On Friday, YouTube joined Twitter and Facebook in announcing that Donald Trump would once again be allowed to post videos on the platform. Less than 24 hours later, Trump — who says he expects to be arrested on Tuesday — took to TruthSocial to express his outrage. He called on…

The Dominion lawsuit is the gift that keeps on giving. Fox News is having its worst week ever; conversely, Media Matters might be having its best week ever. All week I’ve had the Fox News tag page on Media Matters’ website in my browser, refreshing it multiple times a day…

This is one of those weeks where there are multiple threads worth discussing. Let’s dive in! A troll within a poll pushes Scott Adams to cancel himself. Is there a dumber reason to get yourself canceled than a Rassmussen poll question? I’ve been pondering this all week, and I can’t…

It’s been a minute since we last talked about social media manipulation directly. In part because post-January 6, I’ve prioritized the growing power and influence of the U.S. far-right over other topics. But also because, frankly, there hasn’t been as much news of interest. Bad actors haven’t stopped their activities…

I’ve never cared for the term “disinformation.” It’s a word that anyone who works around *gestures broadly at everything* has to use, and one that I include in proposals and marketing materials. But I’m convinced it’s a word we should probably retire. Here’s why: “Disinformation” is just one tactic of…

The 2024 Republican primary is already ugly. Because any candidate who wants to win needs the full support of Trump’s MAGA base of voters. Donald Trump and Ron DeSantis are currently competing to win the hearts and minds of MAGA voters and at this point, both DeSantis and Trump probably…

To the surprise of no one, Meta has decided to allow Donald Trump back on Facebook and Instagram now his 2-year suspension has ended. Trump, who has already announced his 2024 candidacy, will soon be allowed to post content and buy ads targeting voters. Meta claims they’ve put new guardrails…

I didn’t do my usual recap at the end of the year. Mostly because I was offline earlier than usual and too burned out to think much about work. But I spent some time with my 2022 writing this week, and I’m actually pretty proud of a lot of pieces…

It took 15 tries, but Kevin McCarthy managed to get himself elected to the job from hell. As Speaker of the House, he’ll preside over a Congress with a razor-slim majority and lead a Caucus of Congresspeople uninterested in governing at all. …