The Trump Administration Is Using Memes to Turn Mass Deportation Into One Big Joke
“DHS in particular is trying to use Twitter [and Instagram] as a form of not just recruitment but also promotion,” ...
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Truth Social’s New AI Chatbot Is Donald Trump’s Media Diet Incarnate
When I ask the new Truth Social AI chatbot about navigating bias in the media ecosystem, it gives what I ...
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From Cheating Exposés to Dating Background Checks, TikTok Detectives Are Thriving
In the case of Andy Byron, of Coldplay concert infamy, there are multiple articles asking “who is his wife?” and ...
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Grok Is Spewing Antisemitic Garbage on X
Grok’s first reply has since been “deleted by the Post author,” but in subsequent posts the chatbot suggested that people ...
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A Trans Pilot Was Falsely Blamed for a Plane Crash. Now She’s Fighting the Right-Wing Disinfo Machine
Wallace, who Ellis has filed suit against, also regularly posts content about trans people, including making false claims on X ...
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The Era of ‘Woke’ Brand Activism Is Over
In May 2019, Gillette released an ad on Facebook just in time for Pride month. It featured Samson Bonkeabantu Brown—a ...
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Truth Social Crashes as Trump Live-Posts Iran Bombing
Truth Social malfunctioned on Saturday night amid President Donald Trump’s announcement that the United States had bombed Iran’s nuclear facilities. ...
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Social Media Is Now a DIY Alert System for ICE Raids
Alerts about operations are disseminated through direct messages, WhatsApp, or posts on each page’s feed. In turn, it is possible ...
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An Experimental New Dating Site Matches Singles Based on Their Browser Histories
Unlike most dating apps, which charge monthly or annual fees for their paid tiers, there is only a one-time payment ...
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AI Chatbots Are Making LA Protest Disinformation Worse
In another instance of Grok boosting disinformation about the protests, Mike Crispi, chair of America First Republicans of New Jersey ...
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