In 2016, online platforms ... multiple social media users said they were surprised by how quiet their feeds seemed on ...

Social media companies are under intense pressure to squash the spread of disinformation on their platforms during the 2024 ...

If you thought 2020 was bad, decisions from Big Tech and the US government have led to an internet that’s even worse off.

British news publisher the Guardian said on Wednesday it will no longer post to X, citing "disturbing content" on the social ...

Biden won 18- to 21-year-olds by 60-36 percent; Harris won only 55-42 percent. There’s no group where the information consumption has changed more than young people. While 3 percent of seniors get ...

In the 2020 presidential race, Donald Trump proclaimed himself the winner long before enough votes were counted. We asked the ...

The public got a taste of the new normal this summer, when social media was flooded with misinformation following the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump and the platforms said ...

Among the many strange and unexpected dynamics of the 2024 election cycle, one stands out as both under-recognized and under-explained: On social media, Democrats and Republicans have traded places.

Leading up to the 2020 election, online platforms were policing misinformation. Now, days before the election, social media companies are taking a more hands-off approach -- particularly X.

Meta extended its ban on new political ads on its platforms through Election Day, the social media giant announced Monday.

The findings raise suspicions as to whether Musk has tweaked the X’s algorithm to increase the reach of his posts in advance ...

These insiders and whistleblowers are troubled by the risks of disinformation, threats to democracy and extreme dangers for ...