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After Elon Musk’s antics on Twitter, advertisers may think twice for now

Hours before news broke on Thursday that he had completed his $44 billion acquisition of...

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Hackers, abusers and regulators may vex Musk at Twitter

Elon Musk's talk of slimming Twitter's staff and letting people post anything allowed by law is...

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Republicans silent as Tuberville's racist remarks on reparations spark outrage

When Alabama Republican Sen. Tommy Tuberville's promoted a racist narrative about Black...

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Rethinking Media in a Turbulent Political Era

With the midterm elections looming in November, the GW Institute for Data, Democracy & Politics (...

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Political tensions are growing. What is the state of American democracy?

Public confidence in government has plummeted. Election results are doubted by many. Partisanship...

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Vaccine-preventable illnesses return as inoculation declines

New York recently declared a state of emergency over evidence that polio is spreading in communities....

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Alex Jones' defamation trials show the limits of deplatforming for a select few

A fresh defamation trial for conspiracy theorist Alex Jones that began this week could offer...

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Can Fact-Checking Counter Misinformation?

The COVID-19 pandemic has been an era of misinformation. From social media to cable news, the spread of...

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Twitter whistleblower unlikely to spur congressional action

The Senate Judiciary Committee hearing Tuesday featuring former Twitter security chief turned...

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Twitter can’t afford to be one of the world’s most influential websites

In the weeks leading to Twitter’s launch of a fact-checking program to combat misinformation, experts...