The Dilemma of Anti-Semitic Speech Online
Tech companies are struggling to face a culture their platforms helped create, as trolls post racist, vile content in a way that camouflages dangerous people.
Beto O’Rourke’s Huge Facebook Bet
The candidate has outspent Ted Cruz by roughly $5 million—and every other candidate in the midterms by at least $3 million.
The Fetishization of Mr. Rogers’s ‘Look for the Helpers’
Turning the reassuring line for children into a meme for adults should make everyone uncomfortable.
The Pittsburgh Suspect Lived in the Web’s Darkest Corners
Robert Bowers was an avid user of Gab, a social network popular among white nationalists and the alt-right.
Iranian Propaganda Targeted Americans With Tom Hanks
It’s yet another attempt by a government to use Facebook to sow discord in the United States.
Facebook Groups as Therapy
People are sharing their deepest secrets on Facebook. Does the social network understand what it’s gotten into?
Nobody’s Cellphone Is Really That Secure
But most of us aren’t the president of the United States.
The Amazon Selling Machine
The e-commerce company has so much information about us that it’s become expert at shilling us things we didn’t even know we needed. No wonder its advertising business is booming.
Your Move, Alphabet Board
A New York Times investigation shows that Google executives repeatedly mishandled sexual-misconduct claims. How will its executives be held responsible?
TikTok Is Cringey and That's Fine
A social platform can’t scale without attracting normal users.
The Black Struggle for Technology Jobs
In Atlanta and other racially segregated cities, the education system is stacked against African Americans competing for STEM careers. If Amazon picks the city for its second headquarters, things could get even worse.
Don’t Blame Technology for Violence
The U.S. media should not equate problems in other countries with its own social media travails.
Older People Are Worse Than Young People at Telling Fact From Opinion
Given five facts, only 17 percent of people over 65 were able to identify them all as factual statements.
How High Schools Shaped American Cities
Public education and its traditions united communities. But “school choice” could put that legacy at risk.
How Facebook’s Chaotic Push Into Video Cost Hundreds of Journalists Their Jobs
As media companies tried to divine the desires of the world’s biggest platform, they fired writers and lost their way.
This Meme Tricks People Into Registering to Vote
Kanye and Kim have not broken up.
A World-Class Airport for the End of the World
New Orleans is building a state-of-the-art, billion-dollar terminal. But is it planning for a future doomed by climate change?
The End of Cheap Shipping From China
The White House wants to put an end to low-cost shipping from overseas, a move widely supported among U.S. e-commerce sellers.
The Problem with Popular Mechanics’ Love Letter to Elon Musk
The magazine’s editor acknowledged the cover story is a “puff piece,” but stood by his decision to defend the billionaire in dramatic fashion.
The Secretive Organization Quietly Spending Millions on Facebook Political Ads
Meet the liberal group that’s running a new breed of digital campaign.