Social media platforms are finally acting like the mini-governments they are
Is this burst of proactive community moderation just a temporary trend?
Every platform that took action against Trump accounts and groups so far
President Donald Trump has been saying covertly and overtly racist stuff since before he became the president. Now, after protests against police brutality and systemic racism swept the country, some…
Facebook to add link to ‘authoritative’ info on posts about voting—even Trump’s
Facebook took a teeny step forward on its tightrope walk between helping people vote in 2020 and not pissing off President Donald Trump. In a livestreamed video Friday, Facebook CEO…
There’s a Twitter campaign to get Trump out of office using your spare change
Xander Schultz, a 34-year-old self-described social justice entrepreneur, is launching a campaign on Friday, #DefeatbyTweet, designed to boot Donald Trump out of office. You can join in, too. All you…
‘Who is the thug?’: Anderson Cooper blasts Trump’s ‘outrageous and dangerous’ photo op stunt
[embedded content] CNN’s Anderson Cooper called out President Donald Trump at length on Monday night, after the president finally made public comments on the protests against police brutality raging across…
White House protesters were tear gassed because Trump wanted to create photo op
Protesters peacefully exercising their First Amendment right outside the White House were tear gassed on Monday. Why? So that Donald Trump — a former reality TV star — could have…
‘Silence is complicity’: Facebook workers speak out after Zuckerberg refuses to take action against Trump
As protests rage across the U.S., some Facebook workers are speaking out against their own employer. On Sunday, Jason Toff, a director of product management at Facebook, voiced his disapproval…
Trump’s executive order could be a disaster for thwarting misinformation
This is the worst possible time to push tech companies away from fact-checking
Trump’s executive order would hamstring U.S. innovation
Gutting Section 230 would be a disaster for startups and small businesses
Trump says he’s taking controversial COVID-19 drug and now everyone’s making Flintstones vitamin jokes
During a roundtable on Monday, President Trump told reporters that he’s been taking hydroxychloroquine to avoid contracting coronavirus. Toward the end of the discussion with restaurant executives and other members…