Tech companies' use of dual-class share structures to keep control in the hands of founders and other insiders gives a handful of people power over enormous swaths of American life.
After an Indian politician recently tried to shame a woman for wearing ripped jeans, women’s responses were swift and sharp.
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After an Indian politician disparaged a woman for her lack of morals because she was wearing ripped jeans, an online protest erupted, reviving the original protest-culture of the ripped jean.
Canada needs to think carefully about our approach to regulating online harm. Rather than going it alone and taking aim at social media companies, Canada should work with other democracies.
News organizations are in low repute. To enhance their credibility, they've encouraged interaction between their journalists and audience members. Is that the best way to build the public's trust?
If its services help deliver misinformation to your home, what responsibility does Comcast have for that?
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Google, Facebook, TikTok and Twitter have all agreed to a voluntary code of conduct targeting misinformation. But the only real commitment is to appear as though they're taking action.
To better police misinformation, social media companies can curb their appetites for constant engagement.
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The 45th president of the United States used a specific technique to tell different versions of the very same story, of a nation under threat and a man working to save it.
Daily life on a ship could be monotonous and dreary, so songs were sung to lighten the mood.
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Crews sang the songs to ease the fears, anxieties and loneliness of daily life on merchant ships.
Far-right groups like the Proud Boys, seen here marching in Washington, D.C., on Dec. 12, are increasingly organizing their activities on messaging services like Telegram.
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It's concerning that tech executives can exercise so much power over who can use their platforms. But the alternative – government intervention – could be much worse.
Banning extremists from social media platforms can reduce hate speech, but the deplatforming process has to be handled with care – and it can have unintended consequences.