Musk is wrecking speech moderation on Twitter. There’s an alternative.
Twitter alternative Mastodon moderates speech not through banning, but shunning across a broader ‘Fediverse’ of services.
Government Issue, ‘Massacre’: The Week In One Song
Mass layoffs begin at Twitter
When Twitter suspends users, their views get more extreme
A new Texas law seeks to make it harder to “deplatform” users
How will Elon Musk change social media?
Hand-wringing over what Musk might do assumes Twitter has helped slow the spread of disinformation. Our research finds otherwise.
The Replacements, ‘I Bought a Headache’: The Week In One Song
Elon Musk buys Twitter.
Satellites make it harder for countries to launch surprise attacks. That’s in Ukraine’s favor.
But seeing what’s happening on the ground doesn’t help explain Russia’s motives
Companies are commercializing outer space. Do government programs still matter?
For now, national governments control the rules — and much of the funding
Elon Musk got millions in tax breaks to put a plant in Austin. Here’s why laws don’t stop these secret deals.
Many officials may be simply ignoring them.
Last week’s Twitter hack could have been much, much worse
Governments need to prepare for hackers trying to start a war — leading to escalation by tweet
Jeff Bezos’s new plans for space have stirred up old fights in science fiction
Is planet Earth all that we have, or do we need to go to the stars?