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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Online Scammers Have a New Offer for You: Vaccine Cards
SAN FRANCISCO — On Etsy, eBay, Facebook and Twitter, little rectangular slips of paper started showing up for sale in late January. Printed on card stock, they measured 3 by…
Lawmakers Grill Tech C.E.O.s on Capitol Riot, Getting Few Direct Answers
WASHINGTON — Lawmakers grilled the leaders of Facebook, Google and Twitter on Thursday about the connection between online disinformation and the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol[1], causing Twitter’s chief…
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…
Twitter Hacker Pleads Guilty in Florida Court
The hackers, who prosecutors said were led by Mr. Clark, initially used their access to Twitter’s internal systems to take over accounts with unusual user names like @dark and @vague,…
Tech’s Legal Shield Appears Likely to Survive as Congress Focuses on Details
WASHINGTON — Former President Donald J. Trump called multiple times for repealing the law that shields tech companies from legal responsibility over what people post. President Biden, as a candidate,…
Twitter Shakes Off the Cobwebs With New Product Plans
For years, Twitter remained pretty much the same. One of its most memorable product updates was in 2017 when it doubled the number of characters that could fit into a…
Team Molly: The Family After Molly Steinsapir's Death
Strapped in the front seat of an ambulance as her daughter lay injured in the back, Kaye Steinsapir took out her phone and began to type. “Please. Please. Please,” she…
Twitter vs. India
This article is part of the On Tech newsletter. You can sign up here to receive it weekdays.[1] A remarkable face-off is unfolding between an American internet company and the…
How a Democrat plan to reform Section 230 could backfire
MIT Technology
Many of the changes put forward in the bill, which is known as the SAFE TECH Act, are significant. Right now, the law shields platforms such as Facebook and Twitter…
