Social media without fact-checking will destabilize the Global South
In my home country of Bangladesh, in the wake our country’s revolution, we have been the victim of a concerted disinformation ...
Australia’s social media ban shows how extreme the technology debate has become – there’s a better way
The recent decision by the Australian government to introduce a ban on social media for under-16s has been received with both ...
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Ownership of Twitter and Facebook is a Big Deal, Who Would Have Known?
I’m always happy when something I and others have been talking about for years makes it to the New York Times. For that ...
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UT student wins free speech lawsuit after nearly being expelled for ‘vulgar’ social media posts
In 2019, the University of Tennessee graduate was given a warning about her posts on her personal social media accounts. The ...
Who Will Stand Up to Trump’s Broligarchs?
As Elon Musk and his billionaire brethren take power in Trump’s second term, the lack of legal guardrails — and the fading ...
Student Whose Racy Social Media Posts Riled a College Gets $250,000 Settlement
The University of Tennessee threatened to expel Kimberly Diei over posts the school said were inappropriate. She sued on ...
A judge tosses social media star Yashar Ali’s defamation case against LA Magazine
Journalist and social media influencer Yashar Ali had his defamation lawsuit against Los Angeles Magazine tossed out by an ...
Top NYPD officials faulted for 'demeaning,' 'unprofessional' social media posts attacking critics
Two NYPD chiefs violated department policy when they made "demeaning" social media posts to attack civil servants and ...
High-ranking NYPD officials posted 'deeply troubling,' 'unprofessional' remarks on social media, report finds
According to the city's Department of Investigation, a number of postings on X were not only unprofessional in tone but also ...
N.Y.P.D. Chiefs Failed Public by Attacking Critics Online, Report Finds
John Chell, now the Police Department’s top uniformed officer, and other top officials behaved irresponsibly on social media, ...
Top NYPD officials faulted by investigators for ‘demeaning’ social media posts
A new report from an independent police monitor has found that two high-ranking NYPD officials violated department policy by ...
Immunity does not shield Trump from $83M defamation judgment, Carroll's attorney argues
Presidential immunity does not protect Donald Trump from having to pay E. Jean Carroll tens of millions of dollars for ...