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At a moment of peak social media outrage, Taylor Lorenz’s debut book, ‘Extremely Online,’ feels quaintly dated
How the logic of machines makes us less human
How an obscure British nonprofit came to influence White House COVID policy and lead attacks on Elon Musk
Social media fantasies and institutional cowardice claim an innocent scalp
Gym selfies and posting ‘gainz’ on social media are symptoms of a world that is making men obsolete
Orthodox women are making TikTok and Instagram viewers laugh
Thirteen ways of looking at disinformation
Social media users trying to magically ‘manifest’ their desires are running into the hard limits of reality
On social media, observant influencers are changing the conversation about everything from fashion to politics, religious texts to sexual health
Mark Zuckerberg’s $36 billion wager on virtual reality will affect billions of people’s lives whether or not it succeeds
A survivor uses his optimistic outlook—and his dancing skills—to entertain and teach, 30 seconds at a time
Who are you going to believe, the Democratic Party’s new official-unofficial, public-private monopoly tech platform censorship brigade, or your misinformed, disinformed eyes?
Using accusations of ‘disinformation’ to suppress scientific criticism, steer media coverage, and silence political opponents is not part of the operating system of a free society
In an overwhelming, unpredictable world, our virtual selves offer an appealing existential strategy
These days, the worst social media crime is daring to be a pro-Israel woman
How to make our public commons accountable to more than a few controlling shareholders
I can’t be the only person who has a Black Lives Matter sign but also believes Israel isn’t an apartheid state, who does Women’s Marches but thinks Hamas is not ‘La Résistance.’ Where is everyone else?