social media

Published
February 26, 2023

Commentary: Some surprising findings about misinformation and content moderation

Crowdsourcing fact-checks works. Suspending accounts does not.
Published
February 21, 2023

Sen. Angus King caught up in ‘Twitter Files’ controversy

Records released by Twitter CEO Elon Musk show that in 2018 Sen. Angus King flagged over 350 'suspicious' social media accounts, including those that mentioned his Republican opponent, Eric Brakey.
Published
February 20, 2023

Commentary: Big Tech makes billions off our personal data. It’s time for the U.S. to pull the reins.

Under a new tech tax, Americans earning under a certain sum annually could receive a ‘data dividend.’
Published
February 7, 2023

Maine Voices: What celebrity art reveals about the changing world of contemporary art

Art has long been elevated above entertainment. But the buzz around shows by the likes of Brad Pitt and Johnny Depp challenges the usual gatekeepers’ status.
Published
January 24, 2023

Commentary: Trump and Facebook are frenemies who can’t let go

Allowing the former president back on the social platform would be risky, but both sides could use the revenue.
Published
January 17, 2023

What the Jan. 6 probe found out about social media, but didn’t report

The House committee investigating the riot avoided detailed discussion in its report for fear of offending Republicans and tech companies, sources say.
Published
December 15, 2022

Commentary: When are we going to talk about Kanye West and mental illness?

Not everyone can comfortably adjust to being a household name who is watched and recorded by strangers wherever they go.
Published
December 11, 2022

Commentary: The Twitter experience is surprisingly hard to replicate

Concerned about a spike in hate speech and other troubling content, users of the social network have been leaving in droves. The question is: Where to?
Published
December 6, 2022

Congress drops media bargaining bill amid Facebook, industry blowback

The Journalism Competition and Preservation Act would have allowed publishers a temporary exemption from antitrust laws to negotiate jointly for the use of their content by the large tech companies.
Published
November 10, 2022

Biden says Elon Musk’s foreign connections are ‘worth being looked at’

President Biden said the new Twitter owner's 'cooperation' with other countries deserves scrutiny, adding he wasn't suggesting Musk was 'doing anything inappropriate.'