Alabama 3, ‘Facebook.con’: The Week In One Song Christopher Federico - October 28, 2021 Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, seen via smartphone, unveils the Meta
Facebook has an invisible system that shelters powerful rule-breakers. So do other online platforms. Tarleton Gillespie and Robyn Caplan - September 17, 2021 Is it fair to be unfair, as long as you’re open about it?
Facebook’s Oversight Board upheld the ban on Trump, but it didn’t like how Facebook banned him Henry Farrell - May 5, 2021 The board wants Facebook to revisit its decision in six months and create more consistent rules
Twitter put warning labels on hundreds of thousands of tweets. Our research examined which worked best. Zeve Sanderson, Richard Bonneau, Megan A. Brown, Joshua Tucker, and Jonathan Nagler - December 8, 2020 Without a hard block, tweets continue to spread — especially tweets by President Trump
When Twitter fact-checks Trump’s tweets, it polarizes Americans even more, our research finds Sarah Kreps, Douglas Kriner, and Dino Christenson - November 24, 2020 Fact-checking this president backfires.
Conservatives say Google and Facebook are censoring them. Here’s the real background. Shannon C. McGregor and Daniel Kreiss - July 31, 2019 The social media giants say they don’t want to regulate political speech. But they already are.
Why do Facebook and Twitter’s anti-extremist guidelines allow right-wingers more freedom than Islamists? Anna Meier - July 31, 2019 Relying on governments to designate organizations as terrorists means “de-platforming” is always political.
Why Facebook is pushing Libra Ben Power - June 20, 2019 Facebook’s new digital currency comes with large risks.
Uber issues its IPO this week. Tomorrow its drivers are threatening a worldwide strike. Ashley Nunes - May 7, 2019 Who’s for — and who’s against — regulating its relationship with its workers?
Fake news is bad news for democracy. James Hollyer, James Vreeland, and Peter Rosendorff - April 5, 2019 Unreliable information shapes voter choices — and election outcomes.
Huawei is better positioned to spy on us than we think Jack Hasler - March 12, 2019 The United States shares the blame.
Zuckerberg’s announcement changes everything for Facebook Henry Farrell - March 6, 2019 Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg announced Thursday that the social
Happy Giving Tuesday! Here are 3 ways foundations go beyond giving — and influence politics and policy. Jennifer Mosley and Brenda Bushouse - November 27, 2018 [caption id="attachment_46926" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and his
Here’s how Europe’s data privacy law could take down Facebook Henry Farrell and Abraham Newman - May 25, 2018 [caption id="attachment_73825" align="aligncenter" width="960"] A journalist watches a speech by Facebook chief
I did the first long-term study investigating illegal ivory traders. Here’s what I learned. Kristof Titeca - April 18, 2018 [caption id="attachment_72373" align="alignnone" width="960"] A Zimbabwe National Parks official holds
Forget Congress. Facebook’s real problem is in Europe. Henry Farrell and Abraham Newman - April 12, 2018 [caption id="attachment_72154" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Founder and CEO of Facebook Mark
3 key takeaways from the Zuckerberg hearings Jonathan Lewallen - April 12, 2018 [caption id="attachment_72093" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg at
Facebook wants its users to drive out fake news. Here’s the problem with that. Bernhard Clemm - February 1, 2018 [caption id="attachment_68730" align="aligncenter" width="960"] (Philippe Wojazer/Reuters)[/caption] Mark Zuckerberg announced recently
Homegrown ‘fake news’ is a bigger problem than Russian propaganda. Here’s a way to make falsehoods more costly for politicians. Yusaku Horiuchi and Brendan Nyhan - October 23, 2017 [caption id="attachment_65227" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg at the
It’s time to bust the myth: Most Trump voters were not working class. Noam Lupu and Nicholas Carnes - June 5, 2017 Media coverage of the 2016 election often emphasized Donald Trump’s
These 3 things help make sense of the dangerous Minnesota measles outbreak Mark Joslyn - June 1, 2017 [caption id="attachment_59132" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Tahlil Wehlie speaks with his son
Here’s what is promising, and troubling, about Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan’s plan to ‘cure all diseases.’ Jeremy Youde - October 4, 2016 [caption id="attachment_46926" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg and
There are lots of dumb predictions about third parties. Here’s a smarter one. John Sides - June 14, 2016 [caption id="attachment_41353" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Campaign buttons for Libertarian presidential candidate
‘The Good Wife’ transformed how political women are shown on TV. Here’s how. Lilly Goren - May 6, 2016 [caption id="attachment_40152" align="aligncenter" width="908"] Julianna Margulies as lawyer Alicia Florrick
Facebook is at the center of a huge privacy controversy. For once, it isn't Facebook's fault. Henry Farrell - September 25, 2015 [caption id="attachment_29866" align="aligncenter" width="908"] Mark Zuckerberg, right, is the founder
Facebook is at the center of a huge privacy controversy. For once, it isn’t Facebook’s fault. Henry Farrell and Abraham Newman - September 25, 2015 [caption id="attachment_29866" align="aligncenter" width="908"] Mark Zuckerberg, right, is the founder
Anyone planning a coup should read this first Kim Yi Dionne - September 10, 2015 For every failed coup attempt I see from here on
Mark Zuckerberg wants people to understand common knowledge. What’s common knowledge? Michael Chwe - April 8, 2015 [caption id="attachment_23496" align="alignnone" width="620" class="center"] Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg speaks
Mark Zuckerberg wants people to understand common knowledge. What's common knowledge? Henry Farrell - April 8, 2015 [caption id="attachment_23496" align="alignnone" width="620" class="center"] Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg speaks
Is the Ice Bucket Challenge ‘presidential’? Justin Vaughn - August 27, 2014 Thousands of Americans have taken Ice Bucket Challenge, raising tens
Is the Ice Bucket Challenge 'presidential'? Justin Vaughn - August 27, 2014 Thousands of Americans have taken Ice Bucket Challenge, raising tens
Cheney vs. Cheney – via Zuckerberg? Joshua Tucker - November 19, 2013 [caption id="attachment_3224" align="aligncenter" width="492" special=""] Public Facebook post by Mary