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New research finds social media is not the main driver of why so many people fall for misinformation about candidates and issues.

A Facebook event planned seven years in advance became observational comedy about the weird geography of a world built by Palo Alto coders.

A second study links use of the social media platform with lower political knowledge.

A conversation with Siva Vaidhyanathan about why social media platforms aren't doing a better job at removing bigotry and misinformation.

A new study finds the more people rely on their Facebook feed for news, the less politically knowledgeable they are.

A round-up of images from Viewfinder, Pacific Standard's daily photo feature.

We spoke with social-science ethicists about how well Facebook's initiative appears to protect users' privacy. They're skeptical, but still eager to see Facebook data studied.

A cybersecurity expert weighs in on this week's Capitol Hill testimonies.

100 life-sized cutouts of Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg sit on the lawn of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C.

Your recap of a whirlwind opening at the 2015 United Nations climate summit.

Updates to past Pacific Standard print stories.

A recent study suggests the United States is starting to resemble an oligarchy more than a democracy, and the trend’s cradle is unmistakably Silicon Valley.

This new wave of high-profile donations from tech moguls may be generous, but it is not a win for populism. It's the modern Carnegie.