Social Media News Your Social Media Feed Is Changing Democracy

Researchers warn that social media is not the best place to get your news fix

A new study analyzing nearly 11 million social posts across major platforms finds users are more likely to click lower-quality news links than credible ones, even from the same person, to the same ... Read More

Opinion: The changing role of media and satire in politics

The White House social media accounts have departed from posting traditional, highly edited photos of Rose Garden ceremonies to promulgating self-aggrandizement hype reels or AI videos pushing ... Read More

Klobuchar: Big Tech, Social Media “Profits Off Hate and Violence” While Democracy Fractures

Senator Amy Klobuchar appeared on CNN to discuss one of the most pressing issues in today’s political and cultural climate: the influence of social media on public discourse. She argued that while ... Read More

ICE is building a social media panopticon

Federal records uncovered by The Lever reveal that ICE is paying $5.7 million to use an AI-powered social media monitoring platform called Zignal Labs, something Will Owen, the communications director ... Read More

The Rise of the Smartphone and the Fall of Western Democracy

Mr. Edsall contributes a weekly column from Washington, D.C., on politics, demographics and inequality. At a recent conference in Spain on polarization, Avila Kilmurray, a key player in the Northern ... Read More

Jim Jordan ends some social media censorship, but platforms continue harming U.S. democracy

Ohio Congressman Jim Jordan is celebrating a significant win in his battle against what he calls social media censorship, but the hosts of Today in Ohio aren’t popping champagne bottles. Instead, they ... Read More