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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The Agency at the Center of America’s Tech Fight With China
“When you start cutting off capital profits that can flow into R&D, many of them coming from the huge Chinese market, you really undermine our ability to stay at the…
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…
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…
Trump Wants Back on Facebook. This Star-Studded Jury Might Let Him.
That’s how some of the board’s members see it as well. “Practically the only entities that I trust less than the companies would be the government,” Mr. McConnell said. To…
Facebook Invokes Its ‘Supreme Court’
This article is part of the On Tech newsletter. You can sign up here to receive it weekdays.[1] Facebook’s new “Supreme Court” is taking on its biggest case: Donald Trump.…
‘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…
QAnon believers struggle with inauguration.
Followers of QAnon, the pro-Trump conspiracy theory, have spent weeks anticipating[1] that Wednesday would be the “Great Awakening” — a day, long foretold in QAnon prophecy[2], when top Democrats would…
Parler Tries to Survive With Help From Russian Company
Parler, the social network[1] popular with Trump supporters, is trickling back to life. The social network went offline last week after Amazon booted it[2] from its computer servers for not…
