Will a $1.6bn defamation lawsuit finally stop Fox News from spreading lies? Advertising boycotts don’t restrain the rightwing network, but the Dominion lawsuit may succeed in holding them to account The Guardian - US · Feb 24, 2023
The new frontier in the US war on TikTok: university campuses Experts say banning the app over college networks will not stop students from accessing it over cellular data The Guardian - US · Jan 20, 2023
Meta’s decision on Donald Trump is looming. Will he return to Facebook? The ex-president was banned after the Capitol riots in 2021. Will his return rile social media’s ‘cauldron of extremism’? The Guardian - US · Jan 16, 2023
Elon loves far right, bans journalists Twitter's mercurial new boss has allowed right-wing extremists to return, while banning reporters on flimsy excuses Salon · Dec 24, 2022
Sweeping Twitter changes may be coming - tweet editing, no banned accounts and payments Elon Musk has completed the purchase of Twitter and seems to have grand plans - including the creation of a 'super app', employees being fired and the returns of Donald Trump and Kanye West Daily Mirror · Oct 28, 2022
Kanye's on the misogyny-to-fascism path The road to Christian nationalism often starts with anger over women's freedom — in this case, Kim Kardashian's Salon · Oct 19, 2022
Here's what Elon Musk will likely do with Twitter if he buys it Musk says he'd loosen rules against spreading misinformation, allow former President Donald Trump back on Twitter, shake up the company's business model and find new revenue sources. WEKU · Oct 7, 2022
Twitter under Musk? Most of the plans are a mystery A super app called X The Independent UK · Oct 5, 2022
Observers fret Elon Musk buyout could turn Twitter into ‘supercharged engine of radicalisation’ Many observers worried about changes coming to social platform The Independent UK · Oct 5, 2022
Has the love affair between Trump and Fox News gone sour? The rightwing channel has not covered its former sweetheart with its regular fervour – could a billion-dollar lawsuit be why? The Guardian - US · Aug 8, 2022
Fox and friends confront billion-dollar US lawsuits over election fraud claims Rightwing networks Fox News, OAN and Newsmax could be found liable in cases brought by voting machine company Dominion The Guardian - US · Jul 4, 2022
Elon Musk, an erratic visionary, revels in contradiction Many people are puzzling what a Elon Musk takeover of Twitter would mean for the company and even whether he’ll go through with the deal The Independent UK · May 11, 2022
Meadows texts reveal just how tight the Fox News-Trump embrace is Messages show a staggering level of coordination between hosts such as Sean Hannity and Maria Bartiromo with the White House after the 2020 election The Guardian - US · May 7, 2022
Disney targeted by QAnon believers using meme-stock tactics For weeks now, followers of the fringe conspiracy group QAnon have been spinning theories and falsehoods about Walt Disney Co. online, whipping up a frenzy of negative sentiment against one of America’s best-known corporations. Tribune News Service · Apr 27, 2022
Benzinga · Apr 26, 2022 Left-Leaning Group Says Apple, Google Will Need To Rein In Elon Musk-Controlled Twitter While Twitter, Inc.
Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 26, 2022 Musk-ruled Twitter: Users Left to Fight Trolls and Misinformation? Elon Musk's vow to let everyone say whatever they want on Twitter after his takeover of the social media giant could put the onus on users to combat bullying and misinformation on the platform, experts say.
The Guardian - US · Apr 26, 2022 Jokes, cheers and dire warnings: Twitter reacts to Musk’s takeover As the self-declared ‘free-speech absolutist’ takes the reins, some activists and politicians fear for the platform’s future
Tribune News Service · Apr 25, 2022 Elon Musk acquires Twitter — but Trump is reportedly sticking with Truth Social The world’s richest man now owns the world’s most powerful communications platform.
Tribune News Service · Jan 19, 2022 Rise of right-wing apps seen worsening midterm disinformation WASHINGTON — A growing constellation of right-wing social media apps and sites are seeing their user bases grow, creating an echo chamber that experts fear will promote disinformation and outright lies about the midterm elections.
Roll Call · Jan 18, 2022 Rise of right-wing apps seen worsening midterm disinformation - Roll Call There were just a few alternative social media sites geared toward conservatives. Now, a torrent of new outlets is raising concerns.