Opinion | Donald Trump to Facebook: Accept my friend request? Facebook banned Trump after the Jan. 6 insurrection and said it would review that ban after two years. That anniversary just passed. January 19, 2023 Tom Jones
Opinion | Did the Jan. 6 committee give social media companies a pass? A stunning report from The Washington Post counters the narrative that Twitter silenced the voices of conservatives and Trump supporters. January 18, 2023 Tom Jones
Opinion | Deal or no deal? File “Twitter Files” under M for meh Plus, what Musk and others don't understand about the First Amendment; Lachlan Murdoch testifies today in Dominion's suit against Fox; and more December 5, 2022 Tom Jones
Twitter’s policy on misleading COVID-19 information is ‘no longer in effect’ Users noticed the update on Monday night. It wasn’t publicly announced. December 1, 2022 Seth Smalley
Opinion | There’s nothing funny about Twitter’s latest policy change Plus, Lemon on Colbert on CNN's political leanings; abortion-focused "Slow Burn" is Apple's podcast of the year; and more November 30, 2022 Tom Jones
Trump won’t be fact-checked on Facebook, per Meta The policy isn’t new. And it applies to all politicians. November 21, 2022 Seth Smalley
Substack sees an opportunity in Twitter’s chaos The platform created to give writers a place to make some money is rolling out new features aimed at luring people from Twitter’s uncertainties November 21, 2022 Rick Edmonds
PolitiFact: Is Elon Musk under federal investigation? Here’s what we know In October, attorneys for Twitter stated in a court filing that Musk was under federal investigation. It did not include details. November 15, 2022 PolitiFact
The fake tweet about free insulin sweeps the internet Plus, a railroad strike looms again, air passengers really don't like those seats, and a refresher on how the U.S. House chooses a speaker November 11, 2022 Al Tompkins
Elon Musk keeps Birdwatch alive — under a new name Despite sparring with Twitter founder Jack Dorsey over its name, Musk has thrown his support behind the company’s crowdsourced context-adding tool November 8, 2022 Alex Mahadevan
Fact checking Ye, who denied that George Floyd died from a knee on the neck Ye's interview, in which he claimed that George Floyd was killed by fentanyl, not Derek Chauvin, was taken down. October 19, 2022 Gabrielle Settles
Opinion | Twitter’s back and forth, a paper drops its paywall and journalism recommendations for your weekend Elon Musk agreed to buy Twitter. Musk backed out. Twitter sued. Musk then agreed to the original deal, but now Twitter won’t accept it. Confused? October 7, 2022 Tom Jones
Opinion | Elon Musk wants Twitter again … we think. The question is whether Musk is serious this time or if it’s some sort of legal maneuver. October 5, 2022 Tom Jones
Reduce social media stress with these 9 tips How can journalists avoid the worst parts of social media, and how can they use it for the public good? September 19, 2022 Colin Crawford
Opinion | How Twitter’s edit button could fuel the misinformation machine Typos? Gone! But what would keep bad actors from changing a tweet you liked an hour ago to something you’d be ashamed of now? September 16, 2022 Jake Lloyd