Axios Deletes Tweet Scrutinizing VP’s ‘Starting from Scratch’ Vaccine Claim
Axios did not respond when asked why they deleted a tweet contrasting Harris’s claims with Dr. Fauci's.
Social Media
Dumb Holocaust Reference Plus Misleading Image Didn’t Get Pedro Pascal Fired
Why wasn’t Gina Carano’s Mandalorian co-star punished?
NYT Editor Retracts Racial Slur Standard Used to Justify McNeil Ouster: ‘Of Course Intent Matters’
'It was a deadline mistake, and I regret it. Of course intent matters when we're talking about language and journalism,' Baquet said.
Gina Carano’s Firing Is the Product of Yet More Calvinball
Double standard in action: The actress who plays Cara Dune on Disney +’s The Mandalorian has been fired for her social media posts.
Biden Reevalutes Trump-Era TikTok Policies
The once-frenzied debate over TikTok is ending with a whimper.
The End of Populism? Don’t Bet on It
Trust in institutions is collapsing, social-media platforms intensify conflict, and our leaders seem arrogant and unaccountable.
Social-Media Censors Emboldened
When English-speaking journalists complain about something on social media, social-media giants act.
Robinhood Restricts Trading in GameStop, Other Surging Stocks
Trading app Robinhood on Thursday restricted buying or trading in GameStop stock along with several other formerly obscure stocks that are spiking.
Exacerbating Teen Depression
Social media use among adolescents correlates with a worrying uptick in depression and suicidal ideation, especially among teen girls.
Technology Will Destroy Us
Tech-immersed partisans are increasingly reluctant to confront the features of political reality that are resistant to their own desires.