Twitter used to be a necessity. What is it now? Early in my career, it was my job to convince journalists to join Twitter. Now I wonder if it’s worth it at all. June 7, 2022 Alex Sujong Laughlin
No, Elon Musk hasn’t fired the Twitter board Twitter’s board has agreed to sell the company to Elon Musk but the deal won’t be finalized until after shareholders vote to approve it. May 2, 2022 Ciara O'Rourke
Musk is tweeting like he owns the place … which, actually, he likely soon will It feels risky to tell you about Elon Musk’s latest tweets because you never know what he is going to share next. April 29, 2022 Tom Jones
Elon Musk touts free speech. What exactly does that mean? Though the billionaire tweeted about ‘free speech’ twice on Tuesday, what ‘free speech’ looks like in Musk-owned Twitter remains far from known. April 27, 2022 Tom Jones
What happens to Twitter when Elon Musk is in charge? Where it goes from here is anyone’s guess, but possibilities include more ‘free speech,’ less moderation and an edit button. April 26, 2022 Tom Jones
Elon Musk buys Twitter. Now what? The biggest question many have is what Musk means when he advocates for ‘free speech.’ What does that look like? Does it mean anything goes? April 25, 2022 Tom Jones
What’s next for Elon Musk and Twitter? Is the world’s richest man truly interested in acquiring and, in his mind, improving the social media giant? Or is he bored and trolling us? April 18, 2022 Tom Jones
Elon Musk becoming Twitter’s largest shareholder could be a game-changer Experts believe the world’s richest person might eventually obtain an active role on Twitter’s board or even attempt to acquire the company outright. April 5, 2022 Tom Jones
Twitter’s Birdwatch takes off for a test flight For the first time, normal Twitter users will see the platform’s fact-checking experiment in action. Power users remain skeptical of its impact. March 3, 2022 Alex Mahadevan
Jack Dorsey resigns as CEO of Twitter In his resignation letter, Dorsey said being a founder-led company is 'severely limiting and a single point of failure.' November 29, 2021 Tom Jones
Twitter finally turns to the experts on fact-checking After months of trying everything else, Twitter announced a partnership with The Associated Press and Reuters to fight misinformation August 5, 2021 Harrison Mantas
Here are Twitter’s most prolific citizen fact-checkers Twitter’s crowdsourced fact-checking platform Birdwatch is improving. Meet the non-journalists fighting misinformation on it. July 15, 2021 Alex Mahadevan
Nigeria banned Twitter one month ago. Here’s how it’s impacting fact-checkers Dubawa says engagement on Twitter has slowed, but other platforms have picked up the slack July 7, 2021 Harrison Mantas
Factually: Tech CEOs (again) asked to explain themselves This is the Mar. 25, 2021 edition of Factually. Debate still swirls about the best way to regulate disinformation March 25, 2021 Harrison Mantas
Factually: Twitter, your Birdwatch has problems This is the Feb. 18, 2021 edition of Factually. More than half of the content in Birdwatch does not include a single source. February 18, 2021 Alex Mahadevan
