. Capitol showed the damage that can result…
Facebook Ends Ban on Political Advertising
SAN FRANCISCO — Facebook said on Wednesday that it planned to lift its ban on political advertising across its network, resuming a form of digital promotion that has been criticized…
Three false claims about the election made in Mike Lindell’s new film.
Many of these unsubstantiated claims stem from an instance in Antrim County[1], Mich., when a clerical error in reporting results led the county to initially show a landslide vote in…
‘A Total Failure’: The Proud Boys Now Mock Trump
After the presidential election last year, the Proud Boys[1], a far-right group, declared its undying loyalty to President Trump. In a Nov. 8 post in a private channel of the…
How Parler, a Chosen App of Trump Fans, Became a Test of Free Speech
Parler grew slowly until early 2020, when Twitter began labeling Mr. Trump’s tweets[1] as inaccurate and some of his supporters joined Parler in protest. After November’s election, Parler grew even…
‘Be There. Will Be Wild!’: Trump All but Circled the Date
For weeks, President Trump and his supporters had been proclaiming Jan. 6, 2021, as a day of reckoning. A day to gather in Washington to “save America” and “stop the…
