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Twitter relieves current and former employees of annoying DMs by relaunching its verification process

Sarah ScireMay 19, 2021

Someone *wrong* on the internet? Correcting them publicly may make them act like a bigger jerk

After getting replies that debunked false political news they’d shared, users were more likely to share low-quality news.

When Twitter asked people to be nicer, they listened

Sarah ScireMay 4, 2021

Eying a future subscription service, Twitter acquires the ad-free news startup Scroll

But we have bad news. The acquisition means that the handy news aggregator Nuzzel will be shut down.

Facebook is starting a Substack competitor

Madelyn Webb and Bethan JohnMarch 31, 2021

We need to know more about political ads. But can transparency be a trap?

Social platforms know transparency matters when it comes to political advertising, but they’re also able to control the terms of that transparency.

Logan Molyneux and Shannon McGregorMarch 26, 2021

When journalists put tweets in news stories, do they transfer too much power to Twitter?

Journalists have transferred some of their own power over the presentation of current events to Twitter by normalizing the ways tweets are presented in news stories.

Twitter’s new “Super Follow” will let you charge for tweets, and journalists are drooling

Laura Hazard OwenFebruary 12, 2021

The dark side of translation: The Epoch Times reportedly spreads disinformation through new brands

Plus: Twitter’s Birdwatch is pretty useless so far.

Jane C. HuNovember 30, 2020

“Whoa!” “I’m crying!” “Worrisome!” “Buckle up!” The swift, complicated rise of Eric Feigl-Ding and his Covid tweet threads

The scientist has gained popularity as Covid’s excitable play-by-play announcer. But some experts want to pull his plug.

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