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Senator Raises Alarms Over TikTok’s Handling of American Users’ Data
Bruce Gil, Gizmodo.com
Sen. Ed Markey is pressing TikTok’s new U.S. joint venture and Oracle to explain how they are protecting user data and limiting ByteDance’s influence.
May 29, 2026, 9:45 PM
Boards of Canada and Warp Condemn Trump White House Over Social Media Video
Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork
An eerie 15-second clip sets nationalist imagery to the Scottish duo’s new song “Deep Time”
May 28, 2026, 1:42 PM
We analysed thousands of Trump's posts - here's what we found
BBC News
The BBC's Ros Atkins and BBC Verify sifted through thousands of the president's posts.
May 27, 2026, 11:21 PM
Stephen Colbert gets the last laugh on CBS
Sophia Tesfaye, Salon
CBS filed copyright notices against Colbert's viral "Only in Monroe" comeback. It backfired.
May 27, 2026, 1:00 PM
Brendan Carr Says He Wants Public Input On His Censorship Campaign Against ABC
Karl Bode, Techdirt
As we’ve previously noted, Brendan Carr recently launched a series of phony inquiries into ABC because Jimmy Kimmel made fun of the president’s wife. Carr can’t just come out and say that, so he’s launched a series of fake (and legally laughable) “investigati…
May 27, 2026, 12:31 PM
Reporter Breaks Silence After Oblivious Reaction To Violent Incident While Broadcasting Live Triggered Viewers
Karina Babenok, Boredpanda.com
The internet roasted the news reporter’s response, claiming she has the “survival skills of a potato” and the “situational awareness of a house plant.”
May 25, 2026, 8:21 AM
AI is breaking our political reality
Chauncey DeVega, Salon
AI-generated ads and deepfakes are being deployed in congressional races — and are confusing voters
May 24, 2026, 10:45 AM
Don't fall for these 19 fake Trump Truth Social posts
Nur Ibrahim, Snopes.com
While the U.S. president has a long history of posting provocative statements on social media, these examples are not real.
May 23, 2026, 6:00 PM
Trump trashes Colbert’s high-rated finale as “no ratings”
CK Smith, Salon
Late Show finale surged in viewership, Trump attacks with AI clip showing him throwing Colbert into dumpster
May 23, 2026, 5:00 PM
Social Media Platforms Must Now Remove Sexual Deepfakes Within 48 Hours
Pesala Bandara, PetaPixel
A federal law requiring online platforms to remove sexual deepfakes and other nonconsensual intimate images within 48 hours has officially come into effect. [Read More]
May 20, 2026, 11:33 AM
Trump White House Uses Drake’s ‘Iceman’ Release to Push MAGA Agenda
Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone
The White House took time out from the Iran war celebrate the arrival of Drake’s 'Iceman' with a controversy-seeking social media post.
May 15, 2026, 3:38 PM
X is fighting Andrew Tate’s attempt to unmask his critics
Lauren Feiner, The Verge
X is fighting for its users' right to anonymity against the far-right influencers and accused human traffickers Andrew and Tristan Tate, who are seeking to unmask their online critics. The Tate brothers filed suit against the owners of more than a dozen socia…
May 15, 2026, 1:30 PM
Trump administration defends right to ban content moderation experts from US
Lauren Feiner, The Verge
The Trump administration is fighting for the right to keep some social media moderation advocates out of the US. On Wednesday, US District Court Judge James Boasberg heard arguments in a lawsuit between the nonprofit Coalition for Independent Technology Resea…
May 13, 2026, 9:58 PM
Study: “A few weeks of X’s algorithm can...
Jason Kottke, kottke.org
Study: “A few weeks of X’s algorithm can make you more right‑wing – and it doesn’t wear off quickly.” People using the “For You” feed were more likely to favor GOP policies, less likely to want Trump
May 12, 2026, 3:59 PM
Trump Melts Down Over Reflecting Pool Reports in Wild Posting Spree
Ryan Bort, Rolling Stone
Donald Trump melted down over reports contradicting his narrative about the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool in a wild Truth Social posting spree.
May 12, 2026, 3:08 PM
Trump to Reportedly Spend TikTok Settlement Money on His D.C. ‘Beautification’ Goals
Matt Novak, Gizmodo.com
Typically, money brought in from a settlement like this is spent on the victims or issues related to the harm caused.
May 9, 2026, 3:01 PM
Administration eyeing $400M settlement from TikTok for DC 'beautification': Sources
Katherine Faulders, Peter Charalambous, Alexander Mallin, Abcnews.com
The administration is nearing a $400 million TikTok settlement over alleged children's privacy violations, which would fund D.C. "beautification" projects, sources say.
May 8, 2026, 5:20 PM
Trump's Truth Social lays bare narrow obsessions of an extremely online president
Danielle Kurtzleben, NPR
The bulk of the president's social media posts don't make news. But taken together they show what's on his mind as he leads the nation through war and domestic turmoil.
May 8, 2026, 9:00 AM
French Prosecutors Want Elon Musk and Linda Yaccarino to Face Preliminary Charges
Matt Novak, Gizmodo.com
The probe into Musk and X has officially become a criminal investigation.
May 7, 2026, 11:21 PM
TikTok’s algorithm systematically skewed to the right during the 2024 US elections
Nature.com
‘Bot’ accounts were directed mostly towards content aligned with the Republican Party.
May 6, 2026, 12:00 AM
Systematic partisan content skews in TikTok during the 2024 US elections
Hazem Ibrahim, HyunSeok Daniel Jang, Nouar Aldahoul, Aaron R. Kaufman, Talal Rahwan, Yasir Zaki, Nature.com
Audit experiments on TikTok show asymmetric partisan exposure that is not explained by observable engagement metrics, with Republican-leaning accounts receiving more aligned content and Democratic-leaning accounts more cross-partisan recommendations.
May 6, 2026, 12:00 AM
Trump angers right-wing fans with censorship campaign
Sophia Tesfaye, Salon
As some members of MAGA media begin pushing back against Trump, there may be a limit to his campaign of retribution
May 5, 2026, 3:20 PM
Watch out for these 17 fake Trump Truth Social posts
Nur Ibrahim, Snopes.com
Social media users have repeatedly shared fake Truth Social posts attributed to the president.
May 3, 2026, 6:00 PM
“I HAVE ALL THE CARDS”: Trump’s late night posting spree features new AI images
CK Smith, Salon
He posted online 11 times in under an hour, combining altered visuals, repeated imagery and political commentary
May 2, 2026, 7:38 PM